After successful a event on Sunday, Ben Griffin stayed sizzling Thursday by capturing a 7-under-par 65 to take the first-round lead on the Memorial Event in Dublin, Ohio.
Griffin’s card featured one eagle and a three-birdie run at Nos. 16-18 at Muirfield Village Golf Membership. He completed the day with a two-shot benefit over Collin Morikawa, a two-time runner-up on the event hosted by Jack Nicklaus.
Griffin, 29, gained his first PGA Tour title final month on the Zurich Basic of New Orleans crew occasion with Andrew Novak. He validated that victory along with his first particular person win this previous week on the Charles Schwab Problem at Colonial Nation Membership.
In third place was Max Homa with a 4-under 68. Homa has fared higher since parting with caddie Joe Greiner, who now works for Morikawa. Homa is looking for his first win on tour since January 2023.
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley and Irishman Shane Lowry are tied for fourth at 3-under 69 on the $20 million signature occasion, which is able to function a lower Friday from 72 gamers to the highest 50 and ties, plus anybody inside 10 pictures of the lead. World No. 1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler posted a 2-under 70.
Solely 13 gamers managed to shoot beneath par Thursday. Gamers who’ll must work to make the lower within the second spherical embrace Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg (3-over 75), England’s Matt Fitzpatrick (4-over 76) and Justin Rose (6-over 78), Wyndham Clark (78) and Justin Thomas (8-over 80).
–Area Stage Media
