Ben Griffin fires 65, units early tempo at Memorial

After profitable a match on Sunday, Ben Griffin stayed scorching Thursday by capturing a 7-under-par 65 to take the first-round lead on 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 completed the day with a two-shot benefit over Collin Morikawa, a two-time runner-up on the match hosted by Jack Nicklaus.

Griffin, 29, received his first PGA Tour title final month on the Zurich Classic of New Orleans group occasion with Andrew Novak. He validated that victory together with his first particular person win this previous week on the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club.

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 photographs of the lead. World No. 1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler posted a 2-under 70.

Only 13 gamers managed to shoot underneath par Thursday. Players 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).

–Field Level Media