Rory McIlroy To Join Vijay Singh and Martin Kaymer For Opening Two Rounds Of His PGA Championship Defence.
The PGA of America today announced the groups and starting times for the first two rounds (Thursday and Friday, Aug. 8-9) of the 95th PGA Championship, to be contested on Oak Hill Country Club’s par-70 East Course.
The pairings for the first two rounds are attached with this email.
FEATURED GROUPS: Keeping with tradition, The PGA of America has put the winners of the first three major championships of 2013 in the same group for the first two rounds.
Adam Scott (Masters), Justin Rose (U.S. Open) ...
Tiger Woods Burning Up Bridgestone & On Route For 59.
Tiger Woods is on route for a 59 given his blistering efforts through 14 holes on day two of the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.
Woods, with three prior 61s to his credit, had raced to a seven shot lead ix shot lead with a handful of holes in the $US 8.75m ‘no cut’ and elite 73-player only event.
The World No. 1 got off to a blistering start burning plenty of Bridgestone rubber in starting – birdie, eagle and birdie.
Woods kept the pedal to the metal to also birdie the ...
WGC – Bridgestone Invitational – 1st Round Notes
First-Round Notes – Thursday, August 1, 2013
Weather: Mix of sun and clouds. High temperature 76 degrees with WNW winds 10-15 mph.
First-Round Leaderboard
Webb Simpson 64 (-6)
Henrik Stenson 65 (-5)
Ryan Moore 66 (-4)
Chris Wood 66 (-4)
Tiger Woods 66 (-4)
Keegan Bradley 66 (-4)
Webb Simpson (64)
Webb Simpson is making his Bridgestone ...
Chris Wood Overcomes Pain From Bulging Disc To Muscle His Way To Share Of Third.
Bristol’s Chris Wood overcame pain from a nagging bulging disc to muscle his way to a share of third place on the opening day of the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.
Wood, 25 has been undergoing spinal injections for the past three years and has to take pain-killers before each round to combat a bulging disc in his back.
However the reigning Qatar Masters champion put the pain aside on his Firestone debut to post five birdies including three in succession at the start of his back ...
Henrik Stenson ….”It’s Only A Blister. It’s Not The French Revolution!”
Henrik Stenson overcame the disappointment of finishing runner-up in The Open along with battling a blistered foot to be just one shot off the lead in the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.
The Swede had to change into an older pair of golf shoes late in his round of a five under par 65 in ideal conditions on the Firestone Country Club course.
Former US Open champ, Webb Simpson grabbed the lead with a 64 while seven-time Bridgestone winner, Tiger Woods quickly signalled his intentions ...
G Mac Out To Make The Most Of Guaranteed Four Bridgestone Rounds.
Graeme McDowell is determined to make the most of this week’s ‘no halfway’ WGC – Bridgestone Invitational format ahead of next week’s PGA Championship at Oak H
McDowell’s season has been capped by three victories, and along with recent British Open champion, Phil Mickelson, they are the only two players to win this year both sides of the Atlantic.
However unlike Mickelson, McDowell has then somewhat spoilt his winning ways by sitting out the weekend rounds in two of the very next tournaments ...
2013 Seve Trophy Returning To St. Nom-La-Breteche.
The 2013 Seve Trophy is returning to St. Nom-La-Breteche just outside Versailles in France.
Keith Waters, Director of International Policy with the European Tour, today confirmed the staging of the team event from October 3rd to 6th, and the same week as the Presidents Cup in the US.
However a sponsor has to be found for the event with 2011 sponsor, Vivendi withdrawing their support of the biannual teams event.
