Lingmerth made history at St Andrews – Aftonbladet

St Andrews. Seven birdies on the first nine holes and a historical dream opening at the British Open – in his first race at St Andrews.

But on the back nine came the collapse.

Up like the sun and down like a pancake, David Lingmerth?
– Yes, unfortunately it was a bit like that. Had I not made birdie on the last, I had been probably been thoroughly irritated, says 26-year-old.

The Old Course in St Andrews can be a real monster when the weather bothered and wind is on, but on Thursday began with fairly calm conditions.

The Swedish The Open-debutant David Lingmerth was not slow to take advantage of it and opened the outrageously strong at the Old Course. Or how about seven birdies on the first nine holes and a tangerad’s record?

Writes History

The 29 types of the first nine holes implies that he enters the history books. It is the best component summary on the first nine holes in a British Open at St Andrews ever and Lingmerth now shares the record with Tony Jacklin who languished with the same score in 1970.

– There was nothing I knew about myself, but it feels special, it really does, he says with a broad smile.

– I started really well in the beginning with four straight birdies. It was an awesome start, but unfortunately did not last nine as planned …

Closing birdie saved the day

No, the other half of the Old Course is the gameplay more difficult and played in addition to the Much the opposite direction, with a completely different wind, and then when no margin longer smiled at Swede appeared that the blue numbers on the leaderboard with three bogeys and a double bogey.

– So it is with links golf. If you miss 30 meters right direction, it may be quiet, but misses to two meters in the wrong direction, it may be briefly said Lingmerth.

A birdie on the

eighteenth hole raised, however, the mood and the 26 year old went into in the clubhouse after an initial 69 ai his very first visit to St Andrews.

– I had mourned what happened last nine if I did not get the putt on the eighteenth. It was important for my attitude. It was tough back nine, so to get it … Now I can recharge with a better feeling. And three under par, I had probably taken when I woke up this morning, said David Lingmerth.

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