WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Tee Times, TV Schedule, Odds: A Loaded Field Means Lots of Fun
By Michael Shamburger
This week we’ve got another WGC event with a fully loaded field. The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational starts on Thursday at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Dustin Johnson is coming off of his first major tournament win at one of the toughest courses in the country and will be looking to carry that through to this week, but he’s got some pretty tough competition.
TV Schedule
Th – 1:30 – 6:30 PM – Golf Channel
Fr – 1:30 – 6:30 PM – Golf Channel
Sa – 12:00 – 1:30 PM – Golf Channel, 2:00 – 6:00 PM – CBS
Su – 12:00 – 1:30 PM – Golf Channel, 2:00 – 6:00 PM – CBS
Tee Times
1 – 10:00 AM – Byeong Hun An, Jim Herman
1 – 10:12 AM – James Hahn, Andrew Johnston, David Lingmerth
1 – 10:24 AM – William McGirt, Branden Grace, Anirban Lahiri
1 – 10:36 AM – Soren Kjeldsen, Kevin Chappell, Emiliano Grillo
1 – 10:48 AM – Billy Hurley III, Scott Piercy, Young-han Song
1 – 11:00 AM – Michio Matsumura, Charley Hoffman, Jimmy Walker
1 – 11:12 AM – Harris English, Yosuke Tsukada, J.B. Holmes
1 – 11:24 AM – Daniel Berger, Matt Jones, Matt Kuchar
1 – 11:36 AM – Zach Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen
1 – 11:48 AM – Jason Day, Adam Scott, Russell Knox
1 – 12:00 PM – Justin Thomas, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
1 – 12:12 PM – Brian Stuard, Steven Bowditch, Brooks Koepka
1 – 12:24 PM – George Coetzee, Kevin Kisner, Nathan Holman
1 – 12:36 PM – Chris Kirk, Marcus Fraser, Vaughn Taylor
1 – 12:48 PM – Smylie Kaufman, Paul Casey, K.T. Kim
1 – 1:00 PM – Fabian Gomez, Patrick Reed, Jason Dufner
1 – 1:12 PM – Jim Furyk, Brandt Snedeker, Marc Leishman
1 – 1:24 PM – Danny Lee, Kevin Na, Rickie Fowler
1 – 1:36 PM – Davis Love III, Charl Schwartzel, Bill Haas
1 – 1:48 PM – Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose
1 – 2:00 PM – Shane Lowry, Bubba Watson, Hideki Matsuyama
Odds
Jason Day – 11/2
Dustin Johnson – 15/2
Jordan Spieth – 17/2
Brooks Koepka – 18/1
Bubba Watson – 21/1
Justin Rose – 21/1
Adam Scott – 22/1
Branden Grace – 26/1
Matt Kuchar – 28/1
Hideki Matsuyama – 29/1
Rickie Fowler – 29/1
Jim Furyk – 30/1
Phil Mickelson – 30/1
Charl Schwartzel – 35/1
Patrick Reed – 35/1
Shane Lowry – 35/1
Jason Dufner – 40/1
Daniel Berger – 50/1
Louis Oosthuizen – 50/1
Zach Johnson – 50/1
My Pick
I was feeling confident after picking DJ to win the U.S. Open and went with Rickie Fowler last week because I thought it was his time to bounce back, and he did during the first two rounds, but then fell off again. This week I’ll roll with Brooks Koepka. He finished tied for sixth last year at Firestone and hasn’t finished worse than T13 in last three starts. He’s also finished tied for second twice in his last three events. Seems like he’s ready to collect a win this season.