PGA Tour Announced Unfortunate News About Golfer During Memorial Tournament originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Memorial Tournament teed off its second round on Friday with Ben Griffin leading the field after round one. As things stand, he has now been displaced by Nick Taylor. However, the second round was marred by an unfortunate incident.

Ben Griffin's golf career has exploded over the last month. The 29-year-old picked up his first PGA Tour win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans alongside good friend Andrew Novak. A few weeks later,

Day two of the Memorial Tournament saw golfers chasing Ben Griffin, who led the field after 18 holes after going 7-under in the opening round. But the relative unknown is making a splash on the PGA Tour and he's got quite the story to tell.

On Friday, the second round of The Memorial Tournament takes place at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.

Ben Griffin broke through with the first win of his PGA Tour career coming last month in a team event alongside Andrew Novak. Twenty-eight days later, Griffin found the winner's circle again on his own merits by never falling behind Sunday at the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge.

It took just four weeks for Ben Griffin to go from never having won a PGA Tour title to becoming a two-time winner. On Sunday, he sank a nervy 4-foot putt at the last hole to close in 1-over 71 at Colonial Country Club,

Ben Griffin earned his first individual PGA Tour victory in the Charles Schwab Challenge a month after winning a team event.

Ben Griffin is on a mission to prove to Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley that he can be a "stone-cold killer" - and hopes to have his close friend Andrew Novak alongside him at Bethpage