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AUDIO Singh Takes Firestone +1
Vijay Singh held off determined attacks from Stuart Appleby, Lee Westwood, Retief Goosen and Phil Mickelson to claim the $1.35 million World Golf Championship's Bridgestone Invitational -- with one stroke to spare.
8/3/2008 6:14:26 PM
UPDATE VIDEO WGC 2009 Coming Back
The PGA is getting a whiff of life without Tiger in 2008; hopefully golf's biggest draw will be back on one of his favorite all-time courses in 2009, and Akron will be ready.
8/3/2008 3:35:49 PM
Food, Drinks, Merchandise Selling At Firestone
Firestone's merchandise shops are keeping busy with lots of customers and food and drinks are flying off the stands.
8/3/2008 11:32:57 AM
WGC Bridgestone 3rd Round Results
Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh slugged it out in the trees and on the greens Saturday throughout an up-and-down day at the Bridgestone Invitational until they wound up in a tie for the lead with a far more conventional Lee Westwood.
8/2/2008 6:40:43 PM
AUDIO Eyes On Firestone At Night
Firestone Country Club has many eyes on it at night when the golfers are in town, but not necessarily on the course.
8/2/2008 11:28:38 AM
AUDIO Locals See Fewer Golf Fans
The World Golf Championship usually attracts 120,000 to Firestone Country Club and is the single biggest audience attraction to Akron. But locals have reason to believe attendance is down.
8/1/2008 7:11:49 PM
AUDIO WGC Bridgestone 2nd Rd Par Scores
Vijay Singh has a one shot lead after two rounds of play, but several golfers are close behind.
8/1/2008 6:28:36 PM
AUDIO Poulter's Caddie Using His Noggin
One of the lighter moments of the Bridgestone Invitational occurred at 18 Friday when England's Ian Poulter tossed a ball from 8 yards away to his caddie Terry Mundy.
8/1/2008 6:15:23 PM
AUDIO WGC: It's A Small World After All
You can't put a price tag on the local and international exposure brought to Akron by the Bridgestone Invitational.
8/1/2008 4:25:04 PM
AUDIO Westwood's Confidence Is Riding High
Lee Westwood is at five under after the second round of the WGC Bridgestone.
8/1/2008 2:44:03 PM
AUDIO O'Hair Says Coaching Has Been The Answer
8/1/2008 2:04:14 PM
AUDIO Akron Technical Center Benefits Golfers
8/1/2008 1:16:02 PM
AUDIO WGC Scoring No Surprise To Johnson
7/31/2008 6:57:25 PM
WGC Bridgestone Par Scores
7/31/2008 6:47:12 PM
AUDIO Bridgestone Special For Mickelson
7/31/2008 6:24:58 PM
UPDATE AUDIO Akron Residents, Golfers In The Dark
7/31/2008 6:06:46 PM
AUDIO No Tiger, No Problem
7/31/2008 4:31:46 PM
WGC EARLY First-Round Notes
7/31/2008 3:31:54 PM
AUDIO Mediate Talks Tiger
7/31/2008 2:55:45 PM
Safety First At WGC Bridgestone
7/31/2008 2:45:06 PM
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Wyndham's cross-town move works out for Pettersson
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