AKRON, Ohio – Brandt Snedeker was all smiles in his first start back since a hip injury led him to withdraw from the RBC Canadian Open.
Snedeker opened with a tumultuous round of even-par 70 at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, carding five birdies against five bogeys at Firestone Country Club. It was his first competitive round since he missed the cut at the Open Championship last month.
Snedeker flew from St. Andrews to Colorado because of a hip injury that had been nagging him since the U.S. Open. Snedeker’s doctor advised him to rest, leading the veteran to withdraw from the Canadian Open despite his sponsorship ties to RBC.