DUBLIN (Ohio) – 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