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2012 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

The 2012 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a professional golf tournament held August 2–5 on the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the 14th WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the third of four World Golf Championships events held in 2012. Keegan Bradley shot a 64 (−6) in the final round to finish with 267 (−13) to win his first WGC event, one stroke ahead of runners-up Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker.[1]

2012 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Tournament information
DatesAugust 2–5, 2012
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)
Field78 players
CutNone
Prize fund$8,500,000
€6,770,017
Winner's share$1,400,000
€1,131,130
Champion
United States Keegan Bradley
267 (−13)
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Akron  is located in the United States
Akron 
Akron 
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Location in the United States
Firestone CC is located in Ohio
Firestone CC
Firestone CC
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Location in Ohio

Venue

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Main article: Firestone Country Club

Course layout

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The South Course was designed by Bert Way and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1960.[2][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

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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][5]

1. Playing members of the 2011 United States and International Presidents Cup teams.
Robert Allenby, Aaron Baddeley, K. J. Choi (2,3), Jason Day (2,3), Ernie Els (2,3,4), Jim Furyk (2,3), Retief Goosen, Bill Haas (2,3,4), Ryo Ishikawa, Dustin Johnson (2,3,4), Matt Kuchar (2,3,4), Kim Kyung-tae, Hunter Mahan (2,3,4), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4), Geoff Ogilvy (2,3), Charl Schwartzel (2,3), Adam Scott (2,3,4), Steve Stricker (2,3,4), David Toms (2,3), Nick Watney (2,3), Bubba Watson (2,3,4), Tiger Woods (2,3,4), Y. E. Yang

2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 23, 2012.[7]
Bae Sang-moon (3), Thomas Bjørn (3,4), Keegan Bradley (3,4), Jonathan Byrd (3), Rafa Cabrera-Bello (3,4), Nicolas Colsaerts (3,4), Luke Donald (3,4), Jason Dufner (3,4), Simon Dyson (3,4), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (3,4), Rickie Fowler (3,4), Sergio García (3,4), Peter Hanson (3), Freddie Jacobson (3), Zach Johnson (3,4), Martin Kaymer (3,4), Martin Laird (3), Paul Lawrie (3,4), Graeme McDowell (3), Rory McIlroy (3,4), Francesco Molinari (3,4), Kevin Na (3), Louis Oosthuizen (3,4), Carl Pettersson (3,4), Ian Poulter (3,5), Álvaro Quirós (3,4), Justin Rose (3,4), John Senden (3), Brandt Snedeker (3,4), Bo Van Pelt (3), Lee Westwood (3,5), Mark Wilson (3,4)

3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 30, 2012.[8]

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.[9]
Greg Chalmers, Ben Crane, Jamie Donaldson, Branden Grace, Michael Hoey, Thongchai Jaidee, Marc Leishman, Tom Lewis, Joost Luiten, Toshinori Muto, Scott Piercy, Ted Potter Jr., Robert Rock, Marcel Siem, Jeev Milkha Singh, Lee Slattery, Kyle Stanley, Johnson Wagner, Bernd Wiesberger, Danny Willett

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

Nine of the field were appearing in their first WGC event: Oliver Bekker, Jamie Donaldson, Yoshinori Fujimoto, Joost Luiten, Toshinori Muto, Scott Piercy, Ted Potter Jr., Marcel Siem and Bernd Wiesberger.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Place Player Score To par
1   Jim Furyk 63 −7
2   Lee Slattery 65 −5
T3   Rafa Cabrera-Bello 66 −4
  Ben Crane
  Luke Donald
  Simon Dyson
  John Senden
  Bubba Watson
T9   Keegan Bradley 67 −3
  Jason Dufner
  Sergio García
  Retief Goosen
  Bill Haas
  Kim Kyung-tae
  Geoff Ogilvy
  Louis Oosthuizen
  Carl Pettersson

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Second round

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Friday, August 3, 2012

Place Player Score To par
1   Jim Furyk 63-66=129 −11
2   Rafa Cabrera-Bello 66-65=131 −9
3   Louis Oosthuizen 67-65=132 −8
4   Jason Dufner 67-66=133 −7
5   Kim Kyung-tae 67-67=134 −6
T6   Luke Donald 66-69=135 −5
  David Toms 68-67=135
T8   Keegan Bradley 67-69=136 −4
  John Senden 66-70=136
  Lee Slattery 65-71=136
  Steve Stricker 68-68=136

Source:[11]

Third round

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Saturday, August 4, 2012

Place Player Score To par
1   Jim Furyk 63-66-70=199 −11
2   Louis Oosthuizen 67-65-68=200 −10
3   Keegan Bradley 67-69-67=203 −7
T4   Rory McIlroy 70-67-67=204 −6
  Steve Stricker 68-68-68=204
T6   Justin Rose 70-69-66=205 −5
  John Senden 66-70-69=205
  Bo Van Pelt 70-69-66=205
T9   Luke Donald 66-69-71=206 −4
  Jason Dufner 67-66-73=206

Source:[11]

Final round

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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Keegan Bradley 67-69-67-64=267 −13 1,400,000
T2   Jim Furyk 63-66-70-69=268 −12 665,000
  Steve Stricker 68-68-68-64=268
4   Louis Oosthuizen 67-65-68-69=269 −11 365,000
T5   Rory McIlroy 70-67-67-68=272 −8 276,500
  Justin Rose 70-69-66-67=272
7   Jason Dufner 67-66-73-68=274 −6 210,000
T8   Aaron Baddeley 73-66-71-66=276 −4 128,750
  K. J. Choi 71-72-67-66=276
  Luke Donald 66-69-71-70=276
  Matt Kuchar 70-70-70-66=276
  Lee Slattery 65-71-72-68=276
  David Toms 68-67-73-68=276
  Bo Van Pelt 70-69-66-71=276
  Tiger Woods 70-72-68-66=276

Source:[11]

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
  Bradley −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −10 −11 −11 −11 −12 −12 −13 −13 −13
  Furyk −12 −13 −14 −14 −14 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −14 −14 −12
  Stricker −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −9 −10 −11 −12
  Oosthuizen −11 −12 −12 −12 −11 −11 −11 −11 −10 −9 −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11
  McIlroy −6 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8
  Rose −5 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Keegan Bradley wins after 64". ESPN. Associated Press. August 6, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "Courses". Firestone Country Club. 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  3. ^ "Inside the course: Firestone Country Club". worldgolfchampionships.com. 2012. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  4. ^ "How players qualify". Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  5. ^ "Past and Future Championships". Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  6. ^ Harig, Bob. "Webb Simpson out of Bridgestone". ESPN. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  7. ^ Official World Golf Ranking – July 22, 2012
  8. ^ Official World Golf Ranking – July 29, 2012
  9. ^ The 'Strength of Field Rating' is a loose term for what the Official World Golf Ranking calls the 'Total Rating Value' (see Event Ranking).
  10. ^ "Stars to Help Launch Thailand Golf Championship". Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  11. ^ a b c d e "WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN. August 5, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
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