PGA TOUR
WGC - Bridgestone Invitational
Aug 4-7, 2012
Firestone Country Club
Akron, Ohio
purse: $8,500,000.00
Defending: Adam Scott
An elite
84-man field assembles in Akron, Ohio this week for the WGC-Bridgestone
Invitational. which is roughly half that for a standard
professional golf event. Basically, invitations are issued
to the top few dozen golfers in the world. The specific
eligibility criteria are as follows. |
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1) playing members of
the last named United States and International presidents Cup teams.
2) playing members of the last named United States and European
Ryder Cup teams.
3) If not otherwise eligible, players ranked among the top 50,
including any players tied for 50th place, on the Official World
Golf Rankings as of Monday of tournament week.
4) If not otherwise eligible, tournament winners of worldwide events
since the prior year's NEC/Bridgestone Invitational with an Official
World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating of 100 points or more.
5) If not otherwise eligible, the winner of one selected tournament
from each of the following tours: PGA Tour of Australasia, Sunshine
Tour, Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour.
The WGC-Bridgestone NEC Invitational is one of the annual World Golf
Championships for male professional golfers. It is sanctioned and
organized by the International Federation of PGA Tours and the prize
money is official money on both the PGA TOUR and the European Tour.
The event, sponsored by NEC through 2005 and known as the WGC-NEC
Invitational , was established in 1999 as a successor to the World
Series of Golf, which was also sponsored by NEC. The tournament
changed sponsorship in 2006, with Bridgestone taking over from NEC
as title sponsor. As a part of the five-year sponsorship agreement,
the event will continue to be held at its traditional site of the
Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Results
2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Winner
Australian Adam Scott shot 66-65 at 2011 WGC Bridgestone Invitational to win this tournament, finishing at 17-under 263 and four strokes ahead of runners-up Rickie Fowler and Luke Donald. Jason Day and Ryo Ishikawa were another stroke back, tied for fourth. It was Scott's eighth PGA Tour victory.
2010 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Winner
Hunter Mahan shot a final-round 64 to overtake third-round leaders Ryan Palmer (who finished second) and Sean O'Hair (fifth) and win for the third time in his PGA Tour career. It was Mahan's second victory of 2010.
2009 Winner - Tiger
Woods
Tiger Woods
Wins 2009 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational - Woods shot his
second consecutive round of 5-under-par 65 and won for the
70th time in his career with a 72-hole score of 268, 12
under par.
World Golf
Championships Tournaments:
Accenture Match play Championship: Originally played at La
Costa Resort in Carlsbad, Calif., this tournament has moved
to The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Tucson, Ariz. A
field of 64 plays at match play until the winner is crowned
in a 36-hole championship match. More about the WGC Match play
Championship
CA Championship: Originally known as the American Express
Championship and played at a different course each year, in
2007 the tournament was rebranded as the CA Championship and
is played yearly at Doral Golf Resort in Florida. More about the WGC CA Championship
Bridgestone Invitational: Originally known as the NEC
Invitational, the Bridgestone Invitational is played at
Firestone Country Club in Ohio. More about the WGC Bridgestone
Invitational
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