54-hole leader learns of positive COVID-19 test in most insensitive of ways: in front of colleagues, spectators and national TV audience
Collin Morikawa whiffs on a chip during the front-nine of the final round of the Memorial, and his reaction was what you'd expect.
Patrick Cantlay walks away with the title at the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide on the PGA Tour, ahead of Collin Morikawa in second place.“It's a byproduct of doing my process and playing well at tournaments and winning tournaments,” Cantlay said. “Somehow I always feel like I badly need a win and a win will make things just a little bit better. The last few months have not been the best golf I've played and the interesting thing is when I think about it, I always felt maybe a little closer than the result."Rory McIlroy, 8 in the official world golf ranking, has finsihed the tournament in T18 place. The Northern Irishman logged a closing round of 72 at Muirfield Village Golf Club. With a total score of -1 he finished 12 strokes behind the leader after the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. Danny Willett, 93 in the official world golf ranking, finishes the tournament in T26 place. The Englishman posted a closing round of 73 at Muirfield Village Golf Club. With a total score of 0 he finished 13 strokes behind the leader after the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. Martin Laird rounds off the tournament in T53 position. The Scotsman took home a final round of 74 at Muirfield Village Golf Club. With a total score of 6 he, 92 in the official world golf ranking, finished 19 shots behind the leader. Russell Knox, 214 in the official world golf ranking, finishes the tournament in T57 position. The Scotsman took home a final round of 75 at Muirfield Village Golf Club. With a total score of 7 he finished 20 shots behind the leader. The the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from June 3rd until the 6th of June 2021 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio (USA). Players will receive a total of $9,300,000 will be awarded to the players. The course for the tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club plays at Par 72. The course on which the Memorial Tournament is played was renovated by Jack Nicklaus after last year's edition. The field is strong, with the top 5 in the FedExCup standings and six of the top ten golfers in the OWGR teeing off. Top-5 Leaderboard: the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Pos Name Today Total 1 Patrick Cantlay -1 -13 2 Collin Morikawa -1 -13 3 Scottie Scheffler -2 -11 4 Branden Grace -1 -10 5 Patrick Reed -3 -8 Show complete leaderboard of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
Porsche European Open: Matthew Southgate leads in the Porsche European Open after the second round. Matthew Southgate leads on the European Tour´s Porsche European Open with Maverick Antcliff who share the lead at the European Tour´s Porsche European Open after second round. They sit at the top of the leaderboard with a score of 5 under par. Edoardo Molinari, David Law, Scott Jamieson and Darius Van Driel in position T3 with a score of 4 under par.“I'm hitting fairways, greens, if you get a good number or angle take advantage of it,” Antcliff said. “Keep doing the same. Good golf gets you into good positions, keep doing that, good results happen.”David Law is at -4 after the second round at rank T3. The Scotsman played the course at the Green Eagle Golf Courses in 71 shots in the second round of thePorsche European Open. Scott Jamieson carded a second round 70 to find himself in T3 position and trailing leader Matthew Southgate by 1 shots. Jamieson posted 3 birdies in his second round. Marcus Armitage is at -1 after the second round at position T11. The Englishman played the course at the Green Eagle Golf Courses in 71 shots in the second round of the Porsche European Open. Laurie Canter carded a second round 67 to find himself in T11 position and trailing leader Matthew Southgate by 4 shots. Canter logged 7 birdies in his second round. David Drysdale is at even par after the second round at rank T19. The Scotsman finished the round at Green Eagle Golf Courses in 72 strokes in the second round of the Porsche European Open. David Horsey carded a second round 68 to find himself in T19 position and trailing leader Matthew Southgate by 5 shots. Horsey registered 6 birdies in his second round. Paul Casey is at even par after the second round at place T19. The Englishman turned in a 69 at Green Eagle Golf Courses in the second round of the Porsche European Open. The Porsche European Open is part of the European Tour. The tournament is being played from June 5th until the 7th of June 2021 at Green Eagle Golf Courses in Hamburg, Germany. Players will receive a total of €1,200,000 will be awarded to the players. The course for the tournament at Green Eagle Golf Courses plays at Par 72. Due to Corona restrictions, the tournament was postponed two days and shortened by one round. However, up to 2,000 spectators per day will be allowed to watch the action live on the Porsche North Course. Top-5 Leaderboard: Porsche European Open Pos Name Today Total T1 Matthew Southgate -3 -5 T1 ANTCLIFF,Maverick -4 -5 T3 Edoardo Molinari -7 -4 T3 David Law -1 -4 T3 Scott Jamieson -2 -4 Show complete leaderboard of Porsche European Open This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
All three are inside the top 30 in the world
the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide: Collin Morikawa currently leads the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide following 8 birdies in his third of the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. Collin Morikawa leads on the PGA Tour´s the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide alongside Patrick Cantlay who are in joint first place at the PGA Tour´s the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide after third round. They sit at the top of the leaderboard with a score of 12 under par. Branden Grace and Scottie Scheffler in position T3 with a score of 9 under par.“Today was really solid. The couple bogeys I had were just kind of poor bogeys. But it's going to happen out here, especially if you're missing the fairways. And overall, I was hitting some really quality shots." Morikawa said. "I stuck to my game and stuck to the game plan. Out here with these soft greens you can get a little aggressive with wedges and put yourself in bad spots, but I thought I played pretty smart and I’ve got to do that tomorrow.”Rory McIlroy is at -1 after the third round at position T22. The Northern Irishman finished the round at Muirfield Village Golf Club in 71 strokes in the third round of thethe Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. Danny Willett, currently number 93 in the official world golf ranking, carded a third round 69 to find himself in T22 position and trailing leader Collin Morikawa by 11 shots. Willett posted 6 birdies in his third round. Russell Knox is at 4 after the third round at place T54. The Scotsman finished the round at Muirfield Village Golf Club in 75 strokes in the third round of the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. Martin Laird carded a third round 74 to find himself in T54 position and trailing leader Collin Morikawa by 16 shots. Laird, currently ranked 92 in the official world golf ranking, logged 6 birdies in his third round. The the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from June 3rd until the 6th of June 2021 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio (USA). Players will receive a total of $9,300,000 will be given to the players. The course for the tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club plays at Par 72. The course on which the Memorial Tournament is played was renovated by Jack Nicklaus after last year's edition. The field is strong, with the top 5 in the FedExCup standings and six of the top ten golfers in the OWGR teeing off. Top-5 Leaderboard: the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Pos Name Today Total T1 Collin Morikawa -6 -12 T1 Patrick Cantlay -4 -12 T3 Branden Grace -5 -9 T3 Scottie Scheffler -3 -9 5 Max Homa 0 -6 Show complete leaderboard of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
Porsche European Open: Thomas Detry leads at the Porsche European Open with a score of 4 under par. David Law is at -3 after the opening round at place T2. The Scotsman turned in a 69 at Green Eagle Golf Courses in the opening round of the Porsche European Open. Ashley Chesters, currently number 658 in the official world golf ranking, carded an opening round 69 to find himself in T2 position and trailing leader Jeff Winther by -9 shots. Chesters, currently ranked 658 in the official world golf ranking, noted 1 eagle in his opening round. Matthew Southgate is at -2 after the opening round at rank T6. The Englishman finished the round at Green Eagle Golf Courses in 70 strokes in the opening round of the Porsche European Open. Scott Jamieson carded an opening round 70 to find himself in T6 position and trailing leader Jeff Winther by -8 shots. Jamieson logged 6 birdies in his opening round. Dale Whitnell is at -1 after the opening round at place T12. The Englishman posted a 71 at Green Eagle Golf Courses in the opening round of the Porsche European Open. Cormac Sharvin carded an opening round 71 to find himself in T12 position and trailing leader Jeff Winther by -7 shots. Sharvin logged 3 birdies in his opening round. Marcus Armitage is at 0 after the opening round at position T22. The Englishman finished the round at Green Eagle Golf Courses in 72 strokes in the opening round of the Porsche European Open. David Drysdale carded an opening round 72 to find himself in T22 position and trailing leader Jeff Winther by -6 shots. Drysdale noted 2 birdies in his opening round. The Porsche European Open is part of the European Tour. The tournament is being played from June 5th until the 7th of June 2021 at Green Eagle Golf Courses in Hamburg, Germany. Players will receive a total of €1,200,000 will be given to the players. The course for the tournament at Green Eagle Golf Courses plays at Par 72. Due to Corona restrictions, the tournament was postponed two days and shortened by one round. However, up to 2,000 spectators per day will be allowed to watch the action live on the Porsche North Course. Top-5 Leaderboard: Porsche European Open Pos Name Today Total 1 Thomas Detry -4 -4 T2 Ashun Wu -3 -3 T2 Alexander Björk -3 -3 T2 David Law -3 -3 Show complete leaderboard of Porsche European Open This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
PGA Tour: Patrick Cantlay currently leads the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide following 0 bogeys in his second of the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. Patrick Cantlay leads on the PGA Tour´s the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide alongside Jon Rahm who are in joint first place at the PGA Tour´s the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide after the second round. They sit at the top of the leaderboard with a score of 8 under par. Scottie Scheffler is third with a score of 6 under par.“We're out there for such a long time today that you could fall asleep at the wheel a little bit,” said Cantlay, who won the Memorial two years ago. “So being cognizant of that and checking in with yourself — are you as focused as you can be? — I think is the key.” Rory McIlroy is at even Par after the second round at position T43. The Northern Irishman posted a 72 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in the second round of the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide.“You would rather be 90 yards away hitting a nice wedge shot in there. You can get it way closer,” McIlroy said after a pair of 72s. “So I think people are just realizing you're probably more likely to make birdie just by laying up, which is a shame, because it's sort of exciting to get to go for par 5s. And it's sort of taken that a little bit out of play.” Martin Laird carded a second round of 72 to find himself in T62 position and trailing leader Patrick Cantlay by 10 shots. Laird, currently ranked 92 in the official world golf ranking, posted 5 birdies in his second round. Matt Wallace is at 3 over par after the second round at place T69. The Englishman finished the round at Muirfield Village Golf Club in 76 strokes in the second round of the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. Joe LONG carded a second round 72 to find himself in T105 position and trailing leader Patrick Cantlay by 17 shots. Long turned in 5 birdies in his second round. Danny Willett is at 3 over par after the second round at place T69. The Englishman logged a 56 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in the second round of the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. Matthew Fitzpatrick, currently number 18 in the official world golf ranking, carded a second round 57 to find himself in T77 position and trailing leader Patrick Cantlay by 12 shots. Fitzpatrick, currently ranked 18 in the official world golf ranking, posted 4 birdies in his second round. Russell Knox is at 0 after the second round at rank T43. The Scotsman logged a 48 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in the second round of the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. The the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from June 3rd until the 6th of June 2021 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio (USA). Players will receive a total of $9,300,000 will be awarded to the players. The course for the tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club plays at Par 72. The course on which the Memorial Tournament is played was renovated by Jack Nicklaus after last year's edition. The field is strong, with the top 5 in the FedExCup standings and six of the top ten golfers in the OWGR teeing off. Top-5 Leaderboard: the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Pos Name Today Total T1 Patrick Cantlay -5 -8 3 Scottie Scheffler -1 -6 T4 Carlos Ortiz -4 -5 T8 Branden Grace 0 -4 T8 Lucas Herbert -3 -4 Show complete leaderboard of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
The sun came out for friday's action at the Memorial