World No 1 Scottie Scheffler and PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele made strong starts to be put them among the leaders.
World No 1 Scottie Scheffler and PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele made strong starts to sit among the leaders after the first round of the lucrative Memorial Tournament on Thursday. Canada's Adam Hadwin who will head the field going into Friday's second round at Muirfield Village Golf Club after an impressive six-under-par opening round which featured eight birdies.
Defending Memorial champion Viktor Hovland is one of five players tied at three-under 69, and Rory McIlroy is part of a group at two-under 'Going out this morning, a little softer greens, a little softer fairways, I was able to put up a good score,' said Scheffler. 'It felt like I hit a lot of quality shots today, it felt like my ball striking was really good, and I was able to hole a few putts as well, so overall, pretty pleased with the round today.
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