Bridgestone Invitational: Firestone Golf Tournament Recap

tigerwoodsTiger Woods manages to take the lead midway through the final round of the Bridgestone tournament.

Tiger Woods managed to ride his putting stroke, allowing him to take the lead in the middle of the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational World Golf Championship on Aug 9.

Woods, who currently holds the World No. 1 player ranking according to the Official World Ranking began the round a total of three strokes behind the previous leader, Padraig Harrington, but he managed to make up this deficit rather quickly, allowing him to launch himself into the leader board position.

He managed to hole a 24 foot long putt to take an eagle during the second hole, which has a par of 5. Then he moved onto to make birdie putts on the fourth, fifth and ninth holes. The fourth hole gave him a 13 foot birdie on a par 4. The fifth hole gave him a 27 foot birdie on a par 3 and the ninth hole gave him a 7 foot birdie on a par 4. These beautiful birdies allowed for him to move forward and up into a 12 under bar which allowed him to take a lead with nine holes remaining for play in the tournament. Tiger's third shot on 16th hole was spectacular, considered the best shot of the day.

Harrington, who is a three time winner in major championships is still seeking his first victory during this season while playing on the United States PGA Tour. He managed to shoot even par during the first nine holes, putting him at 10 below at the Firestone Country Club which is located in Akron, in Ohio.

Woods on the other hand is currently aiming to achieve his fifth tournament title during this season, which would mark the 70th overall for his career. Next week he is going to be going for a fifteenth major title in golf, and the first one for this year when he moves on to play the PGA Championships.

The tournament is slated to be played at the Hazeltine National Golf Club which is located in Chaska, in Minnesota. Woods won the event that preceded the season's first three majors which are the Masters Tournament, the British Open and the United States Open. He is being looked at as a strong contender for the Hazeltine championship which is going to be played next week. Harrington is still standing in his way, however, as the defending champion for the PGA, meaning that Tiger Woods could be given a real run for his money. Both players, Tiger Woods and Padraig Harrington are perceived to be in the top ten in terms of contenders for the Hazeltine tournament, though the odds of Tiger Woods winning are perceived to be somewhat higher simply because he has been having such a stellar season so far this year.

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