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Johnson wins as Day falters
Dustin Johnson followed up his US Open victory in style, taking advantage of a late stumble by Jason Day to secure a one-stroke victory at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational here Sunday. 
Suddenly the hottest player in the game, long-hitting Johnson (...)

05 - 07 - 2016
Day, Piercy share lead
Jason Day hit only three fairways in a wayward driving display but the world number one scrambled well enough to earn a share of the third-round lead with American Scott Piercy at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio Saturday. 
The (...)

04 - 07 - 2016
Day moves one ahead
World No. 1 Jason Day birdied two of his last three holes, despite difficult conditions for scoring, to take a one-stroke lead after Friday's wind-swept second round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational here. The game's hottest player over the past (...)

03 - 07 - 2016
McGirt sets pace at Firestone
Four weeks after winning his first PGA Tour title, William McGirt continued to ride a red-hot putter as he surged into a three-stroke lead in Thursday's opening round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational here. The 37-year-old American stole the (...)

02 - 07 - 2016
2 dead as business jet crashes into Ohio apartment building
A small business jet crashed into an apartment building on Tuesday, killing at least two people aboard, authorities said, AP reported. Investigators were trying to determine how many people were on the 10-seater Hawker H25 jet, but they confirmed (...)

11 - 11 - 2015
Recovery efforts begin at US jet crash site; cause probed
A mass-fatality team will begin working to recover the bodies of victims Wednesday after a small business jet slammed into an apartment building in Ohio, while investigators try to determine what caused the crash. According to AP, the Federal (...)

11 - 11 - 2015
Jobs report could threaten Obama campaign bus trip
A weak monthly U.S. jobs report could spell trouble for President Barack Obama and shift momentum to Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, AP reported. The Labor Department said Friday U.S. employers added only 80,000 jobs in (...)

06 - 07 - 2012
Woods finishes well back
Tiger Woods fired a par 70 in Sunday's final round of the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational, finishing well off the pace in his first full tournament since the Masters last April. The 14-time major champion, chasing the all-time (...)

08 - 08 - 2011
Goodyear posts loss for quarter, to close plant
Awwal 07, 1432, Feb 10, 2011, SPA - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s fourth-quarter sales jumped 14 percent for the fourth quarter, but the company lost $177 million as it disclosed plans to close a plant in Tennessee, according to AP. The Akron, (...)

10 - 02 - 2011
Mahan claims title by 2 shots
American Hunter Mahan, ice-cool when it mattered the most, held his nerve over the closing stretch to win the biggest title of his career by two shots at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Sunday. While world No. 1 Tiger Woods and second-ranked Phil (...)

10 - 08 - 2010
Mahan ahead halfway into final round
Hunter Mahan, seeking his third PGA Tour victory, held a one-shot lead over fellow American Sean O'Hair midway through Sunday's final round at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Hours after Tiger Woods had produced his worst ever finish on the US (...)

09 - 08 - 2010
O'Hair edges ahead, Woods stays way back
With champion Tiger Woods far out of contention, American Sean O'Hair broke one stroke clear on a tightly bunched leaderboard midway through Saturday's third round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. O'Hair, bidding for his fourth PGA Tour title, (...)

08 - 08 - 2010
The Goose flies high at Firestone while Tiger toils
South African Retief Goosen moved a step closer to his first PGA Tour victory of the year by grabbing an early one-shot lead in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational second round Friday. While world No. 1 Tiger Woods again battled with his driving, (...)

07 - 08 - 2010
Watson sets pace at Firestone, Mickelson two behind
hitting American Bubba Watson stole the limelight from the game's biggest names by surging into an early two-shot lead in Thursday's opening round at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Competing in the elite World Golf Championships (WGC) event for (...)

06 - 08 - 2010
Woods no more talking point in Firestone buildup
Tiger Woods has typically been the dominant talking point in the buildup to any PGA Tour event where he competes but amazingly he has been upstaged ahead of this week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Although the American world No. 1 will be seeking (...)

05 - 08 - 2010
Woods mad over final pairing being timed
Tiger Woods won the Bridgestone Invitational with an 8-iron that stopped a foot from the cup on the 16th hole and a 5-under 65. He believes Padraig Harrington lost because of a stopwatch. Even after his 70th career victory, Woods was upset Sunday (...)

11 - 08 - 2009
Woods seals record seventh victory at Firestone
Tiger Woods won a record seventh WGC-Bridgestone Invitational title on Sunday, overhauling Padraig Harrington with a sizzling burst of scoring before benefiting from a late collapse by the Irishman. The American world number one fired a (...)

10 - 08 - 2009
Harrington, Woods poised for Firestone showdown
Padraig Harrington and six-time champion Tiger Woods set up a mouth-watering last-day duel for the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational with electrifying displays on the back nine in Saturday's third round. Overnight leader Harrington reeled off four (...)

09 - 08 - 2009
Harrington stays in charge at Firestone
Padraig Harrington played patiently on a course that is becoming increasingly difficult to negotiate to take a one-shot lead in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational second round on Friday. Bidding for his first victory of the year on any of the leading (...)

08 - 08 - 2009
Harrington takes charge at Firestone
Ireland's Padraig Harrington spectacularly rolled in three successive putts from more than 20 feet to grab a two-shot lead in Thursday's opening round at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Competing in his first tournament since the British Open (...)

07 - 08 - 2009
Buick ends 2 agreements with Tour
The PGA Tour suffered a double blow on Tuesday because of the economic downturn with the removal of the Buick Invitational and Buick Open golf tournaments from its 2010 schedule. In a long anticipated move, troubled Detroit automaker Buick (...)

05 - 08 - 2009
Singh holds nerve to triumph at Firestone
Vijay Singh gave himself an ideal warmup for next week's PGA Championship, overcoming an erratic display with his putter to win the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by one shot at Firestone Country Club on Sunday. The smooth-swinging Fijian squandered (...)

05 - 08 - 2008
Mickelson, Singh deliver Firestone fireworks
In the absence of injured world number one Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh provided the spark for the fans at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Saturday. The heavyweight duo, hardly the best of friends, played in the final pairing of (...)

04 - 08 - 2008
Charging Westwood in three-way tie for lead in Ohio
Britain's Lee Westwood birdied the first three holes to move into a three-way tie for the lead midway through Saturday's third round at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Although the Englishman bogeyed the ninth after being bunkered off the tee, he (...)

03 - 08 - 2008
Goosen surges to 1-shot lead
South African Retief Goosen, helped by a spectacular chip-in for birdie at the 11th, grabbed an early one-shot lead in Thursday's opening round at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. The twice former US Open champion took advantage of calm morning (...)

01 - 08 - 2008
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