2014 WGC Bridgestone Invitational Picks - Results

The final round of the 2014 WGC Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club has concluded and the winner this year is none other than the Northern Irish star Rory Mcilroy, who rallied against Sergio Garcia to win the tournament by two shots. Rory finished the tournament at 15-under and took advantage of a faltering Garcia; the two were paired together in the final round.

This is his second win in just two weeks, his last of course being the Open Championship, as well as his first WGC win. With this win, he regains his spot as No. 1 in the World Golf Rankings, overtaking Australian Adam Scott.

Garcia struggled today slightly and shot a 1-over 71 during his final round, along with his 61 Earlier this week. To be fair, no one wants to be chased by McIlroy in a tounament

Tiger Woods also withdrew from his final round today due to back pains. He hit an awkward shot out of the bunker on the second hole and shortly after on the ninth hole withdrew.

As for our picks, here is how they finished their rounds:

1) Graeme McDowell: T8 at 7-under (-7)
2) Miguel Angel Jimenez: T45 at 3-over (+3)
3) Adam Scott: T8 at 7-under (-7)

McDowell records another great finish and Scott needed to finish just a few spots higher to hold onto his No. 1 spot.

Stay tuned  next week for our coverage of the year's final major, the PGA Championship,

-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews

 McIlroy Wins the 2014 WGC Bridgestone Invitational (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

Day 2: The 2013 WGC Bridgestone Invitational

The weekday rounds are now complete for the 2013 WGC Bridgestone Invitational, however due to the smaller field of players, there is no cut in this event. The 2nd round wasn't filled with too many players scoring low, but the main story, as most have become accustomed to at Firestone over the years, is Tiger Woods, who leads the field by 7 strokes at 13-under.

Shortly into his 2nd round, Tiger was on "59 watch" having gone 4-under in just his first three holes (keep in mind that Firestone Country Club is a par 70). He would add 5 more birdies to that score including 4-in-a-row, finishing two short with a 61. Despite not being the 59 that everyone wanted, he still shot 9-under on a day where the field average was one or two under par and tied the lowest round for the event.

Keegan Bradley and Englishman Chris Wood are tied in second place at 6-under.

 

Tiger Woods after a tee-shot during his second round at the 2013 WGC Bridgestone Invitational (Phil Long/The Associated Press)

-Nick

Toronto Golf Reviews

Day 1: The 2013 WGC Bridgestone Invitational

The first round has concluded and the overnight leader is Webb Simpson, who shot a 6-under 64, in a round that included 8 birdies and two bogeys. He has a one shot lead over Sweden's Henrik Stenson who among others, played well.

Conditions seemed well during the first round, as a little under half of the field played under par for the day. Notable rounds included Tiger Woods (-4, T3), Bubba Watson (-3, T7), Ian Poulter (-1, T17)

Some golfers weren't so lucky in their first round. 2012 Australian PGA Championship winner, Danial Popovic, ended up carding a 9-over 79 for the day.

The second round looks to also be promising, so be sure to check it out on the Golf Channel,

1st round leader Webb Simpson eyes his ball during the opening round of the 2013 WGC Bridgestone Invitational (Associated Press)

-Nick

Toronto Golf Reviews

2013 WGC Bridgestone Invitational Preview

The third WGC event begin today; The Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio at the Firestone Country Club. The tournament consists of only 75 players, who must be in the Top 50 of the World Golf Rankings or on a past Ryder or Presidents Cup team, in order to be "invited".

This tournament is probably most famous for having been won a record 7 times by Tiger Woods since 1999 and for having been Australian Adam Scott's first win in 2011 with Tiger Woods' former caddy, Steve Williams, which also happened to be Tiger's first event since his return to golf.

To me, I consider this tournament one of the more "elite" tournaments, simply since it contains only top members of the World Golf Rankings and there has been some good golf played at Firestone over the years. The tournament is popular to most golfers as it offers a high number of World Gold Ranking points.

As always I have a few picks who I think will win or place in the top 10:

1) Ian Poulter - ENG
2) Matteo Mannasarro - ITA
3) Martin Kaymer - GER

This will be one of the more exciting tournaments of the year, so be sure to watch it,

-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews