WGC Bridgestone Invitational - Player Picks & Preview

With defending champion Rory McIlroy out due to an ankle injury which players have an advantage heading into this week's Bridgestone Invitational? With a winner's purse of $1,570,000 USD and 550 FedEx Cup points going to the victor the competition should be quite tough in Akron, Ohio USA come this weekend.

Starting with the usual suspects ... Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Sergio Garcia are all likely to be in contention Sunday afternoon. Are there potential first time winners waiting in the wings? Let us know your picks here at the Pro Golf Tour.

Tee times (Round 1 - August 6): http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/bridgestone-invitational/tee-times.html

Troy Merritt Wins Quicken Loans Championship by Three Strokes Over Rickie Fowler

America's Troy Merritt won his first PGA title on Sunday at the Quicken Loans Championship hosted by Tiger Woods. Tiger played the weekend and finished -8 under par a relatively strong finish for Woods this year.

Rickie Fowler appears to be very well positioned heading into the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits as well as the FedEx Cup playoffs. Woods however needs to play next week's Wyndam tournament to hopefully qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Inbee Park Wins the Ladies British Open - Has She Won the Grand Slam?

South Korea's Inbee Park won the ladies British Open in Turnberry, Scotland shooting -12 under par three strokes better than Jin Young Ko also from South Korea at -9 under par.

Does this major win constitute a Grand Slam for Park? The answer is based on how you define the ladies Gran Slam - three, four or now five major championships. More specifically, at issue is the Evian Championship in France this September. Park won the Evian Championship "before" it was classified as a major, however, this September she will have the opportunity to put her detractors to rest with a win at Evian. What are her chances of winning the Evian Championship? Let us know your picks here at the Pro Golf Tour.

Tiger in the Hunt at the Quicken Loans National

Tiger Woods finished Round 2 of the Quicken Loans National at -8 under par just two stroke off the lead held by Kevin Chappell who is still on the course at -10 under par.

PGA Leaderboard: http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard.html

Two sub-par rounds of golf does not make a tournament, let alone a season, however, -8 under par represents Tiger Woods best performance of the 2015 PGA season. Does this bode well for Tiger as he looks to the up-coming PGA Championship at Whistling Straits? Well, let's wait until Sunday night to see where he finishes. And just what will the balance of the 2015 season hold for Tiger ... a strong year-end finish positioning him - perhaps - for a strong 2016 or continued struggles to re-gain his pre-injury form from 2012. Send your comments to the Pro Golf Tour.

Suzann Pettersen Leads Women's British Open After Round 2

Norway's Suzzan Pettersen finished Round 2 of the RICOH LPGA British Open with a 2 stroke lead at -7 under par. Taiwan's Teresa Lu, South Korea's So Yeon Ryu and New Zealand's Lydia Ko are tied for second place each at -2 under par.

Leaderboard:  http://www.lpga.com/leaderboard Weather is always a major factor in the British Isles. Which lady will prevail after rounds 3 and 4 to take home the winner's trophey? And will Inbee Park or Stacey Lewis make a second charge to be in contention come Sunday afternoon? Let us know your pick here at the Pro Golf Tour.

Jason Day Wins RBC Canadian Open - Moves to Number Four World Ranking

With his win at the RBC Canadian Open Australia's Jason Day, now a resident of Columbus Ohio USA, moved from #9 to #4 in the World Golf Rankings placing himself squarely in contention for both the PGA Championship and FedEx Cup tournament in August.

Along with Bubba Watson and Dustin Johnson, Jason Day has proved his mettle as one of the long drivers on the PGA Tour and worldwide. His average distance off the tee is now in the 330 yard range preparing him nicely for Whistling Straits. How will Jason Day finish the official 2015 season? Send your comments to the Pro Golf Tour.

RBC Canadian Open - Second Round Leaderboard

America's Chad Campbell leads the RBC Canadian Open by 2 strokes at -14 under par after the second round over another American Brian Harman who is sitting at -12 under par.

After finishing tied with Jordan Spieth at last week's Open Championship Australia's Jason Day is 4 strokes off the lead and gunning for a win having been so close to victory at the last two major championships. Who will win this week's Canadian Open? Let us know your picks here at the Pro Golf Tour.