Muirfield Massacre & Poston's Push - June 6th, 2026

On Friday at the Memorial Tournament, J.T. Poston fired a brilliant 65 to take the 36-hole lead, surviving a major-championship-like setup that pushed the cutline to +5 and tested the sanity of the world's best.THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT: POSTON'S SURGEJack Nicklaus transformed Muirfield Village into a U.S. Open-style torture chamber, pushing the field scoring average to 74. Amidst the chaos, J.T. Poston found a desperately needed confidence boost, firing a 7-under 65 to take the outright lead.Poston gained a massive 4.11 strokes putting after switching to the Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash ball.Ryan Gerard sits in solo second (-8) after a meticulous, joint-cracking 31-shot morning range session, while Sam Burns (-6) prioritized a strict rest strategy to combat the mental exhaustion.SCHEFFLER'S STREAK & JT'S GRINDScottie Scheffler stared down a nightmare start to rally for an even-par 72, extending his legendary cut streak to 76. Meanwhile, Justin Thomas grinded out a 75 to make the cut on the number in grueling conditions."I thought I was going to shoot about ninety today," Scheffler admitted, while also venting to caddie Ted Scott: "I do not think you understand how frustrating that is, you cannot get the wind wrong."JT called it his hardest non-major round ever, leading to an exhausted mutual hug with Rory McIlroy on the 18th green—capping off a bizarre anomaly where JT's ball landed directly in front of Rory's marker two days in a row.GEAR CHANGES & HIGHLIGHT REELSEquipment tweaks paid massive dividends on Friday, with Tommy Fleetwood shooting 67 after switching to a TaylorMade Spider Tour X Black putter, and Cameron Young debuting a 10-degree Titleist GT3 driver to optimize his spin rates.Rory McIlroy added a heavier Fujikura Ventus Black 7X shaft and 13g weights to his TaylorMade Qi10 driver, while Justin Rose gamed raw McLaren Series 1 irons ground down 0.5mm by JP Herrington.Rory and Jordan Spieth were spotted in a hilarious fairway sprint with a cameraman, providing a rare moment of levity during a punishing round.Quick HitsJordan Spieth (+6) and an ailing Rickie Fowler (+17, sinus infection) miss the brutal +5 cut • Thomas Detry nearly holes an albatross on the 11th, while Xander Schauffele sinks a wild 30-foot gravity putt • Ludvig Aberg executes a genius 98-yard drop zone retreat on the 12th to save double bogey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.