# 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.
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

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Adam Scott | 63 | −7 |
| 2 | Jason Gore | 65 | −5 |
| 3 | Lucas Glover | 66 | −4 |
| T4 | Michael Campbell | 67 | −3 |
| T4 | Luke Donald | 67 | −3 |
| T4 | David Howell | 67 | −3 |
| T4 | Davis Love III | 67 | −3 |
| T4 | David Toms | 67 | −3 |
| T4 | Tiger Woods | 67 | −3 |
| T10 | Olin Browne | 68 | −2 |
| T10 | Chad Campbell | 68 | −2 |
| T10 | Tim Clark | 68 | −2 |
| T10 | Chris DiMarco | 68 | −2 |
| T10 | Ernie Els | 68 | −2 |
| T10 | José María Olazábal | 68 | −2 |
| T10 | Kevin Stadler | 68 | −2 |

### Second round

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 67-64=131 | −9 |
| 2 | Davis Love III | 67-65=132 | −8 |
| T3 | Jim Furyk | 69-65=134 | −6 |
| T3 | Adam Scott | 63-71=134 | −6 |
| T5 | Ernie Els | 68-67=135 | −5 |
| T5 | Lucas Glover | 66-69=135 | −5 |
| T5 | Kevin Stadler | 68-67=135 | −5 |
| 8 | Luke Donald | 67-69=136 | −4 |
| T9 | Stewart Cink | 70-67=137 | −3 |
| T9 | Robert Gamez | 70-67=137 | −3 |

### Third round

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Stewart Cink | 70-67-64=201 | −9 |
| T2 | Paul Casey | 69-69-64=202 | −8 |
| T2 | Davis Love III | 67-65-70=202 | −8 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | 67-64-71=202 | −8 |
| 5 | Jim Furyk | 69-65-69=203 | −7 |
| 6 | Lucas Glover | 66-69-69=204 | −6 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | 68-67-70=205 | −5 |
| T7 | Adam Scott | 63-71-71=205 | −5 |
| T7 | Kevin Stadler | 68-67-70=205 | −5 |
| T10 | Thomas Bjørn | 72-67-67=206 | −4 |
| T10 | Luke Donald | 67-69-70=206 | −4 |
| T10 | J. J. Henry | 70-68-68=206 | −4 |
| T10 | David Toms | 67-74-65=206 | −4 |

### Final round

| Place | Player | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
| T1 | Tiger Woods | 67-64-71-68=270 | −10 | 1,300,000 |
| T1 | Stewart Cink | 70-67-64-69=270 | −10 | 750,000 |
| 3 | Jim Furyk | 69-65-69-68=271 | −9 | 450,000 |
| T4 | Ángel Cabrera | 70-68-70-65=273 | −7 | 246,250 |
| T4 | Paul Casey | 69-69-64-71=273 | −7 | 246,250 |
| T4 | Lucas Glover | 66-69-69-69=273 | −7 | 246,250 |
| T4 | Davis Love III | 67-65-70-71=273 | −7 | 246,250 |
| T8 | Luke Donald | 67-69-70-68=274 | −6 | 152,500 |
| T8 | David Toms | 67-74-65-68=274 | −6 | 152,500 |
| T10 | J. J. Henry | 70-68-68-69=275 | −5 | 120,000 |
| T10 | Arron Oberholser | 70-71-69-65=275 | −5 | 120,000 |
| T10 | Adam Scott | 63-71-71-70=275 | −5 | 120,000 |

#### Scorecard

| 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 |
| Woods | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −10 |
| Cink | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −10 |
| Furyk | −8 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 |
| Cabrera | −2 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 |
| Casey | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 |
| Glover | −6 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 |
| 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:

#### Sudden-death playoff

| Player | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score |
| Player | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | Total |
| Tiger Woods | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| Stewart Cink | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 |