Golf tournament
2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Dates August 1–4, 2013 Location Akron, Ohio , U.S.Course(s) Firestone Country Club Tour(s) PGA Tour European Tour Par 70 Length 7,400 yards (6,767 m) Field 73 players Cut None Prize fund $ 8,750,000€ 6,646,156Winner's share $1,500,000 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] [ 2]
Venue
Course layout
The South Course, opened in 1929, was designed by Bert Way and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1960.[ 3]
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3702 410
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471
467
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667
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464
3698 7400
Par
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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)
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
5. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours:
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Source: [ 10]
Second round
Friday, August 2, 2013
Source: [ 10]
Third round
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Source: [ 10]
Final round
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Source: [ 10]
Scorecard
Final round
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Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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 . ^ a b c d e "WGC-Bridgestone Invitational" . ESPN . August 4, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2017 .
External links
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