WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Tee Times: Spieth, Day, Fowler, Watson, Johnson All In the Field

The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone CC in Akron, Ohio gets underway on Thursday and the field is loaded with guys looking for a tune up before the PGA Championship. Jordan Spieth is the favorite, no surprise there, at 9/2 odds according to Vegas Insider. Behind Spieth are Jason Day at 12/1, and Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, and Rickie Fowler at 14/1.

Notably absent is defending champ Rory McIlroy, who is still recovering from a ruptured ATFL.

"“Unfortunately, I will not be defending my World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational title,” said McIlroy, who is still recovering from an ankle injury suffered in early July. “Best of luck to all the competitors, and I look forward to returning to Firestone in 2016.”"

McIlroy did share a video of himself working out on his Instagram account. Maybe he’ll feel he’s recovered enough to make a run at the PGA Championship.

Here are some tee times to watch:

Front

1 – 10:05AM – Danny Willett, Thomas Bjorn
1 – 10:35AM – Paul Casey, Bill Haas
1 – 1:25PM – Kevin Na, Pablo Larrazabal
1 – 2:15PM – Jordan Spieth, Zach Johnson
1 – 2:25PM – Justin Rose, Phil Mickelson
1 – 2:35PM – Matt Kuchar, Hideki Matsuyama
1 – 2:45PM – Henrik Stenson, Jim Furyk

Back

10 – 9:35AM – Troy Merritt, Bernd Wiesberger
10 – 10:05AM – Charl Schwartzel, Marc Leishman
10 – 10:15AM – Brandt Snedeker, David Lingmerth
10 – 10:25AM – Jason Day, Rickie Fowler
10 – 10:35AM – Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson
10 – 10:55AM – Sergio Garcia, Patrick Reed
10 – 1:55PM – Padraig Harrington, Charley Hoffman
10 – 2:05PM – Branden Grace, Ian Poulter
10 – 2:15PM – Louis Oosthuizen, Brendon Todd
10 – 2:25PM – Webb Simpson, Danny Lee