Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth contending at Memorial entering Sunday

A few of the sport’s largest names are in competition on the Memorial Event.

Rory McIlroy has a share of the lead with Si Woo Kim and David Lipsky heading into Sunday’s closing spherical at 6-under par.

McIlroy and Kim will comprise Sunday’s closing pairing.

Had he not triple-bogeyed the 18th gap Thursday, McIlroy would have the lead by himself. However the Northern Irishman seems to have put that day one catastrophe behind him as he eyes successful the Memorial Event for the primary time.

McIlroy shot a 2-under par 70 on Saturday, a terrific rating contemplating Muirfield Village is taking part in agency, quick, and difficult. The Columbus, Ohio, space has not acquired rainfall in additional than every week.

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In the meantime, Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, and Jordan Spieth are all proper there as every participant sits inside three pictures of the lead.

Hovland had one of many higher rounds of the day with a 3-under spherical of 69. He made birdies at 15, 16, and 17 to vault himself up the leaderboard and into competition going into the ultimate day. If the 25-year-old Norwegian goes on to win, it is going to mark the largest victory of his younger profession.

Hovland sits at 5-under general, one behind the leaders.

Morikawa additionally made a transfer Saturday, taking pictures a sub-70 spherical for the primary time this week. After opening with rounds of 71 and 73, Morikawa made eight birdies en path to a 4-under par spherical of 68. He sits at 4-under par general for the event.

A stroke behind Morikawa sits Spieth, who shot an even-par 72 for the second straight day. Spieth has made a barrage of putts from a distance and ranks second within the discipline in scrambling at 79.2%. If he can string collectively just a few birdies early in his closing spherical, Spieth has the arrogance to be an element down the stretch.

Jon Rahm, who struggled Saturday with a 2-over 74, is farther down the leaderboard. He sits 2-under for the event, 5 again of the lead. He has the sport to go low, however Rahm is perhaps too far again, as 22 gamers are inside three pictures of the lead.

“Anyone below par can win this golf event,” mentioned Jack Nicklaus on the CBS Broadcast. “Even Scottie Scheffler, who’s 1-under par.”

The leaderboard has loads of massive names, which ought to produce an exciting end at Jack’s Place.