Gary McCord On WGC-Bridgestone: ‘Golf Course Still Holds Its Own’

By Dave Shedloski
A small but extremely potent field is poised for a 72-hole slugfest when the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational begins Thursday at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.
Sixty-one of the world’s best, including world No. 1 Jason Day, reigning FedExCup champion, Jordan Spieth, and newly minted U.S. Open winner Dustin Johnson, will vie for the Gary Player Cup and a $9.5 million purse.
The South Course at Firestone isn’t the most exciting layout on the P