WGC Bridgestone Invitational 2015: Tee Times, Dates, TV Schedule and Prize Money

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Published: August 5, 2015

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The final tuneup for the PGA Championship begins Thursday, as most of the world's best golfers hit Firestone Country Club for the 2015 Bridgestone Invitational.

We say "most," of course, because there are a few glaring names missing from the participants list. Tiger Woods is sitting out the week fresh off his largely impressive performance at the Quicken Loans National, and Rory McIlroy's ongoing injury issues forced him to withdraw.

“Unfortunately, I will not be defending my World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational title,” McIlroy, who has not played since June's U.S. Open, said in a statement. “Best of luck to all the competitors, and I look forward to returning to Firestone in 2016.”

McIlroy last year defeated Sergio Garcia by two strokes before going on to take the PGA Championship. Woods is an eight-time winner at the event; his last victory on Tour actually came at Firestone in 2013. 



Full tee times available here.

All of that bodes well for a field full of PGA contenders, highlighted by world No. 2 Jordan Spieth. The 22-year-old, who fell a stroke short of possibly winning his third straight major at St Andrews, is making his first appearance since. He has largely maintained a level head about his goals going forward despite his nearly unprecedented success. 

"I would like to win one of these last six events," Spieth told the Associated Press. "I'd like to be in contention and close one of them out, stay focused on trying to win one of these six and forget about how this year has gone. This is so new for us. It's hard as a team for us to sit back and not want to soak in what's happened."



Spieth has motivation to not be complacent at the Bridgestone. Last year, Spieth turned in an anonymous 49th-place finish, failing to break 70 and shooting four over for the weekend. It was a prelude to an abysmal showin...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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