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Unheralded Lingmerth wins Memorial in playoff with Rose

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David Lingmerth walks up the course to play the eighteenth green during the final round of the Memorial …

DUBLIN, Ohio (Reuters) - Unheralded Swede David Lingmerth, ranked 212th in the world, took down world number six Justin Rose in a playoff to claim the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village on Sunday.

Lingmerth won for the first time on the PGA Tour after a par on the third sudden death playoff hole was enough to outduel 2013 U.S. Open champion Rose.

“I can’t believe it right now I am so happy,” Lingmerth said.