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2006 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

Field	Value
name	2006 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
dates	August 24–27, 2006
location	Akron, Ohio, U.S.
course	Firestone Country Club
tour	PGA Tour
European Tour
par	70
yardage	7,360
field	78 players
cut	None
purse	$7,500,000
winners_share	$1,300,000
champion	USA Tiger Woods
score	270 (−10), playoff
previous	[2005](2005-wgc-nec-invitational)
next	[2007](2007-wgc-bridgestone-invitational)

European Tour The 2006 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 24–27, 2006 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the eighth WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the second of four World Golf Championships events held in 2006.

World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament to retain the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and claim his 11th World Golf Championships title, which was his fifth Invitational title. He won in a playoff over Stewart Cink, who also shot a 10-under-par 270.

Round summaries

First round

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	AUS Adam Scott	63	−7
2	USA Jason Gore	65	−5
3	USA Lucas Glover	66	−4
T4	NZL Michael Campbell	67	−3
ENG Luke Donald
ENG David Howell
USA Davis Love III
USA David Toms
USA Tiger Woods
T10	USA Olin Browne	68	−2
USA Chad Campbell
ZAF Tim Clark
USA Chris DiMarco
ZAF Ernie Els
ESP José María Olazábal
USA Kevin Stadler

Second round

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Tiger Woods	67-64=131	−9
2	USA Davis Love III	67-65=132	−8
T3	USA Jim Furyk	69-65=134	−6
AUS Adam Scott	63-71=134
T5	ZAF Ernie Els	68-67=135	−5
USA Lucas Glover	66-69=135
USA Kevin Stadler	68-67=135
8	ENG Luke Donald	67-69=136	−4
T9	USA Stewart Cink	70-67=137	−3
USA Robert Gamez	70-67=137

Third round

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Stewart Cink	70-67-64=201	−9
T2	ENG Paul Casey	69-69-64=202	−8
USA Davis Love III	67-65-70=202
USA Tiger Woods	67-64-71=202
5	USA Jim Furyk	69-65-69=203	−7
6	USA Lucas Glover	66-69-69=204	−6
T7	ZAF Ernie Els	68-67-70=205	−5
AUS Adam Scott	63-71-71=205
USA Kevin Stadler	68-67-70=205
T10	DEN Thomas Bjørn	72-67-67=206	−4
ENG Luke Donald	67-69-70=206
USA J. J. Henry	70-68-68=206
USA David Toms	67-74-65=206

Final round

Place	Player	Score	To par	Winnings ($)
T1	USA Tiger Woods	67-64-71-68=270	−10	1,300,000
USA Stewart Cink	70-67-64-69=270	750,000
3	USA Jim Furyk	69-65-69-68=271	−9	450,000
T4	ARG Ángel Cabrera	70-68-70-65=273	−7	246,250
ENG Paul Casey	69-69-64-71=273
USA Lucas Glover	66-69-69-69=273
USA Davis Love III	67-65-70-71=273
T8	ENG Luke Donald	67-69-70-68=274	−6	152,500
USA David Toms	67-74-65-68=274
T10	USA J. J. Henry	70-68-68-69=275	−5	120,000
USA Arron Oberholser	70-71-69-65=275
AUS Adam Scott	63-71-71-70=275

Scorecard

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
USA Woods	−8	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−8	−9	−9	−10	−11	−11	−11	−10	−10	−10
USA Cink	−9	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−9	−9	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−9	−10	−10
USA Furyk	−8	−9	−10	−10	−10	−9	−9	−9	−10	−9	−9	−9	−9	−8	−8	−9	−9	−9
ARG Cabrera	−2	−3	−4	−4	−5	−6	−7	−7	−7	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7
ENG Casey	−8	−8	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−10	−10	−10	−9	−9	−8	−8	−8	−7	−7	−7
USA Glover	−6	−7	−7	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7
USA Love	−6	−7	−7	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−7	−7	−7	−7	−6	−5	−6	−6	−7

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

	Triple bogey+ --

Source:

Sudden-death playoff

Player	Score	18	17	18	17	Total
Tiger Woods	4	4	5	3	16
Stewart Cink	4	4	5	4	17

References

"World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN.

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