ST. ANDREW, Scotland (AP) - David Lingmerth started the British Open by tying a scoring record on the front nine.
He looked like a totally different player on the back side.
The Swedish golfer birdied the first four holes on the way to a 7-under 29 at the turn. That tied the best nine-hole score ever posted during an Open at St. Andrews, matching Tony Jacklin's performance in 1970.
On the return leg, Lingmerth couldn't keep it going. Not even close. He bogeyed the 11th, 14th and 15th holes, then took a double-bogey at the 17th after hitting his second shot into the infamous Road Hole bunker.