Golf roundup: William McGirt goes low in OH, leads at Firestone

Daniel Berger may have pulled out of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational after hitting one tee shot in Thursday’s opening round but he won’t go home empty-handed.

DUSTIN’S RETURN: In his first tournament since he became a major champion, Dustin Johnson was introduced on the tee as… being from the United States.

“The few days after the US Open were quite tough”.

“I’m really just searching for something that isn’t far off”, Spieth said.

“Stats show that if they get involved early, more people stick with the game, and I think having a young golfer aspire to be an Olympian is more realistic as an amateur than a professional.”. Some will hesitate to roll with Rose because of the injury but that will only make him a better play for this week with a good chance he contends for the win again at the Firestone.

In total, he made over 136 feet of strokes with the putter – I say strokes because that includes when he used the putter from off the green that are not officially counted as putts. “I’m not going to share the secret”, he said with a smile.

“He might have got away with that penalty shot if he really needed to”. Uribe and Stanford shot bogey-free rounds.

McGirt’s playoff victory at Muirfield Village has been a life-changing event. When you start to get to this range in fantasy, there are a lot of players can fit the bill but An is one who actually has potential.

McGirt, who joked with PGA Tour radio about seeking a second residence in OH, continued, “I love the look of this course and it’s, I don’t know, maybe it’s something with OH that I like. No matter what happened at the US Open I was going to go to Firestone”, he insisted.

MCGIRT DEBUT: McGirt fell in love with Firestone when he arrived on Sunday, playing nine holes and riding in a cart to see the back nine. “But the biggest thing, the biggest difference in my golf game over the last three months is I’ve never had this much confidence in my putter for this long”. “Obviously withdrawing from the Olympics is a hard decision”.

“At the time I didn’t think it affected me, and I did my interviews afterward and I said it didn’t affect me at all”, he said. The nationally ranked Spring Creek Golf Club 18-hole course unfolds over wooded, rolling hills beneath the mountains of Charlottesville, offering an exceptional golf experience in a private, peaceful setting of bent grass fairways, attractive greens, and breathtaking views. That’s my pinnacle. That’s what I play for.

“The shoot was a part of this week”™s larger Birdies for Kids event, an initiative that began with the partnering of the Bridgestone Invitational, Northern Ohio Golf Charities and local hospitals, along with PGA Tour players Brandt Snedeker, Jason Dufner and Ben Curtis. But unfortunately with where it is this year, people just aren’t comfortable going down there and putting themselves or their family at risk.

“I fell in love with the place because length is not everything out here”, McGirt said.