The world’s high two gamers Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy struggled of their second spherical on the Memorial Match and sit eight pictures behind chief JT Poston.
World primary Scheffler, who’s aiming to win the event for a 3rd straight 12 months, bogeyed holes eight, 9 and 10 earlier than three birdies on the again 9 noticed him salvage a level-par 72 to go away him at one over following his opening-round 73.
“I felt like I used to be going to shoot about 90 in the present day,” mentioned the American four-time main winner.
“That is possibly among the worst I’ve hit it in a pair years on the market and I nonetheless managed to shoot even par round a golf course that requires you to strike the ball rather well,” added the 29-year-old.
In the meantime, Northern Eire’s McIlroy, 37, carded a two-over par 74 at Muirfield Village Golf Membership which included a double-bogey, two bogeys and a birdie in his final six holes.
That is only the third tournament the six-time major winner has played since successful the Masters in April and it’s his solely warm-up occasion earlier than this month’s US Open at Shinnecock Hills.
World quantity 94 Poston shot a seven-under-par 65 to steer on 9 beneath, a shot forward of fellow American Ryan Gerard.
Poston, 33, has three PGA Tour wins and his final got here in 2024.
England’s Tommy Fleetwood is in fourth place, 5 pictures off the lead, whereas compatriot and PGA Championship winner Aaron Rai is on one beneath.
