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
Australia Adam Scott
263 (−17)
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Akron  is located in the United States
Akron 
Akron 
Firestone CC is located in Ohio
Firestone CC
Firestone CC

Venue

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Course layout

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The South Course was designed by Bert Way and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1960.[3][4]

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

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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

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First round

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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]

Place Player Score To par
1   Adam Scott 62 −8
2   Jason Day 63 −7
3   Nick Watney 65 −5
T4   Thomas Bjørn 66 −4
  Stewart Cink
  Kim Kyung-tae
  Martin Laird
  Pablo Larrazábal
  Ryan Moore
  D. A. Points
  Rory Sabbatini
  Brandt Snedeker

Source:[13]

Second round

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Friday, August 5, 2011

Place Player Score To par
T1   Keegan Bradley 67-65=132 −8
  Rickie Fowler 68-64=132
  Ryan Moore 66-66=132
  Adam Scott 62-70=132
T5   Jason Day 63-70=133 −7
  Robert Karlsson 68-65=133
  Martin Laird 66-67=133
T8   Freddie Jacobson 68-66=134 −6
  Brandt Snedeker 66-68=134
T10   Ryo Ishikawa 67-68=135 −5
  Hennie Otto 69-66=135
  Nick Watney 65-70=135

Source:[13]

Third round

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Saturday, August 6, 2011

Place Player Score To par
1   Adam Scott 62-70-66=198 −12
T2   Jason Day 63-70-66=199 −11
  Ryo Ishikawa 67-68-64=199
T4   Keegan Bradley 67-65-68=200 −10
  Martin Laird 66-67-67=200
T6   Luke Donald 68-69-64=201 −9
  Rickie Fowler 68-64-69=201
  Freddie Jacobson 68-66-67=201
9   Zach Johnson 70-68-64=202 −8
T10   Rory McIlroy 68-68-67=203 −7
  Steve Stricker 71-65-67=203

Source:[13]

Final round

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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Adam Scott 62-70-66-65=263 −17 1,400,000
T2   Luke Donald 68-69-64-66=267 −13 665,000
  Rickie Fowler 68-64-69-66=267
T4   Jason Day 63-70-66-69=268 −12 332,500
  Ryo Ishikawa 67-68-64-69=268
T6   Zach Johnson 70-68-64-68=270 −10 215,000
  Kim Kyung-tae 66-72-66-66=270
  Rory McIlroy 68-68-67-67=270
T9   David Toms 68-68-68-67=271 −9 152,500
  Lee Westwood 67-71-68-65=271

Source:[13]

Scorecard

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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
  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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  1. ^ "Adam Scott wins WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio". BBC Sport. August 7, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d e "WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN. August 7, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
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