Mahan leads Bridgestone Invitational, with Tiger close on his heels

Hunter Mahan shot a 3-under-par 67 at the Bridgestone Invitational yesterday for a share of the lead with Paul Casey and Rory Sabbatini. Mahan has been on a roll lately, with four top-10 finishes in a stretch that also included his first PGA Tour victory …

“I’m just playing golf,” the 25-year-old Mahan told the media. “It’s just exciting to play this good, to feel like I’m finally reaching my potential and finally playing the way I can. Just going out there and letting go.”

Meanwhile, Tiger Woods also had a good day, shooting a 68 to go one off the lead …

If K.J. Choi wins the $10 million FedEx Cup, he knows exactly how he’s going to spend the money. No, he doesn’t have his eye on a Ferrari …

“If I’m able to win it, I want to give it all to charity, 100 percent,” Choi told reporters through his interpreter. “I could think of so many things I could do with that money, so many good things. I want to help a lot of the unfortunate kids around the world. I want to set up my own foundation, like Tiger. Thinking about what I can do with that money, it just motivates.”

At MichiganGolf.com, Brandon Tucker writes about 80-year-old Belvedere Golf Club, a favorite of PGA Tour legend Tom Watson.