2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 1–4, 2013 |
| Location | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Firestone Country Club South Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,400 yards (6,767 m) |
| Field | 73 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $8,750,000 €6,646,156 |
| Winner's share | $1,500,000 €1,139,341 |
| Champion | |
 Tiger Woods | |
| 265 (−15) | |
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 (WGC) events held in 2013.
Aided by a second round 61 (−9), Tiger Woods won the event for the eighth time, seven strokes ahead of runners-up Keegan Bradley and Henrik Stenson.[1] It was Woods' 18th WGC victory.[2] 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.[3]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 399 | 526 | 442 | 471 | 200 | 469 | 219 | 482 | 494 | 3702 | 410 | 418 | 180 | 471 | 467 | 221 | 667 | 400 | 464 | 3698 | 7400 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
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.[4]
1. Playing members of the 2012 United States and European Ryder Cup teams.
Keegan Bradley (2,3,4), Nicolas Colsaerts (2,3), Luke Donald (2,3,4), Jason Dufner (2,3), Jim Furyk (2,3), Sergio García (2,3,4), Peter Hanson (2,3,4), Dustin Johnson (2,3,4), Zach Johnson (2,3), Martin Kaymer (2,3), Matt Kuchar (2,3,4), Paul Lawrie (2,4), Graeme McDowell (2,3,4), Rory McIlroy (2,3,4), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4), Francesco Molinari (2,3), Ian Poulter (2,3,4), Justin Rose (2,3,4), Webb Simpson (2,3), Brandt Snedeker (2,3,4), Steve Stricker (2,3), Bubba Watson (2,3), Lee Westwood (2,3), Tiger Woods (2,3,4)
2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 22, 2013.
Jonas Blixt (3,4), Ángel Cabrera (3), Jason Day (3), Jamie Donaldson (3,4), Ernie Els (3,4), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (3,4), Rickie Fowler (3), Bill Haas (3,4), Branden Grace (3,4), Billy Horschel (3,4), Martin Laird (3,4), Matteo Manassero (3,4), Hideki Matsuyama (3), Ryan Moore (3,4), Thorbjørn Olesen (3), Scott Piercy (3), Carl Pettersson (3), Charl Schwartzel (3,4,5), Adam Scott (3,4), Henrik Stenson (3), Richard Sterne (3), Kevin Streelman (3,4), Bo Van Pelt (3), Nick Watney (3,4)
- Louis Oosthuizen (3,4) withdrew with a neck injury.[5]
- Hunter Mahan (3) withdrew after the birth of his first child the prior week.[6]
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.[7]
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
- Peter Senior and Jordan Spieth did not play.[8][9]
5. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours:
- Asian Tour: Thailand Golf Championship (2012) – Charl Schwartzel, also qualified in categories 2, 3, and 4
- PGA Tour of Australasia: Australian PGA Championship (2012) – Daniel Popovic
- Japan Golf Tour: Bridgestone Open (2012) – Toru Taniguchi
- Japan Golf Tour: Japan Golf Tour Championship (2013) – Satoshi Kodaira
- Sunshine Tour: Dimension Data Pro-Am (2013) – Jaco van Zyl
Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Woods |  United States |
1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 |
66 | 61 | 68 | 70 | 265 | −15 | 1 |
| Keegan Bradley | United States |
2012 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 67 | 272 | −8 | T2 |
| Adam Scott |  Australia |
2011 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 71 | 278 | −2 | T14 |
Source:[10]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 1, 2013
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Webb Simpson | United States |
64 | −6 |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson |  Sweden |
65 | −5 |
| T3 | Keegan Bradley | United States |
66 | −4 |
| Ryan Moore | United States
| |||
| Chris Wood |  England
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| Tiger Woods | United States
| |||
| T7 | Luke Donald | England |
67 | −3 |
| Jason Dufner | United States
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| Rickie Fowler | United States
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| Jim Furyk | United States
| |||
| Bill Haas | United States
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| Bubba Watson | United States
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Source:[10]
Second round
Friday, August 2, 2013
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States |
66-61=127 | −13 |
| T2 | Keegan Bradley | United States |
66-68=134 | −6 |
| Chris Wood | England |
66-68=134 | ||
| T4 | Bill Haas | United States |
67-68=135 | −5 |
| Henrik Stenson | Sweden |
65-70=135 | ||
| T6 | Luke Donald | England |
67-69=136 | −4 |
| Jason Dufner | United States |
67-69=136 | ||
| Jim Furyk | United States |
67-69=136 | ||
| Bubba Watson | United States |
67-69=136 | ||
| 10 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |  Thailand |
69-68=137 | −3 |
Source:[10]
Third round
Saturday, August 3, 2013
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States |
66-61-68=195 | −15 |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden |
65-70-67=202 | −8 |
| 3 | Jason Dufner | United States |
67-69-67=203 | −7 |
| T4 | Luke Donald | England |
67-69-68=204 | −6 |
| Bill Haas | United States |
67-68-69=204 | ||
| Chris Wood | England |
66-68-70=204 | ||
| T7 | Keegan Bradley | United States |
66-68-71=205 | −5 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez |  Spain |
71-69-65=205 | ||
| T9 | Zach Johnson | United States |
69-70-68=207 | −3 |
| Adam Scott | Australia |
73-68-66=207 |
Source:[10]
Final round
Sunday, August 4, 2013
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States |
66-61-68-70=265 | −15 | 1,500,000 |
| T2 | Keegan Bradley | United States |
66-68-71-67=272 | −8 | 692,500 |
| Henrik Stenson | Sweden |
65-70-67-70=272 | |||
| T4 | Jason Dufner | United States |
67-69-67-71=274 | −6 | 312,667 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain |
71-69-65-69=274 | |||
| Zach Johnson | United States |
69-70-68-67=274 | |||
| T7 | Bill Haas | United States |
67-68-69-71=275 | −5 | 205,000 |
| Chris Wood | England |
66-68-70-71=275 | |||
| T9 | Luke Donald | England |
67-69-68-72=276 | −4 | 145,750 |
| Jim Furyk | United States |
67-69-72-68=276 | |||
| Martin Kaymer |  Germany |
74-67-69-66=276 | |||
| Richard Sterne |  South Africa |
70-68-70-68=276 |
Source:[10]
Scorecard
Final round
| 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 |
−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
| Birdie | Bogey |
Source:[10]
References
- ^ "Tiger Woods wraps up eighth win at Firestone and looks ahead to US PGA". The Guardian. August 4, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ^ "Tiger wins 79th tour event by 7 shots". ESPN. Associated Press. August 4, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ^ "Courses". Firestone Country Club. 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ "How players qualify". Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ Betscher, Fatiha (July 2013). "Oosthuizen Neck Injury To Force Him Out Of Bridgestone Invitational & PGA Championship". Golf, by Tour Miss. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ Singer, Mike (July 29, 2013). "Mahan withdraws from Bridgestone, opts to be with newborn baby". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ The 'Strength of Field Rating' is a loose term for what the Official World Golf Ranking calls the 'Total Rating Value' (see Event Ranking).
- ^ Rogers, Tim (July 29, 2013). "WGC-Bridgestone Invitational officials wait on Hunter Mahan; field currently at 74 golfers". Cleveland.com. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ Hoggard, Rex (July 27, 2013). "Spieth skipping Bridgestone to prep for PGA, FedEx Cup". Golf Channel. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
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