PGA Tour Brunch | The Memorial
Third Round Coverage of the 2025 Memorial Tournament | Jack's Joint
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
DUBLIN, Ohio - “Rain, rain, Go Away.”
In steady rain on Friday, Nick Taylor’s (68) tied his low score (R1/2021) as he completed his first bogey free round in 18 career rounds at Muirfield Village to tie for the lead with R1 leader, Ben Griffin.
For Taylor, this is his third 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and he’s 1-for-2 converting to a victory (2020 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am).
Griffin holds his third career 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and is also 1-for-2 converting the victory (2025 Charles Schwab Challenge). Griffin is the second player to earn multiple 36-hole leads/co-leads this season (Scottie Scheffler/Texas Children’s Houston Open, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson) and the first player to hold at least a share of the 36-hole lead in back-to-back weeks on TOUR since Nico Echavarria (2024 Baycurrent Classic, 2024 World Wide Technology Championship).
Brian Campbell withdrew after shooting a 79 on Thursday.
The Cut: The 36-hole cutline came in at (+5), underlining the difficulty of the Muirfield Village course that Jack built.
The Memorial Leaderboard | After 36 Holes
T1 Nick Taylor 69 68 137 (-7)
T1 Ben Griffin 65 72 137 (-7)
3 Akshay Bhatia 70 69 139 (-5)
4 Scottie Scheffler 70 70 140 (-4)
Full Leaderboard: (PGATourCom)
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 start at 10:00am (ET) and go to 3:10pm (ET).
Weather: After a deep, dark and damp day, the chance of rain on Saturday is only 3% under partly cloudy skies. Temperatures 54-61 degrees with 89% humidity dropping to 59% by Noon. Winds 10-14 mph.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
Tournament Overview: (PGATourCom)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 9:00am (ET) on Sunday.
The Memorial - Leaderboard and Tee Times
Leaderboard: (link)
Tee Times: (link)
What They’re Saying:
Nick Taylor Made It Look Easy in Rain (PGATourCom)
Scheffler, Spieth Move into Contention for Weekend (PGATourCom)
Who MTC at The Memorial (Golf Week)
How to Watch Round Three at The Memorial (Golf Week)
CBS Sports Golf Clubhouse (CBSSportsCom)
Saigo Leads, Korda Surges at Women’s US Open (ESPN)
How to Watch | The Memorial
Saturday, May 31, 2025 (All Times Eastern Daylight)
10:00am to 7:30pm - PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ (featured groups, featured holes)
2:00pm to 7:30pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM
12:30pm to 2:30pm - Golf Channel
2:30pm to 6:00pm - CBS
On This Day in Golf History
May 31, 1942 - Sam Snead won his first major Tour title at the PGA Championship at Seaview Country Club in Galloway, NJ. Snead won the Match Play final, 2-and-1, over Jim Turnesa. Snead (U.S. Navy) and Turnesa (U.S. Army) began their service in the Armed Forces immediately after the event. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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