Jun. 2, 2011
The second round of the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance is set to begin. The Golf Channel will televise live action beginning at 3 p.m. ET .
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| Groups we're watching |
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8:04 a.m. ET
No. 1 |
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Bill Haas, Rory McIlroy, Gary Woodland
McIlroy grabbed a share of the lead with an opening-round 66. Last year, he tied for 10th. Meanwhile, Haas was 1 under Thursday and Woodland even par.
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8:04 a.m. ET
No. 10 |
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Dustin Johnson, Kevin Stadler, Fred Couples
Johnson birdied four of his last five holes Thursday to shoot 68 and get within two of the lead, while the third member of the group, Nick Watney, withdrew before his round and was replaced by Stadler.
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12:54 p.m. ET
No. 1 |
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Phil Mickelson, Charl Schwartzel, Luke Donald
This is the Featured Group for the Memorial
and Donald was solid in his first week as No. 1 with a 70 that would have been better if not for a double bogey on the last hole. Mickelson and Schwartzel shot par. |
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WHAT TO WATCH ON FRIDAY:
• HORSE FOR COURSE: Muirfield Village is one of Rory McIlroy's favorite courses, and it showed on Thursday in the form of his 6-under 66 to grab a share of the lead. Story
• FOWLER'S REVENGE: A year ago, a water-logged double bogey on the 12th ended Rickie Fowler's bid for his his first career victory. Thursday, he got at least some revenge. Story
• JOHNSON'S STRONG FINISH: Dustin Johnson finished his round with four birdies over is final five holes Thursday. Can he carry that momentum to Friday? Story
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| Round 2 weather forecast |
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Partly cloudy
Temp: 80 high/61 low
Partly cloudy with winds at 7 mph and a 20 percent chance of precipitation. |
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| ShotLink Player notes |
| Here are some of the players you'll see on the Golf Channel's coverage: |
| RORY MCILROY |
| The Northern Ireland native shot the low round of the afternoon tee times with a 6-under-par 66. McIlroy has now played five stroke-events in the United States in 2011. His first-round scoring average in these five events is 69.4. McIlroy finished T10 in 2010 in his only previous appearance at The Memorial. McIlroy has led or shared the first-round lead in two previous PGA TOUR events, both major championships (2011 Masters finished T15, 2010 British Open finished T3). |
| CHRIS RILEY |
| Riley is looking for his first top-10 finish since opening the season at the Sony Open in Hawaii with a T9. Riley has 13 rounds under par in 2011, seven of them have come in the first round. Riley ranks 24th in first-round scoring average this year with a 70.23 average, but ranks 162nd, 130th and 158th in 2nd, 3rd and 4th round scoring average, respectively. Riley, making his first start at the Memorial since 2002, has yet to make a cut at the Memorial in three previous tries and Thursdays round of 66 was the first time in seven attempts that he has broken par. The last time Riley held or shared a first-round lead was the 2006 PGA Championship. The last time Riley led following any round on the PGA TOUR was the third round of the 2009 Wyndham Championship. Riley, who won the Reno-Tahoe Open in 2002, had consistent success on the PGA TOUR from 1999-2004, including 2003 when he finished in the top-10 seven times. During that stretch from 1999-2004 (166 events), Riley compiled 26 top-10s. Since the end of the 2004 season, Riley has played in 145 events and has a total of seven top-10 finishes. |
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