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Ohio hosts WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Thu.
By: Zach Cohen - StatFox
Published: 6/28/2016  at  1:19:00 PM
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WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

Tees Off: Thursday, June 30th
Firestone Country Club (South) – Akron, OH

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Some of the world’s best golfers will be out there competing in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron on Thursday. This field will be one of the better ones we’ll see at a non-major, as Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose and Adam Scott will all be out there when this thing tees off. Two notable absences will, however, be Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods. McIlroy won this event back in 2014 and it would have been fun to see him go up against guys like Day and Spieth. Woods, meanwhile, has dominated this tournament in his career. He is an eight-time winner in this event and the other golfers will surely be happy that he isn’t competing come Thursday. Another guy worth mentioning in this tournament is Shane Lowry. Lowry was the winner of this event back in 2015 and he’d surely be happy to come away with a title defense this year. He collapsed at the U.S. Open a few weeks ago, so earning a victory will be big for his psyche moving forward. With that being said, let’s now take a look at who might be the guys to conquer this 7,400-yard course on Sunday:

Dustin Johnson (15-to-2) - Dustin Johnson should be feeling like he’s on top of the world after winning the U.S. Open two weeks ago. Johnson has always been one of the most talented guys on the TOUR, but he should finally have the monkey off his back after winning his first major. Now that Johnson will no longer have that in the back of his mind, expect him to really put together an impressive run from here on out. He is a monster off the tee and proved that he has improved with the putter with his display at the U.S. Open. At 15-to-2, Johnson is really worth putting a few units on this weekend. Nobody is more confident than he is and he’ll be eager to win his first tournament here on Sunday.

Jordan Spieth (17-to-2) - Spieth has had his struggles lately, failing to crack the top-35 at both The Memorial Tournament in early June and the U.S. Open two weeks ago. He did, however, win the Dean & DeLuca Invitational in late May and it’s tough to pass up on a guy with his talent. The 17-to-2 odds that Spieth is getting is almost disrespectful for a player that is fourth in the FedEx Cup rankings and second in the OWGR. Putting a few units on him would be a wise decision this weekend as it’s likely that he or Johnson will emerge as the winner on Sunday and Spieth will certainly see this as an opportunity to get himself right back on track.

Shane Lowry (35-to-1) - There likely isn’t a golfer in the world that is more disappointed than Shane Lowry is right now. Lowry had complete control of the U.S. Open two weeks ago, but he really imploded on the final day and ended up tied for second in the tournament. Lowry should, however, be happy with the fact that he played at such a high level over the course of the week and he really has a good chance to come away with a victory on Sunday. Lowry won this event a year ago and the only way he can put the U.S. Open behind him is by starting to win some tournaments moving forward. This is a good chance for him as the defending champion and he’s worth putting a unit on at 35-to-1.

Jimmy Walker (80-to-1) - Jimmy Walker has had a very disappointing season, but there is a lot of value in taking him at 80-to-1 in this tournament. Walker is a very good golfer that finished 25th in the OWGR a year ago, but he has struggled a bit this year and is only 44th this season. Still, Walker is a guy that is capable of winning any tournament because he rarely makes mistakes when he is on his game. Walker is good with his irons and can really putt and he’ll just need to put it together for a full tournament. He knows that one good outing can turn his season around and perhaps it’ll be this one. He did finish in sixth the last time there was a regular WGC event.


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