2008 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

The 2008 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from July 31 – August 3, 2008 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the tenth WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the third of three World Golf Championships events held in 2008.

2008 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Tournament information
DatesJuly 31 – August 3, 2008
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,400
Field80 players
CutNone
Prize fund$8,000,000
Winner's share$1,350,000
Champion
Vijay Singh
270 (−10)

Vijay Singh won the tournament, and claimed his first World Golf Championships title. He shot a 10-under par 270 to win over Stuart Appleby and Lee Westwood by one stroke.

Field

1. Playing members of the 2007 United States and International Presidents Cup teams
Stuart Appleby (3,4), Woody Austin (3,4), Ángel Cabrera (3,4,5), K. J. Choi (3,4,5), Stewart Cink (2,3,4,5), Ernie Els (3,4,5), Jim Furyk (2,3,4), Lucas Glover, Retief Goosen (3,4), Charles Howell III, Trevor Immelman (3,4), Zach Johnson (2,3,4), Hunter Mahan (3,4), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4,5), Geoff Ogilvy (3,4,5), Nick O'Hern, Rory Sabbatini (3,4), Adam Scott (3,4,5), Vijay Singh (3,4), Steve Stricker (3,4,5), David Toms (2), Scott Verplank (2,3,4)

2. Playing members of the 2006 United States and European Ryder Cup teams
Chad Campbell, Paul Casey (3,4), Darren Clarke (5), Chris DiMarco, Sergio García (3,4,5), Pádraig Harrington (3,4,5), J. J. Henry, David Howell, Robert Karlsson (3,4), Paul McGinley, Colin Montgomerie, Henrik Stenson (3,4), Vaughn Taylor, Lee Westwood (3,4,5)

3. Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings two weeks prior to event
Robert Allenby (4), Stephen Ames (4,5), Aaron Baddeley (4), Tim Clark (4), Niclas Fasth (4), Richard Green (4), Søren Hansen (4,5), Trevor Immelman (4,5), Freddie Jacobson (4), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (4,5), Martin Kaymer (4,5), Anthony Kim (4,5), Justin Leonard (4,5), Graeme McDowell (4,5), Rocco Mediate (4), Sean O'Hair (4,5), Rod Pampling (4), Kenny Perry (4,5), Ian Poulter (4,5), Andrés Romero (4,5), Justin Rose (4,5), Brandt Snedeker (4), Boo Weekley (4,5), Oliver Wilson (4)

4. Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings one week prior to event

5. 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
Mark Brown, Daniel Chopra, Nick Dougherty, Richard Finch, Ross Fisher, Steve Flesch, J. B. Holmes, Brendan Jones, James Kingston, Pablo Larrazábal, Peter Lonard, Steve Lowery, Craig Parry, Chez Reavie, Brett Rumford, Scott Strange, D. J. Trahan, Johnson Wagner, Steve Webster

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

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parPlace
Darren Clarke Northern Ireland200370716567273−7T6
Stewart Cink United States200468687472282+2T43
Craig Parry Australia200270757577297+1779

Round summaries

First round
#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Retief Goosen South Africa66−4
T2Daniel Chopra Sweden67−3
Tim Clark South Africa
Zach Johnson United States
Vijay Singh Fiji
T6Chad Campbell United States68−2
Stewart Cink United States
Chris DiMarco United States
Jim Furyk United States
Charles Howell III United States
Justin Leonard United States
Rocco Mediate United States
Phil Mickelson United States
Sean O'Hair United States
Chez Reavie United States
Brandt Snedeker United States
Scott Strange Australia
Steve Stricker United States
Steve Webster England

Second round
#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Vijay Singh Fiji67-66=133−7
2Phil Mickelson United States68-66=134−6
T3Zach Johnson United States67-68=135−5
Peter Lonard Australia69-66=135
Sean O'Hair United States68-67=135
Lee Westwood England70-65=135
T7Stuart Appleby Australia70-66=136−4
Stewart Cink United States68-68=136
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain70-66=136
Rory Sabbatini South Africa69-67=136
D. J. Trahan United States69-67=136

Third round
#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Phil Mickelson United States68-66-68=202−8
Vijay Singh Fiji67-66-69=202
Lee Westwood England70-65-67=202
4Stuart Appleby Australia70-66-67=203−7
5Retief Goosen South Africa66-71-68=205−5
T6Darren Clarke Northern Ireland70-71-65=206−4
Chris DiMarco United States68-70-68=206
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain70-66-70=206
Rory Sabbatini South Africa69-67-70=206
D. J. Trahan United States69-67-70=206

Final round
#PlayerCountryScoreTo parWinnings ($)
1Vijay Singh Fiji67-66-69-68=270−101,350,000
T2Stuart Appleby Australia70-66-67-68=271−9635,000
Lee Westwood England70-65-67-69=271
T4Retief Goosen South Africa66-71-68-67=272−8310,000
Phil Mickelson United States68-66-68-70=272
T6Darren Clarke Northern Ireland70-71-65-67=273−7220,000
Peter Lonard Australia69-66-72-66=273
T8Paul Casey England70-71-68-65=274−6162,500
D. J. Trahan United States69-67-70-68=274
T10Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain70-66-70-69=275−5133,000
Hunter Mahan United States71-66-70-68=275

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454434344443443544
Singh−8−9−10−11−11−12−12−11−11−11−10−11−10−10−10−10−10−10
Appleby−7−7−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−7−8−9−9
Westwood−9−10−10−9−9−9−7−8−8−8−9−9−10−9−9−9−9−9
Goosen−5−6−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−8−7−7−7−7−8−8−8
Mickelson−8−9−9−9−10−10−10−10−10−10−11−11−11−11−10−10−9−8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[1]

References
  1. "World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

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