2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational


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 events held in 2013.
Aided by a second round 61, Tiger Woods won the event for the eighth time, seven strokes ahead of runners-up Keegan Bradley and Henrik Stenson. It was Woods' 18th WGC victory. The win was also the 79th Tour title for Woods.

Venue

Course layout

The South Course, opened in 1929, was designed by Bert Way and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1960.
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards399526442471200469219482494370241041818047146722166740046436987400
Par454434344354434435443570

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.
1. Playing members of the 2012 United States and European Ryder Cup teams.
Keegan Bradley, Nicolas Colsaerts, Luke Donald, Jason Dufner, Jim Furyk, Sergio García, Peter Hanson, Dustin Johnson, Zach Johnson, Martin Kaymer, Matt Kuchar, Paul Lawrie, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Francesco Molinari, Ian Poulter, Justin Rose, Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker, Steve Stricker, Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood, Tiger Woods
2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 22, 2013.
Jonas Blixt, Ángel Cabrera, Jason Day, Jamie Donaldson, Ernie Els, Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Rickie Fowler, Bill Haas, Branden Grace, Billy Horschel, Martin Laird, Matteo Manassero, Hideki Matsuyama, Ryan Moore, Thorbjørn Olesen, Scott Piercy, Carl Pettersson, Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott, Henrik Stenson, Richard Sterne, Kevin Streelman, Bo Van Pelt, Nick Watney
  • Louis Oosthuizen withdrew with a neck injury.
  • Hunter Mahan withdrew after the birth of his first child the prior week.
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.
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
5. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours:
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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 1, 2013

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Webb Simpson64−6
2Henrik Stenson65−5
T3Keegan Bradley66−4
T3Ryan Moore66−4
T3Chris Wood66−4
T3Tiger Woods66−4
T7Luke Donald67−3
T7Jason Dufner67−3
T7Rickie Fowler67−3
T7Jim Furyk67−3
T7Bill Haas67−3
T7Bubba Watson67−3

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Second round

Friday, August 2, 2013

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tiger Woods66-61=127−13
T2Keegan Bradley66-68=134−6
T2Chris Wood66-68=134−6
T4Bill Haas67-68=135−5
T4Henrik Stenson65-70=135−5
T6Luke Donald67-69=136−4
T6Jason Dufner67-69=136−4
T6Jim Furyk67-69=136−4
T6Bubba Watson67-69=136−4
10Kiradech Aphibarnrat69-68=137−3

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Third round

Saturday, August 3, 2013

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tiger Woods66-61-68=195−15
2Henrik Stenson65-70-67=202−8
3Jason Dufner67-69-67=203−7
T4Luke Donald67-69-68=204−6
T4Bill Haas67-68-69=204−6
T4Chris Wood66-68-70=204−6
T7Keegan Bradley66-68-71=205−5
T7Miguel Ángel Jiménez71-69-65=205−5
T9Zach Johnson69-70-68=207−3
T9Adam Scott73-68-66=207−3

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Final round

Sunday, August 4, 2013

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Tiger Woods66-61-68-70=265−151,500,000
T2Keegan Bradley66-68-71-67=272−8692,500
T2Henrik Stenson65-70-67-70=272−8692,500
T4Jason Dufner67-69-67-71=274−6312,667
T4Miguel Ángel Jiménez71-69-65-69=274−6312,667
T4Zach Johnson69-70-68-67=274−6312,667
T7Bill Haas67-68-69-71=275−5205,000
T7Chris Wood66-68-70-71=275−5205,000
T9Luke Donald67-69-68-72=276−4145,750
T9Jim Furyk67-69-72-68=276−4145,750
T9Martin Kaymer74-67-69-66=276−4145,750
T9Richard Sterne70-68-70-68=276−4145,750

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Scorecard

Final round
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Par454434344443443544
Woods−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−16−16−16−16−15−15−15−15−15
Bradley−5−6−5−5−6−7−7−7−8−8−8−7−7−7−7−7−8−8
Stenson−8−8−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−8−8
Dufner−8−8−8−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−8−7−7−6−6−6
Jiménez−5−6−6−6−7−7−7−6−6−7−7−7−6−6−6−6−6−6
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

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