2006 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

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.

2006 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Tournament information
DatesAugust 24–27, 2006
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,360
Field78 players
CutNone
Prize fund$7,500,000
Winner's share$1,300,000
Champion
United States Tiger Woods
270 (−10), playoff

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
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Australia Adam Scott63−7
2United States Jason Gore65−5
3United States Lucas Glover66−4
T4New Zealand Michael Campbell67−3
England Luke Donald
England David Howell
United States Davis Love III
United States David Toms
United States Tiger Woods
T10United States Olin Browne68−2
United States Chad Campbell
South Africa Tim Clark
United States Chris DiMarco
South Africa Ernie Els
Spain José María Olazábal
United States Kevin Stadler

Second round
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Tiger Woods67-64=131−9
2United States Davis Love III67-65=132−8
T3United States Jim Furyk69-65=134−6
Australia Adam Scott63-71=134
T5South Africa Ernie Els68-67=135−5
United States Lucas Glover66-69=135
United States Kevin Stadler68-67=135
8England Luke Donald67-69=136−4
T9United States Stewart Cink70-67=137−3
United States Robert Gamez70-67=137

Third round
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Stewart Cink70-67-64=201−9
T2England Paul Casey69-69-64=202−8
United States Davis Love III67-65-70=202
United States Tiger Woods67-64-71=202
5United States Jim Furyk69-65-69=203−7
6United States Lucas Glover66-69-69=204−6
T7South Africa Ernie Els68-67-70=205−5
Australia Adam Scott63-71-71=205
United States Kevin Stadler68-67-70=205
T10Denmark Thomas Bjørn72-67-67=206−4
England Luke Donald67-69-70=206
United States J. J. Henry70-68-68=206
United States David Toms67-74-65=206

Final round
PlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)
T1United States Tiger Woods67-64-71-68=270−101,300,000
United States Stewart Cink70-67-64-69=270750,000
3United States Jim Furyk69-65-69-68=271−9450,000
T4Argentina Ángel Cabrera70-68-70-65=273−7246,250
England Paul Casey69-69-64-71=273
United States Lucas Glover66-69-69-69=273
United States Davis Love III67-65-70-71=273
T8England Luke Donald67-69-70-68=274−6152,500
United States David Toms67-74-65-68=274
T10United States J. J. Henry70-68-68-69=275−5120,000
United States Arron Oberholser70-71-69-65=275
Australia Adam Scott63-71-71-70=275

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454434344443443544
United States Woods−8−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−8−9−9−10−11−11−11−10−10−10
United States Cink−9−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−9−9−8−8−8−8−8−9−10−10
United States Furyk−8−9−10−10−10−9−9−9−10−9−9−9−9−8−8−9−9−9
Argentina Cabrera−2−3−4−4−5−6−7−7−7−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−7
England Casey−8−8−9−9−9−9−9−10−10−10−9−9−8−8−8−7−7−7
United States Glover−6−7−7−6−6−7−7−7−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7
United States 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

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[1]

Sudden-death playoff
PlayerScore
18171817Total
Tiger Woods445316
Stewart Cink445417

References
  1. "World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

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