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. This tournament was the third of four World Golf Championships events held in 2011.

Venue

Course layout

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

Field

1. Playing members of the 2010 United States and European Ryder Cup teams.
Stewart Cink, Luke Donald, Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, Peter Hanson, Pádraig Harrington, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Dustin Johnson, Zach Johnson, Martin Kaymer, Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Edoardo Molinari, Francesco Molinari, Jeff Overton, Ian Poulter, Steve Stricker, Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood, Tiger Woods
2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 25.
Robert Allenby, Jonathan Byrd, Paul Casey, K. J. Choi, Darren Clarke, Jason Day, Ernie Els, Sergio García, Retief Goosen, Bill Haas, Anders Hansen, Ryo Ishikawa, Robert Karlsson, Kim Kyung-tae, Martin Laird, Matteo Manassero, Ryan Moore, Geoff Ogilvy, Louis Oosthuizen, Álvaro Quirós, Justin Rose, Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott, Brandt Snedeker, David Toms, Bo Van Pelt, Nick Watney, Gary Woodland, Y. E. Yang
3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as August 1, 2011.
Simon Dyson
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, 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
5. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours:
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Past champions in the field

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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. 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 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.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Adam Scott62−8
2Jason Day63−7
3Nick Watney65−5
T4Thomas Bjørn66−4
T4Stewart Cink66−4
T4Kim Kyung-tae66−4
T4Martin Laird66−4
T4Pablo Larrazábal66−4
T4Ryan Moore66−4
T4D. A. Points66−4
T4Rory Sabbatini66−4
T4Brandt Snedeker66−4

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Second round

Friday, August 5, 2011
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Keegan Bradley67-65=132−8
T1Rickie Fowler68-64=132−8
T1Ryan Moore66-66=132−8
T1Adam Scott62-70=132−8
T5Jason Day63-70=133−7
T5Robert Karlsson68-65=133−7
T5Martin Laird66-67=133−7
T8Fredrik Jacobson68-66=134−6
T8Brandt Snedeker66-68=134−6
T10Ryo Ishikawa67-68=135−5
T10Hennie Otto69-66=135−5
T10Nick Watney65-70=135−5

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Third round

Saturday, August 6, 2011
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Adam Scott62-70-66=198−12
T2Jason Day63-70-66=199−11
T2Ryo Ishikawa67-68-64=199−11
T4Keegan Bradley67-65-68=200−10
T4Martin Laird66-67-67=200−10
T6Luke Donald68-69-64=201−9
T6Rickie Fowler68-64-69=201−9
T6Fredrik Jacobson68-66-67=201−9
9Zach Johnson70-68-64=202−8
T10Rory McIlroy68-68-67=203−7
T10Steve Stricker71-65-67=203−7

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Final round

Sunday, August 7, 2011
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Adam Scott62-70-66-65=263−171,400,000
T2Luke Donald68-69-64-66=267−13665,000
T2Rickie Fowler68-64-69-66=267−13665,000
T4Jason Day63-70-66-69=268−12332,500
T4Ryo Ishikawa67-68-64-69=268−12332,500
T6Zach Johnson70-68-64-68=270−10215,000
T6Kim Kyung-tae66-72-66-66=270−10215,000
T6Rory McIlroy68-68-67-67=270−10215,000
T9David Toms68-68-68-67=271−9152,500
T9Lee Westwood67-71-68-65=271−9152,500

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Scorecard

Final round
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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
BirdieBogey

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