If the early action during the first round of the Memorial Tournament is any indication, scores may go low this week at Muirfield. Birdies were plentiful for many players in the morning wave, including Bubba Waston. He carded six birdies an an eagle on Thursday and is tied for the early lead at 6-under.
The Memorial Tournament: Bubba Watson atop the early leaderboard
The afternoon wave is starting to make its way around Muirfield and everyone is chasing Bubba Watson, who is tied for the first-round lead at 6-under.
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Watson couldn’t have gotten off to a much better start with two birdies and an eagle through his first six holes. He ran into a little trouble after that with back-to-back bogeys. However, those would be the only shots he dropped all day. He closed the round strong with four birdies in his final five holes, including three straight to cap off his day. Watson’s round of 66 was matched by Paul Casey and Chris Kirk, making an early three-way tie for the lead.
Keegan Bradley didn’t use his traditional belly putter, and the shorter stick was working well on Thursday. He didn’t drop a shot in the opening round, carding five birdies on his way to a 5-under 67. He’s currently tied for fourth place, one stroke off the lead. Hunter Mahan is also in contention, two back, after he shot a 4-under 68.
The opening round did not go well for Matt Kuchar. He was up-and-down all day, finishing with five birdies, three bogeys and a pair of double-bogeys. Despite the five birdies, he still finished with a 2-over 74.
The afternoon wave is now making its way around the course with Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson and others a few holes into their rounds. Scott is 1-under through four holes while Mickelson, and his playing partner Jordan Spieth, are 1-under through five holes.
Here is current look at the leaderboard. You can find a live leaderboard at PGATour.com.
Place | Player | Score | Thru |
T1 | Paul Casey | -6 | F |
T1 | Bubba Watson | -6 | F |
T1 | Chris Kirk | -6 | F |
T4 | Keegan Bradley | -5 | F |
T4 | Michael Thompson | -5 | F |
T6 | Hunter Mahan | -4 | F |
T6 | Ryan Moore | -4 | F |
T8 | Ben Curtis | -3 | F |
T8 | Mark Wilson | -3 | F |
T8 | Martin Flores | -3 | F |
T8 | Kevin Kisner | -3 | F |
T8 | Greg Chalmers | -3 | 7 |
T13 | Hideki Matsuyama | -2 | F |
T13 | Ernie Els | -2 | F |
T13 | Thomas Aiken | -2 | F |
T13 | Hyung-Sung Kim | -2 | F |
T13 | Justin Leonard | -2 | 6 |
T13 | J.B. Holmes | -2 | 6 |
T13 | Brendon Todd | -2 | 5 |
T13 | Rory McIlroy | -2 | 5 |
T13 | Adam Scott | -2 | 5 |
T22 | David Hearn | -1 | F |
T22 | Pat Perez | -1 | F |
T22 | Josh Teater | -1 | F |
T22 | Marc Leishman | -1 | F |
T22 | Billy Horschel | -1 | F |
T22 | Luke Donald | -1 | F |
T22 | Steve Stricker | -1 | F |
T22 | Jason Dufner | -1 | F |
T22 | Russell Henley | -1 | F |
T22 | Michael Putnam | -1 | F |
T22 | Freddie Jacobson | -1 | F |
T22 | David Lingmerth | -1 | 8 |
T22 | Thorbjorn Olesen | -1 | 8 |
T22 | Ryo Ishikawa | -1 | 7 |
T22 | Jordan Spieth | -1 | 5 |
T22 | Phil Mickelson | -1 | 5 |
T22 | Jason Day | -1 | 5 |
T22 | Nick Watney | -1 | 3 |
T22 | Charley Hoffman | -1 | 3 |
T22 | Rickie Fowler | -1 | 4 |
T22 | Ben Martin | -1 | 2 |
T43 | Will MacKenzie | E | F |
T43 | Bo Van Pelt | E | F |
T43 | Scott Stallings | E | F |
T43 | Matt Jones | E | F |
T43 | Charl Schwartzel | E | F |
T43 | Carl Pettersson | E | F |
T43 | Scott Langley | E | F |
T43 | Brian Davis | E | 9 |
T43 | Brice Garnett | E | 9 |
T43 | Erik Compton | E | 9 |
T43 | Camilo Villegas | E | 8 |
T43 | Nicholas Thompson | E | 8 |
T43 | Sean O'Hair | E | 8 |
T43 | Gonzalo Fdez-Castano | E | 7 |
T43 | Woody Austin | E | 6 |
T43 | Kevin Streelman | E | 6 |
T43 | Kevin Na | E | 5 |
T43 | Charles Howell III | E | 4 |
T43 | Brendon de Jonge | E | 2 |
T43 | Cameron Tringale | E | 3 |
T43 | Justin Hicks | E | 3 |
T43 | Robert Streb | E | 3 |
T43 | Luke Guthrie | E | 3 |
T43 | Michael Kim | E | 2 |
T43 | Andrew Svoboda | E | 2 |
T43 | Branden Grace | E | 2 |
T43 | Billy Hurley III | E | 2 |
T43 | Jason Allred | E | 2 |
T71 | Russell Knox | 1 | F |
T71 | Jason Bohn | 1 | F |
T71 | George McNeill | 1 | F |
T71 | Vijay Singh | 1 | F |
T71 | Jim Furyk | 1 | F |
T71 | Justin Rose | 1 | F |
T71 | K.J. Choi | 1 | F |
T71 | Justin Thomas | 1 | F |
T71 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 1 | F |
T71 | Bryce Molder | 1 | 9 |
T71 | Robert Garrigus | 1 | 9 |
T71 | Robert Allenby | 1 | 7 |
T71 | Scott Brown | 1 | 7 |
T71 | Seung-yul Noh | 1 | 6 |
T71 | Stewart Cink | 1 | 5 |
T71 | Bill Haas | 1 | 5 |
T71 | Gary Woodland | 1 | 5 |
T71 | Kevin Stadler | 1 | 4 |
T71 | Tim Clark | 1 | 4 |
T90 | Chris Stroud | 2 | F |
T90 | Brian Harman | 2 | F |
T90 | Daniel Summerhays | 2 | F |
T90 | Chesson Hadley | 2 | F |
T90 | Kyle Stanley | 2 | F |
T90 | Matt Kuchar | 2 | F |
T90 | Matt Every | 2 | F |
T90 | D.A. Points | 2 | F |
T90 | Brian Stuard | 2 | F |
T90 | Kevin Chappell | 2 | 9 |
T90 | Aaron Baddeley | 2 | 8 |
T90 | Rory Sabbatini | 2 | 5 |
T90 | John Huh | 2 | 6 |
T90 | Dustin Johnson | 2 | 4 |
T90 | Lucas Glover | 2 | 3 |
T90 | Justin Lower | 2 | 2 |
T106 | Steven Bowditch | 3 | F |
T106 | Ken Duke | 3 | F |
T106 | Carlos Ortiz | 3 | F |
T106 | Trevor Immelman | 3 | 7 |
T106 | Brendan Steele | 3 | 7 |
T106 | Derek Ernst | 3 | 5 |
T106 | Mike Weir | 3 | 4 |
T113 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 4 | F |
T113 | Roberto Castro | 4 | F |
T113 | Richard Lee | 4 | F |
T113 | Morgan Hoffmann | 4 | 7 |
T117 | William McGirt | 5 | F |
T117 | Stuart Appleby | 5 | F |
T119 | Y.E. Yang | 6 | F |
T119 | Martin Laird | 6 | 7 |
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