Links PGA Tour 2026 - The Memorial

[Pinseeker]

An Ok start I guess..... https://youtu.be/ob5IawxHDSw

[JimEvers37]

Another week, another disappointing first round, front nine started with a par, bogey from the sand at #2, bird at #4 and #5, another bogey from the sand at #8 to go out in 36, back nine started with bogey, birdie, bogey, birdie at #15, train slid off the tracks at #17 with a triple bogey from sand over the green into another sand trap then a heavy chip from deep rough missed bogey putt and settled for triple bogey, par at #18 after missing makeable birdie putt to come in in 39 shots for 36-39=75 3 over par start, 9 fairways, 11 greens, 28 putts. I will be late getting my round in tomorrow.

Jim

[Southcitygolf]

026 Memorial Tournament - 1st Rd

Video link to 1st Rd.
https://youtu.be/U4E6QoQm1hs

[Southcitygolf]

2026 Memorial Tournament - 2nd Rd - Pin Position


Video link to 1st Rd.
https://youtu.be/U4E6QoQm1hs

[OfficialMattGlumac]

We all know how good we are at Links 2003. But how good are we at golf in real life? Do you have a handicap index? Mine is 4.1. Yesterday I shot my 2nd under par round of 2026.

[dko]

I never got to that point IRL (best round was a 75 many, many years ago) so congrats Matty!

[dko]

Back to Links, for my 2nd round I couldn't cope with the wind or green speed and was probably fortunate to shoot a 74. Hole out from the bunker for birdie on 1 and thought maybe something good could happen. NOPE!

https://youtu.be/lFSTJqt85uA (hole out on 1 and most of a par on 2)
https://youtu.be/wW6XyHNEK-I (par putt on 2 through most of the bogey at 16)
https://youtu.be/5OcgDdRGFmo (bogey putt on 16 and two pars to finish; missed opportunity on 18)

[dwg]

Really tough conditions.

I'm not sure there was much in the way of fairways, there was certainly rough and bunkers, I'm on first name terms with some of them.

4 over after 3 holes, so I thought one of those days, pack up now and go home and save the embarrassment. But I soldiered on.

It was an interesting day in terms of club selection, a bit of a lottery at times. Do you play with the wind or try and hold the ball against it.

No more bogies or worse for the rest of the round, it was a near thing at times, but there were 5 birdies so shot a 71.

I was amazed at the score under the circumstances.

Des

[dko]

You're getting to be pretty darn good at this Des.

[dwg]

Doug,

There was a good sprinkling of luck at the right times in the round.

Des