{"id":11020,"date":"2012-06-02T10:34:05","date_gmt":"2012-06-02T08:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/06\/golf-stallings-and-levin-set-pace-at-soggy-memorial\/"},"modified":"2012-06-02T10:34:05","modified_gmt":"2012-06-02T08:34:05","slug":"golf-stallings-and-levin-set-pace-at-soggy-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-stallings-and-levin-set-pace-at-soggy-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Stallings and Levin set pace at soggy Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Mark Lamport-Stokes<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">DUBLIN, Ohio, June 1<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; American journeymen Scott<br \/>\nStallings and Spencer Levin survived tough, windy conditions to<br \/>\nhold an early share of the second-round lead at the rain-hit<br \/>\nMemorial tournament on Friday as the temperatures plunged.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Overnight pacesetter Stallings carded a one-over-par 73 and<br \/>\nLevin a 72 on a soggy, ultra-long Muirfield Village layout to<br \/>\nfinish level at five-under 139 after play had earlier been<br \/>\nsuspended for just under two hours due to heavy rain.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While former British Open winners Louis Oosthuizen and Ben<br \/>\nCurtis, along with Masters champion Bubba Watson, were likely to<br \/>\nmiss the cut, Stallings and Levin limited the damage late in<br \/>\ntheir respective rounds as the wind intensified.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Summerhays carded a 71 to lie one stroke off the pace<br \/>\nat 140, one better than fellow Americans Troy Matteson (69) and<br \/>\nJonathan Byrd (70).<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Australian Adam Scott briefly got to six under but he<br \/>\ndropped four shots over his last eight holes for a 72 to finish<br \/>\nat two under.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>That put Scott level with Swede Henrik Stenson (68), Japan&#8217;s<br \/>\nRyo Ishikawa (70) and Americans Lucas Glover (68), Dustin<br \/>\nJohnson (71), Rickie Fowler (71) and Erik Compton (75).<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With the temperatures peaking at around 61 Fahrenheit (16<br \/>\nCelsius), Stallings recovered from a faltering run of three<br \/>\nbogeys in four holes to join Levin at the top.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>LONG DAY<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mark Lamport-Stokes DUBLIN, Ohio, June 1 (Reuters) &#8211; American journeymen Scott Stallings and Spencer Levin survived tough, windy conditions to hold an early share of the second-round lead at the rain-hit Memorial tournament on Friday as the temperatures plunged. 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