To say the second round of the Memorial Tournament was challenging for players would be an understatement, as players battled with strong gusts of wind while navigating the notoriously difficult Muirfield Village.
The day after World No.1 Scottie Scheffler vented his anger at caddie Ted Scott when the wind led to him hitting a shot into the water, there was no let-up on Friday with further strong gusts playing havoc for the 72 players in the field.
However, one player, JT Poston, defied the conditions with a remarkable seven-under round of 65 to lead by one at the halfway stage.
Poston’s achievement was so extraordinary that his round, which included eight birdies, was nine better than the field average.
That was enough to see him lead by one over Ryan Gerard at nine under, 26 shots better off than Rickie Fowler, who was stranded at the foot of the leaderboard as he missed the cut.
Poston’s command of the conditions didn’t go unnoticed by some of his peers, who remarked on his round afterwards.
One was Justin Thomas. The 16-time PGA Tour winner made the cut by one following a 75 in the second round.
Justin Thomas made the cut on the number
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Afterwards, he explained to reporters just how tricky it had been, saying: “I can’t put into words how hard that was. That was the hardest round of golf that I can remember, Major, non-Major, it was just insane.
“The wind wasn’t really the direction it was supposed to be or kind of forecasted to be for kind of like half the day and that usually isn’t something that happens when it’s at 25, 20, 25 miles an hour.
“It was just hard. You don’t have a bail out on half your shots out here so you have a lot of shots over water and you’re like, well, I hope it’s helping or I hope it’s not hurting. But everybody’s dealing with the same thing, but, man, it was brutal.”
“That was the hardest round of golf that I can remember – major, non-major, it was just insane.”Justin Thomas gets up and down on 18 to make the cut @MemorialGolf. pic.twitter.com/GSCUtRX4BNJune 5, 2026
Later, on X, he focused on Poston’s performance, writing: “I don’t think I can put into words how good @JT_ThePostman round…
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