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BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL RELATED STORIES

GOLF TODAY TOP STORIES 
GREAT GIFTS FOR GOLFERS

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| DATES: Thursday, August 2nd - Sunday, August 5th |
| SITE: Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, Ohio |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: Bert Way (1929), Robert Trent Jones (1960) |
| Hole-By-Hole: |
1 - Par 4 399 yds |
10 - Par 4 410 yds |
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2 - Par 5 526 yds |
11 - Par 4 418 yds |
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3 - Par 4 442 yds |
12 - Par 3 180 yds |
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4 - Par 4 471 yds |
13 - Par 4 471 yds |
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5 - Par 3 200 yds |
14 - Par 4 467 yds |
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6 - Par 4 469 yds |
15 - Par 3 221 yds |
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7 - Par 3 219 yds |
16 - Par 5 667 yds |
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8 - Par 4 482 yds |
17 - Par 4 400 yds |
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9 - Par 4 494 yds |
18 - Par 4 464 yds |
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35 3,702 yds |
35 3,698 yds |
| Annual: |
9th |
| Defending Champion: |
Tiger Woods |
| Runner-Up: |
Stewart Cink |
| Tournament Record: |
259 (Tiger Woods, 2000) |
| 54-Hole Record: |
192 (Tiger Woods, 2000) |
| 36-Hole Record: |
125 (Tiger Woods, 2000) |
| Course Record: |
61 (Jose M. Olazabal, 1990; Tiger Woods, 2000) |
| Total Purse: |
$8,000,000 |
| Shares: |
1st Place - $1,350,000; 2nd Place - $800,000; 3rd Place - $475,000 |
| 2006 Finish |
| Player |
Score |
Player |
Score |
| Tiger Woods * |
270 |
Lucas Glover |
273 |
| Stewart Cink |
270 |
Davis Love III |
273 |
| Jim Furyk |
271 |
Luke Donald |
274 |
| Angel Cabrera |
273 |
David Toms |
274 |
| Paul Casey |
273 |
Three players at |
275 |
| Past WGC - Bridgestone Invitational Winners |
| Year |
Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2006 |
*Tiger Woods (270) -- Stewart Cink |
| 2005 |
Tiger Woods (274) -- Chris DiMarco |
| 2004 |
Stewart Cink (269) -- Rory Sabbatini, Tiger Woods |
| 2003 |
Darren Clarke (268) -- Jonathan Kaye |
| 2002 |
Craig Parry (268) -- Robert Allenby, Fred Funk |
| 2001 |
*Tiger Woods (268) -- Jim Furyk |
| 2000 |
Tiger Woods (259) -- Justin Leonard, Phillip Price |
| 1999 |
Tiger Woods (270) -- Phil Mickelson |
| Note: Formerly called WGC - NEC Invitational (1999-2005). |
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