# 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.
Hunter Mahan won with a score of 64 (−6) on Sunday to finish at 268 (−12), two strokes ahead of runner-up Ryan Palmer.

## 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. 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.
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.
Jeff Overton
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.)
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
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## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, August 5, 2010
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Bubba Watson | 64 | −6 |
| T2 | Graeme McDowell | 66 | −4 |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | 66 | −4 |
| T2 | Kenny Perry | 66 | −4 |
| T2 | Adam Scott | 66 | −4 |
| T6 | Chad Campbell | 67 | −3 |
| T6 | Sean O'Hair | 67 | −3 |
| T6 | Jeff Overton | 67 | −3 |
| T6 | Bo Van Pelt | 67 | −3 |
| T6 | Camilo Villegas | 67 | −3 |
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### Second round

Friday, August 6, 2010
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Retief Goosen | 67-66=133 | −7 |
| T2 | Justin Leonard | 68-66=134 | −6 |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | 66-68=134 | −6 |
| T4 | Peter Hanson | 69-66=135 | −5 |
| T4 | Bo Van Pelt | 67-68=135 | −5 |
| T4 | Bubba Watson | 64-71=135 | −5 |
| T7 | Paul Casey | 68-68=136 | −4 |
| T7 | Lucas Glover | 70-66=136 | −4 |
| T7 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 69-67=136 | −4 |
| T7 | Adam Scott | 66-70=136 | −4 |
| T7 | Nick Watney | 68-68=136 | −4 |
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### Third round

Saturday, August 7, 2010
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Sean O'Hair | 67-70-64=201 | −9 |
| T1 | Ryan Palmer | 70-68-63=201 | −9 |
| 3 | Matt Kuchar | 69-67-66=202 | −8 |
| T4 | Ernie Els | 69-70-64=203 | −7 |
| T4 | Peter Hanson | 69-66-68=203 | −7 |
| T4 | Justin Leonard | 68-66-69=203 | −7 |
| T7 | Hunter Mahan | 71-67-66=204 | −6 |
| T7 | Jeff Overton | 67-70-67=204 | −6 |
| T7 | Bo Van Pelt | 67-68-69=204 | −6 |
| T10 | Dustin Johnson | 72-65-68=205 | −5 |
| T10 | Phil Mickelson | 66-68-71=205 | −5 |
| T10 | Katsumasa Miyamoto | 71-72-62=205 | −5 |
| T10 | Nick Watney | 68-68-69=205 | −5 |
| T10 | Bubba Watson | 64-71-70=205 | −5 |
| T10 | Oliver Wilson | 71-67-67=205 | −5 |
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### Final round

Sunday, August 8, 2010
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Hunter Mahan | 71-67-66-64=268 | −12 | 1,400,000 |
| 2 | Ryan Palmer | 70-68-63-69=270 | −10 | 840,000 |
| T3 | Retief Goosen | 67-66-73-65=271 | −9 | 412,500 |
| T3 | Bo Van Pelt | 67-68-69-67=271 | −9 | 412,500 |
| 5 | Sean O'Hair | 67-70-64-71=272 | −8 | 295,000 |
| T6 | Jim Furyk | 72-68-69-64=273 | −7 | 227,500 |
| T6 | Jeff Overton | 67-70-67-69=273 | −7 | 227,500 |
| 8 | Peter Hanson | 69-66-68-71=274 | −6 | 180,000 |
| T9 | Pádraig Harrington | 69-70-70-66=275 | −5 | 125,833 |
| T9 | Matt Kuchar | 69-67-66-73=275 | −5 | 125,833 |
| T9 | Rory McIlroy | 68-69-69-69=275 | −5 | 125,833 |
| T9 | Louis Oosthuizen | 72-70-68-65=275 | −5 | 125,833 |
| T9 | Adam Scott | 66-70-72-67=275 | −5 | 125,833 |
| T9 | Steve Stricker | 68-71-69-67=275 | −5 | 125,833 |
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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 |
| 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 |
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