PGA Tour Brunch | The Memorial '26
Third Round Coverage of the 2026 Memorial | Muirfield Village
Note: The 36-hole cut came upon 53 professionals at (5-over) - (149) from a field of 72 professionals. The 36-hole cut was applied to low 50 players (and ties) and any additional players within 10 strokes of the 36-hole lead. The last time the cut was 5-over or higher in a non-major event came a year ago at the 2025 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (+5).
DUBLIN, Ohio - J.T. Poston (1st/-9) carded a 7-under (65), the low round of the day and his lowest 18-hole score in 26 rounds at Muirfield Village. His previous:best was a (68) in R2/2022.
Poston equalled his low round of the season (R3/American Express) with the next best round of the day: (69) by Ryan Gerard, Sam Burns, Eric Cole, Jacob Bridgeman, Matt McCarty.
Poston holds 36-hole lead/co-lead for the fifth time on TOUR and he’s 2-for-4 to date in converting to victory (2022 John Deere Classic, 2024 Shriners Children’s Open)
He ranks No. 1 in Strokes Gained: Approach The Green (7.902) after hitting 27 of 36 greens in regulation and also ranks No. 1 in Strokes Gained: Tee To Green (8.880) and No. 1 in Proximity (25 feet, 2 inches).
Poston has only two bogeys through 36 holes marks the fewest by any player in the field.
The Memorial | Leaderboard After 36 Holes
1 J.T Poston 70 65 135 (-9)
2 Ryan Gerard 67 69 136 (-8)
3 Sam Burns 69 69 138 (-6)
4 Tommy Fleetwood 67 73 140 (-4)
5 Eric Cole 72 69 141 (-3
Full Leaderboard: (link)
The Memorial | Tournament Facts
COURSE: Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
YARDS/PAR: 7,569 yards/Par 72
ARCHITECT(S): Jack Nicklaus and Desmond Muirhead
OVERVIEW: (PGATourCom)
PRIZE Money - Purse/Winner’s Share: $20,000,000/$4,000,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Scottie Scheffler
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 700
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @MemorialGolf
The Memorial | The Basics
The Tee Times at Muirfield Village began at 8:50am and go to 1:40pm (EDT).
Weather: Today’s weather calls for partly cloudy skies and a chance for midday showers (39%). Winds blowing 12-13 mph.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
Tournament Overview: (PGATourCom)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 9:00am (EDT) on Sunday.
How to Watch | The Memorial
Saturday, June 6, 2026 (All Times Eastern Daylight)
8:45am - 6:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
1:00pm - 6:00pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM or Online
12:30pm - 2:30pm - Golf Channel
2:30pm - 6:00pm - CBS
How to Watch: (link)
The Memorial - Tee Times & Leaderboard
Tee Times: (link)
Leaderboard: (link)
What They’re Saying
Poston Handles the Breeze (PGATourCom)
Scottie: Worst “I’ve Hit It” in “a Couple Years” (PGATourCom)
Live Updates: (Golf Week)
How to Watch Round Three (PGATourCom)
CBS Sports Golf Coverage (CBSSportsCom)
Missing the Cut (Golf Week)
On This Day in Golf History
June 6, 1993 - In one of the most improbable finishes on the Tour, Paul Azinger holes-out for birdie from a bunker on the 72nd hole to earn a one-shot victory over Payne Stewart at The Memorial. Azinger called the bunker shot “a miracle” and “the bunker shot of my life.” - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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