Cameron Smith among six co-leaders after first round of the Memorial Tournament

The first round of the 2022 Memorial Tournament went off without a weather delay, and the rest of the week looks splendid. Oh, and there were plenty of birdies, eagles, and frustration on the course.

Hideki Matsuyama was the highlight of the first round for all the wrong reasons. He was disqualified because he used a club that was deemed to give him an unfair advantage.

Big names like Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay — the past three Memorial champions — Collin Morikawa, Rory McIlroy, Xander Shauffele, Jordan Spieth and Victor Hovland had decent to solid rounds, but are all at least two shots off the lead.

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Cameron Young, Luke List, Cameron Smith, K.H. Lee, Mackenzie Hughes and Davis Riley all finished 5-under par to enter Friday as co-leaders.

Will Zalatoris, who lost in a playoff to Justin Thomas at the PGA Championship two weeks ago, had a round-high eight birdies, but finished one shot back with a 4-under, 68.

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Smith and Zalatoris each said the greens were soft from the rain, which allowed them to play more aggressively.

"The greens around here are about as good as it gets," Smith said. "You know they're going to be consistent. Just really need to hit fairways, being able to control the ball into the greens."

Here's the recap from the day.

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7:03 p.m. - Memorial's first round ends. Six-way tie for the lead, four players one shot back

The first round of the Memorial Tournament has concluded, with only one of the seven top-10 players in the world among the six players tied at 5-under in first place. Australian Cameron Smith, the No. 3 player in the world, tees off at 12:48 p.m. tomorrow.

The top early groups in the second round are Xander Shauffele, Viktor Hovland and Matt Fitzpatrick at 7:36 a.m.; Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Shane Lowry at 7:48 a.m.; followed by Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed at 8 a.m.

6:26 p.m. – Matt Kuchar double-bogies No. 18 to finish with a 70

Matt Kuchar was staring at a potential tie atop the leaderboard after 18 holes approaching the clubhouse, but he pulled his drive way left and finished with a six on the Par 4 18th.

Kuchar is in good company with other notable names Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy at 2-under. Collin Morikawa and Victor Hovland are at 1-under, while Jon Rahm and Patrick Cantlay, the past two Memorial champions shot 72 on day one.

6:17 p.m. – Bryson DeChambeau way back after first round since wrist surgery

Bryson DeChambeau made his long-awaited return to the PGA Tour on Thursday since wrist surgery this spring. He'll likely have just one more round, unless he shoots low on Friday.

DeChambeau shot a 4-over, 76. He was 1-under through nine holes, but blew up on the back with a double-bogey and three bogies. Another notable American, Patrick Reed, also shot 4-over par.

5:37 p.m. – Davis Riley ends first round in a tie for the lead

Make it six players finishing the first round at the Memorial Tournament with a 5-under, 67. Davis Riley surged late with an eagle on No. 15, and recovered from a bogey on No. 16 with a birdie on the 17th hole to end the day tied for the lead.

Sahith Theegala, a PGA Tour rookie with three top-10 finishes in his career and no wins, had a bogey on the final hole to finish 4-under with two other players.

5:04 p.m. – Mackenzie Hughes chips in to make it a seven-way tie at the top

From below the hole just about a slope down to the creek in front of the ninth green, Mackenzie Hughes chipped in for birdie to end his first round at 5-under, 67. Hughes' finish guarantees there will be at least a five-way tie atop the leaderboard to begin round two.

4:19 p.m. – Theegala, Riley join leaders

Sahith Theegala and Davis Riley are now tied for the lead at 5-under. Theegala forged a tie with a birdie on the No. 5 hole. He chipped in from almost 26 feet from the rough. Davis has had a blistering back nine. He birdied the 11th, 12th and 13th holes and made eagle on the par-5 15th hole. He made a 17-foot putt for the eagle.

3:35 p.m. - Matsuyama DQ'd

Hideki Matsuyama, the 2014 Memorial winner and 2021 Masters champion, was disqualified Thursday. Matsuyama was 3 over par at the time. He was disqualified for using a non-conforming club. Someone on his team applied paint to the face of his wood, which in theory could affect the spin on a ball, a violation of golf rules.

3:25 p.m. – Morning leaders remain on top

The morning leaders at 5-under par — Cameron Young, Cameron Smith, Luke List and K.H. Lee - remain atop the leaderboard with all the afternoon golfers on the couse. Corey Conners also reached 5-under but bogeyed No. 17, his eighth hole. Sahith Theegala is also at 4-under.

2:45 p.m. – Corey Conners with five birdies through six holes

A couple of golfers are beginning to emerge at the top of the leaderboard in the afternoon wave of players. Canadian Corey Conners birdied No. 15 to jump into a five-way tie at 5-under. He also teed off the back nine, so he still has 12 holes to play in round one.

The No. 140th ranked golfer in the world is also beginning the first round hot. Sahith Theegala is 4-under through his first seven holes.

2 p.m. - Players taking advantage of soft greens

From the rain this morning and last night, the greens allowed players in the morning wave to be aggressive on their approach shots.

"We had to land the ball 10 paces short of pin on Tuesday and now you can throw it right next to the stick with the rain overnight," said Jordan Spieth, who shot 2-under and had four birdies.

Will Zalatoris had the busiest scorecard of the morning with eight birdies and four bogeys.

"I'm shocked at how this place has softened up, with the weather we've had," he said. "Monday and Tuesday was probably one of the firmer practice rounds I think I've had in my short stint out here."

1:21 p.m. – Cameron Smith finishes with birdie for four-way tie for lead

Cameron Smith, the winner of the Players Championship in March, birdied No. 6 and No. 9 to end his round in a four-way tie with Cameron Young, Luke List and K.H. Lee.

Max Homa was among those at 5-under until he had a double-bogey on the Par 3 8th hole to end the day at 3-under. Will Zalatoris ended his round at 4-under par after a bogey on the same hole Homa.

12:54 p.m. – Luke List, K.H. Lee finish first round in four-way tie for lead

With light rain starting to come down, Luke List sank a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to finish his round at 5-under, 67. Another long-shot, K.H. Lee, saved par on the 18th after a drive into the right rough to finish his first round among the three others at 5-under.

12:26 p.m. – Max Homa birdies four straight to tie for lead

Max Homa has quickly gone from four shots back in the early goings of the tournament to a three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard with birdies on No. 4, 5, 6, 7. Homa began the tournament ranked sixth in the FedEx Cup points standings.

Will Zalatoris, who took the lead less than an hour ago, bogeyed the par-4, No. 6 and now is a shot back at 4-under.

12:13 p.m. – Cameron Young leads at 5-under

Cameron Young has the solo lead at the Memorial after Will Zalatoris bogeyed the sixth hole to fall to 4-under par. Young birdied No. 9, his final hole of the round, to get to 5-under. Zalatoris is among six golfers at 4-under.

11:28 a.m. – Will Zalatoris leads Memorial

Will Zalatoris, who lost the PGA Championship in a playoff to Justin Thomas two weeks ago, has taken the lead at the Memorial at 5-under par. Zalatoris, who started on the back nine, posted consecutive birdies on Nos. 2 and 3. for a one-shot lead over Cameron Young, 2016 Memorial champ William McGirt and Luke List.

11:15 a.m. – Will Zalatoris, William McGirt lead

William McGirt, the 2016 Memorial champion, is recapturing some of his Muirfield Village magic in Thursday's opening round. McGirt has birdied four of his last six holes to tie Will Zalatoris for the lead at 4-under par. Cameron Smith bogeyed the No. 4 hole to fall out of the lead.

11:10 a.m. - Cameron Smith, Will Zalatoris lead

Cameron Smith has birdied two of his last three holes to tie Will Zalatoris for the early Memorial lead. Smith made an 11-foot birdie putt on No. 3, his 12th hole of the day, to get to 4-under. Cameron Young, who has led most of the way, bogeyed No. 6 to fall out of a share of the lead

10:47 a.m. - Three-way tie for lead

Cameron Young, K.H. Lee and Will Zalatoris are tied for the Memorial lead at 4-under par. Young has led most of the first round. Lee overtook him with an eagle on No. 9 before bogeying No. 10. Zalatoris has birdied four of his last five holes to get to 4-under.

10:21 a.m. – K.H. Lee takes lead

K.H. Lee has taken the Memorial lead with an eagle on the No. 9 hole. After hitting his tee shot on the 424-yard hole into the intermediate rough, Lee sank his second shot from 152 yards away to get to 4-under, one shot ahead of Cameron Young.

10:20 a.m. – Tony Finau shares his thoughts on hole No. 15

Tony Finau, who decided against participating in this year's Memorial Tournament, is still thinking about how to approach the course at Muirfield Village, and he shared some of those thoughts on social media.

10:09 a.m. – Will Zalatoris makes move

Will Zalatoris, who lost to Justin Thomas in a playoff at the PGA championship two weeks ago, is making an early move at the Memorial. Starting on the back nine, he has birdied three straight holes on putts of 20, 7 and 7 feet to get to 3-under. He's one of six players who trail leader Cameron Young by one shot.

9:46 a.m. – Cameron Young, Pat Perez tied

Cameron Young had his first slip-up of Thursday's first round when he bogeyed No. 1 — his 10th hole — after hitting his tee shot in the fairway bunker. He falls into a tie for the lead with Pat Perez at 4-under par.

9:30 a.m. – Pat Perez on a roll

Pat Perez has birdied four straight holes on the front nine to get to 4-under par, one stroke behind leader Cameron Young. Perez started his birdie run at No. 5 with a 14½-foot putt. He followed that with birdie putts of 2, 7 and 30 feet on the next three holes.

9:22 a.m. – Cameron Young gets to 5-under

Cameron Young's hot start at the Memorial continues. He birdied the No. 18 hole after hitting his approach shot less than 3 feet from the cup to finish his first nine holes at 5-under par. Young is two strokes ahead of Pat Perez, Cameron Smith and K.H. Lee.

9:06 a.m. – Daniel Berger eagles No. 3

Daniel Berger has the shot of the day so far. He eagled the par-4 No. 3 hole by draining his 134-yard approach shot on the 390-yard hole. That puts him at 1-under and tied for eighth.

9:05 a.m. – A rough start for Jason Day

Westerville resident Jason Day hasn't had the start he wanted. After parring his first two holes starting on the back nine, Day had a double-bogey on No. 12 after hitting his tee shot into the water. He did make a 13-foot putt to keep the damage from being worse.

8:48 a.m. – Cameron Young misses birdie putt

Cameron Young missed his 6-foot birdie putt on No. 16 so he remains at 4-under par, 2 shots ahead of Anirban Lahiri, Luke List and K.H. Lee in the early play. Most players have not teed off.

8:40 a.m – Cameron Young extends lead

Cameron Young eagled the par-5 No. 15 hole to extend his lead. He now stands at 4-under. Young hit his drive 323 yards and put his second shot 15 feet from the cup and drained the putt. He's now in position to get to 5-under par after hitting his tee shot on the par-5 16th hole 6 feet from the cup.

8:20 a.m. – Cameron Young takes an early lead

With back-to-back birdies on holes No. 12 and No. 13, Cameron Young, who already has three second-place finishes this season, is 2-under par.

8:05 a.m. – Jordan Spieth is on the course

Jordan Spieth began his day on the back nine and parred the tenth hole. After his third shot, he was just a foot left of the cup, and he was able to make a short putt from there.

7:20 a.m. – Danny Lee is the first golfer under par

Danny Lee's 8-foot putt on the first hole gave him a birdie.

Meanwhile, Canadian golfer Mackenzie Hughes tees off at 12:12 p.m., and will not be able to use the same adorable strategy that he did in this year's Pro-Am.

7:00 a.m. – 2022 Memorial Tournament now underway

Jhonattan Vegas, Danny Lee, and Patrick Rodgers are the first golfers to tee off at Muirfield Village Golf Course, and they are doing so now. At the same time, Camilo Villegas, Scott Stallings and Cameron Young are getting things started at hole No. 10.

According to the National Weather Service, there's a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms in Dublin today, mainly before noon. It will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 72, and a northwest wind of 6 to 9 mph.

Memorial Tournament 2022 schedule and tee times

• THURSDAY: First round tee times starting at 7 a.m. Gates open at 6:30 a.m.

• FRIDAY: Second round tee times starting at 7 a.m. Gates open at 6:30 a.m.

• SATURDAY: Third round tee times starting at 7:30 a.m. Gates open at 7 a.m.

• SUNDAY: Final round tee times starting at 7:30 a.m. Gates open at 7 a.m.

What channel is the Memorial Tournament on TV?

TV: Thursday (2-6 p.m., Golf Channel); Friday (2-6 p.m., Golf Channel), Saturday (12:30-2:30 p.m., Golf Channel; 2:30-6 p.m., CBS, Ch. 10); Sunday (12:30-2:30 p.m., Golf Channel; 2:30-6 p.m., CBS, Ch. 10).

How to stream the Golf Channel, 2022 Memorial Tournament

The Memorial Tournament can be streamed a variety of ways. Paramount+ will have have the CBS live stream on Saturday and Sunday. CBS is also streaming on several providers, like Hulu Live.

Streaming providers like Hulu Live, Sling and YouTube TV offer the Golf Channel, which is airing all the rounds.

Who won the Memorial Tournament last year?

Defending champion: Patrick Cantlay

Last year: Cantlay defeated Collin Morikawa on the first hole of a sudden death playoff to win his second Memorial (the first coming in 2019), but it goes down as one of the the oddest "what-if?" outcomes in PGA Tour history.

On Saturday, Jon Rahm shot a superb 7-under-par 64 to take a six-shot cushion into what he thought would be his Sunday victory lap round, but within moments of finishing his third round Tour officials approached the Spaniard off the back of the 18th green with news he had tested positive for COVID-19 and would need to withdraw.

What is the Memorial Tournament course record?

Tournament course record: 268 (-20), Tom Lehman (1994)

Who has won the Memorial Tournament the most all-time?

Player with most tournament wins: Tiger Woods, five (1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2012)

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