Filed under: PGA, Golf Odds and Ends

Though the field at last week’s Greenbrier Classic wasn’t exactly loaded with the PGA Tour’s top players, Stuart Appleby shaped up one of the finest final rounds in golf to shoot a 59 and grab the title from Jeff Overton. Appleby became just the fifth player to join the “59 Club” in PGA history.

This week, the tables flip at a WGC-Bridgestone Invitational packed with star power. All 10 players from the World Golf Rankings, 2010 FedExCup Point and money leaders will be in attendance. Yes, that includes Tiger Woods, the defending champion who has dominated the past decade at this tournament, not once finishing outside the top five.

Can Tiger repeat and finally pick up his first win of the season, or will this week produce a new winner? The FanHouse team takes a crack out solving how the Bridgestone Invitational will shape out.

FLASHBACK

Last year, Tiger Woods came from three shots behind at the start of the final round to win the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by four shots after a closing-round 65.

The tournament was decided on Firestone’s 16th hole, where Woods went from one shot behind Padraig Harrington to easy winner.

First, Woods stopped his 8 iron shot from 170 yards within a foot from the pin to make birdie. A short time later, Harrington found water on the hole and took a triple bogey on his way to a 3-over 73. He finished tied for second with Robert Allenby.
– Mick Elliott

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