PGA Tour: Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy posted 72 in second round, sits 8 shots off the lead

PGA Tour: Patrick Cantlay currently leads the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide following 0 bogeys in his second of the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide.

Patrick Cantlay leads on the PGA Tour´s the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide alongside Jon Rahm who are in joint first place at the PGA Tour´s the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide after the second round. They sit at the top of the leaderboard with a score of 8 under par. Scottie Scheffler is third with a score of 6 under par.

“We're out there for such a long time today that you could fall asleep at the wheel a little bit,” said Cantlay, who won the Memorial two years ago. “So being cognizant of that and checking in with yourself — are you as focused as you can be? — I think is the key.”

Rory McIlroy is at even Par after the second round at position T43. The Northern Irishman posted a 72 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in the second round of the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide.

“You would rather be 90 yards away hitting a nice wedge shot in there. You can get it way closer,” McIlroy said after a pair of 72s. “So I think people are just realizing you're probably more likely to make birdie just by laying up, which is a shame, because it's sort of exciting to get to go for par 5s. And it's sort of taken that a little bit out of play.”

Martin Laird carded a second round of 72 to find himself in T62 position and trailing leader Patrick Cantlay by 10 shots. Laird, currently ranked 92 in the official world golf ranking, posted 5 birdies in his second round.

Matt Wallace is at 3 over par after the second round at place T69. The Englishman finished the round at Muirfield Village Golf Club in 76 strokes in the second round of the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide.

Joe LONG carded a second round 72 to find himself in T105 position and trailing leader Patrick Cantlay by 17 shots. Long turned in 5 birdies in his second round.

Danny Willett is at 3 over par after the second round at place T69. The Englishman logged a 56 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in the second round of the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide.

Matthew Fitzpatrick, currently number 18 in the official world golf ranking, carded a second round 57 to find himself in T77 position and trailing leader Patrick Cantlay by 12 shots. Fitzpatrick, currently ranked 18 in the official world golf ranking, posted 4 birdies in his second round.

Russell Knox is at 0 after the second round at rank T43. The Scotsman logged a 48 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in the second round of the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide.

The the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from June 3rd until the 6th of June 2021 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio (USA). Players will receive a total of $9,300,000 will be awarded to the players. The course for the tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club plays at Par 72.

The course on which the Memorial Tournament is played was renovated by Jack Nicklaus after last year's edition. The field is strong, with the top 5 in the FedExCup standings and six of the top ten golfers in the OWGR teeing off.

Top-5 Leaderboard: the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide

Pos	Name	Today	Total
T1	Patrick Cantlay	-5	-8
3	Scottie Scheffler	-1	-6
T4	Carlos Ortiz	-4	-5
T8	Branden Grace	0	-4
T8	Lucas Herbert	-3	-4

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