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Sunday 7 August 2011PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Scott wins World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational
Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio, USA · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 August 2011 · Adam Scott’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,500,000 USD · Bridgestone
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/21°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 22 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/20°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 17 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/24°C · wind 9 km/h SW, gusts 25 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/23°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 38 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Luke Donald ENG · 267closed with a 66 (five birdies, one bogey) but said he left chances on the greens all week, including a missed four-footer on the 14th; finished four back ASAP Sports transcript: Luke Donald, WGC Bridgestone Invitational, 2011-08-07
- Rickie Fowler USA · 267closed with a bogey-free 66 and birdied the last, but Scott kept making birdies ahead of him; finished four back ASAP Sports transcript: Rickie Fowler, WGC Bridgestone Invitational, 2011-08-07
76 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational
Firestone Country Club (South Course), Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Adam Scott
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 August 2011
I feel like you've got to play like a bulldog to win a golf tournament these days. And I like watching tennis, so I watch Rafa play, and that's what you've got to play like.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 August 2011
I think I've won every year of my career somewhere in the world, and this year was slipping away quickly, so it was great to get a win
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 August 2011
If I got the putter rolling a little bit better, I would have given Adam a good run. But he looks like he's playing very well.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Scott | 62 · 70 · 66 · 65 | 263 | −17 |
| T2 | Luke Donald | 68 · 69 · 64 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T2 | Rickie Fowler | 68 · 64 · 69 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Ryo Ishikawa | 67 · 68 · 64 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T4 | Jason Day | 63 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | Kyung Kim | 66 · 72 · 66 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T6 | Rory McIlroy | 68 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T6 | Zach Johnson | 70 · 68 · 64 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T9 | Lee Westwood | 67 · 71 · 68 · 65 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | David Toms | 68 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-16, Adelaide, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2000; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0; world No. 17 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet