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RTÉ News
3 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Scottie Scheffler hits the front as Shane Lowry loses ground at the Memorial Tournament
World number one Scottie Scheffler has continued his stellar run of form by surging into the lead at the Memorial Tournament. Scheffler entered Saturday's third round trailing Nick Taylor and Ben Griffin by three strokes. The 28 year old, who is searching for a third victory from his past four tournaments, went bogey free and birdied four holes down the stretch to card a score of four under 68. He sits one shot ahead of Griffin, while Taylor is two shots further back after they carded 72 and 74 respectively. Shane Lowry is in tied-seventh place after a frustrating one-over par 73 left him six shots off the pace heading into the final round at Muirfield Village. The 2019 Open Champion briefly fell back to even par after successive bogeys on 13 and 14 but he did recover down the stretch with birdies on the par-5 15th and the 18th after a superb approach. Lowry sits with a trio of players on two-under par overall, alongside Patrick Cantlay and Rickie Fowler. One stroke better are the grouping in tied-fourth, which contains Jordan Spieth, Sepp Straka and US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley.
The Advertiser
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Griffin sets early Memorial pace, Aussie trio misfire
After winning a tournament on Sunday, Ben Griffin stayed hot by shooting a seven-under-par 65 to take the first-round lead at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. Griffin's card featured one eagle and a three-birdie run at Nos.16-18 at Muirfield Village Golf Club. He finished the day with a two-shot advantage over Collin Morikawa, a two-time runner-up at the tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus. Griffin, 29, won his first PGA Tour title last month at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event with Andrew Novak. He validated that victory with his first individual win this past week at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club. In third place was Max Homa with a four-under 68. Homa has fared better since parting with caddie Joe Greiner, who now works for Morikawa. Homa is searching for his first win on tour since January 2023. US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley and Irishman Shane Lowry are tied for fourth at three-under 69 at the $20 million signature event, which will feature a cut Friday from 72 players to the top 50 and ties, plus anyone within 10 shots of the lead. World No.1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler posted a two-under 70. Only 13 players managed to shoot under par Thursday. Australian trio Min Woo Lee (four-over 76), Cam Davis (78) and Adam Scott (79) are all battling to make the cut. Others also struggling to make the weekend include Sweden's Ludvig Aberg (75), England's Matt Fitzpatrick (76) and Justin Rose (78), Wyndham Clark (78) and Justin Thomas (80). After winning a tournament on Sunday, Ben Griffin stayed hot by shooting a seven-under-par 65 to take the first-round lead at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. Griffin's card featured one eagle and a three-birdie run at Nos.16-18 at Muirfield Village Golf Club. He finished the day with a two-shot advantage over Collin Morikawa, a two-time runner-up at the tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus. Griffin, 29, won his first PGA Tour title last month at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event with Andrew Novak. He validated that victory with his first individual win this past week at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club. In third place was Max Homa with a four-under 68. Homa has fared better since parting with caddie Joe Greiner, who now works for Morikawa. Homa is searching for his first win on tour since January 2023. US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley and Irishman Shane Lowry are tied for fourth at three-under 69 at the $20 million signature event, which will feature a cut Friday from 72 players to the top 50 and ties, plus anyone within 10 shots of the lead. World No.1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler posted a two-under 70. Only 13 players managed to shoot under par Thursday. Australian trio Min Woo Lee (four-over 76), Cam Davis (78) and Adam Scott (79) are all battling to make the cut. Others also struggling to make the weekend include Sweden's Ludvig Aberg (75), England's Matt Fitzpatrick (76) and Justin Rose (78), Wyndham Clark (78) and Justin Thomas (80). After winning a tournament on Sunday, Ben Griffin stayed hot by shooting a seven-under-par 65 to take the first-round lead at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. Griffin's card featured one eagle and a three-birdie run at Nos.16-18 at Muirfield Village Golf Club. He finished the day with a two-shot advantage over Collin Morikawa, a two-time runner-up at the tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus. Griffin, 29, won his first PGA Tour title last month at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event with Andrew Novak. He validated that victory with his first individual win this past week at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club. In third place was Max Homa with a four-under 68. Homa has fared better since parting with caddie Joe Greiner, who now works for Morikawa. Homa is searching for his first win on tour since January 2023. US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley and Irishman Shane Lowry are tied for fourth at three-under 69 at the $20 million signature event, which will feature a cut Friday from 72 players to the top 50 and ties, plus anyone within 10 shots of the lead. World No.1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler posted a two-under 70. Only 13 players managed to shoot under par Thursday. Australian trio Min Woo Lee (four-over 76), Cam Davis (78) and Adam Scott (79) are all battling to make the cut. Others also struggling to make the weekend include Sweden's Ludvig Aberg (75), England's Matt Fitzpatrick (76) and Justin Rose (78), Wyndham Clark (78) and Justin Thomas (80). After winning a tournament on Sunday, Ben Griffin stayed hot by shooting a seven-under-par 65 to take the first-round lead at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. Griffin's card featured one eagle and a three-birdie run at Nos.16-18 at Muirfield Village Golf Club. He finished the day with a two-shot advantage over Collin Morikawa, a two-time runner-up at the tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus. Griffin, 29, won his first PGA Tour title last month at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event with Andrew Novak. He validated that victory with his first individual win this past week at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club. In third place was Max Homa with a four-under 68. Homa has fared better since parting with caddie Joe Greiner, who now works for Morikawa. Homa is searching for his first win on tour since January 2023. US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley and Irishman Shane Lowry are tied for fourth at three-under 69 at the $20 million signature event, which will feature a cut Friday from 72 players to the top 50 and ties, plus anyone within 10 shots of the lead. World No.1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler posted a two-under 70. Only 13 players managed to shoot under par Thursday. Australian trio Min Woo Lee (four-over 76), Cam Davis (78) and Adam Scott (79) are all battling to make the cut. Others also struggling to make the weekend include Sweden's Ludvig Aberg (75), England's Matt Fitzpatrick (76) and Justin Rose (78), Wyndham Clark (78) and Justin Thomas (80).
West Australian
5 days ago
- Sport
- West Australian
Griffin sets early Memorial pace, Aussie trio misfire
After winning a tournament on Sunday, Ben Griffin stayed hot by shooting a seven-under-par 65 to take the first-round lead at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. Griffin's card featured one eagle and a three-birdie run at Nos.16-18 at Muirfield Village Golf Club. He finished the day with a two-shot advantage over Collin Morikawa, a two-time runner-up at the tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus. Griffin, 29, won his first PGA Tour title last month at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event with Andrew Novak. He validated that victory with his first individual win this past week at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club. In third place was Max Homa with a four-under 68. Homa has fared better since parting with caddie Joe Greiner, who now works for Morikawa. Homa is searching for his first win on tour since January 2023. US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley and Irishman Shane Lowry are tied for fourth at three-under 69 at the $20 million signature event, which will feature a cut Friday from 72 players to the top 50 and ties, plus anyone within 10 shots of the lead. World No.1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler posted a two-under 70. Only 13 players managed to shoot under par Thursday. Australian trio Min Woo Lee (four-over 76), Cam Davis (78) and Adam Scott (79) are all battling to make the cut. Others also struggling to make the weekend include Sweden's Ludvig Aberg (75), England's Matt Fitzpatrick (76) and Justin Rose (78), Wyndham Clark (78) and Justin Thomas (80).
Perth Now
5 days ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Griffin sets early Memorial pace, Aussie trio misfire
After winning a tournament on Sunday, Ben Griffin stayed hot by shooting a seven-under-par 65 to take the first-round lead at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. Griffin's card featured one eagle and a three-birdie run at Nos.16-18 at Muirfield Village Golf Club. He finished the day with a two-shot advantage over Collin Morikawa, a two-time runner-up at the tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus. Griffin, 29, won his first PGA Tour title last month at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event with Andrew Novak. He validated that victory with his first individual win this past week at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club. In third place was Max Homa with a four-under 68. Homa has fared better since parting with caddie Joe Greiner, who now works for Morikawa. Homa is searching for his first win on tour since January 2023. US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley and Irishman Shane Lowry are tied for fourth at three-under 69 at the $20 million signature event, which will feature a cut Friday from 72 players to the top 50 and ties, plus anyone within 10 shots of the lead. World No.1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler posted a two-under 70. Only 13 players managed to shoot under par Thursday. Australian trio Min Woo Lee (four-over 76), Cam Davis (78) and Adam Scott (79) are all battling to make the cut. Others also struggling to make the weekend include Sweden's Ludvig Aberg (75), England's Matt Fitzpatrick (76) and Justin Rose (78), Wyndham Clark (78) and Justin Thomas (80).
Scotsman
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Ryder Cup captain's tough call is now even more likely after strong PGA performance
Keegan Bradley trying to play it down but top-ten finish at Quail Hollow boosted his playing possibility at Bethpage Black Sign up to our Golf newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... He may be doing his best to play it down but there is absolutely no denying that Keegan Bradley is a strong contender for his own US Ryder Cup team for Bethpage Black in September. We already knew that could be the case when he was appointed last year as the man to go head-to-head with Luke Donald following his reappointment as European captain on the back of a brilliant win in the 2023 match in Rome. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad And it's now looking an even stronger possibility after the 38-year-old outshone lots of contenders for his side by finishing in a tie for eighth behind Scottie Scheffler in the 107th PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley pictured during the final round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow | Kevin Images On the back of claiming a third major win, Scheffler tops the US standings, with Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa and Russell Henley the other players currently in automatic spots at the halfway stage in the 2025 major season. After finishing in joint-second in North Carolina, Harris English jumped five spots to seventh on the points list while Bradley is up five places to 17th. There's still a long way to go in the qualifying battle, with the likes of Brian Harman, Patrick Cantlay and Tony Finau all still ahead of Bradley but, if he can maintain this sort of form, the captain could be faced with a tough call about what role he will have at the Long Island venue. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I'm just trying to be a player right now,' he insisted at the end of the Wanamaker Trophy event. 'Honestly, it's not even crossing my mind at this point. I'm the captain right now. If we get down to the (PGA Tour) Play-Offs and I'm in the picture then I'll start thinking about it. But I'm thinking of myself as a player first.' Asked if he was still in the mindset that he'd need to be one of the six automatic qualifiers to make a call, he replied: 'Yeah'. Donald, who started strongly himself before ending up in a tie for 60th, would have been particularly pleased by how Matthew Fitzpatrick and Jon Rahm performed at Quail Hollow. Having been struggling with his game this year, it was more like it from Fitzpatrick as the 2022 US Open champion claimed a share of eighth spot alongside Rahm, who was disappointed to drop five shots in the last three holes after being tied for the lead with seven holes to play but, nonetheless, produced his best effort in a major since becoming a LIV Golf player. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Bob MacIntyre had a disappointing weekend in the 107th PGA Championship after being in the top ten at the halfway stage at Quail Hollow |'God, it's been a while since I had that much fun on a golf course,' said the Spaniard. 'The result is horrendous, but feeling-wise it's not that far off. 'Pretty fresh wound right now. But there's been a lot of good happening this week and a lot of positive feelings to take for the rest of the year. I'll get over it. I'll move on and give it another go in the US Open.' There was no change in the European automatic standings, with Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Rasmus Hojgaard, Tyrrell Hatton, Sepp Straka and Justin Rose still in those positions. Matt Wallace, who finished joint-17th, moved up one spot to tenth in the standings, with Bob MacIntyre also jumping a place to 15th. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
