2009 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational


The 2009 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a professional golf tournament held August over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the eleventh WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the third of four World Golf Championships events held in 2009.
World number 1 Tiger Woods won his 16th World Golf Championships title, which was his seventh Invitational title. This was his fourth Invitational title in as many starts, as he won three consecutive and missed the 2008 edition due to recuperation after leg surgery. He shot 268, four strokes ahead of runners-up Robert Allenby and Pádraig Harrington. This was Woods' 10th Invitational appearance and had yet to finish out of the top five; he was second in 2004 and fourth twice.

Field

1. Playing members of the 2008 United States and European Ryder Cup teams

Chad Campbell, Paul Casey, Stewart Cink, Ben Curtis, Jim Furyk, Sergio García, Søren Hansen, Pádraig Harrington, J. B. Holmes, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Anthony Kim, Justin Leonard, Hunter Mahan, Graeme McDowell, Phil Mickelson, Kenny Perry, Ian Poulter, Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson, Steve Stricker, Boo Weekley, Lee Westwood, Oliver Wilson
2. Playing members of the 2007 United States and International Presidents Cup teams

Stuart Appleby, Woody Austin, Ángel Cabrera, K. J. Choi, Ernie Els, Lucas Glover, Retief Goosen, Charles Howell III, Trevor Immelman, Zach Johnson, Geoff Ogilvy, Nick O'Hern, Rory Sabbatini, Adam Scott, Vijay Singh, David Toms, Scott Verplank, Mike Weir, Tiger Woods
3. Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings two weeks prior to event

Robert Allenby, Tim Clark, Luke Donald, Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Ross Fisher, Brian Gay, Mathew Goggin, Dustin Johnson, Shingo Katayama, Martin Kaymer, Søren Kjeldsen, Davis Love III, Rory McIlroy, Sean O'Hair, Álvaro Quirós, Jeev Milkha Singh, Camilo Villegas, Nick Watney
4. Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings one week prior to event

Thongchai Jaidee
5. Winners of Federation tournaments since the prior year's tournament with an Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating of 115 points or more

Cameron Beckman, Christian Cévaër, Darren Clarke, Nick Dougherty, Nathan Green, Grégory Havret, Anthony Kang, Jerry Kelly, Danny Lee, Shane Lowry, Prayad Marksaeng, Pat Perez, Carl Pettersson, Richard Sterne, Marc Turnesa, Yang Yong-eun
6. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours:
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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 6, 2009
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Pádraig Harrington64−6
T2Tim Clark66−4
T2Prayad Marksaeng66−4
T2Scott Verplank66−4
T5Zach Johnson67−3
T5Ian Poulter67−3
T5Steve Stricker67−3
T8Robert Allenby68−2
T8Miguel Ángel Jiménez68−2
T8Sergio García68−2
T8Danny Lee68−2
T8Hunter Mahan68−2
T8Tiger Woods68−2

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Second round

Friday, August 7, 2009
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Pádraig Harrington64-69=133−7
2Tim Clark66-68=134−6
3Scott Verplank66-69=135−5
T4Jerry Kelly71-65=136−4
T4Prayad Marksaeng66-70=136−4
T4Steve Stricker67-69=136−4
T7Robert Allenby68-69=137−3
T7Woody Austin69-68=137−3
T7Zach Johnson67-70=137−3
T7Hunter Mahan68-69=137−3
T7Álvaro Quirós72-65=137−3
T7Mike Weir71-66=137−3

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Third round

Saturday, August 8, 2009
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Pádraig Harrington64-69-67=200−10
2Tiger Woods68-70-65=203−7
3Jerry Kelly71-65-69=205−5
T4Robert Allenby68-69-69=206−4
T4Woody Austin69-68-69=206−4
T4Ángel Cabrera70-68-68=206−4
T4Stewart Cink69-69-68=206−4
T4Lucas Glover69-69-68=206−4
T4Miguel Ángel Jiménez68-72-66=206−4
T4Zach Johnson67-70-69=206−4
T4Kenny Perry69-71-66=206−4
T4Mike Weir71-66-69=206−4
T4Oliver Wilson69-69-68=206−4

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Final round

Sunday, August 9, 2009
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Tiger Woods68-70-65-65=268−121,400,000
T2Robert Allenby68-69-69-66=272−8665,000
T2Pádraig Harrington64-69-67-72=272−8665,000
T4Ángel Cabrera70-68-68-67=273−7332,000
T4Hunter Mahan68-69-70-66=273−7332,000
T6Stewart Cink69-69-68-68=274−6214,333
T6Miguel Ángel Jiménez68-72-66-68=274−6214,333
T6Steve Stricker67-69-71-67=274−6214,333
9Lee Westwood69-71-70-65=275−5160,000
10Mike Weir71-66-69-70=276−4145,000

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Scorecard

Final round
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Par454434344443443544
Woods−7−9−9−10−11−11−11−11−12−12−12−12−11−10−10−11−11−12
Allenby−4−5−5−5−5−5−5−6−7−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−7−8
Harrington−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−11−11−11−11−11−8−8−8
Cabrera−4−5−5−5−5−4−5−5−5−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−7
Mahan−3−5−4−4−4−4−5−5−5−5−4−5−5−6−6−7−7−7

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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