Scottie Scheffler surges into lead during tough day at Memorial - ESPN

DUBLIN, Ohio — Scottie Scheffler was at his best on a tough day at Muirfield Village, opening with 13 straight pars and then pouring it on at the end for a 4-under 68 that gave him a one-shot lead Saturday over Ben Griffin at the Memorial.

Scheffler birdied four of his last five holes, finishing with a birdie from just inside 15 feet. He took the lead when Griffin missed a 3-foot par putt on the final hole.

At stake for Scheffler is a chance to win for the third time in his last four tournaments and join Tiger Woods as the only back-to-back winners at the Memorial.

«I don't know what the scoring average was today, but I was definitely proud of the way I finished and it was really challenging,» Scheffler said. «Through 13 holes, I felt like I was playing really good and I was only even par. Just a hard course.»

The scoring average for the 57 players who made the cut was 73.9, and three players failed to break 80. Scheffler, the only player to break par all three rounds, was at 8-under 208.

Griffin, who won last week at Colonial, made five birdies and five bogeys over his last 13 holes.

Scheffler was six shots behind Griffin at one point in the cool, blustery weather. And then it all changed so quickly.

Griffin, who became the only player this week to reach 10-under par when he ran off three straight birdies, gave it all back with four straight bogeys. He was in the fairway or on the tee when he made three of those bogeys.

Scheffler was lurking, as always. The world's No. 1 player has an uncanny knack of hanging around and winding up with the low score by the end of the day. This was no exception.

«I did see that Ben got to 10 under, but it's not going to change my play in the middle of a Saturday,» Scheffler said. «This