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), Yang Yong-eun (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), Freddie Jacobson, Pablo Larrazábal, Thomas Levet, Alex 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]

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.[12]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Adam Scott62−8
2 Jason Day63−7
3 Nick Watney65−5
T4 Thomas Bjørn66−4
Stewart Cink
Kim Kyung-tae
Martin Laird
Pablo Larrazábal
Ryan Moore
D. A. Points
Rory Sabbatini
Brandt Snedeker

Source:[13]

Second round

Friday, August 5, 2011

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Keegan Bradley67-65=132−8
Rickie Fowler68-64=132
Ryan Moore66-66=132
Adam Scott62-70=132
T5 Jason Day63-70=133−7
Robert Karlsson68-65=133
Martin Laird66-67=133
T8 Freddie Jacobson68-66=134−6
Brandt Snedeker66-68=134
T10 Ryo Ishikawa67-68=135−5
Hennie Otto69-66=135
Nick Watney65-70=135

Source:[13]

Third round

Saturday, August 6, 2011

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Adam Scott62-70-66=198−12
T2 Jason Day63-70-66=199−11
Ryo Ishikawa67-68-64=199
T4 Keegan Bradley67-65-68=200−10
Martin Laird66-67-67=200
T6 Luke Donald68-69-64=201−9
Rickie Fowler68-64-69=201
Freddie Jacobson68-66-67=201
9 Zach Johnson70-68-64=202−8
T10 Rory McIlroy68-68-67=203−7
Steve Stricker71-65-67=203

Source:[13]

Final round

Sunday, August 7, 2011

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Adam Scott62-70-66-65=263−171,400,000
T2 Luke Donald68-69-64-66=267−13665,000
Rickie Fowler68-64-69-66=267
T4 Jason Day63-70-66-69=268−12332,500
Ryo Ishikawa67-68-64-69=268
T6 Zach Johnson70-68-64-68=270−10215,000
Kim Kyung-tae66-72-66-66=270
Rory McIlroy68-68-67-67=270
T9 David Toms68-68-68-67=271−9152,500
Lee Westwood67-71-68-65=271

Source:[13]

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:[13]

References
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  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" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 17, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  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" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 17, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  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. "Tiger Woods starts well on return in WGC Invitational". BBC Sport. August 4, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  13. "WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN. August 7, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2017.

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