Memorial Round 3 recap: Scottie Scheffler worked his Saturday magic again at Muirfield
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It's been a wild week at at Jack's Place. Nick Taylor and Ben Griffin opened the third round of action at the 2025 Memorial atop the leaderboard at 7 under, with a host of others all in the running.
Here's a look at all of Saturday's action. (Looking for Friday's second-round coverage? Click here to see cut info and more.)
Memorial Tournament leaderboard
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Scottie Scheffler is right in position
Tell me if you've heard this one before: Scottie Scheffler is in contention to win another PGA Tour event.
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The best player in the world was even through 13 holes on Saturday during the third round of play and then rolled off four birdies in his last five holes to get right back at the top of the leaderboard. His final birdie on No. 18 pushed him to 8 under par.
Scheffler has two victories and eight top-10 finishes in 11 starts this year and he hasn't finished outside the top 8 in his last half-dozen starts.
This third-round run is nothing new, as stats guru Justin Ray can attest:
Ben Griffin takes 5-stroke lead
While others are struggling with the conditions, Ben Griffin is cruising, as he's moved out to a 5-stroke lead. His first birdie of the day came on the sixth hole, and he followed with two more on 7 and 8 to improve to 10 under as he approaches the turn.
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Griffin opened the day tied with Nick Taylor at 7 under, but Taylor opened with consecutive bogies and has since shot par on five straight holes to remain alone in second at 5 under.
Jordan Spieth is making a move
Don't look now, but Jordan Spieth is making a move during the third round of play. It's been another wild day for Spieth, who has six birdies and four bogeys through his first 16 holes, but he's worked his way just a couple strokes from leader Ben Griffin. Spieth was at 5 under at 6:30 p.m.
Rickie Fowler finishes off great day with a 69
Rickie Fowler hops the creek to the 14th green during the first round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin on May 29, 2025.
It's been a good stretch of golf for Rickie Fowler of late, as he posted a 29 for nine during the Charles Schwab at Colonial and has now worked his way into the top 10 at the Memorial with a 69 on Saturday.
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Fowler is at 2 under for the tournament.
Taylor drops two strokes to start, Griffin alone in lead
Griffin did what he did for most of Friday's competition, shooting par on the opening hole to stay at 7 under, but his playing partner wasn't so lucky. Taylor's 24-foot putt for par on the first hole missed by two feet, dropping him to 6 under for the day and one stroke behind Griffin. He followed with another bogey on No. 2, meaning Griffin had a two-stroke lead early on.
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Sepp Straka is having birdie fun at Memorial
On Saturday, Sepp Straka notched a half-dozen birdies in a round for the second day in a row en route to posting a 66. What was the difference between Friday and Saturday? The other holes.
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In the second round, Straka added a bogey and three doubles, while on Saturday, he was bogey-free.
May 31, 2025; Dublin, Ohio, USA; Sepp Straka plays his shot from the fairway on the ninth hole during the third round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images
"I had trouble yesterday in the rain hitting my driver in the fairway, got in some tough positions and, yeah, it's easy to get out of position on this golf course," Straka said. "Any time you're on a tee, you can either make a double or you can make a birdie. It's one of those courses where there's a lot of volatility, and today I executed pretty well, judged my lies very well, and judged the wind very well, which I did not do the first two days."
As of 4:30 p.m., Straka is in fourth place, 3 under and in a five-way tie with Jordan Spieth and others.
Scoring is difficult at Memorial on Saturday
The course is playing difficult today at the Memorial as just four players as of 1:30 p.m. are under par for the round. The leaders have yet to go off, but it's still a sign that a low number will be able to make a big jump today, as the majority of players are giving strokes away. Only Sepp Straka is more than one under for the day thus far, as his two birdies in the first seven holes have pushed him into the top 20 at 1 over for the tournament.
Who's on the Memorial TV broadcast?
Vets Jim Nantz and Trevor Immelman lead the CBS Sports crew on today's broadcast of the Memorial. See below for full TV details.
There's sunshine at Muirfield
Hideki Matsuyama is first off the tee at 10 a.m. and the 2014 Memorial winner from "The Land of the Rising Sun" is probably glad there is some sun today. Matsuyama, the only Memorial winner from Japan, goes off alone, which means no five-hour round for him.
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Hole locations for Saturday's round
Here are the hole locations for the third round at Muirfield Village.
Who is Bob Baptist and why is he a big deal at the Memorial?
Columbus Dispatch sports reporter Bob Baptist. Photograph taken 1982
Bob Baptist has been retired since 2015, but still says 'we' and 'us' when discussing sports writers and the media biz. A true newspaper man never forgets, and BB's blood still runs printer ink black.
Trivia question: Who has written more words than anyone about the Memorial Tournament? Answer: Baptist, whose career at The Columbus Dispatch lasted from 1976 until he typed his last sentence nearly four decades later. During that span, BB covered every Memorial, becoming something of a wet-weather expert along the way.
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Here's more from the Dispatch on the 2025 Memorial Journalism Award winner.
Can Scottie Scheffler earn another milkshake?
Scottie Scheffler shakes hands with tournament Jack Nicklaus after winning the 2024 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club.
At the 2024 Memorial Tournament, Scottie Scheffler finally was on the receiving end of the coveted winner's handshake from host Jack Nicklaus. It was a meaningful moment for Scheffler, who recalled coming up short at Muirfield Village Golf Club in 2021 and getting a cool consolation prize from the 18-time major winner affectionately called the Golden Bear.
'He shakes my hand and he says, 'Listen Scottie, you didn't make the putt today, but one day you're going to make the putt on this green to win this tournament.' And I said, 'Well thanks, Mr. Nicklaus, I really appreciate the support, thanks for a great week year, yada, yada, yada.' And a couple years later, he was right, I made the putt to win the tournament,' Scheffler recalled during his Wednesday pre-tournament press conference for the 2025 Memorial. 'It was just a really cool kind of full-circle moment.'
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Scheffler enters the third round just three shots behind the leaders.
Here's more from our Adam Schupak on Scottie's love for Jack.
The Memorial schedule and how to watch
Round 3: Saturday, May 31
First tee: 10 a.m.
TV coverage: Starting at 2 p.m.
TV channel: Golf Channel/CBS
Streaming: ESPN+ | Fubo (free trial)
Round 3 of the 2025 Memorial Tournament will broadcast nationally on Golf Channel starting at 2 p.m. before switching to CBS from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Featured group and hole streaming from PGA Tour Live is available on ESPN+ starting at 10:45 a.m. Watch PGA Tour live on ESPN+
Memorial Tournament tee times
All times Eastern:
10 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama
10:05 a.m.: Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark
10:15 a.m.: Matt Kuchar, Adam Hadwin
10:25 a.m.: Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Thomas
10:36 a.m.: Max Greyserman, Michael Kim
10:47 a.m.: Alex Noren, Stephan Jaeger
10:58 a.m.: Adam Scott, Brandt Snedeker
11:09 a.m.: Nick Dunlap, Thomas Detry
11:20 a.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Harry Higgs
11:31 a.m.: Denny McCarthy, Viktor Hovland
11:42 a.m.: Si Woo Kim, Sepp Straka
11:58 a.m.: Max Homa, Tommy Fleetwood
12:09 p.m.: Min Woo Lee, Sam Stevens
12:20 p.m.: Andrew Novak, Maverick McNealy
12:31 p.m.: Austin Eckroat, Ludvig Åberg
12:42 p.m.: Davis Thompson, Corey Conners
12:53 p.m.: Tony Finau, Bud Cauley
1:04 p.m.: Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler
1:15 p.m.: Robert MacIntyre, Patrick Cantlay
1:26 p.m.: Sungjae Im, Taylor Pendrith
1:37 p.m.: Eric Cole, Ryan Gerard
1:48 p.m.: Harris English, Justin Rose
2:04 p.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Jacob Bridgeman
2:15 p.m.: Collin Morikawa, Ryan Fox
2:26 p.m.: Russell Henley, Xander Schauffele
2:37 p.m.: Jordan Spieth, Tom Hoge
2:48 p.m.: Sam Burns, Shane Lowry
2:59 p.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Scottie Scheffler
3:10 p.m.: Nick Taylor, Ben Griffin
Top odds to win the Memorial 2025
Tournament odds from BetMGM as of Friday:
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Scottie Scheffler: +188
Ben Griffin: +350
Nick Taylor: +650
Akshay Bhatia: +1100
Xander Schauffele: +1400
Memorial weather: Saturday
AccuWeather predicts a high of 68 degrees with a mix of clouds and sun today in Dublin, Ohio. Winds are expected to blow out of the northwest at 15 mph. There is about a 5% chance of rain.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: PGA Tour updates: Memorial Tournament, third round action
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