Brittany Lincicome Offered Sponsor Exemption for PGA's Barbasol Championship

LPGA Tour player Brittany Lincicome has been offered a sponsor exemption to participate in the PGA Tour's Barbasol Championship, according to Bob Harig of ESPN.com. 

"I always thought it would be cool to try," Lincicome said at the U.S. Women's Open. "I'm not trying to prove anything."

Lincicome, 32, has won eight LPGA Tour titles and two majors in her career. She is sponsored by Pure Silk, which is owned by Barbasol, the sponsor of the tournament. The Barbasol Championship will be played Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Kentucky between July 19-22.

She would become the fifth female golfer to play in a PGA event, joining, Annika Sorenstam, Michelle Wie, Babe Zaharias and Suzy Whaley.

Lincicome is confident she'll be able to compete and expressed excitement about the event.

"The golf course sounds like it's pretty wide open. It's going to be obviously pretty far, but that's nothing I don't think I can't handle," she said, per Dave Shedloski of GolfDigest.com. "There's only positives. If I play well, great. If I don't play well, it's still going to be a cool week. Hopefully a lot of people come out and follow and cheer for me because I'll need a little extra support that week."

The PGA Tour has already given a number of sponsor exemptions this year, including ones for former NFL quarterback Tony Romo and country singer Jake Owen.