* Bradley wins third PGA Tour title by one shot
* Closes with a 64 as Furyk butchers final hole
* Woods ties for eighth after carding a 66
(Adds Bradley quotes, detail)
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
AKRON, Ohio, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Keegan Bradley stunningly
clinched the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by one shot on Sunday
after playing partner Jim Furyk, a stroke in front playing the
last, double-bogeyed the 18th to tumble back into a tie for
second.
American Bradley, who won his first major crown at last
year’s PGA Championship, coolly sank a 15-footer to save par on
the final hole for a six-under 64 and a 13-under total of 267 at
a rain-softened Firestone Country Club.
It was an agonising end for tour veteran Furyk who had led
the tournament from the first round and it came after he fell
out of a tie for the lead with three holes to play at the U.S.
Open in June.
“This just feels so great,” an elated Bradley told reporters
after landing his third PGA Tour title and the winner’s cheque
for $1.4 million. “I just felt so strong coming down the
stretch. I just enjoyed every minute of it.
“My hope standing on the 18th tee was to make birdie and
maybe force a playoff, but you just never know what’s going to
happen, especially with that pin on 18. That’s a really
difficult pin.”
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