2010 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
The 2010 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a golf tournament held August 5–8 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the 12th WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the third of four World Golf Championships events held in 2010.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 5–8, 2010 |
| 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 | 81 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $8,500,000 €6,483,924 |
| Winner's share | $1,400,000 €1,076,840 |
| Champion | |
 Hunter Mahan | |
| 268 (−12) | |
Hunter Mahan won with a score of 64 (−6) on Sunday to finish at 268 (−12), two strokes ahead of runner-up Ryan Palmer.[1]
Field
1. Playing members of the 2009 United States and International Presidents Cup teams.
Ángel Cabrera (3,4), Stewart Cink (2,3,4), Tim Clark (3,4,5), Ernie Els (3,4,5), Jim Furyk (2,3,4,5), Lucas Glover (3,4), Retief Goosen (3,4), Ryo Ishikawa, Zach Johnson (3,4,5), Anthony Kim (2,3,4,5), Justin Leonard (2), Hunter Mahan (2,3,4,5), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4,5), Geoff Ogilvy (3,4,5), Sean O'Hair (3,4), Kenny Perry (2,3,4), Adam Scott (3,4,5), Vijay Singh, Steve Stricker (2,3,4,5), Camilo Villegas (3,4,5), Mike Weir, Tiger Woods (3,4,5), Yang Yong-eun (3,4,5)
(Robert Allenby (3,4,5,6) withdrew prior to the start of the tournament with a knee injury.[2])
2. Playing members of the 2008 United States and European Ryder Cup teams.
Chad Campbell, Paul Casey (3,4), Ben Curtis, Sergio García (3,4), Søren Hansen, Pádraig Harrington (3,4), J. B. Holmes, Miguel Ángel Jiménez (3,4,5), Robert Karlsson (3,4,5), Graeme McDowell (3,4,5), Ian Poulter (3,4,5), Justin Rose (3,4,5), Henrik Stenson (3,4), Boo Weekley, Lee Westwood (3,4,5), Oliver Wilson
3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 26, 2010.[3]
K. J. Choi (4,6), Ben Crane (4,5), Rhys Davies (4), Luke Donald (4,5), Ross Fisher (4,5), Rickie Fowler (4), Peter Hanson, Dustin Johnson (4,5), Martin Kaymer (4,5), Matt Kuchar (4,5), Rory McIlroy (4,5), Edoardo Molinari (4,5), Francesco Molinari (4), Ryan Moore (4,5), Louis Oosthuizen (4,5), Álvaro Quirós (4), Charl Schwartzel (4), Bo Van Pelt (4), Scott Verplank (4), Nick Watney (4)
4. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of August 2, 2010.[4]
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.
Stuart Appleby, Jason Bohn, Grégory Bourdy, Jason Day, Simon Dyson, Marcus Fraser, Bill Haas, David Horsey, Michael Jonzon, Simon Khan, James Kingston, Martin Laird, Troy Matteson, Ross McGowan, Alex Norén, Ryan Palmer, Heath Slocum, Bubba Watson
(Carl Pettersson qualified but did not play.[5])
6. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours:
- Japan Golf Tour: Japan Golf Tour Championship (2010) – Katsumasa Miyamoto
- Japan Golf Tour: Bridgestone Open (2009) – Yuta Ikeda
- PGA Tour of Australasia: Australian PGA Championship (2009) – Robert Allenby, also qualified in categories 1, 3, 4 and 5
- Sunshine Tour: Vodacom Championship (2010) – Hennie Otto
- Asian Tour: Iskandar Johor Open (2009) – K. J. Choi, also qualified in categories 3 and 4
Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Cink | United States | 2004 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 67 | 278 | −2 | T19 |
| Vijay Singh |  Fiji | 2008 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 286 | +6 | T58 |
| Tiger Woods | United States | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 | 74 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 298 | +18 | T78 |
Source:[8]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 5, 2010
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubba Watson | United States | 64 | −6 |
| T2 | Graeme McDowell |  Northern Ireland | 66 | −4 |
| Phil Mickelson | United States | |||
| Kenny Perry | United States | |||
| Adam Scott | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | |||
| T6 | Chad Campbell | United States | 67 | −3 |
| Sean O'Hair | United States | |||
| Jeff Overton | United States | |||
| Bo Van Pelt | United States | |||
| Camilo Villegas |  Colombia |
Source:[8]
Second round
Friday, August 6, 2010
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retief Goosen |  South Africa | 67-66=133 | −7 |
| T2 | Justin Leonard | United States | 68-66=134 | −6 |
| Phil Mickelson | United States | 66-68=134 | ||
| T4 | Peter Hanson |  Sweden | 69-66=135 | −5 |
| Bo Van Pelt | United States | 67-68=135 | ||
| Bubba Watson | United States | 64-71=135 | ||
| T7 | Paul Casey |  England | 68-68=136 | −4 |
| Lucas Glover | United States | 70-66=136 | ||
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez |  Spain | 69-67=136 | ||
| Adam Scott | Australia | 66-70=136 | ||
| Nick Watney | United States | 68-68=136 |
Source:[8]
Third round
Saturday, August 7, 2010
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Sean O'Hair | United States | 67-70-64=201 | −9 |
| Ryan Palmer | United States | 70-68-63=201 | ||
| 3 | Matt Kuchar | United States | 69-67-66=202 | −8 |
| T4 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 69-70-64=203 | −7 |
| Peter Hanson | Sweden | 69-66-68=203 | ||
| Justin Leonard | United States | 68-66-69=203 | ||
| T7 | Hunter Mahan | United States | 71-67-66=204 | −6 |
| Jeff Overton | United States | 67-70-67=204 | ||
| Bo Van Pelt | United States | 67-68-69=204 | ||
| T10 | Dustin Johnson | United States | 72-65-68=205 | −5 |
| Phil Mickelson | United States | 66-68-71=205 | ||
| Katsumasa Miyamoto |  Japan | 71-72-62=205 | ||
| Nick Watney | United States | 68-68-69=205 | ||
| Bubba Watson | United States | 64-71-70=205 | ||
| Oliver Wilson | England | 71-67-67=205 |
Source:[8]
Final round
Sunday, August 8, 2010
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunter Mahan | United States | 71-67-66-64=268 | −12 | 1,400,000 |
| 2 | Ryan Palmer | United States | 70-68-63-69=270 | −10 | 840,000 |
| T3 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | 67-66-73-65=271 | −9 | 412,500 |
| Bo Van Pelt | United States | 67-68-69-67=271 | |||
| 5 | Sean O'Hair | United States | 67-70-64-71=272 | −8 | 295,000 |
| T6 | Jim Furyk | United States | 72-68-69-64=273 | −7 | 227,500 |
| Jeff Overton | United States | 67-70-67-69=273 | |||
| 8 | Peter Hanson | Sweden | 69-66-68-71=274 | −6 | 180,000 |
| T9 | Pádraig Harrington |  Ireland | 69-70-70-66=275 | −5 | 125,833 |
| Matt Kuchar | United States | 69-67-66-73=275 | |||
| Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | 68-69-69-69=275 | |||
| Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | 72-70-68-65=275 | |||
| Adam Scott | Australia | 66-70-72-67=275 | |||
| Steve Stricker | United States | 68-71-69-67=275 |
Source:[8]
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 |
| Mahan | −6 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 |
| Palmer | −10 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 |
| Goosen | −4 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 |
| Van Pelt | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 |
| O'Hair | −9 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 |
| Furyk | −1 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −7 |
| Overton | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −6 | −7 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Eagle | Birdie | Bogey |
Source:[8]
References
- "Hunter Mahan wins Bridgestone Invitational victory". BBC Sport. August 8, 2010. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- "Allenby withdraws from the WGC-Bridgestone". NBC Sports. August 4, 2010. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- Official World Golf Ranking – July 25, 2010
- Official World Golf Ranking – August 1, 2010
- "World's top 80 players to compete at WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". PGA Tour. July 30, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- 2010 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Archived 2010-07-23 at the Wayback Machine - How players qualify
- "Pettersson earns invite to WGC-Bridgestone with win at RBC". PGA Tour. July 26, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- "WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN. August 8, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2017.