Keegan Bradley reacts after making a birdie putt on the seventh hole during the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
August 05, 2012 - 5:54 PM
AKRON, Ohio - Right when it looked as if Keegan Bradley would need birdie to force a playoff, he won the Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday with a par.
Bradley closed with a 6-under 64 and the final stroke was the most important — a 15-foot putt to save par from a plugged lie in the bunker.
Jim Furyk, who led for 71 holes, chopped up the 18th hole and made a double bogey to throw away a chance at his first win since the 2010 Tour Championship. Furyk missed the green from the fairway, barely got over a bunker into thick grass, chipped weakly to 5 feet and the bogey putt to force a playoff never had a chance.
Along with winning, Bradley all but wrapped up a spot on the Ryder Cup team.
News from © The Associated Press, 2012