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Jason Day and Scott Piercy will enter the final round of the 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on equal footing atop the leaderboard, as they both sit at five under following Saturday’s third round. Day shot a one-under 69 after entering the weekend with the solo lead, while Piercy fired a three-under 67 to close the gap at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Here is a look at the leaderboard after 54 holes; full results are available at WorldGolfChampionships.com: While the world No. 1 managed to stay in first place, Saturday’s round was a struggle for Day. He carded...
Published: July 2, 2016
Rory McIlroy overcame a disastrous start to keep his 2016 Open de France title bid alive on moving day, making five birdies on the back nine to finish with a score of one-under 70. Thongchai Jaidee leads the field after a solid round of three-under 68, while Jeunghun Wang and McIlroy sit two shots behind the leader. Defending champion Bernd Wiesberger also shot one-under on Saturday, and he sits one shot behind the duo. Here’s a look at the leaderboard after Saturday’s action: To access the full leaderboard, visit the European Tour’s official website. Recap McIlroy...
Published: July 2, 2016
Greg Chalmers holds the lead at the Barracuda Championship after recording 10 points in Round 2 on Friday to raise his overall score to 24. Here is a look at the leaderboard: The scores could be puzzling to some fans, as golfers are rarely celebrated for putting up such high numbers, but things are different at the Barracuda Championship. Golfers at Montreux Golf and Country Club are playing under Modified Stableford rules. The fewer strokes on a hole, the more points a golfer earns. The higher the score, the higher the player is on the leaderboard. Here is how each score is rewarded on the...
Published: July 1, 2016
The 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational became a tense battle during Friday’s second round, with Jason Day vaulting into the lead at four under par. William McGirt started the day in the lead at six under par but followed up a terrific first round with a four-over 74 that dropped him to two under overall. Fortunately for the 37-year-old, no one else in contention after the first round had a good enough day to create separation. Here’s the leaderboard after 36 holes in Akron, Ohio: McGirt carried his lead to the 18th hole at four under par, but a double-bogey six pushed...
Published: July 1, 2016
The long wait for Tiger Woods‘ return to the PGA Tour continues, as the 14-time major champion will not take part in this year’s British Open that begins on July 14. Per SportsCenter, Woods officially withdrew from the tournament Friday. Rex Hoggard of the Golf Channel added that Australia’s Marcus Fraser will take Woods’ spot in the field. Woods has not played in a tournament since finishing 10th at the Wyndham Championship in August. The 40-year-old announced on his official website he had back surgery in September “to remove a...
Published: July 1, 2016
Rory McIlroy bounced back from his poor opening round to grab a share of the lead at the 2016 Open de France on Friday, carding a round of five-under. He’s tied at the top of the leaderboard with Thongchai Jaidee, Brandon Stone, Jeunghun Wang and Mikko Ilonen, while defending champion Bernd Wiesberger sits one shot further back. Here’s a look at the leaderboard after the second day of competition: To access the full leaderboard, visit the European Tour’s official website. Recap McIlroy struggled during the opening round of this year’s Open de France, finishing par,...
Published: July 1, 2016
The Barracuda Championship is opposite the higher-profile World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, but the alternate PGA Tour event has a unique, Modified Stableford format to keep golf fans engaged. Martin Laird posted a plus-15 thanks to eight birdies against only one bogey in a round of seven-under 65 at Montreux Golf and Country Club in Las Vegas—good for a one-point lead over Greg Chalmers, Camilo Villegas and Gary Woodland. Scores with a plus in front of them usually aren’t good in golf. That isn’t the case this week at the Barracuda Championship. For those...
Published: June 30, 2016
The 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational kicked off Thursday with William McGirt taking the 18-hole lead with a six-under-par 64. McGirt has had an eventful June, earning his first career PGA Tour win at the Memorial Tournament. He rebounded nicely Thursday after missing the cut at the U.S. Open two weeks ago, holding a three-shot lead over three players, including Jimmy Walker and Jason Day. Here’s the leaderboard from Akron, Ohio, after the first day of golf: The 37-year-old McGirt has been a professional since 2004. He has played in only two majors in his career, missing the cut both...
Published: June 30, 2016
Lucas Bjerregaard opened the 100th running of the Open de France tournament with a round of five-under on Thursday, taking a one-shot lead over several players into the second day of competition. Bernd Wiesberger, Thomas Pieters, Adrian Otaegui and Thongchai Jaidee all finished the day four-under, while Rory McIlroy struggled, shooting par. Spain’s Otaegui was the only man to card a bogey-free round. Here’s a look at the leaderboard: To access the full leaderboard, visit the European Tour’s official website. Recap Bjerregaard couldn’t have asked for a much better...
Published: June 30, 2016
A couple of marquee golfers have already pulled out of the 2016 Summer Olympics, but Dustin Johnson affirmed Wednesday his desire to compete for the United States in Rio de Janeiro. According to GolfChannel.com’s Will Gray, Johnson was one of four American stars who met with USA Golf in Akron, Ohio, to discuss questions they had about potentially participating in the Olympics. “I thought the meeting was good. It cleared up a lot of things,” Johnson said. “Still waiting to hear back on a couple things that all four of us had a concern about, but we’ll have...