World’s Top Five – Scheffler, McIlroy, Young, Fitzpatrick & Henley – Fail To Break 70 Post Two Rounds In Jack’s Event.

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Only five players managed to break 70 on a very testing day two in the 50th anniversary hosting of The Memorial.

American J T Poston posted a second round 65 in the difficult windy condtions to lead the way by a shot at nine-under in the Jack Nicklaus hosted event again being staged of the famed Muirfield Village course in Dublin, Ohio.

Poston, who decided last week to change to what he called the “left dash ball Titleist makes“ said: “It’s supposed to help me a little bit in the wind,” Poston said. “So we felt like today was going to be a good test of that and it obviously performed really well. We had a couple shots that I felt like didn’t quite hit them perfect and it hung in there pretty well.”

Ryan Gerard thanks to a 69 is second while Sam Burns signed for a second 69 to be third at six-under and two shots clear of Tommy Fleetwood (73) lying fourth.

Of note, the game’s top-5 continue to struggle with World No. 1 and double defending champ Scottie Scheffler sharing 19th place after rounds of 73 and 72 Rory McIlroy, and contesing the event for a 13th occasion, is tied with Scheffler post scores of 71 and 74.

Players Championship champion and World No. 3 Cameron Young sits sharing 33rd place at three-over after rounds of 73 and 74 whereas No. 4 Matt Fitzpatrick shares 28th place on 2-over after rounds of 75 and 71.

And the current World No. 5 Russell Hendly and brilliant winner last week in Fort Worth, Texas shares 38th place at four-over post scores of 72 and 76.

On day one, just seven playes broke 70 in limited field ‘Signature’ event.

Memorial – Second-Round Notes 

Weather: Partly cloudy. High of 85. Wind SW 5-16 mph, gusting to 26 mph.

36-hole cut: 53 professionals at 5-over 149 from a field of 72 professionals

Note: 36-hole cut to low 50 players (and ties) and any additional players within 10 strokes of the 36-hole lead

  • Last time the cut was 5-over or higher in a non-major event: 2025 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (+5)

Second-Round Leaderboard

Pos. Player R1 R2 Total
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)

 J.T. Poston (1st/-9)

  • With a 7-under 65, cards the low round of the day and his lowest 18-hole score in 26 rounds at Muirfield Village; previous: 68/R2/2022; equals his low round of the season (R3/American Express)

  • Next best round of the day: 69 (Ryan Gerard, Sam Burns, Eric Cole, Jacob Bridgeman, Matt McCarty)

  • Holds 36-hole lead/co-lead for the fifth time on TOUR; 2-for-4 to date in converting to victory (2022 John Deere Classic, 2024 Shriners Children’s Open)

  • Ranks No. 1 in Strokes Gained: Approach The Green (7.902) after hitting 27 of 36 greens in regulation; also ranks No. 1 in Strokes Gained: Tee To Green (8.880) and No. 1 in Proximity (25 feet, 2 inches)

  • Two bogeys through 36 holes marks the fewest by any player in the field

  • One top-25 result in seven prior appearances at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (T22/2024)

  • Two top-25s in 13 starts this season (T21/Valero Texas Open, T24/Truist Championship)

  • PGA TOUR victories (3): 2019 Wyndham Championship, 2022 John Deere Classic, 2024 Shriners Children’s Open

  • Celebrated his 33rd birthday on Monday of tournament week (June 1)

Additional Player Notes

  • First-round co-leader Ryan Gerard (2nd/-8) cards 13 birdies through 36 holes, the most of any player in the field; finished T23 in his lone start at this event (2025)

  • Five-time PGA TOUR winner Sam Burns (3rd/-6) seeks his first title since the 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play; two best finishes this season have come in a Signature Event (T6/AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am) and a major championship (T7/Masters Tournament)

  • Tommy Fleetwood (4th/-4) seeks his first top-3 finish since winning the 2025 FedExCup; owns five top-10s in 10 starts this season

  • Eric Cole (5th/-3), who was defeated by Russell Henley in a playoff at last week’s Charles Schwab Challenge, is one of 13 players in the field seeking their first PGA TOUR victory; seven players have made the Memorial Tournament their first PGA TOUR title (most recent: William McGirt/2016)

  • After missing the cut in his first appearance at this event (2018), World No. 10 Xander Schauffele (T6/-2) has posted seven consecutive top-25 results at the Memorial Tournament

  • Four major champions sit inside the top 10 on the leaderboard: Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark, Aaron Rai, Shane Lowry

  • Two-time defending champion and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (T19/+1) plays his last six holes in 3-under; finished outside the top-25 twice in his last 52 starts on TOUR (T33/2024 BMW Championship, T41/2024 U.S. Open); looks to become the first player to win an event on TOUR in three consecutive years since Steve Stricker (2009-2011 John Deere Classic)



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