2012 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 2–5, 2012 |
| Location | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Course(s) |
Firestone Country Club South Course |
| Tour(s) |
PGA Tour European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,400 yards (6,767 m) |
| Field | 78 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund |
$8,500,000 €6,770,017 |
| Winner's share |
$1,400,000 €1,131,130 |
| Champion | |
 Keegan Bradley | |
| 267 (−13) | |
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The 2012 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a professional golf tournament contested from August 2–5, 2012 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]
Venue
Course layout
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
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
- Webb Simpson (2,3,4) did not compete for personal reasons.[6]
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), Rafael 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), Fredrik 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:
- Asian Tour: Thailand Golf Championship (2011)[10] – Lee Westwood, also qualified in categories 2 and 3
- PGA Tour of Australasia: JBWere Masters (2011) – Ian Poulter, also qualified in categories 2 and 3
- Japan Golf Tour: Bridgestone Open (2011) – Toru Taniguchi
- Japan Golf Tour: Japan Golf Tour Championship (2012) – Yoshinori Fujimoto
- Sunshine Tour: Dimension Data Pro-Am (2012) – Oliver Bekker
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.
Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Woods | United States | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 66 | 276 | −4 | T8 |
| Adam Scott |  Australia | 2011 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 285 | +5 | T45 |
| Hunter Mahan | United States | 2010 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 72 | 287 | +7 | T55 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 2, 2012
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Furyk | United States | 63 | −7 |
| 2 | Lee Slattery |  England | 65 | −5 |
| T3 | Rafael Cabrera-Bello |  Spain | 66 | −4 |
| Ben Crane | United States | |||
| Luke Donald | England | |||
| Simon Dyson | England | |||
| John Senden | Australia | |||
| Bubba Watson | United States | |||
| T9 | Keegan Bradley | United States | 67 | −3 |
| Jason Dufner | United States | |||
| Sergio García | Spain | |||
| Retief Goosen |  South Africa | |||
| Bill Haas | United States | |||
| Kim Kyung-tae |  South Korea | |||
| Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | |||
| Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | |||
| Carl Pettersson |  Sweden |
Second round
Friday, August 3, 2012
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Furyk | United States | 63-66=129 | −11 |
| 2 | Rafael Cabrera-Bello | Spain | 66-65=131 | −9 |
| 3 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | 67-65=132 | −8 |
| 4 | Jason Dufner | United States | 67-66=133 | −7 |
| 5 | Kim Kyung-tae | South Korea | 67-67=134 | −6 |
| T6 | Luke Donald | England | 66-69=135 | −5 |
| David Toms | United States | 68-67=135 | ||
| T8 | Keegan Bradley | United States | 67-69=136 | −4 |
| John Senden | Australia | 66-70=136 | ||
| Lee Slattery | England | 65-71=136 | ||
| Steve Stricker | United States | 68-68=136 |
Third round
Saturday, August 4, 2012
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Furyk | United States | 63-66-70=199 | −11 |
| 2 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | 67-65-68=200 | −10 |
| 3 | Keegan Bradley | United States | 67-69-67=203 | −7 |
| T4 | Rory McIlroy |  Northern Ireland | 70-67-67=204 | −6 |
| Steve Stricker | United States | 68-68-68=204 | ||
| T6 | Justin Rose | England | 70-69-66=205 | −5 |
| John Senden | Australia | 66-70-69=205 | ||
| Bo Van Pelt | United States | 70-69-66=205 | ||
| T9 | Luke Donald | England | 66-69-71=206 | −4 |
| Jason Dufner | United States | 67-66-73=206 |
Final round
Sunday, August 5, 2012
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keegan Bradley | United States | 67-69-67-64=267 | −13 | 1,400,000 |
| T2 | Jim Furyk | United States | 63-66-70-69=268 | −12 | 665,000 |
| Steve Stricker | United States | 68-68-68-64=268 | |||
| 4 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | 67-65-68-69=269 | −11 | 365,000 |
| T5 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | 70-67-67-68=272 | −8 | 276,500 |
| Justin Rose | England | 70-69-66-67=272 | |||
| 7 | Jason Dufner | United States | 67-66-73-68=274 | −6 | 210,000 |
| T8 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | 73-66-71-66=276 | −4 | 128,750 |
| K. J. Choi | South Korea | 71-72-67-66=276 | |||
| Luke Donald | England | 66-69-71-70=276 | |||
| Matt Kuchar | United States | 70-70-70-66=276 | |||
| Lee Slattery | England | 65-71-72-68=276 | |||
| David Toms | United States | 68-67-73-68=276 | |||
| Bo Van Pelt | United States | 70-69-66-71=276 | |||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 70-72-68-66=276 |
Full leaderboard[11]
Scorecard
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 |
References
- ↑ "Keegan Bradley wins after 64". ESPN. Associated Press. August 6, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Courses". Firestone Country Club. 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- ↑ "Inside the course: Firestone Country Club". worldgolfchampionships.com. 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ↑ "How players qualify". Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- ↑ "Past and Future Championships". Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- ↑ Harig, Bob. "Webb Simpson out of Bridgestone". ESPN. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ↑ Official World Golf Ranking – July 22, 2012
- ↑ Official World Golf Ranking – July 29, 2012
- ↑ The 'Strength of Field Rating' is a loose term for what the Official World Golf Ranking calls the 'Total Rating Value' (see Event Ranking).
- ↑ "Stars to Help Launch Thailand Golf Championship". Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- ↑ "Leaderboard: 2012 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN. August 5, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
External links
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