2009 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

The 2009 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a professional golf tournament held August 6–9 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.

2009 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Tournament information
DatesAugust 6–9, 2009
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,400 yards (6,767 m)
Field80 players
CutNone
Prize fund$8.5 million
Winner's share$1.4 million
Champion
United States Tiger Woods
268 (−12)
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Akron  is located in the United States
Akron 
Akron 
Firestone CC is located in Ohio
Firestone CC
Firestone CC

World number 1 Tiger Woods won his 16th World Golf Championships title, which was his seventh Invitational title.[1] This was his fourth Invitational title in as many starts, as he won three consecutive (2005, 2006, 2007) and missed the 2008 edition due to recuperation after leg surgery. He shot 268 (−12), 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;[1] he was second in 2004 and fourth twice (2002, 2003).

Field

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1. Playing members of the 2008 United States and European Ryder Cup teams
Chad Campbell, Paul Casey (3,4,5), Stewart Cink (2,3,4,5), Ben Curtis (3,4), Jim Furyk (2,3,4), Sergio García (3,4,5), Søren Hansen (3,4), Pádraig Harrington (3,4,5), J. B. Holmes, Miguel Ángel Jiménez (3,4), Anthony Kim (3,4), Justin Leonard (3,4), Hunter Mahan (2,3,4), Graeme McDowell (3,4), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4,5), Kenny Perry (3,4,5), Ian Poulter (3,4), Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson (3,4,5), Steve Stricker (2,3,4,5), Boo Weekley, Lee Westwood (3,4), Oliver Wilson (3,4)

2. Playing members of the 2007 United States and International Presidents Cup teams
Stuart Appleby, Woody Austin, Ángel Cabrera (3,4,5), K. J. Choi, Ernie Els (3,4), Lucas Glover (3,4,5), Retief Goosen (3,4,5), Charles Howell III, Trevor Immelman, Zach Johnson (3,4,5), Geoff Ogilvy (3,4,5), Nick O'Hern, Rory Sabbatini (3,4,5), Adam Scott (3,4), Vijay Singh (3,4,5), David Toms (3,4), Scott Verplank, Mike Weir (3,4), Tiger Woods (3,4,5)

3. Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings two weeks prior to event
Robert Allenby (4), Tim Clark (4,5), Luke Donald (4), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (4,5), Ross Fisher (4), Brian Gay (4,5), Mathew Goggin (4), Dustin Johnson (5), Shingo Katayama (4), Martin Kaymer (4,5), Søren Kjeldsen (4,5), Davis Love III (4,5), Rory McIlroy (4,5), Sean O'Hair (4,5), Álvaro Quirós (4,5), Jeev Milkha Singh (4,5), Camilo Villegas (4,5), Nick Watney (4,5)

4. Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings one week prior to event
Thongchai Jaidee (5)

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:

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Place Player Score To par
1   Pádraig Harrington 64 −6
T2   Tim Clark 66 −4
  Prayad Marksaeng
  Scott Verplank
T5   Zach Johnson 67 −3
  Ian Poulter
  Steve Stricker
T8   Robert Allenby 68 −2
  Miguel Ángel Jiménez
  Sergio García
  Danny Lee
  Hunter Mahan
  Tiger Woods

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Second round

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Friday, August 7, 2009

Place Player Score To par
1   Pádraig Harrington 64-69=133 −7
2   Tim Clark 66-68=134 −6
3   Scott Verplank 66-69=135 −5
T4   Jerry Kelly 71-65=136 −4
  Prayad Marksaeng 66-70=136
  Steve Stricker 67-69=136
T7   Robert Allenby 68-69=137 −3
  Woody Austin 69-68=137
  Zach Johnson 67-70=137
  Hunter Mahan 68-69=137
  Álvaro Quirós 72-65=137
  Mike Weir 71-66=137

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Third round

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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Place Player Score To par
1   Pádraig Harrington 64-69-67=200 −10
2   Tiger Woods 68-70-65=203 −7
3   Jerry Kelly 71-65-69=205 −5
T4   Robert Allenby 68-69-69=206 −4
  Woody Austin 69-68-69=206
  Ángel Cabrera 70-68-68=206
  Stewart Cink 69-69-68=206
  Lucas Glover 69-69-68=206
  Miguel Ángel Jiménez 68-72-66=206
  Zach Johnson 67-70-69=206
  Kenny Perry 69-71-66=206
  Mike Weir 71-66-69=206
  Oliver Wilson 69-69-68=206

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Final round

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Sunday, August 9, 2009

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Tiger Woods 68-70-65-65=268 −12 1,400,000
T2   Robert Allenby 68-69-69-66=272 −8 665,000
  Pádraig Harrington 64-69-67-72=272
T4   Ángel Cabrera 70-68-68-67=273 −7 332,000
  Hunter Mahan 68-69-70-66=273
T6   Stewart Cink 69-69-68-68=274 −6 214,333
  Miguel Ángel Jiménez 68-72-66-68=274
  Steve Stricker 67-69-71-67=274
9   Lee Westwood 69-71-70-65=275 −5 160,000
10   Mike Weir 71-66-69-70=276 −4 145,000

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Scorecard

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Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 4
  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

Eagle Birdie Bogey Triple bogey+

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Tiger wins second straight event". ESPN. Associated Press. August 10, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN. August 9, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
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