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Sunday 5 August 2012PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Bradley wins World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational
Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio, USA · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 August 2012 · Keegan Bradley’s win no. 3 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 60 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/17°C · wind 9 km/h ESE, gusts 16 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/20°C · wind 12 km/h SSE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/22°C · wind 19 km/h S, gusts 50 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/21°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 48 · 9.7 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
- Jim Furyk USA · 268led the tournament from the first round on, then made double bogey on the 72nd hole after flying the green and leaving his third shot short ASAP Sports transcript: Jim Furyk, WGC Bridgestone Invitational, 2012-08-05
- Steve Stricker USA · 268was eight back after Furyk's three opening birdies on Sunday, then made four birdies on the last five holes for a 64 to finish one short ASAP Sports transcript: Steve Stricker, WGC Bridgestone Invitational, 2012-08-05
78 started, 75 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
Keegan Bradley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 August 2012
two years ago, three years ago I was in Hawkinsville, Georgia, playing on the Hooters Tour grinding it out.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 August 2012
I realize I'm speaking but it doesn't seem like words are coming out of my mouth.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 August 2012
I turned a 5 into a 6 and lost the golf tournament on the last hole. There's no way I should have made double bogey.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keegan Bradley | 67 · 69 · 67 · 64 | 267 | −13 |
| T2 | Steve Stricker | 68 · 68 · 68 · 64 | 268 | −12 |
| T2 | Jim Furyk | 63 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| 4 | Louis Oosthuizen | 67 · 65 · 68 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
| T5 | Justin Rose | 70 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| T5 | Rory McIlroy | 70 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| 7 | Jason Dufner | 67 · 66 · 73 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| T8 | K.J. Choi | 71 · 72 · 67 · 66 | 276 | −4 |
| T8 | Tiger Woods | 70 · 72 · 68 · 66 | 276 | −4 |
| T8 | Matt Kuchar | 70 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 276 | −4 |
| T8 | Aaron Baddeley | 73 · 66 · 71 · 66 | 276 | −4 |
| T8 | Lee Slattery | 65 · 71 · 72 · 68 | 276 | −4 |
| T8 | David Toms | 68 · 67 · 73 · 68 | 276 | −4 |
| T8 | Luke Donald | 66 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 276 | −4 |
| T8 | Bo Van Pelt | 70 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 276 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1986-06-07, Woodstock, Vermont; USA; turned pro 2008; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1; world No. 28 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet