Justin Suh tops leaderboard at halfway mark

Memorial Tournament R2

Justin Suh made back-to-back birdies at the 14th and 15th before a final-hole birdie to close with a 66 and take the outright lead at 8-under at the halfway mark.

“I would take that 6-under any day. In the beginning I made, on the first hole I made a 12-footer for par on the fringe. I just kind of kept the confidence with the putter going,” said the American.

“I thought off the tee I didn’t do so great, kind of missing fairways with the driver early. But here, you don’t hit too many drivers. You hit a lot of irons off the tee, hit a lot of 3-woods off the tee. So I thought those I did well. But hopefully I can clean up the driver on the weekend.”

Suh seeks a first Tour title in his 49th start since making his debut at this event in 2019.

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama posted the low round of the week, a 65, and the only bogey-free round this week to move into second place at 7-under.

“I made some good par saving putts today, and as you mentioned, the course is playing tough, especially the greens,” said Matsuyama. “If the greens get even harder than they are now, it’s going to be a challenge this weekend. But today the putts went in and so I’m satisfied.

“I really like this golf course. I wish I could play it more in a non-tournament setting because it’s just fantastic here. But it is a difficult golf course and that’s the big challenge.

David Lipsky posted a 69, the only player in the field with two rounds in the 60s. He is joined in third place at 6-under by  fellow American Patrick Cantlay who shot 67.

Two-time champion Cantlay seeks to join Kenny Perry (3) and Tiger Woods (5) as the only players with three or more victories in the event.

Mark Hubbard of the USA closed with a 70 for a share of fifth place at 5-under alongside South Korean Si Woo Kim (68).

First-round leader Davis Riley (USA) carded a 78 and slipped down to T44 at 1-over.

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2Hideki Matsuyama-77265137
T3David Lipsky-66969138
T3Patrick Cantlay-67167138
T5Si Woo Kim-57168139
T5Mark Hubbard-56970139
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T7Sepp Straka-47169140
T7Patrick Rodgers-47070140
T7Jon Rahm-47070140
T7Rickie Fowler-47268140
T12Lee Hodges-37269141
T12Luke Donald-37269141
T12Jordan Spieth-36972141
T12Wyndham Clark-37071141
T12Austin Eckroat-36972141
T17Stephan Jaeger-27270142
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T17Matt Wallace-26874142
T17Viktor Hovland-27171142
T17Sam Burns-27171142
T22Christiaan Bezuidenhout-17370143
T22Xander Schauffele-17766143
T22Gary Woodland-17568143
T22Tom Hoge-17469143
T22Sam Ryder-17172143
T22Andrew Putnam-17172143
T22Beau Hossler-17271143
T22Byeong Hun An-17271143
T22Denny McCarthy-17172143
T22Joseph Bramlett-17370143
T22Seamus Power-17073143
T22J.J. Spaun-17271143
T34Sam StevensPar7272144
T34Chez ReaviePar7272144
T34Matt FitzpatrickPar7668144
T34Taylor MontgomeryPar7173144
T34Harris EnglishPar7173144
T34Garrick HiggoPar7173144
T34Emiliano GrilloPar7173144
T34Collin MorikawaPar7173144
T34Stewart CinkPar7371144
T34Sam BennettPar7173144
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T44Thomas Detry+17372145
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T44Brandt Snedeker+17372145
T44Danny Willett+16976145
T44Keith Mitchell+17174145
T44Russell Henley+17471145
T44Adam Scott+17075145
T44Shane Lowry+16976145
T53S.H. Kim+27571146
T53Alex Noren+27274146
T53J.T. Poston+27670146
T53Sahith Theegala+27670146
T53Adam Schenk+27571146
T53Taylor Pendrith+27769146
T53Matt Kuchar+27967146
T53Sungjae Im+27076146
T61Ryan Fox+37770147
T61Keegan Bradley+37473147
T61Davis Thompson+37275147
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Updated: June 4, 2023