Wyndham Championship, Round 4: Leaderboard, tee times, TV times

DUBLIN, Ohio — Patrick Cantlay finished his long day with some of his best golf, running off three straight birdies to close out a 5-under 67 and the lead Friday in a rain-delayed the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. RELATED: Leaderboard | How Collin Morikawa found the putter that helped him lead the Memorial He arrived at Muirfield Village before dawn. He finished when it was time for dinner. And except for a few inevitable mistakes, he was solid in the 33 holes he faced. “We’re out there for such a long time today that you could fall asleep at the wheel a little bit,” said Cantlay, who won the Memorial two years ago. “So being cognizant of that and checking in with yourself — are you as focused as you can be? — I think is the key.” Cantlay was at 8-under 136 on the refurbished Muirfield Village, where the rough is thicker and denser than usual and the rain that washed out nearly half of the opening round didn’t help. Scottie Scheffler recovered from three bogeys in his opening four holes to scratch out a 71 and was at 6-under 130 among those who completed the second round. They all had long days, having to finish most of the first round in the morning and 18 holes in the afternoon, with only about 30 minutes in between. Collin Morikawa and Jon Rahm, both winners at Muirfield Village last year in different tournaments held in consecutive weeks, were among those who had to return Saturday morning. Rahm was tied for the lead at 8 under through 13 holes, making a 2-foot birdie putt before darkness halted play. Morikawa was right there with him until a triple bogey on the 12th hole. The tournament should be back on track in time for the final round Sunday. Jordan Spieth had reason to wonder if his long day would lead to a short week. He had a hard time keeping his tee shots in play, meaning hacking out and trying to save par with his wedges. He was 5 over for his opening round when he fired an 8-iron into 8 feet for birdie and a 76. He followed that with a 67 to reach 1-under 143. That was more than enough to make the cut and to at least still be in the mix. “I needed something to stop the bleeding this morning,” Spieth said. Spieth played with Cantlay and Bryson DeChambeau, and it didn’t lack for excitement. Cantlay was playing great. DeChambeau also was at 143 with three double bogeys on his card. One of them came in his second round on No. 1, when it took him four shots to get down from 80 feet off the front of the green. He also hit his second shot to 4 feet for eagle on the par-5 fifth hole. “All in all, it’s not my best,” DeChambeau said. “But certainly worked hard to get it in and here for the weekend.” Despite the disjointed nature of the tournament, one constant as been the course. Several of the holes were redone — some obvious, such as the par-5 fifth and 15th hole, some more subtle with greens being shifted — and the rough has been brutal as ever. The biggest change has been the par 5s. Some of it is because of the soft conditions, but players are not going for them in two as much as they once did. Rory McIlroy went for the green on No. 5, landed just over the back into a bunker and did well to blast out to 20 feet. “You would rather be 90 yards away hitting a nice wedge shot in there. You can get it way closer,” McIlroy said after a pair of 72s. “So I think people are just realizing you’re probably more likely to make birdie just by laying up, which is a shame, because it’s sort of exciting to get to go for par 5s. And it’s sort of taken that a little bit out of play.” If Cantlay’s lead were to hold, it would be the highest score to lead after 36 holes at the Memorial since 2012, unusual only because rain leads to softer greens, and the best in the world thrive in those conditions. Cantlay wonders if the difficulty of the par 5s hasn’t changed the dynamics of scoring. “But that’s just the way it is now and I’m sure if the fairways firm out a little bit you will be able to hit the ball a little further and maybe get to some of the par 5s,” he said. For now, he’s happy with his score. Cantlay hasn’t had a top 10 since a tie for third at Pebble Beach, a stretch of seven tournaments. That’s his longest streak without a top 10 since he returned from a severe back injury in 2017. “Just fundamentals and getting my swing back to a place that I can start the ball where I’m looking all the time,” Cantlay said. “I wasn’t too far off, just a little off. So golf’s like that sometimes.”

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Jon Rahm and Ryan Palmer shot a 69 in the final round on Sunday to earn a three-shot victory at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Here’s a look at Rahm’s and Palmer’s equipment. Jon Rahm Driver: TaylorMade M5 (10.5 degrees) Shaft: Aldila Tour Green 70TX Fairway Woods: TaylorMade M5 (15 and 19 degrees) Shafts: Aldila Tour Green 70TX Irons: TaylorMade P-750 (4-PW) Shafts: Project X 6.5 Wedges: TaylorMade Milled Grind Hi-Toe (52, 56 and 60 degrees) Shafts: Project X 6.5 Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour Red Golf Ball: TaylorMade TP5  Ryan Palmer Driver: TaylorMade M1 460 Shaft: Accra Tour Z RPG 75X 3 Wood: TaylorMade M2 2017 (3HL) Shafts: Aldila 2KXV NV Green 75TX 5 Wood: TaylorMade R15 (19 degrees) Shaft: Accra Axiv XE80 Irons: Srixon Z-585 (4 iron), Srixon Z-785 (5-PW) Shafts: KBS Tour 130X Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM7 (50, 54 and 60 degrees) Shafts: KBS Tour 130X Putter: Odyssey O-Works R-Line Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

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U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka was out of golf so long he forgot where he put his clubs when finally healthy enough to start hitting balls. Now he’s back to work, and he’s ready to play. Koepka plans to play the Zurich Classic next week in New Orleans, ending a 15-week hiatus from a left wrist injury so severe he was in a soft cast for two months and didn’t touch a club for 91 days. “It feels like I’ve been out for six months,” Koepka said. “I still have confidence. I feel like I can win next week.” Koepka won the Dunlop Phoenix on the Japan Golf Tour last November, and the next week he was hitting balls to get ready for the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas when he felt pain in his left wrist. It hurt all week in the Bahamas, where he finished last against an 18-man field. Koepka didn’t touch a club until going to Kapalua for the Sentry Tournament of Champions. He finished last against a 34-man field. And then he stepped away. “It was torn a lot worse than they originally thought,” said Koepka, who doesn’t know what caused the partial tear to a tendon. “The ligaments that hold the tendon in place were gone. Every time I went to the doctor, it seemed like it got worse and worse.” His treatment included withdrawing bone marrow from his hip and injecting it into his left wrist, and then another session a month later of platelet-rich plasma injections. The injury not only caused Koepka to miss the Masters Tournament, it stopped the momentum that began with his four-shot victory in the U.S. Open at Erin Hills last summer. In his next nine starts, Koepka had one victory (by nine shots in Japan), a runner-up in the World Golf Championships event in Shanghai, two other top 10s and only one finish out of the top 20. Not playing also gave him a rare case of restlessness. Koepka says he never watches golf on TV, though he made an exception for the Masters two weeks ago. “It was really fun as a fan to watch,” he said. “I’m usually out there grinding. You see a birdie go up on the board and you’re not thinking about how it affects the tournament because you’re playing. I wasn’t rooting for anybody, I was just watching as a fan. And I was glued. For the first time, I can definitely say I was into it on TV.” His contact with the golfing world was next to none. Phil Mickelson sent him a text during the Masters to wish him well and hope for a speedy recovery. He saw Dustin Johnson, one of his closest friends on TOUR, a few times at home in Jupiter, Florida. And he saw Tiger Woods on Thursday when Koepka went out to the Medalist to play. Koepka hit balls Monday and Tuesday of last week, and then rested to make sure everything felt fine. He played Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week before heading up to The Floridian to work with Claude Harmon on his wedge game. He didn’t have a partner for the Zurich Classic, a team event, because of his late decision. Koepka will play with Marc Turnesa, who also lives in South Florida. Turnesa’s lone victory was 10 years ago in Las Vegas. Koepka doesn’t see this as a tuneup. His game and his swing don’t feel much different from the last time he played, minus the pain in his wrist. “I know where I’m at. I’m already back,” he said. “I’ve played the game for 23, 24 years. Four months off, I’m not going to lose it.” He didn’t lose his clubs, either. Koepka found them in the garage.

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