# 2009 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

The 2009 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a professional golf tournament held August 6–9 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the eleventh WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the third of four World Golf Championships events held in 2009.
World number 1 Tiger Woods won his 16th World Golf Championships title, which was his seventh Invitational title. This was his fourth Invitational title in as many starts, as he won three consecutive (2005, 2006, 2007) and missed the 2008 edition due to recuperation after leg surgery. He shot 268 (−12), four strokes ahead of runners-up Robert Allenby and Pádraig Harrington. This was Woods' 10th Invitational appearance and had yet to finish out of the top five; he was second in 2004 and fourth twice (2002, 2003).

## Field

1. Playing members of the 2008 United States and European Ryder Cup teams Chad Campbell, Paul Casey (3,4,5), Stewart Cink (2,3,4,5), Ben Curtis (3,4), Jim Furyk (2,3,4), Sergio García (3,4,5), Søren Hansen (3,4), Pádraig Harrington (3,4,5), J. B. Holmes, Miguel Ángel Jiménez (3,4), Anthony Kim (3,4), Justin Leonard (3,4), Hunter Mahan (2,3,4), Graeme McDowell (3,4), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4,5), Kenny Perry (3,4,5), Ian Poulter (3,4), Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson (3,4,5), Steve Stricker (2,3,4,5), Boo Weekley, Lee Westwood (3,4), Oliver Wilson (3,4)
* Robert Karlsson (3,4,5) did not play.
2. Playing members of the 2007 United States and International Presidents Cup teams Stuart Appleby, Woody Austin, Ángel Cabrera (3,4,5), K. J. Choi, Ernie Els (3,4), Lucas Glover (3,4,5), Retief Goosen (3,4,5), Charles Howell III, Trevor Immelman, Zach Johnson (3,4,5), Geoff Ogilvy (3,4,5), Nick O'Hern, Rory Sabbatini (3,4,5), Adam Scott (3,4), Vijay Singh (3,4,5), David Toms (3,4), Scott Verplank, Mike Weir (3,4), Tiger Woods (3,4,5)
3. Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings two weeks prior to event Robert Allenby (4), Tim Clark (4,5), Luke Donald (4), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (4,5), Ross Fisher (4), Brian Gay (4,5), Mathew Goggin (4), Dustin Johnson (5), Shingo Katayama (4), Martin Kaymer (4,5), Søren Kjeldsen (4,5), Davis Love III (4,5), Rory McIlroy (4,5), Sean O'Hair (4,5), Álvaro Quirós (4,5), Jeev Milkha Singh (4,5), Camilo Villegas (4,5), Nick Watney (4,5)
4. Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Rankings one week prior to event Thongchai Jaidee (5)
5. Winners of Federation tournaments since the prior year's tournament with an Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating of 115 points or more Cameron Beckman, Christian Cévaër, Darren Clarke, Nick Dougherty, Nathan Green, Grégory Havret, Anthony Kang, Jerry Kelly, Danny Lee, Shane Lowry, Prayad Marksaeng, Pat Perez, Carl Pettersson, Richard Sterne, Marc Turnesa, Yang Yong-eun
* Lin Wen-tang did not play.
6. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours:
* Japan Golf Tour: Japan Golf Tour Championship (2009) – Yuji Igarashi
* PGA Tour of Australasia: Australian PGA Championship (2008) – Geoff Ogilvy, already qualified through categories 2, 3, 4, and 5
* Sunshine Tour: Vodacom Championship (2009) – Anders Hansen
* Asian Tour: Volvo Masters of Asia (2008) – Lam Chih Bing

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, August 6, 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Pádraig Harrington | 64 | −6 |
| T2 | Tim Clark | 66 | −4 |
| T2 | Prayad Marksaeng | 66 | −4 |
| T2 | Scott Verplank | 66 | −4 |
| T5 | Zach Johnson | 67 | −3 |
| T5 | Ian Poulter | 67 | −3 |
| T5 | Steve Stricker | 67 | −3 |
| T8 | Robert Allenby | 68 | −2 |
| T8 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 68 | −2 |
| T8 | Sergio García | 68 | −2 |
| T8 | Danny Lee | 68 | −2 |
| T8 | Hunter Mahan | 68 | −2 |
| T8 | Tiger Woods | 68 | −2 |
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### Second round

Friday, August 7, 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Pádraig Harrington | 64-69=133 | −7 |
| 2 | Tim Clark | 66-68=134 | −6 |
| 3 | Scott Verplank | 66-69=135 | −5 |
| T4 | Jerry Kelly | 71-65=136 | −4 |
| T4 | Prayad Marksaeng | 66-70=136 | −4 |
| T4 | Steve Stricker | 67-69=136 | −4 |
| T7 | Robert Allenby | 68-69=137 | −3 |
| T7 | Woody Austin | 69-68=137 | −3 |
| T7 | Zach Johnson | 67-70=137 | −3 |
| T7 | Hunter Mahan | 68-69=137 | −3 |
| T7 | Álvaro Quirós | 72-65=137 | −3 |
| T7 | Mike Weir | 71-66=137 | −3 |
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### Third round

Saturday, August 8, 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Pádraig Harrington | 64-69-67=200 | −10 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 68-70-65=203 | −7 |
| 3 | Jerry Kelly | 71-65-69=205 | −5 |
| T4 | Robert Allenby | 68-69-69=206 | −4 |
| T4 | Woody Austin | 69-68-69=206 | −4 |
| T4 | Ángel Cabrera | 70-68-68=206 | −4 |
| T4 | Stewart Cink | 69-69-68=206 | −4 |
| T4 | Lucas Glover | 69-69-68=206 | −4 |
| T4 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 68-72-66=206 | −4 |
| T4 | Zach Johnson | 67-70-69=206 | −4 |
| T4 | Kenny Perry | 69-71-66=206 | −4 |
| T4 | Mike Weir | 71-66-69=206 | −4 |
| T4 | Oliver Wilson | 69-69-68=206 | −4 |
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### Final round

Sunday, August 9, 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 68-70-65-65=268 | −12 | 1,400,000 |
| T2 | Robert Allenby | 68-69-69-66=272 | −8 | 665,000 |
| T2 | Pádraig Harrington | 64-69-67-72=272 | −8 | 665,000 |
| T4 | Ángel Cabrera | 70-68-68-67=273 | −7 | 332,000 |
| T4 | Hunter Mahan | 68-69-70-66=273 | −7 | 332,000 |
| T6 | Stewart Cink | 69-69-68-68=274 | −6 | 214,333 |
| T6 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 68-72-66-68=274 | −6 | 214,333 |
| T6 | Steve Stricker | 67-69-71-67=274 | −6 | 214,333 |
| 9 | Lee Westwood | 69-71-70-65=275 | −5 | 160,000 |
| 10 | Mike Weir | 71-66-69-70=276 | −4 | 145,000 |
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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 |
| Woods | −7 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −12 |
| Allenby | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −8 |
| Harrington | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −8 | −8 | −8 |
| Cabrera | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 |
| Mahan | −3 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Eagle | Birdie | Bogey | Triple bogey+ |
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