David Lingmerth

David Lingmerth
 Golfer 
Personal information
Born (1987-07-22) 22 July 1987
Tranås, Sweden
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality  Sweden
Residence Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Spouse Megan Lingmerth
Career
College University of West Florida
University of Arkansas
Turned professional 2010
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
Professional wins 2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
Web.com Tour 1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2016
U.S. Open 12th: 2016
The Open Championship T74: 2015
PGA Championship T12: 2015

David Lingmerth (born 22 July 1987) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Lingmerth played college golf at the University of West Florida (one year) and the University of Arkansas (three years) where he was a two-time All-American. He won one event at West Florida and another at Arkansas.[1][2]

In 2010, Lingmerth finished college and turned professional. He went through all stages of the PGA Tour Qualifying school, and finished T59th to earn a place on the Nationwide Tour (now known as the Web.com Tour).[3]

Lingmerth thus played on the Nationwide Tour during the 2011 season. He had some success with two third-place finishes and five top-10s but missed out on earning his PGA Tour card by two spots on the season-ending money list, finishing 27th; the top 25 advanced to the PGA Tour. He also played the PGA Tour Qualifying school again in a move to try and earn playing privileges, but finished way down the field outside the top 100.

Lingmerth continued on the Web.com Tour in 2012 and after losing a playoff earlier in the year, he won his first title on the tour at the Neediest Kids Championship in October, finishing a stroke ahead of Casey Wittenberg.[4] Lingmerth ended the season ranked 10th on the money list, which earned him his PGA Tour card for the 2013 season.

In only his second career start on the PGA Tour, Lingmerth finished as a joint runner-up at the Humana Challenge after losing in a three-man playoff. He shot a 10-under-par round of 62 in the final round to get into the playoff alongside Brian Gay and Charles Howell III. He was eliminated at the first extra hole after finding the water with his second shot to the par-5 18th hole. Lingmerth also led the 2013 Players Championship in the third round, finishing T2, two strokes behind Tiger Woods. He finished his rookie season in 75th place, to retain his card for 2014.

In 2014 however, he finished the season in 134th place, resulting in a visit to the Web.com Tour Finals. There he finished in 8th place,[5] earning a return to the PGA Tour.

Lingmerth earned his first PGA Tour win at the 2015 Memorial Tournament. At the 2015 Quicken Loans National, Lingmerth finished solo third with a final round 69, four shots behind the winner, Troy Merritt.

In January 2016, Lingmerth lost in a sudden-death playoff to Jason Dufner at the CareerBuilder Challenge. This was the second time that Lingmerth had lost in a playoff at the event, following his runner up finish to Brian Gay in 2013. He lost on the second extra hole after hooking his second shot into the water at the 18th and had earlier had a putt for the victory from 20 feet on the first playoff hole. Despite this, the result moved Lingmerth into the top 50 in the world rankings.

His uncle, Goran Lingmerth, played for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.

Amateur wins (3)

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 7 Jun 2015 Memorial Tournament −15 (67-65-72-69=273) Playoff England Justin Rose

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2013 Humana Challenge United States Brian Gay, United States Charles Howell III Gay won with birdie on second extra hole
Lingmerth eliminated with birdie on first hole
2 2015 Memorial Tournament England Justin Rose Won with par on third extra hole
3 2016 CareerBuilder Challenge United States Jason Dufner Lost to par on second extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 7 Oct 2012 Neediest Kids Championship −8 (66-66-74-66=272) 1 stroke United States Casey Wittenberg

Results in major championships

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP CUT
U.S. Open T17 DNP DNP 12
The Open Championship DNP DNP T74 CUT
PGA Championship CUT DNP T12 T22

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. "2009–10 Arkansas Golf Results" (PDF). Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  2. "2011–12 Arkansas Men's Golf Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  3. http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/scoring/profile/34409
  4. "David Lingmerth wins Web.com event". ESPN. Associated Press. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  5. "WCT Finals (Excludes Top 25)". PGA Tour. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  6. "Skandia Cup Results 2001–2006" (PDF). Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  7. "Results FSB Tour Elite Boys No. 4". Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  8. "Dixie Amateur – Past Champions". Retrieved 11 January 2013.

External links

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