No offense to the three players ahead of him, but the golfer entering the weekend at the Memorial Tournament as the betting favorite is the guy in fourth place. That's the way it is when you're Scottie Scheffler and you're the best player in the world.

Not even a difficult golf course like Muirfield Village could cool down Ben Griffin's heater. Fresh off the first individual win of his PGA Tour career last weekend at the Charles Schwab Challenge, Griffin jumped out the gates Thursday at the 2025 Memorial to command a two-stroke lead over Collin Morikawa following the first round of action.

Scottie Scheffler is three shots off the lead at the halfway stage of his Memorial Tournament title defence; Nick Taylor and Ben Griffin share top spot in Ohio; watch round three live on Sky Sports on Saturday (early coverage from 3.