Fleetwood part of 4-way tie for the lead at Memorial in a tough opening round for Scheffler
Tommy Fleetwood shared the lead at 5-under 67 as only 22 players broke par and Scottie Scheffler stumbled to a 73.
- Tommy Fleetwood, Spaun, Wyndham Clark, and Ryan Gerard each shot 5-under 67 on Thursday to share the lead at the Memorial at Muirfield Village.
- Swirling winds and firm greens made scoring difficult at Muirfield Village, with only 22 players breaking par during Thursday's opening round.
- Scheffler struggled during his round, signing for a 73 after a bad wedge on the 14th led to a bogey and a water ball on the 16th caused a double bogey.
- Rory McIlroy recovered from an early double bogey to shoot 71, while Patrick Cantlay finished with a 70; Justin Rose and Sam Burns each carded 69s.
- Gerard noted that "small misses often lead to big punishments" at the course, as players avoided aiming at flag sticks and instead picked targets around bunkers or TV towers.
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Fleetwood part of 4-way tie for the lead at Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio — Scottie Scheffler never thought two straight victories in the Memorial would be of any value when he began his bid for three in a row. It sure felt that way Thursday in a tough start that left him exasperated by the wind and six shots behind a four-way share of the lead.
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Fleetwood part of 4-way tie for the lead at Memorial in a tough opening round for Scheffler
Scottie Scheffler has some work to do if he wants to make it three in a row at the Memorial. The wind played tricks on him at Muirfield Village and led to a 73.
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[your]NEWSWyndham Clark, J.J. Spaun part of 4-way tie for Memorial lead
Former U.S. Open winners Wyndham Clark and J.J. Spaun share the first-round lead of the Memorial Tournament with Ryan Gerard and Englishman Tommy Fleetwood after they each shot 5-under-par 67 on Thursday in Dublin, Ohio.
Memorial Tournament: Rory McIlroy content with Muirfield start after early setback as Tommy Fleetwood impresses in first round
Rory McIlroy opens with one-under 71 in the Memorial Tournament despite early double-bogey; Tommy Fleetwood makes strong start in Ohio; watch the action from Muirfield Village on Sky Sports with second-round coverage live from 12.45pm on Friday
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