David Lingmerth

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

David Lingmerth
Personal information
Born (1987-07-22) 22 July 1987
Tranås, Sweden
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality Sweden
ResidencePonte Vedra Beach, Florida
SpouseMegan Lingmerth
Career
CollegeUniversity of West Florida
University of Arkansas
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
(past champion status)
European Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking35 (31 January 2016)[1]
(as of 28 June 2020)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2016
PGA ChampionshipT12: 2015
U.S. Open12th: 2016
The Open ChampionshipT74: 2015

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.[2][3]

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).[4]

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.[5] 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,[6] 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)
  • 2002 Skandia Tour Elite Boys 15[7]
  • 2005 FSB Tour Elite Boys #4[8]
  • 2007 Dixie Amateur[9]

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 Justin Rose

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

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

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2012 United Leasing Championship Peter Tomasulo Lost to par on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament 20132014201520162017
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T17 12 T21
The Open Championship T74 CUT
PGA Championship CUT T12 T22 T63
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
The Players Championship T2 CUT CUT T72 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament20152016
Championship T49
Match Play T51
Invitational T6 T7
Champions T72
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References
  1. "Week 05 2016 Ending 31 Jan 2016" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. "2009–10 Arkansas Golf Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  3. "2011–12 Arkansas Men's Golf Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  4. http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/scoring/profile/34409
  5. "David Lingmerth wins Web.com event". ESPN. Associated Press. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  6. "WCT Finals (Excludes Top 25)". PGA Tour. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  7. "Skandia Cup Results 2001–2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  8. "Results FSB Tour Elite Boys No. 4". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  9. "Dixie Amateur – Past Champions". Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  10. "European Youths Team Championship". European Golf Association.
  11. "European Team Championships". European Golf Association.
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