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
Tiger Woods
268 (−12)
Akron 
Location in the United States
Firestone CC
Location in Ohio

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

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:

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parPlace
Tiger Woods United States1999, 2000, 2001,
2005, 2006, 2007
68706565268−121
Stewart Cink United States200469696868274−6T6
Vijay Singh Fiji200870736771281+1T29

Source:[2]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 6, 2009

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Pádraig Harrington Ireland64−6
T2Tim Clark South Africa66−4
Prayad Marksaeng Thailand
Scott Verplank United States
T5Zach Johnson United States67−3
Ian Poulter England
Steve Stricker United States
T8Robert Allenby Australia68−2
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain
Sergio García Spain
Danny Lee New Zealand
Hunter Mahan United States
Tiger Woods United States

Source:[2]

Second round

Friday, August 7, 2009

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Pádraig Harrington Ireland64-69=133−7
2Tim Clark South Africa66-68=134−6
3Scott Verplank United States66-69=135−5
T4Jerry Kelly United States71-65=136−4
Prayad Marksaeng Thailand66-70=136
Steve Stricker United States67-69=136
T7Robert Allenby Australia68-69=137−3
Woody Austin United States69-68=137
Zach Johnson United States67-70=137
Hunter Mahan United States68-69=137
Álvaro Quirós Spain72-65=137
Mike Weir Canada71-66=137

Source:[2]

Third round

Saturday, August 8, 2009

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Pádraig Harrington Ireland64-69-67=200−10
2Tiger Woods United States68-70-65=203−7
3Jerry Kelly United States71-65-69=205−5
T4Robert Allenby Australia68-69-69=206−4
Woody Austin United States69-68-69=206
Ángel Cabrera Argentina70-68-68=206
Stewart Cink United States69-69-68=206
Lucas Glover United States69-69-68=206
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain68-72-66=206
Zach Johnson United States67-70-69=206
Kenny Perry United States69-71-66=206
Mike Weir Canada71-66-69=206
Oliver Wilson England69-69-68=206

Source:[2]

Final round

Sunday, August 9, 2009

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Tiger Woods United States68-70-65-65=268−121,400,000
T2Robert Allenby Australia68-69-69-66=272−8665,000
Pádraig Harrington Ireland64-69-67-72=272
T4Ángel Cabrera Argentina70-68-68-67=273−7332,000
Hunter Mahan United States68-69-70-66=273
T6Stewart Cink United States69-69-68-68=274−6214,333
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain68-72-66-68=274
Steve Stricker United States67-69-71-67=274
9Lee Westwood England69-71-70-65=275−5160,000
10Mike Weir Canada71-66-69-70=276−4145,000

Source:[2]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
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

Eagle Birdie Bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[2]

References

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

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