Thompson Saved His Best for Last

by Roz Roberts III

Michael Thompson saved his best round at the Bridgestone Invitational for last as he shot a bogey-free two under par 68 and finished in a tie for 21st.  This marks Michael's second consecutive top 25 finish in a WGC event.  He moved up to 38th on the Fedex Cup points list and up to 34th on the money list.  He also moved up to 51st on the OWGR list (22nd in the US).

Michael's round was highlighted by some great ball striking.  He hit 10 out of 14 fairways and two of the missed fairways were in the first cut of intermediate rough.  He also hit 12 out of 18 greens in regulation and four of those missed greens were on the fringe.

Despite the great ball striking, Michael was happiest with his putting.  After the round he tweeted "NO 3 PUTTS!"

Next week he'll be in Rochester, New York to compete at the PGA Championship which will be held at the Oak Hill Country Club's East Course.

Thompson 'Played Really Well Today'

by Roz Roberts III

By his own account, Michael Thompson "played really well today" where he shot a one over par 71 and is currently tied for 43rd after the first two rounds of the WGC Bridgestone Invitational. The stats would seem to back up Michael's assessment. He hit 14 out of 18 greens in regulation and his driving distance was much higher than normal at 314.5 yards. The lone hole in his game today was his putting where he was -2.654 in strokes gained putting.

After his round, Michael assessed his day on Twitter: "I played really well today just couldn't get the putts to fall."

Tomorrow's third round has been pushed back a bit to avoid some expected morning thunderstorms Michael will be paired with Boo Weekly and Nick Watney for the third round. The group will tee off from the tenth hole at 11:30am ET.

Online Links
Michael's Scorecard
Michael on Shot Tracker
Michael's Group on Shot Tracker

Streaky First Round for Thompson

Michael Thompson sinks a birdie putt on hole #2 during the first round of the Bridestone Invitational

by Roz Roberts III

Michael Thompson's first round at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational was highlighted by three different streaks.  The first streak came at the early in his round when he bogeyed three out of four holes to put himself in a three over par hole.  However, just three holes after that he birdied three out four holes and found himself back to even par.  Unfortunately, after his birdie streak, his tee shot on hole #3 went left and resulted in a double bogey.  After that hole, his round entered its last streak when he parred the remaining seven holes.  At the end of the day, his two over par 72 has him tied for 41st.

Michael will once again be paired with Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano.  They will tee of at 12:40pm ET.

Online Links
Michael's Scorecard
Michael on Shot Tracker
Michael's Group on Shot Tracker
Live @ Coverage

WGC Bridgestone Invitational

by Roz Roberts III

One of the perks of Michael Thompson's victory earlier this year at the Honda Classic was entry in the remaining World Golf Championship events this season.  He finished tied for eighth at the first of those events, the Cadillac Championship.  Tomorrow he will compete in his second WGC event - the Bridgestone Invitational being held at the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.  These events are limited field events without a cut so every player is guaranteed to play all four rounds.

Michael will be paired with Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano from Spain for the first two rounds.  They will tee of at 8:50am ET for tomorrow's first round.

In addition to the regular Golf Channel coverage from 2pm-6pm ET, PGATour.com will feature Live @ streaming of holes #2 and #15 will be on air from 9am - 6pm ET.

Online Links
Michael's Scorecard
Michael on Shot Tracker
Michael's Group on Shot Tracker
Live @ Coverage