Will Cannon posts second-round 61, leads Memorial Health Championship presented by LRS

Will Cannon grabs a one-shot lead through 36 holes at the Memorial Health Championship presented by LRS after posting a 10-under 61 on Friday.

Charting the leader (stats entering week)

Will Cannon (first/-16)

• Cards a career-low 10-under 61 with nine birdies and an eagle against one bogey (previous career low: 62/2025 Compliance Solutions Championship/Round 2)
• Holds the second 36-hole lead/co-lead of his career in his 85th start on Tour (previous: 2018 LECOM Health Challenge/finished T9)
• Began the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season with conditional membership, following a No. 79 finish on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List
• Owns five made cuts in 10 starts on Tour this season, highlighted by a T17 at the LECOM Suncoast Classic
• Finished No. 6 on the 2024 PGA TOUR Americas Points list, primarily off the strength of his victory at the season-ending PGA Oceans 4 Tour Championship presented by Scotiabank, securing a return to the Korn Ferry Tour for the 2025 season
• Recorded previous finishes of No. 118 (2019) and No. 129 (No. 121) on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List
• Improves to five-for-five in cuts made at the Memorial Health Championship presented by LRS (best finish: T23/2025)
• Played four seasons at the University of Alabama-Birmingham (2012-16) before turning professional in 2016
• Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, native who resides in Birmingham, Alabama

Additional notes

• Canadian Drew Nesbitt (second/-15), who held the 18-hole solo lead, establishes a new 36-hole high position; previously had not stood higher than T38 (2026 LECOM Suncoast Classic/finished T38).
• Frankie Harris (third/-13), who finished No. 9 in the PGA TOUR University Class of 2026, remains bogey-free through 36 holes following a 5-under 66 in the second round.
• Michael Johnson (fourth/-12), who stands No. 9 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, makes his fifth career cut at the Memorial Health Championship in what is his eighth start at the event (best finish: T8/2024).
• First-year member Hunter Eichhorn (T5/-11) stands inside the top five after 36 holes for the sixth time this season; he’s finished outside the top-10 once in five previous instances (T17/BMW Charity Pro-Am).
• Jackson Buchanan (T10/-10), who played four seasons at the University of Illinois (2021-25), improves to 3-for-3 in cuts made at the Memorial Health Championship (best finish: T34/2025).
• Korn Ferry Tour winner Mason Andersen (T10/-10), who stands No. 35 on the 2026 Points List, makes his first cut at the Memorial Health Championship in his third career start at the event following a 9-under 62 second round.
• Of the eight open qualifiers, only Tyler Johnson (T53/-6) advanced to the weekend, marking his first made cut on the Korn Ferry Tour in his second career start