内容摘要：“I think it will be an exciting thing,” Rauls said. “It will be bewildering with all their noises.”

“I think it will be an exciting thing,” Rauls said. “It will be bewildering with all their noises.”

The Japanese star birdied the 17th and needed par on the 18th to get to the weekend. He hooked his drive so badly on the final hole that it cleared the stream running down the left side of the fairway. From mangled rough, he belted it up toward the green and got up-and-down.When it comes to all-world pars,

. Spieth pulled his tee shot on the par-5 11th inside the hazard line, just above the creek. He removed his socks and shoes and rolled his pants up to his knees to try to hack it out.And then he picked up the ball and took a penalty drop. This wasn’t a long discussion.“The creek’s too deep so I couldn’t actually stand in the water,” Spieth said. “Also, I could reach the green (by taking a drop on shorter grass), which was a big reason why I took a drop.”

If only it were that simple. He sent his 3-wood well to the right, clattering around trees and landing in more rough. But the lie was decent, and he managed to hit a flop shot over the bunkers and onto the green, rolling out to 4 feet for a par save.There was more to his round. Spieth birdied three of the last four holes. for a 69 and suddenly finds himself right in the mix, four shots out of the lead.

Only 11 players remained under par. That included Collin Morikawa, who was tied for the lead through six holes and was done in on the par 5s. He played them in 3 over, including taking five shots from 50 feet away from the hole. The rough at Muirfield can make anyone look silly.

Morikawa saved par on the 18th from a bunker for a 75 and was in the group at 2-under 142 that included Xander Schauffele, who started his day with a double bogey and finished it with four birdies on his last five holes.Lala Rudge poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘It was just an accident’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)

Lala Rudge poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘It was just an accident’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)A Thai Air Force officer adjusts the cap of a member of an honor guard in preparation for the arrival of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the Government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A Thai Air Force officer adjusts the cap of a member of an honor guard in preparation for the arrival of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the Government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)Children play in the waves on the Yemeni island of Socotra on Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)