Highlights from the final round of the World Golf Championship Bridgestone Invitational – Part 1
The final round of World Golf Championship Bridgestone Invitational wrapped up on Sunday with Aussie Adam Scott as the winner. The final event of the four-legged series took place at the par-70 Firestone Country Club in Ohio. Here is a quick recap for the
day.
Adam Scott compiled a score of five-under-par, 65 with the help of five birdies to surge into an outright lead. The Aussie was brilliant on the fairways, and that is precisely the reason he earned the ‘Shot of the Day’ accolade for producing the best shot
of the round. He birdied the par-4, 18th hole by using a 3-wood on the tee and 6-iron on the fairway, which left him only five feet away from the cup.
American Rickie Fowler produced a round in 66 to occupy the second spot on the leaderboard alongside Luke Donald. Fowler was terrible in his long game, but his putting saved his face at crucial moments in the day. The 22-year-old topped the putting stats
with an average of 1.512.
“Yeah, definitely. Obviously, like I've talked about all week, I've been playing a lot better the last month or two, and yeah, this is really the first time I've played a good final round. It's been a while since I've played well on Sunday, and it was nice
to go out and shoot a bogey-free 4-under,” said Fowler.
Englishman Luke Donald jumped to the top after kicking off with a slow start. The world number one stepped into the final round with a score of 64 and wrapped it with a 66. He carded five birdies against one bogey to compile an aggregate of 13-under-par.
Ryo Ishikawa and Jason Day occupied the fourth place on the leaderboard after carding a score of 12-under-par. Ishikawa, who is determined to donate every single penny of his earnings to the flood affected people of Japan, reeled five birdies against four
bogeys. The 19-year-old rookie banked on €230,885 worth of prize money.
Ishikawa talked about his weaknesses later in the day, “The reason I lost today was because of the bogeys, obviously. I think it has to do with my putting and my approach shots, the technical side of that.”
Day matched Ishikawa’s score by playing some decent golf. The Aussie looked in great touch since the start of the tournament, which strengthened his position later in the tournament. His best score of the tournament was a glorious 63 that he compiled in
the opening round with the help of seven birdies.
The Aussie needs to work on his long game, which was flawless in the opening round of the tournament, but cost him a few places as the days progressed.
Article continued in Part 2…
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