Canadian Hughes among six tied for lead at Memorial

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Canadian Mackenzie Hughes shot a 5-under-par 67 and is among six golfers tied for the lead after the first round of the Memorial on Thursday. 

Cameron Young was also in the pack tied for the early lead, another reminder of how well he is playing.

In his first start since challenging at the PGA Championship, Young finished with two birdies over his last three holes on rain-softened Muirfield Village.

Even with slightly softer greens, the 67 was the highest score to lead after the first round of the Memorial since 2004. And it was the second straight week on the PGA Tour of a big logjam at the top — eight were tied after one round at Colonial.

Also joining Hughes and Young, were Luke List, Cameron Smith and K.H. Lee from the morning wave and Davis Riley in the afternoon.

Bryson DeChambeau, in his first tournament since the Masters because of surgery on his left hand, had a 76. Harris English made his first start since the Sony Open in January because of hip surgery. He opened with a 77.

A year ago, Young was coming off consecutive wins on the Korn Ferry Tour that moved him up some 300 spots in the world ranking to No. 170. Now he is at No. 30, with five top-three finishes in his rookie season, three times a runner-up.

The most recent was at Southern Hills, when Young was tied for the lead heading to the 14th tee in the final round of the PGA. His chances ended with a double bogey on the 16th.

And then he was right back at it at the Memorial, making a 15-foot eagle on the par-5 15th on his way to a 31 on his opening nine holes, overcoming a few bogeys on the front nine and capping off another solid day with a 30-foot birdie putt.

“I think we knew what was possible, but I think I've also gotten a lot