WGC-Bridgestone Invitational 2016: Friday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

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Published: July 1, 2016

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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 him out of the top spot.

Justin Ray of Golf Channel noted early in the round that McGirt would join an exclusive club with a win this weekend after his triumph at the Memorial Tournament in June:



The bitter ending for McGirt opened the door for Day to take control, as he has done often in 2016.

Day's masterful season has continued in Ohio, as he ended the second round with a lot of momentum after shooting a 69. He started to look locked in late in the round with shots like this on No. 17 to set up a birdie, via the PGA Tour:




After the first round, Day admitted that he was trying to keep up the intensity in an event that doesn't feature high stakes since there are no cuts, per ESPN.com's Jason Sobel:

Some guys are happy to be in the field and stuff like that, but if you just give it that extra little bit, you can kind of pick up a cheap one. Obviously, this is not cheap, it's just like there's less people here, you have less people to try and beat, and if you can just really focus down and mentally prepare for that, I think you can definitely pick one up.

David Lingmerth had a good day, tying for the lowest score of the second round with a three-under 67. He played well at the U.S. Open two we...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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