Cantlay wins the Memorial for his second PGA Tour title

Patrick Cantlay fired a bogey-free round of 8-under 64 to win the Memorial by two over Adam Scott on Sunday at Muirfield Village. Here’s how Cantlay earned congratulations from Jack Nicklaus for the second time:

Leaderboard: Cantlay (-19), Scott (-17), Martin Kaymer (-15), Kevin Streelman (-13), Marc Leishman (-12)

What it means: This is Cantlay’s second PGA Tour victory, a follow-up to his breakthrough at the 2017 Shriners. Cantlay was the 2011 Nicklaus Award winner following his freshman season at UCLA. Eight years later, he walked off the 18th green Sunday and once was again greeted by Jack, this time as the winner of his tournament. Cantlay entered the week 17th in the Official World Golf…