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DUBLIN, Ohio \u2014 J.T. Poston stepped onto the putting green Friday at the Memorial just in time to feel the first gust of wind, knowing a tough course was about to get even harder. Part of him was eager to see how a new golf ball to help with the wind was going to perform. It\u2019s safe to say he was pleased.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more Bad weather halts third round of the Memorial with J.T. Poston and Ryan Gerard still in front<\/a><\/p>\n

Poston had eight birdies in a round of 7-under 65, a score best measured by the fact he was nine shots better than the field average, enough for a one-shot lead over Ryan Gerard going into the weekend at Muirfield Village.<\/span><\/p>\n

Poston was at 9-under 135, a score not many saw coming.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The quality of his round could be measured by the comments of some of his peers. The interview with Tommy Fleetwood began with a statement that it seemed tougher out there.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIs that a question?\u201d Fleetwood replied. \u201cYeah, we\u2019ll expand on that. It was pretty brutal, actually.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Justin Thomas hit a phenomenal flop shot from behind the 18th green and holed a 6-foot par putt to make the cut on the number.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t put into words how hard that was,\u201d said Thomas, who did anyway. \u201cThat was the hardest round of golf that I can remember, major, non-major, it was just insane.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It was all about the wind, not the strongest these players have ever felt (especially if they have been to Kapalua or Scotland) but Muirfield Village has so much trouble and so little room to play it safe that it became vexing.<\/span><\/p>\n

That wasn\u2019t the case for Poston, who decided last week to change to what he called the \u201cleft dash ball Titleist makes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s supposed to help me a little bit in the wind,\u201d Poston said. \u201cSo we felt like today was going to be a good test of that and it obviously performed really well. We had a couple shots that I felt like didn\u2019t quite hit them perfect and it hung in there pretty well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Of course, there was a player hitting the shots, and in his case rolling the putts. So was it the golf ball or the putter?<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cBoth,\u201d Poston said. \u201cThe ball got me there, the putter helped me get it in the hole.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Only two of his eight birdie putts were inside 10 feet. Statistically, Poston picked up four shots on the field with his putting in the strokes gained category. He took 24 putts and the distance they covered was 134 feet. No matter which number, it was really good.<\/span><\/p>\n

He might have been the only one happy to see wind.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, sure,\u201d Poston said with a laugh. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to say I wasn\u2019t when you shoot 65. I just knew it was going to play tough and the goal was to try and be patient and keep hitting the shots like I was hitting yesterday and it helps to get off to a great start, make a few nice, longish putts the first couple holes and I feel like I was just kind of off and running.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Gerard was pleased with his 69, getting three birdies before the wind really started to get tough. And he clearly remembers when that happened.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSeven fairway,\u201d Gerard said. \u201cI was spraying sunscreen and all of a sudden it started going all over the place. And my caddie was like, \u2018Oh, I guess it\u2019s windy now.\u2019 \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

And it only got worse.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler hit a shank, said he felt like he was going to shoot 90 and came to life late with three birdies to salvage a 72. He was 10 shots behind in his bid for a third straight victory at the Memorial. Rory McIlroy had a double bogey and two bogeys over his last six holes for a 74. He also was 10 shots behind in his bid to win for the first time in 14 tries at Muirfield Village.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sam Burns had another 69 and was three shots back, followed by Fleetwood (73).<\/span><\/p>\n

Gerard, much like Scheffler, was happy with 69 considering he wasn\u2019t entirely on top of his game. He spoke of \u201cgrimy up-and-downs\u201d to stay in the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI hit it in two hazards off the tee on par 5s on the back nine and hit both greens in regulation from 240-plus,\u201d he said. \u201cBut it\u2019s just kind of keeping yourself in the hole \u2014 it\u2019s not easy \u2014 and allowing yourself to be positive.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMentally and physically this place is a monster, not only because it\u2019s a big walk and I\u2019m dealing with nine million allergies or whatever they\u2019re putting out there,\u201d he said. \u201cSo it\u2019s a test of patience.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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