WASHINGTON: Sweden’s David Lingmerth broke out of his recent doldrums to seize the early first-round lead at the Memorial tournament on Friday, where Jordan Spieth was one adrift and top-ranked Dustin Johnson nowhere.

Lingmerth, winner of the Jack Nicklaus-hosted tournament in Dublin, Ohio, in 2015, hasn’t posted a top-10 finish on the US PGA Tour this year.

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