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2013 Bridgestone Invitational FactsEVENT:World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational(Bridgestone Invitational on second reference)The Bridgestone Invitational is one of four WorldGolf Championships sanctioned and organized bythe operational committee of the InternationalFederation of <strong>PGA</strong> Tours, which includes the Asian Tour, EuropeanTour, Japan Golf Tour, <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>, <strong>PGA</strong> Tour of Australasia andSouthern Africa Tour. The other World Golf Championships includethe Accenture Match Play Championship, Cadillac Championship andHSBC Champions.DATE:July 29-August 4, 2013SITE:Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, OhioPAR/YARDAGE:Par: 35-35—70/7,400 YardsARCHITECHT/REDESIGNED:Bert Way (1929), Robert Trent Jones (1960)FORMAT:Four-day, 72-hole stroke-play competition, no cut201s CHAMPION:Keegan Bradley, 267 (-13)PURSE:$8.75 million total purse; $1.5 million to the winner2013 ELIGIBILITY:Estimated field size – 75 players• Playing members of the 2012 U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams.NOTE: In even-numbered years, playing members of the last-namedU.S. and International Presidents Cup teams shall replace the lastnamedPresidents Cup teams.• The top-50 players, including any tied for 50th place, from the OfficialWorld Golf Ranking as of Monday, July 22, 2013, and Monday, July29, 2013.• Tournament winners, whose victories are considered official,of tournaments from the Federation Tours since the prior year’sBridgestone Invitational (with an Official World Golf Ranking Strengthof Field Rating of 115 points or more).• The winner of the following tournaments: Japan Golf TourChampionship (2013) and Bridgestone Open (2012) from the JapanGolf Tour; Australian <strong>PGA</strong> Championships (2012) from the AustralasianTour; Dimension Data Pro-Am (2013) from the Southern Africa Tour;and Thailand Golf Championship (2012) from the Asian Tour.TROPHY:Gary Player CupTELEVISION:Thursday and FridaySaturday and SundayWEB SITE:www.worldgolfchampionships.comGolf ChannelGolf Channel and CBS<strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT FAN PAGE:www.facebook.com/pages/Bridgestone-Invitational/209808995507TICKET INFO:To purchase tickets log on to www.worldgolfchampionships.com orcall 1-877-WGC-4TIX (942-4849).<strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT RECORD:259 (-21), Tiger Woods, 2000COURSE RECORD:61 (-9), Tiger Woods, 2000; Jose Maria Olazabal, 1990UMBRELLA SPONSORS:Bridgestone, Accenture, Cadillac, HSBCOFFICIAL SPONSORS:Kohler, Rolex138 / 2013 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship <strong>Media</strong> Guide pgatour.COM

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