2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

September 2018 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational August 1–4, 2013 Akron, Ohio, U.S. Firestone Country ClubSouth Course PGA TourEuropean Tour 70 7400 yd 0 73 players None $8,750,000€6,646,156 $1,500,000€1,139,341 USA Tiger Woods 265 (−15) 2012 2014 USA 1 Akron  bottom 41.008 -81.508 Location in the United States 5 230 USA Ohio 1 Firestone CC 41.008 -81.508 Location in Ohio 5 110 The 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a professional golf tournament played August 1–4 on the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the 15th WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the third of the World Golf Championships (WGC) events held in 2013. Aided by a second round 61 (−9), Tiger Woods won the event for the eighth time, seven strokes ahead of runners-up Keegan Bradley and Henrik Stenson.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/aug/05/tiger-woods-firestone Tiger Woods wraps up eighth win at Firestone and looks ahead to US PGA August 4, 2013 The Guardian August 6, 2013 It was Woods' 18th WGC victory.https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/9538280/tiger-woods-wins-bridgestone-invitational-eighth Tiger wins 79th tour event by 7 shots August 4, 2013 ESPN Associated Press August 6, 2013 The win was also the 79th Tour title for Woods. Venue Firestone Country Club Course layout The South Course, opened in 1929, was designed by Bert Way and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1960.http://www.clubcorp.com/Clubs/Firestone-Country-Club/Golf/Courses Firestone Country Club Courses 2013 March 1, 2013 Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards399526442471200469219482494370241041818047146722166740046436987400Par454434344354434435443570 Field The field consisted of players drawn primarily from the Official World Golf Ranking and the winners of the world-wide tournaments with the strongest fields.http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/bridgestone-invitational/field-qualify.html How players qualify March 1, 2013 1. Playing members of the 2012 United States and European Ryder Cup teams. Keegan Bradley (2,3,4), Nicolas Colsaerts (2,3), Luke Donald (2,3,4), Jason Dufner (2,3), Jim Furyk (2,3), Sergio García (2,3,4), Peter Hanson (2,3,4), Dustin Johnson (2,3,4), Zach Johnson (2,3), Martin Kaymer (2,3), Matt Kuchar (2,3,4), Paul Lawrie (2,4), Graeme McDowell (2,3,4), Rory McIlroy (2,3,4), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4), Francesco Molinari (2,3), Ian Poulter (2,3,4), Justin Rose (2,3,4), Webb Simpson (2,3), Brandt Snedeker (2,3,4), Steve Stricker (2,3), Bubba Watson (2,3), Lee Westwood (2,3), Tiger Woods (2,3,4) 2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 22, 2013. Jonas Blixt (3,4), Ángel Cabrera (3), Jason Day (3), Jamie Donaldson (3,4), Ernie Els (3,4), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (3,4), Rickie Fowler (3), Bill Haas (3,4), Branden Grace (3,4), Billy Horschel (3,4), Martin Laird (3,4), Matteo Manassero (3,4), Hideki Matsuyama (3), Ryan Moore (3,4), Thorbjørn Olesen (3), Scott Piercy (3), Carl Pettersson (3), Charl Schwartzel (3,4,5), Adam Scott (3,4), Henrik Stenson (3), Richard Sterne (3), Kevin Streelman (3,4), Bo Van Pelt (3), Nick Watney (3,4) Louis Oosthuizen (3,4) withdrew with a neck injury.http://www.golfbytourmiss.com/2013/07/oosthuizen-neck-injury-to-force-him-out-of-bridgestone-invitational-pga-championship/ Oosthuizen Neck Injury To Force Him Out Of Bridgestone Invitational & PGA Championship Golf, by Tour Miss July 2013 Fatiha Betscher July 29, 2013 Hunter Mahan (3) withdrew after the birth of his first child the prior week.http://www.cbssports.com/general/blog/eye-on-sports/22934562/hunter-mahan-withdraws-from-bridgestone-invitational-to-be-with-newborn-baby Mahan withdraws from Bridgestone, opts to be with newborn baby Mike Singer CBS Sports July 29, 2013 July 29, 2013 3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 29, 2013. David Lynn 4. Tournament winners, whose victories are considered official, of tournaments from the Federation Tours since the prior season's Bridgestone Invitational with an Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating of 115 points or more.The 'Strength of Field Rating' is a loose term for what the Official World Golf Ranking calls the 'Total Rating Value' (see Event Ranking). Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Bae Sang-moon, Paul Casey, Ken Duke, Harris English, Derek Ernst, Tommy Gainey, Stephen Gallacher, Brian Gay, Russell Henley, Mikko Ilonen, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Shane Lowry, John Merrick, D. A. Points, Richie Ramsay, Brett Rumford, Michael Thompson, Boo Weekley, Chris Wood Peter Senior and Jordan Spieth did not play.http://www.cleveland.com/golf/index.ssf/2013/07/wgc-bridgestone_officials_wait_on_huntrer_mahan_field_set_at_74.html WGC-Bridgestone Invitational officials wait on Hunter Mahan; field currently at 74 golfers Cleveland.com Tim Rogers July 29, 2013 July 29, 2013http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/spieth-skipping-wgc-bridgestone-prep-years-final-major/ Spieth skipping Bridgestone to prep for PGA, FedEx Cup Golf Channel Rex Hoggard July 27, 2013 July 29, 2013 5. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours: Asian Tour: Thailand Golf Championship (2012) – Charl Schwartzel, also qualified in categories 2, 3, and 4 PGA Tour of Australasia: Australian PGA Championship (2012) – Daniel Popovic Japan Golf Tour: Bridgestone Open (2012) – Toru Taniguchi Japan Golf Tour: Japan Golf Tour Championship (2013) – Satoshi Kodaira Sunshine Tour: Dimension Data Pro-Am (2013) – Jaco van Zyl Round summaries First round Thursday, August 1, 2013 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Webb Simpson 64 −62 SWE Henrik Stenson 65 −5T3 USA Keegan Bradley 66 −4 USA Ryan Moore ENG Chris Wood USA Tiger WoodsT7 ENG Luke Donald 67 −3 USA Jason Dufner USA Rickie Fowler USA Jim Furyk USA Bill Haas USA Bubba Watson Source:http://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard?tournamentId=1207 ESPN WGC-Bridgestone Invitational August 4, 2013 July 25, 2017 Second round Friday, August 2, 2013 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tiger Woods 66-61=127 −13T2 USA Keegan Bradley 66-68=134 −6 ENG Chris Wood 66-68=134T4 USA Bill Haas 67-68=135 −5 SWE Henrik Stenson 65-70=135T6 ENG Luke Donald 67-69=136 −4 USA Jason Dufner 67-69=136 USA Jim Furyk 67-69=136 USA Bubba Watson 67-69=13610 THA Kiradech Aphibarnrat 69-68=137 −3 Source: Third round Saturday, August 3, 2013 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tiger Woods 66-61-68=195 −152 SWE Henrik Stenson 65-70-67=202 −83 USA Jason Dufner 67-69-67=203 −7T4 ENG Luke Donald 67-69-68=204 −6 USA Bill Haas 67-68-69=204 ENG Chris Wood 66-68-70=204T7 USA Keegan Bradley 66-68-71=205 −5 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez 71-69-65=205T9 USA Zach Johnson 69-70-68=207 −3 AUS Adam Scott 73-68-66=207 Source: Final round Sunday, August 4, 2013 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Tiger Woods 66-61-68-70=265 −15 1,500,000T2 USA Keegan Bradley 66-68-71-67=272 −8 692,500 SWE Henrik Stenson 65-70-67-70=272T4 USA Jason Dufner 67-69-67-71=274 −6 312,667 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez 71-69-65-69=274 USA Zach Johnson 69-70-68-67=274T7 USA Bill Haas 67-68-69-71=275 −5 205,000 ENG Chris Wood 66-68-70-71=275T9 ENG Luke Donald 67-69-68-72=276 −4 145,750 USA Jim Furyk 67-69-72-68=276 DEU Martin Kaymer 74-67-69-66=276 ZAF Richard Sterne 70-68-70-68=276 Source: Scorecard Final round Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718Par454434344 443443544 USA Woods −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 −16 −16 −16 −16 −15 −15 −15 −15 −15 USA Bradley −5 −6 −5 −5 −6 −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 SWE Stenson −8 −8 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 USA Dufner −8 −8 −8 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −7 −7 −6 −6 −6 ESP Jiménez −5 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 USA Johnson −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −3 −4 −5 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −6 −6 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par BirdieBogey Source: References 2 External links http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/bridgestone-invitational.html Coverage on European Tour's official site Firestone Country Club site 41.008 -81.508 type:event title Category:WGC Invitational WGC-Bridgestone Invitational WGC-Bridgestone Invitational WGC-Bridgestone Invitational