2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

The 2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was the 13th WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, held August 4–7 at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Adam Scott was the winner on the South Course, four strokes ahead of Luke Donald and Rickie Fowler.[1][2] This tournament was the third of four World Golf Championships events held in 2011.

2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Tournament information
DatesAugust 4–7, 2011
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
South Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,400 yards (6,767 m)
Field76 players
CutNone
Prize fund$8,500,000
€5,804,071
Winner's share$1,400,000
€972,148
Champion
Adam Scott
263 (−17)
Akron 
Location in the United States
Firestone CC
Location in Ohio

Venue
Main article: Firestone Country Club

Course layout

The South Course was designed by Bert Way and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1960.[3][4]

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards399526442471200469219482494370241041818047146722166740046436987400
Par454434344354434435443570

Field

1. Playing members of the 2010 United States and European Ryder Cup teams.
Stewart Cink, Luke Donald (2,3,4), Rickie Fowler (2,3), Jim Furyk (2,3,4), Peter Hanson (2,3), Pádraig Harrington (5), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2,3,4), Dustin Johnson (2,3,4), Zach Johnson (2,3), Martin Kaymer (2,3,4), Matt Kuchar (2,3,4), Hunter Mahan (2,3,4), Graeme McDowell (2,3,4), Rory McIlroy (2,3,4), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4), Edoardo Molinari (2,3,4), Francesco Molinari (2,3,4), Jeff Overton, Ian Poulter (2,3,4), Steve Stricker (2,3,4), Bubba Watson (2,3,4), Lee Westwood (2,3,4), Tiger Woods (2,3)

(Ross Fisher qualified but chose not to play.)[5]

2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 25.[6]
Robert Allenby (3), Jonathan Byrd (4), Paul Casey (3,4), K. J. Choi (3,4), Darren Clarke (3,4), Jason Day (3), Ernie Els (3,4), Sergio García (3), Retief Goosen (3), Bill Haas (3), Anders Hansen (3), Ryo Ishikawa (3), Robert Karlsson (3,4), Kim Kyung-tae (3,4), Martin Laird (3,4), Matteo Manassero (3,4), Ryan Moore (3), Geoff Ogilvy (3), Louis Oosthuizen (3), Álvaro Quirós (3,4), Justin Rose (3), Charl Schwartzel (3,4), Adam Scott (3,4), Brandt Snedeker (3,4), David Toms (3,4), Bo Van Pelt (3), Nick Watney (3,4), Gary Woodland (3,4), Y. E. Yang (3)

(Tim Clark withdrew with an elbow injury.)[7]

3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as August 1, 2011.[8]
Simon Dyson (4)

4. Tournament winners of worldwide events since the prior year's tournament with an Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating of 115 points or more.
Stuart Appleby, Arjun Atwal, Aaron Baddeley, Keegan Bradley, Thomas Bjørn, Harrison Frazar, Lucas Glover, Richard Green, Charley Hoffman, Yuta Ikeda (5), Fredrik Jacobson, Pablo Larrazábal, Thomas Levet, Alexander Norén, Sean O'Hair, D. A. Points, Rory Sabbatini, Heath Slocum, Scott Stallings, Brendan Steele, Jhonattan Vegas, Mark Wilson

(Nicolas Colsaerts withdrew with an elbow injury.[7] Thomas Levet withdrew with an injury.[9])

5. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours:

Sources[10][11]

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parPlace
Hunter Mahan United States201071697269281+1T37
Tiger Woods United States1999, 2000,
2001, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2009		68717270281+1T37
Stewart Cink United States200466707175282+2T45
Darren Clarke Northern Ireland200377746972292+12T68

Source:[12]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Playing in his first competitive round since May due to a leg injury, Tiger Woods shot a 68 (−2). Rory McIlroy, in his first event in America since winning the U.S. Open, also shot 68. Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood were at 67, but two Australians topped the leaderboard with Adam Scott at 62 (−8) and Jason Day at 63. Nick Watney had the lowest score of the Americans with a 65. Rory Sabbatini, D. A. Points, Stewart Cink, Thomas Bjørn, Brandt Snedeker, Martin Laird, Ryan Moore, Pablo Larrazábal, and Kim Kyung-Tae all shot 66.[13]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Adam Scott Australia62−8
2Jason Day Australia63−7
3Nick Watney United States65−5
T4Thomas Bjørn Denmark66−4
Stewart Cink United States
Kim Kyung-tae South Korea
Martin Laird Scotland
Pablo Larrazábal Spain
Ryan Moore United States
D. A. Points United States
Rory Sabbatini South Africa
Brandt Snedeker United States

Source:[12]

Second round

Friday, August 5, 2011

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Keegan Bradley United States67-65=132−8
Rickie Fowler United States68-64=132
Ryan Moore United States66-66=132
Adam Scott Australia62-70=132
T5Jason Day Australia63-70=133−7
Robert Karlsson Sweden68-65=133
Martin Laird Scotland66-67=133
T8Fredrik Jacobson Sweden68-66=134−6
Brandt Snedeker United States66-68=134
T10Ryo Ishikawa Japan67-68=135−5
Hennie Otto South Africa69-66=135
Nick Watney United States65-70=135

Source:[12]

Third round

Saturday, August 6, 2011

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Adam Scott Australia62-70-66=198−12
T2Jason Day Australia63-70-66=199−11
Ryo Ishikawa Japan67-68-64=199
T4Keegan Bradley United States67-65-68=200−10
Martin Laird Scotland66-67-67=200
T6Luke Donald England68-69-64=201−9
Rickie Fowler United States68-64-69=201
Fredrik Jacobson Sweden68-66-67=201
9Zach Johnson United States70-68-64=202−8
T10Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland68-68-67=203−7
Steve Stricker United States71-65-67=203

Source:[12]

Final round

Sunday, August 7, 2011

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Adam Scott Australia62-70-66-65=263−171,400,000
T2Luke Donald England68-69-64-66=267−13665,000
Rickie Fowler United States68-64-69-66=267
T4Jason Day Australia63-70-66-69=268−12332,500
Ryo Ishikawa Japan67-68-64-69=268
T6Zach Johnson United States70-68-64-68=270−10215,000
Kim Kyung-tae South Korea66-72-66-66=270
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland68-68-67-67=270
T9David Toms United States68-68-68-67=271−9152,500
Lee Westwood England67-71-68-65=271

Source:[12]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454434344443443544
Scott−12−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−14−14−15−15−16−16−16−16−17
Donald−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−11−11−11−12−11−11−12−12−13
Fowler−10−10−10−11−11−11−11−11−11−11−11−11−12−12−12−12−12−13
Day−12−11−11−11−12−12−12−11−11−12−12−12−12−12−11−12−12−12
Ishikawa−11−12−13−12−12−13−13−12−12−13−13−13−13−13−12−13−13−12

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey

Source:[12]

References
  1. "Adam Scott wins WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio". BBC Sport. August 7, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  2. "Tiger Woods' ex-caddie Steve Williams uses victory with Adam Scott at Bridgestone to rub salt in former employer's wounds". Daily Telegraph. August 8, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  3. "Courses". Firestone Country Club. 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  4. "Inside the course: Firestone Country Club". worldgolfchampionships.com. 2012. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  5. Fisher Withdraws From WGC - Bridgestone
  6. Official World Golf Ranking – July 24, 2011
  7. "Field Just About Set For The Bridgestone". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  8. Official World Golf Ranking – July 31, 2011
  9. "Fantasy Insider: WGC Bridgestone Invitational". Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  10. Bridgestone Invitational - How players qualify Archived July 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  11. Bridgestone Invitational - Field
  12. "WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN. August 7, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  13. "Tiger Woods starts well on return in WGC Invitational". BBC Sport. August 4, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.

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