{"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/6a24de25ebd8b0fa73c1e5bb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"U.S. Open 2.0 at Muirfield & Scheffler's Slump - June 7th, 2026","description":"<p>On June 7th, 2026, we recap a weather-delayed Saturday at the Memorial Tournament, where brutal course conditions set the stage for unlikely co-leaders and surprising struggles from the world's best.</p><p><br></p><h3>THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT LEADERS</h3><ul><li>Muirfield Village is playing like \"U.S. Open 2.0\" with punishing rough, but J.T. Poston—fighting for a U.S. Open spot—and Ryan Gerard navigated the chaos to share the lead at nine-under.</li><li>Poston fired a Friday 65 to break a five-month slump, admitting \"it is easy to start questioning stuff.\"</li><li>Gerard credits his putting rhythm to 14 years of playing the violin, and his course management to chess, noting his game is \"less about execution and more about planning.\"</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER'S REGRESSION</h3><ul><li>Scottie Scheffler sits at T12 but is fighting his swing, prompting Shane Bacon to make a polarizing comparison between Scheffler's current ball-striking regression and Jordan Spieth's infamous struggles.</li><li>\"I felt like I was going to shoot about ninety today,\" Scheffler admitted, as his wedge proximity from 100-125 yards dropped from 15 to 21 feet.</li><li>Co-host Patrick McDonald isn't hitting the panic button just yet, registering only a 3/10 concern level for the World No. 1.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>RORY MCILROY &amp; JACK NICKLAUS</h3><ul><li>Rory McIlroy is taking direct mentorship from tournament host Jack Nicklaus, who critiqued that Rory only gets into trouble when he tries to hit the ball too hard.</li><li>Applying Jack's wisdom, Rory executed a brilliant, calculated 40-yard rolling wedge using the course architecture on the 13th hole.</li><li>During the weather delays, Jack Nicklaus was busy advising players to avoid drinking milkshakes and sitting in 65-degree AC to keep their bodies ready.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>Quick Hits</h3><p>Eric Cole's Tiger-esque parachute flop shot eagle on the 5th • Gary Woodland chipping with a wedge directly on the green • Justin Thomas loses his early tee-time advantage to the weather while Spieth, Day, and Fowler miss the cut.</p>","author_name":"Golf.ai"}