The second round was suspended due to lightning at 3:03 p.m. local time and resumed at 6:46 p.m. (delay of 3 hours, 43 minutes). The second round was suspended due to darkness at 8:31 p.m., with 24 groups needing to complete their round. The second round is scheduled to resume Saturday at 6:45 a.m., and the 36-hole cut will be made upon conclusion of the second round.

Weather: Mixed skies. High of 89. Wind W/SW at 6-12 mph, gusts up to 22 mph.

Austin Smotherman (first/-14)

• Cards a bogey-free 8-under 63 in the second round; records his fourth round of 63 or better this season, having matched his career-low round 62 in the second round of the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX
• Poised to hold the fourth 36-hole lead/co-lead of his Korn Ferry Tour career; most recently held the second-round lead earlier this month at the BMW Charity Pro-Am which he converted into victory
• Two-time Korn Ferry Tour winner who most recently won in his 92nd career start at the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX (other: 2021 Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation)
• Became the fourth 36-hole leader/co-leader to win on Tour this season at the BMW Charity Pro-Am, improving to 2-for-3 for converting 36-hole leads into victory
• Earns his first made cut in his fourth career appearance at the Memorial Health Championship
• Owns 10 top-25s highlighted by four top-10s, including his victory, in 15 starts this season
• Split time last year between the PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour; made 13 cuts over his 16 starts on TOUR with one top 10 (T7/Procore Championship), leading to a No. 169 finish in the FedEx Cup Fall
• Collected two top-10s in 11 starts during the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season, leading to a No. 104 finish on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List
• Retained Korn Ferry Tour membership for the start of the 2025 season with a T19 finish at Final Stage of 2024 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry (first 25 finishers and ties)
• Previously competed on the PGA TOUR during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, logging 11 top-25s and two top-10s over 60 starts (best finish: T5/2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta World)
• Earned PGA TOUR membership for the first time at the conclusion of the 2020-21 combined season with a No. 25 finish on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List

Additional notes

• Korn Ferry Tour winner Ben Taylor (T2/-13) opens with four consecutive birdies (Nos. 10-13) following the near 4-hour weather delay and posts a bogey-free 7-under 64; earns the lowest opening 36-hole score of his career with 13-under 129 (previous best: 10-under 132/2017 AdventHealth Championship).
• First-round leader Luke Guthrie stands T2 at 13-under thru 13 holes; looks to stand inside the top-three following 36 holes for the first time across any PGA TOUR-sanctioned Tour since the 2019 UNC Health Championship presented by STITCH (T3/finished sixth).
• Davis Chatfield (T6/-11), who stands No. 6 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, is in line to stand inside the top-10 through 36 holes for the seventh time this season (has held the lead/co-lead in four of the instances).
• Winner of the 2025 Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club, Jeremy Gandon (T6/-11), is in line to establish his second-best 36-hole position and best since the 2020 AdventHealth Championship (T4/finished T15).
• Rookie Zach James (T6/-11) is in line to stand inside the top-10 following 36 holes for the third time this season (most recent: 2nd/2025 Veritex Bank Championship/finished T2); finished T26 at Final Stage of 2024 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry to earn Korn Ferry Tour membership this season.
• Sandy Scott (T10/-9), who finished No. 8 in the 2024 Fortinet Cup on PGA TOUR Americas, cards a 6-under 65 to total 9-under 133; posts the lowest opening 36-hole score of his career (previous best: 6-under 134/twice).
• The No. 8 finisher in the 2025 PGA TOUR University Eligibility Ranking, Omar Morales (T15/-8), logs his first made cut and posts a career-low 7-under 64 in what is his third career start on the Korn Ferry Tour; began his round with an eagle on the par-4 10th and followed with birdies on Nos. 13, 17, 3, 5, and 6.
• Second-year member Ryan Burnett (T15/-8) is in line to establish a career-high 36-hole position (previous: T20/2025 Veritex Bank Championship/finished T42); made a return to the Korn Ferry Tour after finishing No. 9 in the 2024 Fortinet Cup on PGA TOUR Americas off the strength of his win at the 2024 Bromont Open.
• Seungtaek Lee stands T23 at 7-under thru 17* and looks to extend his streak in consecutive made cuts, having made the weekend in each of his 14 starts this season.
• Ethan Davidson and Charlie Nikitas are the two open qualifiers who stand T49 and are projected to make the current cut on the number at 5-under 137; both players are making their Korn Ferry Tour debuts this week; Nikitas currently holds PGA TOUR Americas membership after finishing No. 46 in the Fortinet Cup during Segment I to maintain status for Segment II (top 60 from standings).
• Cole Hammer and Nelson Ledesma were disqualified during the second round of the Memorial Health Championship under Rule 3.3 after self-reporting a breach of rules during the first round. The players violated Rule 10.2a on Advice on Hole 17 during Round 1.
• • Round 3 tee times will run from approximately 9:45 – 11:45 a.m. with groups teeing off Nos. 1 and 10.