The first round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is in the books, and William McGirt is the leader at 6-under. McGirt, who won the Memorial in this state just a few weeks ago, is 3 up on a trio consisting of Emiliano Grillo, Jimmy Walker and Jason Day.
McGirt was aided by draining this putt on the 18th hole.
"He did not."
What a finish for William McGirt. Drains long par putt for 6-under 64. https://t.co/E4yTgrSXCV
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 30, 2016
Jordan Spieth, who struggled to find the greens all day, went on a birdie binge over the final four holes to finish at 2-under par for the day.
.@JordanSpieth on his 68: "That's one of the happiest 2-unders I've ever shot, for sure. I wasn't suppose to shoot 2 under today."
— Adam Schupak (@GolfweekSchupak) June 30, 2016
Other notables who performed well, and are in the red, include Rickie Fowler (-2), Dustin Johnson (-1), and Justin Rose (-1).
Here’s a look at how the day went on social media.
There will be thousands of tweets and posts as the weekend moves along, but let the record show, these were the first official ones.
The first round is under way! #BridgestoneInv pic.twitter.com/pq63NmS11Z
— WGC_Bridgestone (@WGC_Bridgestone) June 30, 2016
And we're off! Round 1 of the @WGC_Bridgestone is under way.
Live scores: https://t.co/8p1GbWBpU6 pic.twitter.com/bgo36DOYbP
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 30, 2016
The early buzz was about the one swing by Daniel Berger — who pulled a WD after his tee shot, guaranteeing himself $50k.
Who was the first alternate at #BridgestoneInv? Guessing he's not a huge @DanielBerger59 fan right now.
— Mark Button (@MarkAButton) June 30, 2016
Brooks Koepka also dropped out. His issue was a bum ankle. (Nothing to do with being +5 through 13).
WD for @BKoepka with an ankle injury during first round @WGC_Bridgestone
— PGA TOUR Media (@PGATOURmedia) June 30, 2016
The USGA released its groupings for the U.S. Women’s Open. And one group stood out.
#USWomensOpen Grouping: Lydia, Brooke and Lexi.
Full groupings and starting times to be announced at 2 p.m. EDT. pic.twitter.com/w0IclsXZDl
— USGA (@USGA) June 30, 2016
Speaking of Brooke Henderson. The red hot LPGA star shot a 65 today, and leads the LPGA event in Portland, OR. Here’s a look at Brooke’s card. Impressive.
Defending champion, @BrookeHenderson kicks off the @PortlandClassic with an #LPGAHotRound of 65! pic.twitter.com/CkYjBcjLrl
— LPGA (@LPGA) June 30, 2016
In other tour news…
Martin Laird is the first round leader at the Barracuda Championship. Laird has 15 points with 8 birdies and 1 bogey.
Denmark’s Lucas Bjerregaard holds the first round lead at the French Open.
⏰ Draw: https://t.co/2y4jkudmKW
? Scores: https://t.co/HZmygP7zoo
?Blog: https://t.co/vuh4dAV5nN pic.twitter.com/XBOeKKyT5C— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) June 30, 2016
The French Open will have a big say in which Euro golfers get to wear these styles.
The Loro Piana outfits team Europe will be wearing during Ryder Cup practice days pic.twitter.com/srKLKYJIWl
— Golf Monthly (@GolfMonthly) June 30, 2016
JR Smith is still in the house. That old saying, ‘he’ll never pay for a drink in this town again’ comes to mind.
High fives for the 2016 NBA Champ @TheRealJRSmith ?? pic.twitter.com/ic2ilXpD4p
— WGC_Bridgestone (@WGC_Bridgestone) June 30, 2016
Some of the shots of the day.
DJ with a nice bounce off the tree on No. 13.
Big swing. Big tree. Big break. https://t.co/Dh9ls1rOJT
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 30, 2016
Zach Johnson with the bunker shot of day at the 12th hole. Off the pin, and in.
The birdie dance returned after Zach Johnson's hole-out on No. 12 @WGC_Bridgestone. https://t.co/SRXo2GtVFO
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 30, 2016
Phil is mighty impressed by his playing partner’s approach on No. 8.
Louis got a nod of approval from Phil after this shot. https://t.co/UiiuHzG8V9
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 30, 2016
Spieth was draining these all day long as he struggled to hit greens.
How do you shoot 2-under par when you only hit 7 of 18 greens in regulation?
By putting like Jordan Spieth… https://t.co/2cssw6LN43
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 30, 2016
Jason Day with a 331 yard bullet off No. 4 (which he bogeyed).
Jason Day went after this one.
His drive went 331 yards on the 4th hole @WGC_Bridgestone. https://t.co/ckB1vhUac6
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 30, 2016
Til Tomorrow.
Just ordered some boneless buffalo wings from @Applebees MMMM SOOO GOOODDDD MUST RECOMMEND pic.twitter.com/oIr0a3oyzB
— Paul Eisenberg (@paulyeisenberg) June 30, 2016
Note: Much of content used in this post was repackaged and cross posted from our live blog post.
