Inside the field: World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational

Jul. 30, 2008

A field of 81 players will participate in the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational when it begins on Thursday morning at Firestone Country Club. Here's a breakdown of the field in Akron, Ohio:

Top 10s
FedExCup standings PGA TOUR Money List Official World Golf Rank
Player (Rk.) Player (Rk.) Player (Rk.)
Kenny Perry (2) Kenny Perry (2) Phil Mickelson (2)
Phil Mickelson (3) Phil Mickelson (3) Padraig Harrington (3)
Stewart Cink (4) Stewart Cink (4) Adam Scott (4)
Anthony Kim (5) Anthony Kim (5) Ernie Els (5)
Justin Leonard (6) Justin Leonard (6) Sergio Garcia (6)
Geoff Ogilvy (8) Padraig Harrington (7) Stewart Cink (7)
Padraig Harrington (9) Geoff Ogilvy (8) Geoff Ogilvy (8)
Vijay Singh (10) Vijay Singh (9) Steve Stricker (9)
-- Robert Allenby (10) Henrik Stenson (10)
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Major Champions
Player Major(s) won
Angel Cabrera 2007 U.S. Open
Ernie Els 1997, 1994 U.S. Opens, 2002 British Open
Jim Furyk 2003 U.S. Open
Retief Goosen 2001, 2004 U.S. Opens
Zach Johnson 2007 Masters
Justin Leonard 1997 British Open
Phil Mickelson 2004, 2007 Masters, 2005 PGA Championship
Geoff Ogilvy 2006 U.S. Open
Padraig Harrington 2007, 2008 British Opens
Vijay Singh 1998, 2004 PGA Championships, 2000 Masters
David Toms 2001 PGA Championship
2008 Tournament Winners
Player Event(s) won Tournament(s)
Daniel Chopra 1 Mercedes-Benz Championship
K.J. Choi 1 Sony Open in Hawaii
D.J. Trahan 1 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
J.B. Holmes 1 FBR Open
Steve Lowery 1 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Phil Mickelson 2 Northern Trust Open, Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Ernie Els 1 The Honda Classic
Sean OHair 1 PODS Championship
Geoff Ogilvy 1 World Golf Championships-CA Championship
Andres Romero 1 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Johnson Wagner 1 Shell Houston Open
Trevor Immelman 1 Masters Tournament
Boo Weekley 1 Verizon Heritage
Adam Scott 1 EDS Byron Nelson Championship
Anthony Kim 2 Wachovia Championship, AT&T National
Sergio Garcia 1 The PLAYERS Championship
Kenny Perry 3 the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley, Buick Open, John Deere Classic
Justin Leonard 1 Stanford St. Jude Championship
Stewart Cink 1 Travelers Championship
Padraig Harrington 1 British Open Championship
Past winners of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational
Stewart Cink (2004) Darren Clarke (2003)
Craig Parry (2002) Phil Mickelson (1996)
International Players
Australia Adam Scott, Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, Aaron Baddeley, Richard Green, Adam Scott, Brendan Jones, Peter Lonard, Nick O'Hern, Geoff Ogilvy, Rod Pampling, Craig Parry, Brett Rumford, Scott Strange
Germany Martin Kaymer
Argentina Angel Cabrera, Andres Romero
England Paul Casey, Nick Dougherty, Ross Fisher, David Howell, Ian Poulter, Justin Rose, Steve Webster, Lee Westwood, Oliver Wilson, Richard Finch
New Zealand Mark Brown
Sweden Daniel Chopra, Niclas Fasth, Fredrik Jacobson, Robert Karlsson, Henrik Stenson
Spain Sergio Garcia, Miguel A. Jiminez, Pablo Larrazabal
Denmark Soren Hansen
Japan Hidemasa Hoshino
Ireland Darren Clarke, Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell, Paul McGinley
Scotland Colin Montgomerie
Canada Stephen Ames
South Africa Tim Clark, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Trevor Immelman, James Kingston, Rory Sabbatini
Korea K.J. Choi
Thailand Prayed Marksaeng
Fiji Vijay Singh
Younger and older
Young Guns (under 30) Grizzled Vets (40 and over)
Aaron Baddeley Nick Dougherty Steve Flesch Miguel A. Jiminez
Sergio Garcia Lucas Glover James Kingston Peter Lonard
J.B. Holmes Charles Howell III Steve Lowery Rocco Mediate
Trevor Immelman Martin Kaymer Craig Parry Kenny Perry
Anthony Kim Hunter Mahan Colin Montgomerie Vijay Singh
Graeme McDowell Sean O'Hair Steve Stricker David Toms
Chez Reavie Justin Rose Scott Verplank  
Adam Scott Brandt Snedeker    
D.J. Trahan Johnson Wagner    
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