Johnson said the Zika virus was discussed only briefly.
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Johnson, meanwhile, is waiting to hear back with more information but has had most of his security concerns addressed and now plans to attend.
“I didn’t expect a whole lot today”, Johnson said.
Phil Mickelson hits on the seventh hole during the first round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club, Thursday, June 30, 2016, in Akron, Ohio.
After the heartbreak of Oakmont, Shane Lowry has the ideal pick-me-up at Firestone today.
“My life has changed, but it’s been a very good change, very good insane”, he said. Fowler is the lowest-ranked of those Americans at No. 7.
However, defending champion Shane Lowry – coming off his best finish at a major – struggled in the first round.
Berger withdrew after one tee shot due to a shoulder injury, but he didn’t leave the course empty-handed. The world’s top-ranked player continued his strong play with an opening-round 67, highlighted by a bogey-free back nine. And neither did the players chasing him, though each were told of the situation.
Rolling in birdies on three of his final five holes on the front nine, McGirt made the turn at 4 under to maintain his lead.
Emiliano Grillo, Jimmy Walker and Jason Day are in a three-way jam behind McGirt at 3-under par.
“At the time I didn’t think it affected me, and I did my interviews afterward and I said it didn’t affect me at all”, he said. But when I look back on it, it did. Plus, anyone playing the Bridgestone Invitational will not get any Ryder Cup points or credit for a start toward membership requirements.
“If you can just really focus down and mentally prepare for that, I think you can definitely pick one up”. “To win around this golf course shows that I’ve come a long way since I turned pro”. “(I) started hitting some greens and really got that putter hot. Golf hasn’t been part of the Olympic Games since 1904.
THE OLYMPIANS: Assuming there are no more dropouts because of Zika or any other concern in Rio – and that’s a big assumption – only 13 players now eligible for the Olympics are in the field at the Bridgestone Invitational.
For starters, he believes the Olympics should be for amateurs only. Those issues persisted on Thursday, but the short game can cure a lot of ills and his 2.89 strokes gained putting more than made up for his wayward approach shots. And I kind of wish we kept on playing, even though I felt so poor most of the round. The biggest thing is knowing I have a job for the next three years.
He’s also well aware of the significance of the four instances in which a player won both OH tournaments.
“It’s just kind of shoved in there at a very critical time for everything I’ve ever dreamed of winning”, Scott said.
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