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Newsweek
an hour ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
How to Watch The Memorial Tournament Final Round: Live Stream PGA Tour, Sunday, TV Channel
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Memorial Tournament will come to a close on Sunday at Muirfield Village Golf Club with Scottie Scheffler leading by one stroke heading into the final round, and you can catch all the action with FuboTV. Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays his shot from the fourth tee during the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 09, 2024 in... Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays his shot from the fourth tee during the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 09, 2024 in Dublin, Ohio. MoreHow to Watch The Memorial Tournament - Final Round: Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025 Time: 1:00 PM ET, 2:30 PM ET TV Channel: The Golf Channel (Early Coverage), CBS (Late Coverage) Live Stream: Fubo (TRY FOR FREE) Scottie Scheffler (-8) maintained a solid pace and kept himself within striking distance through the first two rounds of the tournament, shooting a 70 on Thursday and Friday. The number one ranked golfer in the world then took charge on Saturday, shooting a 68, taking over the top spot on the leaderboard in the process. His dominance has reached an all-time high, and he seems to be a lock to at least finish within the top five of any tournament he enters at this point. He will be a massive favorite heading into Sunday, and if he can pull it off, it will be his third win on the tour this season and seventh finish inside the top five. Other players to keep an eye on are Ben Griffin (-7) and Nick Taylor (-5). After those two, the next closest players on the leaderboard all sit at -3, making a major meltdown from Scheffler their only chance to surpass him. Griffin was in control after shooting a 65 during his opening round, but he has followed it up with two straight scores of 72. This is a great PGA Tour event that you will not want to miss; make sure to tune in and catch all the action. Live stream The Memorial Tournament First Round for free: Start your subscription now! Regional restrictions may apply. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
USA Today
2 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Why Ben Griffin Venmoed $20 to CT Pan for sunglasses — and how they've helped his game
AI-assisted summary Golfer Ben Griffin wears sunglasses due to floaters in his vision, a result of retinal holes requiring laser surgery. He initially wore knockoffs, but now sports aviator-style sunglasses from fellow pro C.T. Pan. The sunglasses help reduce the visibility of floaters, especially in bright conditions on the golf course. Griffin also finds the sunglasses improve his green reading and ability to see slopes and contours. The short answer is Ben Griffin has lousy vision. But here's the full story of why Griffin wears sunglasses when he plays golf. It all began a year ago at the RBC Canadian Open last June, where he finished second, due to seeing floaters. 'I'd never played a tournament round with them but I decided on the fourth hole (of the first round), screw it,' he recalled. 'Ever since then, I've been wearing the shades.' Originally, he wore a pair of designer knockoffs that he found in his house that he had purchased a year earlier with no significance to golf. But before long he admired a model of aviator-style glasses worn by and endorsed by fellow Tour pro C.T. Pan and they've become Griffin's super power — he's won twice this season sporting them. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle 'I Venmo-ed him $20 and he shipped me a pair,' Griffin recalled. 'I've been wearing them ever since.' He added: 'Sunglasses are solely just to make it darker and, honestly, it helps with the floaters because the floaters are dark, and so when it's really bright they're way more defined, especially on a golf course where there's not much shade. So, when I have the sunglasses on I don't see 'em quite as much. That's really the only benefit.' Ben Griffin started seeing floaters About a year ago, he started seeing floaters and went to an eye doctor, who determined his retina was starting to suffer from a detached retina. He had to undergo laser surgery. 'I had eight retinal holes in both eyes, so I was at risk of losing vision, maybe within five or six months, had I not gotten the treatment,' he said. 'So I still see the floaters, I had to get the surgery just to maintain my level.' Griffin said he's surprised more golfers don't wear sunglasses when they play, noting the benefit he experiences with green reading and seeing slopes better. 'They say the science behind 'em kind of helps with green reading and I think it's 100 percent true,' he said of his USwing Mojing sunglasses, an Asian maker of sunglasses worn by multiple golfers in professional golf. 'I love the ability to see the contrast a little bit better – when it's really bright, it's kind of hard to see maybe grain changes from time to time – so, seeing contours is definitely a little bit easier I think with the sunglasses. And now, I mean, I guess I'm getting to the point where I have more and more fans and people like it, so I'm not going to stop wearing 'em, that's for sure.'
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Ben Griffin Reveals Unfortunate News Before Final Round of Memorial Tournament
Ben Griffin Reveals Unfortunate News Before Final Round of Memorial Tournament originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Ben Griffin is currently in second place at 7-under par overall after the third round of the Memorial Tournament. He lost his lead to Scottie Scheffler, who played a historic bogey-free round for the first time in his career at Muirfield Village. Advertisement After Moving Day, Griffin revealed a concerning detail about his life when talking to the media. He has a signature style of wearing sunglasses when playing golf on a sunny day, and the reason behind it is quite unfortunate. "I see floaters. I have really bad vision." He said. "So, about a year ago is when I started seeing floaters, went to an eye doctor, realized my retina was starting to kind of try to detach itself. I had retinal holes. "So I had to go get basically laser surgery to fill in those holes. I had eight retinal holes in both eyes. So I was at risk of losing vision maybe within five or six months had I not gotten the treatment." Ben Griffin walks to the 10th tee during the third round of the Memorial Tournament.© Aaron Doster-Imagn Images Griffin's surgery didn't fix the problem, but only stalled it from spreading. Living with the risk of losing vision at just 28 years is very tough. Advertisement "I still see the floaters. It was just like I had to get the surgery just to maintain my level." Griffin continued. "And because of that, when I wear sunglasses, it's a little bit darker out. So I don't necessarily see the floaters as well. If it's really bright out and I'm not wearing sunglasses, I look into the clouds or whatever and I see black stuff everywhere." The 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge winner will aim for a second consecutive victory, dueling with Scheffler, who holds a one-shot advantage and is also looking to join Tiger Woods as a back-to-back Memorial champion. Related: Scottie Scheffler Records Historic Achievement at Memorial Tournament This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
Daily Record
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Golf star Ben Griffin reveals reason for wearing sunglasses as PGA ace opens up on vision battle
American hero needed key laser surgery to repair retinal holes Battling Ben Griffin has revealed he could have lost his vision had he not received vital surgery to repair retinal holes in his eyes. The American golf star is currently one of the hottest properties on the PGA Tour and being tipped for a shock Ryder Cup spot after recent successes at both the Zurich Classic with partner Andrew Novak and at the Charles Schwab Challenge. Griffin has a distinctive look as he wears big dark shades around the golf courses, but it stems from a serious situation which came to a head during last year. The 29-year-old has confirmed he had big problems with his sight and needed to have the laser treatment to stave off the worrying issue. Asked about the wearing of sunglasses during The Memorial tournament, Griffin said: 'It's interesting. After learning a little bit more about my experience, I am a little surprised more golfers don't. "I see floaters. I have really bad vision. About a year ago is when I started seeing floaters, went to an eye doctor, realised my retina was starting to kind of try to detach itself. "I had retinal holes, so I had to go get basically laser surgery to fill in those holes. I had eight retinal holes in both eyes, so I was at risk of losing vision maybe within, you know, five or six months had I not gotten the treatment. 'I still see the floaters. It was just like I had to get the surgery just to maintain my level. Because of that, when I wear sunglasses, it's a little bit darker out, so I don't necessarily see the floaters as well. "So if it's really bright and I'm not wearing the sunglasses, I look into the clouds or whatever and I see black stuff everywhere.' Griffin's special sunglasses are an Asian brand called Uswing Mojing and the star, who is battling Scottie Scheffler at the top of the Memorial leaderboards, added: 'There's a few different golfers, professional golfers that wear them across all different tours. "And they say the science behind them kind of helps with green reading and I think it's 100 percent true I love the ability to see the contrast a little bit better, than when it's really bright it's kind of hard to see maybe grain changes from time to time. "So seeing contours is definitely a little bit easier I think with the sunglasses. And now, I guess I'm getting to the point where I have more and more fans and people like it, so I'm not going to stop wearing them, that's for sure.'
CBC
3 hours ago
- Business
- CBC
Nick Taylor's late-round eagle, birdie keep Canadian in contention at the Memorial
Scottie Scheffler felt he was hitting all the right shots and only had 13 straight pars to show for it Saturday on a tough day at the Memorial. As usual, he had a powerful finishing kick, and the world's No. 1 player wound up in a familiar spot. Scheffler, six shots behind when he made the turn, had four birdies over the last five holes for a 4-under 68 at Muirfield Village, giving him a one-shot lead when Ben Griffin missed a three-foot par putt on the final hole. "I don't know what the scoring average was today, but I was definitely proud of the way I finished, and it was really challenging," Scheffler said from Dublin, Ohio. "Through 13 holes, I felt like I was playing really good and I was only even par. Just a hard course." And it became a hard task for everyone chasing him. Scheffler has won the last eight times when he had the 54-hole lead, including two weeks ago at the PGA Championship. He goes after his third win in his last four starts. Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., wound up three shots behind after a 74, and for that he was thankful at the end. Taylor went into the water and made double bogey on the diabolical par-3 12th, followed that with a bogey and was sliding out of contention. And then he holed out from fairway for eagle at the 14th, birdied the next hole and played that four-stretch in even par. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., is tied for 15th and nine shots off the lead, while Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., is a shot back, tied for 20th. Adam Hadwin (Abbotsford) and Mackenzie Hughes (Dundas, Ont.) are tied at 31st at plus-5. No one is throwing in the towel, not with five players within five shots of the lead when so much can happen so quickly at Muirfield Village, as Saturday showed. And that starts with Griffin, who won his first individual PGA Tour title at Colonial last week and didn't sound the least bit bothered that Scheffler was the guy he was chasing. "Obviously, Scottie Scheffler's the best player in the world, but No. 1 can be beat," Griffin said. "I feel like right now ... you know, I beat him last week. Obviously, he's coming off a major win. But, yeah, I feel like he obviously can be beaten, and I've just got to keep the pedal down and make a lot of birdies because I know he's going to, as well." Uncanny knack of hanging around The scoring average for the 57 players who made the cut was 73.9, and three players failed to break 80. Scheffler, the only player to break par all three rounds, was at 8-under 208. Griffin became the only player this week to reach 10-under par when he ran off three straight birdies starting at No. 6. And then he gave it all back with four straight bogeys, three of those bogeys from either the fairway or the tee box. Scheffler was lurking, as always. He has an uncanny knack of hanging around and winding up with the low score by the end of the day. This was no exception. "I did see that Ben got to 10 under, but it's not going to change my play in the middle of a Saturday," Scheffler said. "This golf course is really challenging and no lead's safe around this place. I knew if I kept going and played a decent round, I would be in somewhat of a position to chase him down tomorrow." He holed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 14th, his first of the day, followed getting on the collar of the green at the par-5 15th for a simple birdie. He hit 7-iron into the wind to eight feet for birdie and closed with one last birdie from just inside 15 feet that ultimately gave him the lead. He's no longer chasing, and he's a tough customer to track down. Jordan Spieth also was in the chase, tied with Scheffler in second place at one point, until he failed to save par from a bunker on the 17th and drove into the creek on the 18th for a closing bogey and a 72. He was five shots behind, feeling better about his game. The best round belonged to Sepp Straka, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour this year. He posted a 66 as the leaders were just getting started and was in the group at 3-under 213 that included Spieth and Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley (68). Patrick Cantlay and Rickie Fowler each shot 69 and joined Shane Lowry (73) at 214. It's a long way off, and it can feel even longer with Scheffler the one they are chasing. "It's a tough golf course. I'll be trying to chase him down," Taylor said. "He's obviously playing phenomenal, so I'll have to play some of my best golf to be in the hunt there with the last few holes to go. But it is playing so difficult that being a few under early will get me back in there."
