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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 24–27, 2006 | 
| Location | Akron, Ohio, U.S. | 
| Course(s) | Firestone Country Club | 
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour | 
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 | 
| Length | 7,360 | 
| Field | 78 players | 
| Cut | None | 
| Prize fund | $7,500,000 | 
| Winner's share | $1,300,000 | 
| Champion | |
|  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
    
Second round
    
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods |  United States | 67-64=131 | −9 | 
| 2 | Davis Love III |  United States | 67-65=132 | −8 | 
| T3 | Jim Furyk |  United States | 69-65=134 | −6 | 
| Adam Scott | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 63-71=134 | ||
| T5 | Ernie Els |  South Africa | 68-67=135 | −5 | 
| Lucas Glover |  United States | 66-69=135 | ||
| Kevin Stadler |  United States | 68-67=135 | ||
| 8 | Luke Donald |  England | 67-69=136 | −4 | 
| T9 | Stewart Cink |  United States | 70-67=137 | −3 | 
| Robert Gamez |  United States | 70-67=137 | 
Third round
    
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart Cink |  United States | 70-67-64=201 | −9 | 
| T2 | Paul Casey |  England | 69-69-64=202 | −8 | 
| Davis Love III |  United States | 67-65-70=202 | ||
| Tiger Woods |  United States | 67-64-71=202 | ||
| 5 | Jim Furyk |  United States | 69-65-69=203 | −7 | 
| 6 | Lucas Glover |  United States | 66-69-69=204 | −6 | 
| T7 | Ernie Els |  South Africa | 68-67-70=205 | −5 | 
| Adam Scott | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 63-71-71=205 | ||
| Kevin Stadler |  United States | 68-67-70=205 | ||
| T10 | Thomas Bjørn |  Denmark | 72-67-67=206 | −4 | 
| Luke Donald |  England | 67-69-70=206 | ||
| J. J. Henry |  United States | 70-68-68=206 | ||
| David Toms |  United States | 67-74-65=206 | 
Final round
    
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Tiger Woods |  United States | 67-64-71-68=270 | −10 | 1,300,000 | 
| Stewart Cink |  United States | 70-67-64-69=270 | 750,000 | ||
| 3 | Jim Furyk |  United States | 69-65-69-68=271 | −9 | 450,000 | 
| T4 | Ángel Cabrera |  Argentina | 70-68-70-65=273 | −7 | 246,250 | 
| Paul Casey |  England | 69-69-64-71=273 | |||
| Lucas Glover |  United States | 66-69-69-69=273 | |||
| Davis Love III |  United States | 67-65-70-71=273 | |||
| T8 | Luke Donald |  England | 67-69-70-68=274 | −6 | 152,500 | 
| David Toms |  United States | 67-74-65-68=274 | |||
| T10 | J. J. Henry |  United States | 70-68-68-69=275 | −5 | 120,000 | 
| Arron Oberholser |  United States | 70-71-69-65=275 | |||
| Adam Scott | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 63-71-71-70=275 | 
Scorecard
    
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey | |||
Source:[1]
Sudden-death playoff
    
| Player | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | Total | |
| Tiger Woods | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 
| Stewart Cink | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 
References
    
- "World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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