THE 2011 WGC-BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL tees off on Thursday at Firestone Country Club (South Course) in Akron, Ohio. Tiger Woods returns to action after an 11-week injury layoff. Woods will be paired in the first two rounds with British Open champion Darren Clarke. A field of 76 players will compete for an $8.5 million purse. The event has no cut, assuring Woods of four competitive rounds in advance of next week’s PGA Championship.
Purse: $8.5 million
Winner’s share: $1.4 million
Defending champion: Hunter Mahan (at right)
2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Leaderboard
Field
Course
Tee times
Tournament overview
Tournament news
Tournament video
TV SCHEDULE
TV coverage of the 2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is
on Golf Channel and CBS.
Thu, 8/4
2-6 pm ET, GOLF
Fri, 8/5
2-6 pm ET, GOLF
Sat, 8/6
2-6 pm ET, CBS
Sun, 8/7
2-6 pm ET, CBS
SIRIUS-XM broadcast times
−The Armchair Golfer
(Photo credit: Keith Allison, Flickr, Creative Commons license)
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