First round of WGC Bridgestone Invitational: Highlights – Part 1
The first round of the WGC Bridgestone Invitational turned out to be an all Australian affair when Adam Scott clinched the lead with a massive eight-under, 62 followed by the sturdy Jason Day closing the day as an outright second with his seven-under, 63.
The duo has made amazing progress in the current season and although both have still to taste victory on the tour, they have rattled the field on several occasions since the start of the year.
Scott started off the day with a distinct advantage over his competitors, having Tiger Woods trusted caddie Steve Williams on the bag. Williams and Scott have been together for several weeks now and many have cited their association as the primary reason
Woods decided to part ways with Williams. There is little doubt that Williams will be at his best while churning out valuable advice to Scott given the fact that he is now playing in the opposite camp to that of Woods.
“Yeah, I've said a couple times already about Steve, I think he really understands how to manage a game well around the golf course. But also, he's got a few little notes in his yardage book about breaks on greens and stuff like that, so he has a really
great knowledge of this golf course for sure,” Scott was later talking to the reporters.
The 31-year-old Aussie carded the lowest ever first round score of the tournament’s history and also leveled his career best score in a round. A seven-time-winner on the PGA Tour, Scott has still not posted a victory in the current season despite performing
brilliantly throughout the year. He finished runner-up at the Masters and a joint third at the AT&T National at Aronimink. This is also the eighth time Scott has grabbed the first round lead. He was able to translate his opening round lead into victory just
once in his career at the 2004 Players Championship.
Scott said, “I feel like that's a good way for me to go because I'm hitting the ball well, and I feel really confident on the greens. It was green light and just attack.”
The opening day of the event turned out to boost ideal conditions supporting high profile sport. No fewer than 39 players out of the total field of 78 broke par at the scenic Firestone Country Club and the halfway cut is likely to be placed a lot higher
this year. This is a record number of players to have broken par in the 12-year history of the event.
Day, kept himself into contention for most part of the day, carding seven birdies without dropping a shot in the whole stretch. He pulled in birdies consecutively after every two or three holes and settled for an outright second, two shots better than the
nearest contender.
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