WGC-Bridgestone Invitational 2016: Thursday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

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Published: June 30, 2016

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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 times, and sits at No. 46 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Yet none of those things mattered Thursday, especially with his putter working so well. The PGA Tour captured his final shot of the day:



Not much went wrong for McGirt in the round: His driving accuracy was 57 percent, he hit 72 percent of his greens in regulation and he gained 1.68 strokes with his putter, per the World Golf Championships' official website.

Per ESPN.com's Jason Sobel, McGirt has an opportunity to do something only one other PGA Tour player has been able to do:



This has been a good month for underdogs in Ohio. The Cleveland Cavaliers won their first-ever NBA championship, and the Cleveland Indians entered play Thursday with a 12-game winning streak. 

McGirt will have to carry his momentum into July to keep the streak going, but he's off to a brilliant start. 

Day, at three under par, is looking up at McGirt. The world's top-ranked player continued his strong play with an opening-round 67, highlighted by a bogey-free back nine. 

Day, always a big hitter, brought out the big stick with a monster drive on the par-four fourth hole, via the PGA Tour:



The bad news is that Day couldn't complete that h...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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