DUBLIN, Ohio -- Ben Griffin resumed the great play that brought him his first individual PGA Tour victory last week, hitting two shots in the water and still posting a 7-under 65 on Thursday in the Memorial on a course with rough as dense as a U.S. Open.

Griffin isn't taking victory laps after winning at Colonial . He just kept making birdies, along with an eagle on the par- 5 seventh hole with a 3-wood into 12 feet. He led by two shots over Collin Morikawa , with Max Homa another stroke behind.

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler wasn't at his best and still managed a 70, his 19th consecutive tournament in which he opened with a round under par.

Griffin was playing so well that his two water balls -- on the par-5 11th and par-3 12th -- only led to bogeys when such mistakes p

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