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The Irish Sun
2 hours ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Scottie Scheffler surges into Memorial Tournament lead as Shane Lowry clings on in chasing pack at Murifeld Village
SHANE LOWRY remains within striking distance of the summit at the Memorial Tournament. But he'll need to be at his very best to reel in leader Advertisement 2 Scottie Scheffler shot to the summit of the leaderboard at the Memorial golf tournament 2 Shane Lowry is barely in the mix at Muirfield Village after a one over round on Saturday at Muirfield Village He slipped back slightly but still well in the mix at T7 on the leaderboard at the $20m signature tournament. A pair of late birdies helped salvage a tricky round after three earlier bogeys left him battling to stay in contention. Lowry now sits six shots off the pace heading into the final round at Muirfield Village in Ohio. Advertisement read more on golf World No.1 Scheffler turned on the style to snatch the lead, Ben Griffin assumed a five-stroke lead at one point during the thrird round, but four-straight bogeys saw the Texan strike. Starting the day three behind, the American posted a bogey-free 68 to leapfrog the field and keep his red-hot form going. The Dallas native is chasing a third win in just four starts. Nick Taylor and Ben Griffin, who shared the overnight lead, struggled to keep up. Griffin could only manage a level-par 72, while Taylor faded with a 74. Advertisement Most read in Golf The chasing pack includes Lowry, Jordan Spieth and Sam Burns and Sepp Straka. Scheffler holds a one-shot advantage over Griffin, with Taylor a further two back in third. Jack Nicklaus stunned as Rory McIlroy ghosts Memorial Tournament host and golf legend ahead of PGA Tour Signature event The -8 leader may face tougher conditions are expected to get windy on Sunday afternoon in Dublin, Ohio. Sunday's winner will pocket $4 million fro the huge purse at Jack's event. Advertisement
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.
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Scottie Scheffler Sets Record at Memorial Tournament
Scottie Scheffler Sets Record at Memorial Tournament originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Scottie Scheffler climbed up to lead with a score of 8-under par in the Memorial Tournament during Moving Day, after finishing fourth at the end of Day 2. He achieved this feat and also recorded a major personal career achievement. Advertisement The World No. 1 recorded a bogey-free round, his first-ever in his career at Muirfield Village, finding four birdies in holes 14,15,17 and 18. He is a favorite to win heading into the final round on Sunday. If he secures a win, he will join the history books of Muirfield Village alongside Tiger Woods by achieving back-to-back Memorial victories. However, Scheffler has to look over his shoulder, as Ben Griffin is right on his heels. Scottie Scheffler reacts after sinking his putt on the 18th hole.© Samantha Madar/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Griffin is second on the leaderboard with a 7-under-par score. He recorded five bogeys and five birdies during the match, which evened out his score in Round 3. He will surely aim to minimize bogeys on Sunday. Advertisement Nick Taylor has dropped down to third after an up-and-down performance on Day 3. He opened with two consecutive bogeys, then recorded a double bogey on hole 12, followed by another bogey on 13. His saving grace was an eagle on 14 and a birdie on 15. Scheffler also had a hilarious interaction with a fan. After Day 3, he was practicing his shots at the range when a fan asked him to 'save those shots for tomorrow.' To this, his caddie, Ted Scott, responded, 'Don't be fooled … plenty more where that came from.' Scheffler is expected to find fairways effortlessly on Sunday. Related: Ben Griffin Reveals Unfortunate News Before Final Round of Memorial Tournament This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
USA Today
3 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Scottie Scheffler looking to close out another PGA Tour win, tees off at 2:05 p.m.
Scottie Scheffler looking to close out another PGA Tour win, tees off at 2:05 p.m. The best golfer in the world went the first 13 holes of the third round of the Memorial Tournament without making a birdie. Scottie Scheffler wasn't concerned. Muirfield Village Golf Club was playing particularly difficult, at least until the wind subsided late in the round. 'I thought I was doing pretty good,' Scheffler said. 'Around this golf course, even-par would have been a pretty solid score.' More: Memorial Tournament 2025: Ultimate fan guide to tickets, dates and yellow ribbons Solid might be good enough for most golfers. Scheffler is beyond solid. It felt like a matter of time before the world's top-ranked player got on a roll, and Scheffler did just that. He birdied four of the last five holes. He capped the charge by reading the sharp break on a 13-foot putt on the 18th hole. When second-round leader Ben Griffin bogeyed the final hole minutes later, Scheffler became the third-round leader. It was the first time in 19 rounds at the Memorial that Scheffler didn't have a bogey. Before Scheffler's charge, Griffin had one that threatened to leave the field in the dust. He birdied three straight holes on the front nine to take a five-shot lead on the field and six over Scheffler. Watch the Memorial Tournament with a Fubo free trial '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 is 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. 'If he's sitting there at 10 under and he gets to 12 or 13, there's not much I can do about that, so it's not really going to change my mindset trying to get to 12 under when I'm sitting at 4.' More: Journalism honoree Bob Baptist saw it all over 37 Memorial Tournaments Scheffler started his birdie binge at No. 14 with a 10-footer. He narrowly missed getting an eagle on the par-5 15th hole. Scheffler missed making a birdie on No. 16 by 9 inches before making an 8-footer on No. 17. 'I just hit a lot of really good shots down the stretch, from 13 on and gave myself a lot of good looks and was able to hole some,' he said. He did so despite challenging pin placements. 'Where the pins were today," Scheffler said, "there was so much break around the cup, and I felt like when I was putting from 20 feet along the front nine, I'm playing 3 feet of break sometimes.' A week ago, Griffin won the Charles Schwab Challenge after fending off a charge by Scheffler. The two were born two months apart in 1996 and played junior events together. 'I've known him a long time,' Scheffler said. 'He always had a lot of talent.' But Scheffler's talent is at a different level. Jordan Spieth said Scheffler's club-face control might be the best the tour has ever seen. 'Obviously, Scottie Scheffler's the best player in the world, but No. 1 can be beat,' Griffin said. If Scheffler does prevail, he'll join Tiger Woods as the only back-to-back Memorial champions. 'It would be nice, but last year's tournament is last year's tournament,' Scheffler said. 'It doesn't matter going into this year. I've got an opportunity to have a good round and hopefully win the tournament. I'll be focused on the first tee and trying to get that ball in play and going from there.'
New York Post
5 hours ago
- Sport
- New York Post
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