2009 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 6–9, 2009 |
| Location | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Firestone Country Club |
| Tour(s) |
PGA Tour European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,400 |
| Field | 80 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $8,500,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,400,000 |
| Champion | |
 Tiger Woods | |
| 268 (–12) | |
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«2008 2010» | |
The 2009 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 6–9, 2009 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the eleventh WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the third of four World Golf Championships events held in 2009.
World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament, and claimed his 16th World Golf Championships title, which was his seventh Invitational title. This was his 4th non-consecutive Invitational title as he won the 2005, 2006, and 2007 titles before skipping the 2008 edition. He won over Robert Allenby and Pádraig Harrington by four strokes, and Woods shot a 12-under par 268. This was Woods's 10th Invitational appearance with his worst finishes being 2nd in 2004, and 4th place finishes in 2002 and 2003.
Field
1. Playing members of the 2008 United States and European Ryder Cup teams
Chad Campbell, Paul Casey (3,4,5), Stewart Cink (2,3,4,5), Ben Curtis (3,4), Jim Furyk (2,3,4), Sergio García (3,4,5), Søren Hansen (3,4), Pádraig Harrington (3,4,5), J. B. Holmes, Miguel Ángel Jiménez (3,4), Anthony Kim (3,4), Justin Leonard (3,4), Hunter Mahan (2,3,4), Graeme McDowell (3,4), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4,5), Kenny Perry (3,4,5), Ian Poulter (3,4), Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson (3,4,5), Steve Stricker (2,3,4,5), Boo Weekley, Lee Westwood (3,4), Oliver Wilson (3,4)
- Robert Karlsson (3,4,5) did not play.
2. Playing members of the 2007 United States and International Presidents Cup teams
Stuart Appleby, Woody Austin, Ángel Cabrera (3,4,5), K. J. Choi, Ernie Els (3,4), Lucas Glover (3,4,5), Retief Goosen (3,4,5), Charles Howell III, Trevor Immelman, Zach Johnson (3,4,5), Geoff Ogilvy (3,4,5), Nick O'Hern, Rory Sabbatini (3,4,5), Adam Scott (3,4), Vijay Singh (3,4,5), David Toms (3,4), Scott Verplank, Mike Weir (3,4), Tiger Woods (3,4,5)
3. Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings two weeks prior to event
Robert Allenby (4), Tim Clark (4,5), Luke Donald (4), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (4,5), Ross Fisher (4), Brian Gay (4,5), Mathew Goggin (4), Dustin Johnson (5), Shingo Katayama (4), Martin Kaymer (4,5), Søren Kjeldsen (4,5), Davis Love III (4,5), Rory McIlroy (4,5), Sean O'Hair (4,5), Álvaro Quirós (4,5), Jeev Milkha Singh (4,5), Camilo Villegas (4,5), Nick Watney (4,5)
4. Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings one week prior to event
Thongchai Jaidee (5)
5. Winners of Federation tournaments since the prior year's tournament with an Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating of 115 points or more
Cameron Beckman, Christian Cévaër, Darren Clarke, Nick Dougherty, Nathan Green, Grégory Havret, Anthony Kang, Jerry Kelly, Danny Lee, Shane Lowry, Prayad Marksaeng, Pat Perez, Carl Pettersson, Richard Sterne, Marc Turnesa, Yang Yong-eun
- Lin Wen-tang did not play.
6. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours:
- Japan Golf Tour: Japan Golf Tour Championship (2009) – Yuji Igarashi
- PGA Tour of Australasia: Australian PGA Championship (2008) – Geoff Ogilvy, already qualified through categories 2, 3, 4, and 5
- Sunshine Tour: Vodacom Championship (2009) – Anders Hansen
- Asian Tour: Volvo Masters of Asia (2008) – Lam Chih Bing
Round summaries
First round
Second round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pádraig Harrington |  Ireland | 64-69=133 | –7 |
| 2 | Tim Clark |  South Africa | 66-68=134 | –6 |
| 3 | Scott Verplank | United States | 66-69=135 | –5 |
| T4 | Jerry Kelly | United States | 71-65=136 | –4 |
| Prayad Marksaeng |  Thailand | 66-70=136 | ||
| Steve Stricker | United States | 67-69=136 | ||
| T7 | Robert Allenby |  Australia | 68-69=137 | –3 |
| Woody Austin | United States | 69-68=137 | ||
| Zach Johnson | United States | 67-70=137 | ||
| Hunter Mahan | United States | 68-69=137 | ||
| Álvaro Quirós |  Spain | 72-65=137 | ||
| Mike Weir |  Canada | 71-66=137 |
Third round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 64-69-67=200 | –10 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | United States | 68-70-65=203 | –7 |
| 3 | Jerry Kelly | United States | 71-65-69=205 | –5 |
| T4 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 68-69-69=206 | –4 |
| Woody Austin | United States | 69-68-69=206 | ||
| Ángel Cabrera |  Argentina | 70-68-68=206 | ||
| Stewart Cink | United States | 69-69-68=206 | ||
| Lucas Glover | United States | 69-69-68=206 | ||
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | 68-72-66=206 | ||
| Zach Johnson | United States | 67-70-69=206 | ||
| Kenny Perry | United States | 69-71-66=206 | ||
| Mike Weir | Canada | 71-66-69=206 | ||
| Oliver Wilson |  England | 69-69-68=206 |
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 68-70-65-65=268 | –12 | 1,400,000 |
| T2 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 68-69-69-66=272 | –8 | 665,000 |
| Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 64-69-67-72=272 | |||
| T4 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | 70-68-68-67=273 | –7 | 332,000 |
| Hunter Mahan | United States | 68-69-70-66=273 | |||
| T6 | Stewart Cink | United States | 69-69-68-68=274 | –6 | 214,333 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | 68-72-66-68=274 | |||
| Steve Stricker | United States | 67-69-71-67=274 | |||
| 9 | Lee Westwood | England | 69-71-70-65=275 | –5 | 160,000 |
| 10 | Mike Weir | Canada | 71-66-69-70=276 | –4 | 145,000 |
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