AKRON, Ohio – If you feel the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational has been a snooze-fest through 54 holes, you’re probably not alone.
Sure, the tournament bears a World Golf Championships prefix, and the hefty purse to match. But thanks to a variety of factors, this week has more closely resembled a half-filled balloon.
This event has seen Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy hoist the trophy over the last two years, and things got off to a bad start when neither showed up this week in Akron – although one certainly would have preferred to make the trek had he been invited.