| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 31–August 3, 2008 |
| Location | Akron, Ohio, United States |
| Course(s) | Firestone Country Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,400 |
| Field | 80 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $8,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,350,000 |
| Champion | |
| Vijay Singh | |
| 270 (-10) | |
The 2008 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from July 31–August 3, 2008 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the tenth WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the third of three World Golf Championships events held in 2008.
Vijay Singh won the tournament, and claimed his first World Golf Championships title. He shot a 10-under par 270 to win over Stuart Appleby and Lee Westwood by one stroke.
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| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | 67-66=133 | -7 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | United States | 68-66=134 | -6 |
| T3 | Zach Johnson | United States | 67-68=135 | -5 |
| Peter Lonard | Australia | 69-66=135 | ||
| Sean O'Hair | United States | 68-67=135 | ||
| Lee Westwood | England | 70-65=135 | ||
| T7 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | 70-66=136 | -4 |
| Stewart Cink | United States | 68-68=136 | ||
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | 70-66=136 | ||
| Rory Sabbatini | South Africa | 69-67=136 | ||
| D. J. Trahan | United States | 69-67=136 |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Phil Mickelson | United States | 68-66-68=202 | -8 |
| Vijay Singh | Fiji | 67-66-69=202 | ||
| Lee Westwood | England | 70-65-67=202 | ||
| 4 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | 70-66-67=203 | -7 |
| 5 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | 66-71-68=205 | -5 |
| T6 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | 70-71-65=206 | -4 |
| Chris DiMarco | United States | 68-70-68=206 | ||
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | 70-66-70=206 | ||
| Rory Sabbatini | South Africa | 69-67-70=206 | ||
| D. J. Trahan | United States | 69-67-70=206 |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | 67-66-69-68=270 | -10 | 1,350,000 |
| T2 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | 70-66-67-68=271 | -9 | 635,000 |
| Lee Westwood | England | 70-65-67-69=271 | |||
| T4 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | 66-71-68-67=272 | -8 | 310,000 |
| Phil Mickelson | United States | 68-66-68-70=272 | |||
| T6 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | 70-71-65-67=273 | -7 | 220,000 |
| Peter Lonard | Australia | 69-66-72-66=273 | |||
| T8 | Paul Casey | England | 70-71-68-65=274 | -6 | 162,500 |
| D. J. Trahan | United States | 69-67-70-68=274 | |||
| T10 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | 70-66-70-69=275 | -4 | 133,000 |
| Hunter Mahan | United States | 71-66-70-68=275 |
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