| 2009 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | |
| Dates: | August 6–9, 2009 |
| Location: | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Course: | Firestone Country Club |
| Tour: | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Par: | 70 |
| Yardage: | 7400yd |
| Field: | 80 players |
| Cut: | None |
| Purse: | $8.5 million |
| Winners Share: | $1.4 million |
| Score: | 268 (−12) |
| Previous: | 2008 |
| Next: | 2010 |
The 2009 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a professional golf tournament held August 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.[1] 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;[1] he was second in 2004 and fourth twice (2002, 2003).
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)
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
6. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours:
Japan Golf Tour Championship (2009) – Yuji Igarashi
Australian PGA Championship (2008) – Geoff Ogilvy, already qualified through categories 2, 3, 4, and 5
Vodacom Championship (2009) – Anders Hansen
Volvo Masters of Asia (2008) – Lam Chih Bing
Thursday, August 6, 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pádraig Harrington | align=center | 64 | −6 |
| T2 |  Tim Clark | 66 | −4 | |
 Prayad Marksaeng | ||||
 Scott Verplank | ||||
| T5 | Zach Johnson | 67 | −3 | |
| Ian Poulter | ||||
| Steve Stricker | ||||
| T8 |  Robert Allenby | 68 | −2 | |
 Miguel Ángel Jiménez | ||||
| Sergio García | ||||
 Danny Lee | ||||
| Hunter Mahan | ||||
| Tiger Woods |
Friday, August 7, 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pádraig Harrington | align=center | 64-69=133 | −7 |
| 2 | Tim Clark | align=center | 66-68=134 | −6 |
| 3 | Scott Verplank | align=center | 66-69=135 | −5 |
| T4 | Jerry Kelly | align=center | 71-65=136 | −4 |
| Prayad Marksaeng | align=center | 66-70=136 | ||
| Steve Stricker | align=center | 67-69=136 | ||
| T7 | Robert Allenby | align=center | 68-69=137 | −3 |
| Woody Austin | align=center | 69-68=137 | ||
| Zach Johnson | align=center | 67-70=137 | ||
| Hunter Mahan | align=center | 68-69=137 | ||
| Álvaro Quirós | align=center | 72-65=137 | ||
 Mike Weir | align=center | 71-66=137 |
Saturday, August 8, 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pádraig Harrington | align=center | 64-69-67=200 | −10 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | align=center | 68-70-65=203 | −7 |
| 3 | Jerry Kelly | align=center | 71-65-69=205 | −5 |
| T4 | Robert Allenby | align=center | 68-69-69=206 | −4 |
| Woody Austin | align=center | 69-68-69=206 | ||
 Ángel Cabrera | align=center | 70-68-68=206 | ||
| Stewart Cink | align=center | 69-69-68=206 | ||
| Lucas Glover | 69-69-68=206 | |||
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 68-72-66=206 | |||
| Zach Johnson | align=center | 67-70-69=206 | ||
| Kenny Perry | align=center | 69-71-66=206 | ||
| Mike Weir | align=center | 71-66-69=206 | ||
| Oliver Wilson | align=center | 69-69-68=206 |
Sunday, August 9, 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 68-70-65-65=268 | −12 | 1,400,000 | |
| T2 | 68-69-69-66=272 | −8 | 665,000 | ||
| 64-69-67-72=272 | |||||
| T4 | 70-68-68-67=273 | −7 | 332,000 | ||
| 68-69-70-66=273 | |||||
| T6 | 69-69-68-68=274 | −6 | 214,333 | ||
| 68-72-66-68=274 | |||||
| 67-69-71-67=274 | |||||
| 9 | 69-71-70-65=275 | −5 | 160,000 | ||
| 10 | 71-66-69-70=276 | −4 | 145,000 |
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 |
| Double Eagle --> | Eagle | Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey --> | Triple bogey+ |