2006 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

The 2006 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 24–27, 2006 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the eighth WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the second of four World Golf Championships events held in 2006.

2006 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Tournament information
DatesAugust 24–27, 2006
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,360
Field78 players
CutNone
Prize fund$7,500,000
Winner's share$1,300,000
Champion
United States Tiger Woods
270 (−10), playoff
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World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament to retain the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and claim his 11th World Golf Championships title, which was his fifth Invitational title. He won in a playoff over Stewart Cink, who also shot a 10-under-par 270.

Round summaries

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First round

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Place Player Score To par
1   Adam Scott 63 −7
2   Jason Gore 65 −5
3   Lucas Glover 66 −4
T4   Michael Campbell 67 −3
  Luke Donald
  David Howell
  Davis Love III
  David Toms
  Tiger Woods
T10   Olin Browne 68 −2
  Chad Campbell
  Tim Clark
  Chris DiMarco
  Ernie Els
  José María Olazábal
  Kevin Stadler

Second round

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Place Player Score To par
1   Tiger Woods 67-64=131 −9
2   Davis Love III 67-65=132 −8
T3   Jim Furyk 69-65=134 −6
  Adam Scott 63-71=134
T5   Ernie Els 68-67=135 −5
  Lucas Glover 66-69=135
  Kevin Stadler 68-67=135
8   Luke Donald 67-69=136 −4
T9   Stewart Cink 70-67=137 −3
  Robert Gamez 70-67=137

Third round

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Place Player Score To par
1   Stewart Cink 70-67-64=201 −9
T2   Paul Casey 69-69-64=202 −8
  Davis Love III 67-65-70=202
  Tiger Woods 67-64-71=202
5   Jim Furyk 69-65-69=203 −7
6   Lucas Glover 66-69-69=204 −6
T7   Ernie Els 68-67-70=205 −5
  Adam Scott 63-71-71=205
  Kevin Stadler 68-67-70=205
T10   Thomas Bjørn 72-67-67=206 −4
  Luke Donald 67-69-70=206
  J. J. Henry 70-68-68=206
  David Toms 67-74-65=206

Final round

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Place Player Score To par Winnings ($)
T1   Tiger Woods 67-64-71-68=270 −10 1,300,000
  Stewart Cink 70-67-64-69=270 750,000
3   Jim Furyk 69-65-69-68=271 −9 450,000
T4   Ángel Cabrera 70-68-70-65=273 −7 246,250
  Paul Casey 69-69-64-71=273
  Lucas Glover 66-69-69-69=273
  Davis Love III 67-65-70-71=273
T8   Luke Donald 67-69-70-68=274 −6 152,500
  David Toms 67-74-65-68=274
T10   J. J. Henry 70-68-68-69=275 −5 120,000
  Arron Oberholser 70-71-69-65=275
  Adam Scott 63-71-71-70=275

Scorecard

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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 −8 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −8 −9 −9 −10 −11 −11 −11 −10 −10 −10
  Cink −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −9 −9 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −10 −10
  Furyk −8 −9 −10 −10 −10 −9 −9 −9 −10 −9 −9 −9 −9 −8 −8 −9 −9 −9
  Cabrera −2 −3 −4 −4 −5 −6 −7 −7 −7 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7
  Casey −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −10 −10 −10 −9 −9 −8 −8 −8 −7 −7 −7
  Glover −6 −7 −7 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7
  Love −6 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −7 −7 −7 −7 −6 −5 −6 −6 −7

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[1]

Sudden-death playoff

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Player Score
18 17 18 17 Total
Tiger Woods 4 4 5 3 16
Stewart Cink 4 4 5 4 17

References

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  1. ^ "World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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