Rory McIlroy overcame a three shot deficit within the first three holes at Firestone, and held on to defeat Sergio Garcia by two strokes. Rory’s victory at the WGC-Bridgestone is his first in a WGC event, and moves him to No. 1 in the World Golf Rankings.
The best golfer at Firestone.
Sergio Garcia finished his round with seven straight birdies to fire a career-low nine-under 61 at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. He is at 11-under total, three strokes ahead of Justin Rose, and four strokes ahead of Marc Leishman and Rory McIlroy.
Tough day on the links.
A four bogey round does not get the job done at Firestone Country Club. Tiger Woods added three birdies to limit the damage, but he was not pleased with a second round 71 at the WGC-Bridgestone.
Adam Scott has been the World No. 1 for a little over two months, and he has played excellent golf to hold on to the top spot. In his first event as No. 1, Scott defeated Jason Dufner in a playoff to win the Crowne Plaza Invitational. In addition, he finished in the top-10 at the U.S. Open (T9) and The Open Championship (T5).
Rickie Fowler has the best record of any player this year in the majors. He has three top-5 finishes, and still believes there is room for improvement.
The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational will be Tiger Woods’ third event since returning to competition from back surgery. He has not played well in the previous two events, but he said the venue this week will give him confidence. Tiger owns Firestone Country Club with eight wins dating back to 1999, and said, “This golf course is just amazing. It’s very forward. It’s right in front of you.”
At the pre-tournament press conference for the WGC-Bridgestone, Rory McIlroy was asked if surpassing Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 majors is one of his goals. Rory explained the only number on his mind is major number four.
Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Jordan Spieth have been added to the field for the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational beginning July 31st at Firestone Country Club. Spieth is in fifth place in the FedEx Cup Standings, but Woods and Mickelson are both looking for quality starts in order to make it to the Tour Championship.
Tiger: the fairway less taken
Team Tiger published a blog post on TigerWoods.com on Monday, which includes an assessment of Tiger’s game at the PGA, the ongoing caddie search, his new Nike shoes, playing in Notah Begay’s charity event, hoping to make the Presidents Cup.
Stevie guiding Scotty around AAC
Look, I’m tired of the drama, too, but I’d also like to share some thought and insight before we move on. Plus, I disagree with Conor, who thinks I’m a sucker, on this matter, but from my vantage point, Steve Williams has changed.
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