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2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

Field	Value
name	2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
dates	August 1–4, [2013](2013-pga-tour)
location	Akron, Ohio, U.S.
course	Firestone Country Club
South Course
tour	PGA Tour
European Tour
par	70
yardage	7400 yd
field	73 players
cut	None
purse	$8,750,000
€6,646,156
winners_share	$1,500,000
€1,139,341
champion	USA Tiger Woods
score	265 (−15)
previous	[2012](2012-wgc-bridgestone-invitational)
next	[2014](2014-wgc-bridgestone-invitational)

South Course European Tour €6,646,156 €1,139,341 |USA |USA Ohio The 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a professional golf tournament played August 1–4 on the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the 15th WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the third of the World Golf Championships (WGC) events held in 2013.

Aided by a second round 61 (−9), Tiger Woods won the event for the eighth time, seven strokes ahead of runners-up Keegan Bradley and Henrik Stenson. It was Woods' 18th WGC victory. The win was also the 79th Tour title for Woods.

Venue

Main article: Firestone Country Club

Course layout

The South Course, opened in 1929, was designed by Bert Way and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1960.

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.

1. Playing members of the 2012 United States and European Ryder Cup teams.

Keegan Bradley (2,3,4), Nicolas Colsaerts (2,3), Luke Donald (2,3,4), Jason Dufner (2,3), Jim Furyk (2,3), Sergio García (2,3,4), Peter Hanson (2,3,4), Dustin Johnson (2,3,4), Zach Johnson (2,3), Martin Kaymer (2,3), Matt Kuchar (2,3,4), Paul Lawrie (2,4), Graeme McDowell (2,3,4), Rory McIlroy (2,3,4), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4), Francesco Molinari (2,3), Ian Poulter (2,3,4), Justin Rose (2,3,4), Webb Simpson (2,3), Brandt Snedeker (2,3,4), Steve Stricker (2,3), Bubba Watson (2,3), Lee Westwood (2,3), Tiger Woods (2,3,4)

2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 22, 2013.

Jonas Blixt (3,4), Ángel Cabrera (3), Jason Day (3), Jamie Donaldson (3,4), Ernie Els (3,4), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (3,4), Rickie Fowler (3), Bill Haas (3,4), Branden Grace (3,4), Billy Horschel (3,4), Martin Laird (3,4), Matteo Manassero (3,4), Hideki Matsuyama (3), Ryan Moore (3,4), Thorbjørn Olesen (3), Scott Piercy (3), Carl Pettersson (3), Charl Schwartzel (3,4,5), Adam Scott (3,4), Henrik Stenson (3), Richard Sterne (3), Kevin Streelman (3,4), Bo Van Pelt (3), Nick Watney (3,4)

Louis Oosthuizen (3,4) withdrew with a neck injury.
Hunter Mahan (3) withdrew after the birth of his first child the prior week.

3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 29, 2013.

David Lynn

4. Tournament winners, whose victories are considered official, of tournaments from the Federation Tours since the prior season's Bridgestone Invitational with an Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating of 115 points or more.

Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Bae Sang-moon, Paul Casey, Ken Duke, Harris English, Derek Ernst, Tommy Gainey, Stephen Gallacher, Brian Gay, Russell Henley, Mikko Ilonen, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Shane Lowry, John Merrick, D. A. Points, Richie Ramsay, Brett Rumford, Michael Thompson, Boo Weekley, Chris Wood

Peter Senior and Jordan Spieth did not play.

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

Asian Tour: Thailand Golf Championship (2012) – Charl Schwartzel, also qualified in categories 2, 3, and 4
PGA Tour of Australasia: Australian PGA Championship (2012) – Daniel Popovic
Japan Golf Tour: Bridgestone Open (2012) – Toru Taniguchi
Japan Golf Tour: Japan Golf Tour Championship (2013) – Satoshi Kodaira
Sunshine Tour: Dimension Data Pro-Am (2013) – Jaco van Zyl

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Webb Simpson	64	−6
2	SWE Henrik Stenson	65	−5
T3	USA Keegan Bradley	66	−4
USA Ryan Moore
ENG Chris Wood
USA Tiger Woods
T7	ENG Luke Donald	67	−3
USA Jason Dufner
USA Rickie Fowler
USA Jim Furyk
USA Bill Haas
USA Bubba Watson

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Second round

Friday, August 2, 2013

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Tiger Woods	66-61=127	−13
T2	USA Keegan Bradley	66-68=134	−6
ENG Chris Wood	66-68=134
T4	USA Bill Haas	67-68=135	−5
SWE Henrik Stenson	65-70=135
T6	ENG Luke Donald	67-69=136	−4
USA Jason Dufner	67-69=136
USA Jim Furyk	67-69=136
USA Bubba Watson	67-69=136
10	THA Kiradech Aphibarnrat	69-68=137	−3

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Third round

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Tiger Woods	66-61-68=195	−15
2	SWE Henrik Stenson	65-70-67=202	−8
3	USA Jason Dufner	67-69-67=203	−7
T4	ENG Luke Donald	67-69-68=204	−6
USA Bill Haas	67-68-69=204
ENG Chris Wood	66-68-70=204
T7	USA Keegan Bradley	66-68-71=205	−5
ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez	71-69-65=205
T9	USA Zach Johnson	69-70-68=207	−3
AUS Adam Scott	73-68-66=207

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Final round

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	USA Tiger Woods	66-61-68-70=265	−15	1,500,000
T2	USA Keegan Bradley	66-68-71-67=272	−8	692,500
SWE Henrik Stenson	65-70-67-70=272
T4	USA Jason Dufner	67-69-67-71=274	−6	312,667
ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez	71-69-65-69=274
USA Zach Johnson	69-70-68-67=274
T7	USA Bill Haas	67-68-69-71=275	−5	205,000
ENG Chris Wood	66-68-70-71=275
T9	ENG Luke Donald	67-69-68-72=276	−4	145,750
USA Jim Furyk	67-69-72-68=276
DEU Martin Kaymer	74-67-69-66=276
ZAF Richard Sterne	70-68-70-68=276

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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
USA Woods	−15	−15	−15	−15	−15	−15	−15	−15	−15	−16	−16	−16	−16	−15	−15	−15	−15	−15
USA Bradley	−5	−6	−5	−5	−6	−7	−7	−7	−8	−8	−8	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8	−8
SWE Stenson	−8	−8	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8	−8
USA Dufner	−8	−8	−8	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8	−7	−7	−6	−6	−6
ESP Jiménez	−5	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6
USA Johnson	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−3	−4	−5	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−5	−6	−6

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Double Eagle		Eagle --		Birdie		Bogey		Double bogey		Triple bogey+ --

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References

(August 4, 2013). "Tiger Woods wraps up eighth win at Firestone and looks ahead to US PGA". The Guardian.
(August 4, 2013). "Tiger wins 79th tour event by 7 shots". ESPN.
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"How players qualify".
Betscher, Fatiha. (July 2013). "Oosthuizen Neck Injury To Force Him Out Of Bridgestone Invitational & PGA Championship". Golf, by Tour Miss.
Singer, Mike. (July 29, 2013). "Mahan withdraws from Bridgestone, opts to be with newborn baby". CBS Sports.
The 'Strength of Field Rating' is a loose term for what the [[Official World Golf Ranking]] calls the 'Total Rating Value' (see [[OWGR#1. Event Ranking. Event Ranking]]).
Rogers, Tim. (July 29, 2013). "WGC-Bridgestone Invitational officials wait on Hunter Mahan; field currently at 74 golfers". Cleveland.com.
Hoggard, Rex. (July 27, 2013). "Spieth skipping Bridgestone to prep for PGA, FedEx Cup". Golf Channel.
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