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WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

NameWGC-Bridgestone Invitational
LocationAkron, Ohio
Establishment1976
CourseFirestone Country Club
Par70
Yardage7,400 yards
TourPGA Tour
PGA European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Purse$8,500,000
Month PlayedAugust
Aggregate259 Tiger Woods (2000)
To-par-21 Tiger Woods (2000)
Current ChampionAdam Scott
Current2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

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The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers. It is sanctioned and organized by the International Federation of PGA Tours and the prize money is official money on both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour. The event, sponsored by NEC through 2005 and known as the WGC-NEC Invitational, was established in 1999 as a successor to the World Series of Golf, which was also sponsored by NEC.

The tournament changed sponsorship in 2006, with Bridgestone taking over from NEC as title sponsor. As a part of the original five-year sponsorship agreement, the event continues to be held at its traditional site of the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio; the sponsorship has now been extended to 2014.


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