Lingmerth mirrors British Open start, but finishes better at PGA

David Lingmerth ( Associated Press )MOSEL, Wis. – It appears David Lingmerth likes to come out of the gate fast at majors. Take the British Open in July when he scorched the first nine holes in 29. This time? Lingmerth made birdie on his first two holes and five of his first seven to tour the back side (his opening nine) in 31 at the PGA Championship.

“Yeah, last two have been pretty good,” said Lingmerth, who is making his fourth appearance in a major.

Tiger Woods, shown at the 2015 PGA Championship

You don’t say. Unfortunately, at St. Andrews, Lingmerth came home in 40 strokes, which made his round of 69 feel more like 80. At Whistling Straits, Lingmerth showed he had learned from the…