2008 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

The 2008 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from July 31 – August 3, 2008 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the tenth WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the third of three World Golf Championships events held in 2008.

2008 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Tournament information
DatesJuly 31 – August 3, 2008
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,400
Field80 players
CutNone
Prize fund$8,000,000
Winner's share$1,350,000
Champion
Vijay Singh
270 (−10)

Vijay Singh won the tournament, and claimed his first World Golf Championships title. He shot a 10-under par 270 to win over Stuart Appleby and Lee Westwood by one stroke.

Field

1. Playing members of the 2007 United States and International Presidents Cup teams
Stuart Appleby (3,4), Woody Austin (3,4), Ángel Cabrera (3,4,5), K. J. Choi (3,4,5), Stewart Cink (2,3,4,5), Ernie Els (3,4,5), Jim Furyk (2,3,4), Lucas Glover, Retief Goosen (3,4), Charles Howell III, Trevor Immelman (3,4), Zach Johnson (2,3,4), Hunter Mahan (3,4), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4,5), Geoff Ogilvy (3,4,5), Nick O'Hern, Rory Sabbatini (3,4), Adam Scott (3,4,5), Vijay Singh (3,4), Steve Stricker (3,4,5), David Toms (2), Scott Verplank (2,3,4)

2. Playing members of the 2006 United States and European Ryder Cup teams
Chad Campbell, Paul Casey (3,4), Darren Clarke (5), Chris DiMarco, Sergio García (3,4,5), Pádraig Harrington (3,4,5), J. J. Henry, David Howell, Robert Karlsson (3,4), Paul McGinley, Colin Montgomerie, Henrik Stenson (3,4), Vaughn Taylor, Lee Westwood (3,4,5)

3. Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings two weeks prior to event
Robert Allenby (4), Stephen Ames (4,5), Aaron Baddeley (4), Tim Clark (4), Niclas Fasth (4), Richard Green (4), Søren Hansen (4,5), Trevor Immelman (4,5), Freddie Jacobson (4), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (4,5), Martin Kaymer (4,5), Anthony Kim (4,5), Justin Leonard (4,5), Graeme McDowell (4,5), Rocco Mediate (4), Sean O'Hair (4,5), Rod Pampling (4), Kenny Perry (4,5), Ian Poulter (4,5), Andrés Romero (4,5), Justin Rose (4,5), Brandt Snedeker (4), Boo Weekley (4,5), Oliver Wilson (4)

4. Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings one week prior to event

5. 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
Mark Brown, Daniel Chopra, Nick Dougherty, Richard Finch, Ross Fisher, Steve Flesch, J. B. Holmes, Brendan Jones, James Kingston, Pablo Larrazábal, Peter Lonard, Steve Lowery, Craig Parry, Chez Reavie, Brett Rumford, Scott Strange, D. J. Trahan, Johnson Wagner, Steve Webster

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

Round summaries

First round
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Retief Goosen66−4
T2 Daniel Chopra67−3
Tim Clark
Zach Johnson
Vijay Singh
T6 Chad Campbell68−2
Stewart Cink
Chris DiMarco
Jim Furyk
Charles Howell III
Justin Leonard
Rocco Mediate
Phil Mickelson
Sean O'Hair
Chez Reavie
Brandt Snedeker
Scott Strange
Steve Stricker
Steve Webster

Second round
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Vijay Singh67-66=133−7
2 Phil Mickelson68-66=134−6
T3 Zach Johnson67-68=135−5
Peter Lonard69-66=135
Sean O'Hair68-67=135
Lee Westwood70-65=135
T7 Stuart Appleby70-66=136−4
Stewart Cink68-68=136
Miguel Ángel Jiménez70-66=136
Rory Sabbatini69-67=136
D. J. Trahan69-67=136

Third round
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Phil Mickelson68-66-68=202−8
Vijay Singh67-66-69=202
Lee Westwood70-65-67=202
4 Stuart Appleby70-66-67=203−7
5 Retief Goosen66-71-68=205−5
T6 Darren Clarke70-71-65=206−4
Chris DiMarco68-70-68=206
Miguel Ángel Jiménez70-66-70=206
Rory Sabbatini69-67-70=206
D. J. Trahan69-67-70=206

Final round
PlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)
1 Vijay Singh67-66-69-68=270−101,350,000
T2 Stuart Appleby70-66-67-68=271−9635,000
Lee Westwood70-65-67-69=271
T4 Retief Goosen66-71-68-67=272−8310,000
Phil Mickelson68-66-68-70=272
T6 Darren Clarke70-71-65-67=273−7220,000
Peter Lonard69-66-72-66=273
T8 Paul Casey70-71-68-65=274−6162,500
D. J. Trahan69-67-70-68=274
T10 Miguel Ángel Jiménez70-66-70-69=275−5133,000
Hunter Mahan71-66-70-68=275

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454434344443443544
Singh−8−9−10−11−11−12−12−11−11−11−10−11−10−10−10−10−10−10
Appleby−7−7−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−7−8−9−9
Westwood−9−10−10−9−9−9−7−8−8−8−9−9−10−9−9−9−9−9
Goosen−5−6−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−8−7−7−7−7−8−8−8
Mickelson−8−9−9−9−10−10−10−10−10−10−11−11−11−11−10−10−9−8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[1]

References
  1. "World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

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