The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational takes center stage this weekend, Thursday August 4th, as the Top 50 golfers in the OWGR compete for the Gary Player Trophy. They’ll be teeing it up at the Firestone Country Club South Course in Akron, Ohio. Hunter Mahan is the defending WGC-Bridgestone champion. PGA oddsmakers have Rory McIlroy listed as 12/1 odds favourite to win the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Let's take a look at who has the best chance this weekend.
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ory McIlroy (12/1), Lee Westwood (16/1) and Luke Donald (18/1) are the three favorites heading in but a European player has never won the Bridgestone Invitational and in 48 Firestone events only two Europeans – Darren Clarke and Jose Maria Olazabal – have left as champions.
If there is one European player who can break through at Firestone, it could be Luke Donald (18/1). After all, he played his college golf at Northwestern and he is still playing his best golf ever. This is will be Donald’s sixth Bridgestone Invitational and his best result was a T6 in 2005. He has been outside the top 15 in three of his last four events but he won the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship earlier this year.
Tiger Woods (14/1) is making his long awaited return. He hasn’t played since The Players Championship when he withdrew after nine holes. It has been a long road back and who knows when things get back to normal for Woods, if ever. One thing is for sure is that he loves Firestone. Tiger has won here seven times, including two three-peats. He did, however, have his worst ever finish on tour here last year, a T78.
Adam Scott (40/1) will be looking for his first Bridgestone Invitational, his man on the bag might have more motivation. Scott picked up Woods' former caddie Stevie Williams and what better way for Williams to get his revenge than to win here.
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Odds:
Rory McIlroy 12/1
Tiger Woods 14/1
Lee Westwood 16/1
Steve Stricker 16/1
Dustin Johnson 18/1
Luke Donald 18/1
Phil Mickelson 20/1
Nick Watney 22/1
Martin Kaymer 25/1
Matt Kuchar 28/1
Rickie Fowler 28/1
Charl Schwartzel 30/1
Hunter Mahan 30/1
Jason Day 35/1
Adam Scott 40/1
Bill Haas 40/1
Bubba Watson 40/1
Sergio Garcia 40/1
Bo Van Pelt 50/1
Gary Woodland 50/1
K.J. Choi 50/1
Retief Goosen 50/1
Ryan Moore 50/1
Zach Johnson 50/1
Fredrik Jacobson 66/1
Graeme McDowell 66/1
Ian Poulter 66/1
Jeff Overton 66/1
Justin Rose 66/1
Peter Hanson 66/1
Sean O'Hair 66/1
Stewart Cink 66/1
Y-E Yang 66/1
Alexander Noren 80/1
Brandt Snedeker 80/1
Darren Clarke 80/1
David Toms 80/1
Ernie Els 80/1
Geoff Ogilvy 80/1
Jim Furyk 80/1
Louis Oosthuizen 80/1
Lucas Glover 80/1
Martin Laird 80/1
Matteo Manassero 80/1
Padraig Harrington 80/1
Paul Casey 80/1
Robert Allenby 80/1
Robert Karlsson 80/1
Simon Dyson 80/1
Aaron Baddeley 100/1
Alvaro Quiros 100/1
Francesco Molinari 100/1
Mark Wilson 100/1
Richard Green 100/1
Rory Sabbatini 100/1
Anders Hansen 125/1
Jonathan Byrd 125/1
Keegan Bradley 125/1
Miguel Angel Jimenez 125/1
Charley Hoffman 150/1
D-A Points 150/1
Edoardo Molinari 150/1
Heath Slocum 150/1
Jhonattan Vegas 150/1
Kyung-Tae Kim 150/1
Ryo Ishikawa 150/1
Stuart Appleby 150/1
Thomas Bjorn 150/1
Brendan Steele 175/1
Scott Stallings 175/1
Arjun Atwal 200/1
Harrison Frazar 200/1
Pablo Larrazabal 200/1
Yuta Ikeda 200/1
Hennie Otto 250/1
Jae-Bum Park 300/1
Point-Spreads recommends you check out Golf Odds before the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
The Bottom Line: Ricky Fowler or Matt Kuchar. McIlroy plays well in sunny windless tournaments. Be sure to get your WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Predictions in early.
