Fred Couples Latest ‘Bridgestone’ TV Commercial Sends Out Wrong Message.

A new TV add featuring victorious British Seniors Open winner, Fred Couples for Bridgestone tyres incredibly sends out a wrong message to regular car users. In the commercial that featured heavily during this week’s WGC – Bridgestone Invitational, Couples is seen getting behind the wheel of a car and placing a Bridgestone golf ball on the dash. Couples drives off but is quickly distracted from the responsibility of driving by the golf ball as it rolls along the door window frame and ...

Rory McIlroy Bound For Kiawah Island With ‘Anticipation’ Of PGA Success.

Rory McIlroy heads to this week’s PGA Championship in South Carolina with an ‘anticipation’ of a second Major success after sharing fifth place in the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio. The result is McIlroy’s third straight top-10 finish in the $US 8.5m event won in dramatic fashion by American Keegan Bradley. Bradley will now travel to Kiawah Island and his defence of this week’s Major in the best form possible form in coming from four shots behind at the start ...

Lee Slattery Tied Eighth With Donald & Woods To Leave Brandel Chamblee Choking On His Words.

Not for a first time in his TV career, Brandel Chamblee has been left choking on his words after England’s Lee Slattery shared eighth place in the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio. Slattery, competing in the $US 8.5m for a first time, birdied three of his opening four holes, on route to a final round 68 for a four under par tally. Chamblee had singled out Slattery for criticism following his opening round 65 suggesting at 230th in the world, Slattery did not deserve a place ...

Keegan Bradley Gifted Bridgestone Invitational Victory After Jim Furyk Doubles Last.

Keegan Bradley heads into his defence of this week’s PGA Championship in the best form possible but only after fellow American Jim Furyk horribly double bogeyed the last to hand victory to his rival. Bradley came from four shots behind at the start of the final day to post a final day six under par 64 and defeat fellow Americans Jim Furyk (69) and Steve Steve Stricker (64) by a stroke with a 13 under par tally. Furyk, who was looking for his first wire-to-wire success in his 18th PGA Tour victory, ...

Louis Oosthuizen In The Spotlight With Springbok Shades.

Louis Oosthuizen is showing his true colours and wearing a specially made pair of South African national colour sunglasses. Oosthuizen has been wearing the shades with the ‘Rainbow’ colours for just two weeks now and he’s put them well into the spotlight at the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational at Akron, Ohio. The former British Open champion has carded three sub par rounds – 67, 65 and 68 – to be lying in second place at 10-under par and just one stroke behind American ...

McIlroy Finds That ‘Sparkle’ As He Chases Down Bridgestone Success.

Rory McIlroy finally stamped his presence on day three of the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational with a ‘sparkle’ he admits has been missing from his game since earlier this year in losing out to Rickie Fowler in the Wells Fargo Championship. McIlroy moved into a share of fourth place on a hot and windy day three with a round of 67 that included four birdies and only one bogey on the firey Firestone course. It left the 23-year old curly haired Northern Irishman at six under par and ...

Tiger Woods Pleased To See The Back Of Branden Grace.

Tiger Woods will be glad to be rid of the sight of Branden Grace after the South African upstaged the 14-time Major winner on day three of the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio. Woods and Grace, both with three wins apiece this year on either side of the Atlantic, played the first two rounds of the $US 8.5m event together before heading to the weekend at two over par. It meant that the duo were again partners on day three around the windswept Firestone course. However the 24-year old ...