2012 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

The 2012 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a professional golf tournament held August 2–5 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]

2012 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Tournament information
DatesAugust 2–5, 2012
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
South Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,400 yards (6,767 m)
Field78 players
CutNone
Prize fund$8,500,000
€6,770,017
Winner's share$1,400,000
€1,131,130
Champion
Keegan Bradley
267 (−13)
Akron 
Location in the United States
Firestone CC
Location in Ohio

Venue
Main article: Firestone Country Club

Course layout

The South Course was designed by Bert Way and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1960.[2][3]

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards399526442471200469219482494370241041818047146722166740046436987400
Par454434344354434435443570

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

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), Rafa 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), Freddie 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:

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
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parPlace
Tiger Woods United States1999, 2000,
2001, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2009		70726866276−4T8
Adam Scott Australia201171707173285+5T45
Hunter Mahan United States201073736972287+7T55

Source:[11]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 2, 2012

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jim Furyk United States63−7
2Lee Slattery England65−5
T3Rafa Cabrera-Bello Spain66−4
Ben Crane United States
Luke Donald England
Simon Dyson England
John Senden Australia
Bubba Watson United States
T9Keegan Bradley United States67−3
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

Source:[11]

Second round

Friday, August 3, 2012

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jim Furyk United States63-66=129−11
2Rafa Cabrera-Bello Spain66-65=131−9
3Louis Oosthuizen South Africa67-65=132−8
4Jason Dufner United States67-66=133−7
5Kim Kyung-tae South Korea67-67=134−6
T6Luke Donald England66-69=135−5
David Toms United States68-67=135
T8Keegan Bradley United States67-69=136−4
John Senden Australia66-70=136
Lee Slattery England65-71=136
Steve Stricker United States68-68=136

Source:[11]

Third round

Saturday, August 4, 2012

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jim Furyk United States63-66-70=199−11
2Louis Oosthuizen South Africa67-65-68=200−10
3Keegan Bradley United States67-69-67=203−7
T4Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland70-67-67=204−6
Steve Stricker United States68-68-68=204
T6Justin Rose England70-69-66=205−5
John Senden Australia66-70-69=205
Bo Van Pelt United States70-69-66=205
T9Luke Donald England66-69-71=206−4
Jason Dufner United States67-66-73=206

Source:[11]

Final round

Sunday, August 5, 2012

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Keegan Bradley United States67-69-67-64=267−131,400,000
T2Jim Furyk United States63-66-70-69=268−12665,000
Steve Stricker United States68-68-68-64=268
4Louis Oosthuizen South Africa67-65-68-69=269−11365,000
T5Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland70-67-67-68=272−8276,500
Justin Rose England70-69-66-67=272
7Jason Dufner United States67-66-73-68=274−6210,000
T8Aaron Baddeley Australia73-66-71-66=276−4128,750
K. J. Choi South Korea71-72-67-66=276
Luke Donald England66-69-71-70=276
Matt Kuchar United States70-70-70-66=276
Lee Slattery England65-71-72-68=276
David Toms United States68-67-73-68=276
Bo Van Pelt United States70-69-66-71=276
Tiger Woods United States70-72-68-66=276

Source:[11]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454434344443443544
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

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[11]

References
  1. "Keegan Bradley wins after 64". ESPN. Associated Press. August 6, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  2. "Courses". Firestone Country Club. 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  3. "Inside the course: Firestone Country Club". worldgolfchampionships.com. 2012. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  4. "How players qualify". Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  5. "Past and Future Championships". Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  6. Harig, Bob. "Webb Simpson out of Bridgestone". ESPN. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  7. Official World Golf Ranking – July 22, 2012
  8. Official World Golf Ranking – July 29, 2012
  9. The 'Strength of Field Rating' is a loose term for what the Official World Golf Ranking calls the 'Total Rating Value' (see Event Ranking).
  10. "Stars to Help Launch Thailand Golf Championship". Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  11. "WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN. August 5, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2017.

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