2006 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
| 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 | |
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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 eleventh 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 |  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 | 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 leaderboard
| # | 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 | Australia | 63-71-71-70=275 |
Sudden-death playoff
| Player | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | Total | |
| Tiger Woods | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| Stewart Cink | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
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