Scottie Scheffler controls Memorial

Scottie Scheffler he made an eagle on the 15th hole and birdied the 18th to build a three-stroke lead at Memorial Tournament this Friday in Dublin, Ohio. The world number 1 is back at the top of the world rankings PGA Tour and is looking for his fifth victory of the season.

Scheffler’s 4-under 68 was the second-best round of the day, as Muirfield Village Golf Club was a tougher course in the second round than the first. At 9 under par after two days, Scheffler has a nice lead over the Norwegian Victor Hovland (69 on Friday) and the Canadian Adam Hadwin (72), both with 6 under par. South Africa Christiaan Bezuidenhout rose to fourth place with -5, tied with Keegan Bradley (69).

Scheffler He started the day with three birdies in the first nine holes to climb to -8, alone in the lead. He made bogeys on 11 and 13, but fully recovered with an eagle on 15 and a birdie on 18.

Hovland He made two bogeys and two birdies in his first nine holes before making more birdies at the 13th, 15th and 18th The defending Memorial champion continues to see signs of improvement in his -swing after reuniting with his coach, Joe Mayo, earlier this year. .

Bezuidenhout salvaged a bad drive on his first hole by making a 38-foot birdie putt. He made an 18-foot birdie shot at the second, setting the tone for his day. He went on to make his next three birdies with great putts to make it six on the day against one bogey.

Swedish Ludwig Aberg He is sixth with -4. The winner of the PGA Championship Xander Schauffele (73), Rory McIlroy (71), Tony Finau (70) and Akshay Bhatia (72) is tied for seventh at 3 under par.