{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/680a0159fcccdba3a5365c3e/6a2382d3a2db34bb893fb40b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Muirfield Massacre & Poston's Push - June 6th, 2026","description":"<p>On Friday at the Memorial Tournament, J.T. Poston fired a brilliant 65 to take the 36-hole lead, surviving a major-championship-like setup that pushed the cutline to +5 and tested the sanity of the world's best.</p><p><br></p><h3>THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT: POSTON'S SURGE</h3><ul><li>Jack Nicklaus transformed Muirfield Village into a U.S. Open-style torture chamber, pushing the field scoring average to 74. Amidst the chaos, J.T. Poston found a desperately needed confidence boost, firing a 7-under 65 to take the outright lead.</li><li>Poston gained a massive 4.11 strokes putting after switching to the Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash ball.</li><li>Ryan Gerard sits in solo second (-8) after a meticulous, joint-cracking 31-shot morning range session, while Sam Burns (-6) prioritized a strict rest strategy to combat the mental exhaustion.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>SCHEFFLER'S STREAK &amp; JT'S GRIND</h3><ul><li>Scottie Scheffler stared down a nightmare start to rally for an even-par 72, extending his legendary cut streak to 76. Meanwhile, Justin Thomas grinded out a 75 to make the cut on the number in grueling conditions.</li><li>\"I thought I was going to shoot about ninety today,\" Scheffler admitted, while also venting to caddie Ted Scott: \"I do not think you understand how frustrating that is, you cannot get the wind wrong.\"</li><li>JT called it his hardest non-major round ever, leading to an exhausted mutual hug with Rory McIlroy on the 18th green—capping off a bizarre anomaly where JT's ball landed directly in front of Rory's marker two days in a row.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>GEAR CHANGES &amp; HIGHLIGHT REELS</h3><ul><li>Equipment tweaks paid massive dividends on Friday, with Tommy Fleetwood shooting 67 after switching to a TaylorMade Spider Tour X Black putter, and Cameron Young debuting a 10-degree Titleist GT3 driver to optimize his spin rates.</li><li>Rory McIlroy added a heavier Fujikura Ventus Black 7X shaft and 13g weights to his TaylorMade Qi10 driver, while Justin Rose gamed raw McLaren Series 1 irons ground down 0.5mm by JP Herrington.</li><li>Rory and Jordan Spieth were spotted in a hilarious fairway sprint with a cameraman, providing a rare moment of levity during a punishing round.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>Quick Hits</h3><p>Jordan Spieth (+6) and an ailing Rickie Fowler (+17, sinus infection) miss the brutal +5 cut • Thomas Detry nearly holes an albatross on the 11th, while Xander Schauffele sinks a wild 30-foot gravity putt • Ludvig Aberg executes a genius 98-yard drop zone retreat on the 12th to save double bogey.</p>","author_name":"Golf.ai"}