Inside the field: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

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Aug. 4, 2010

Who's playing in the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational this week at Firestone Country Club? We've analyzed the 82 players in the field based on the following categories (please check the bottom for late-breaking updates to the field):

Top 10s

FedExCup standings	PGA TOUR Money List	Official World Golf Ranking
Player (Rk.)	Player (Rk.)	Player (Rk.)
Ernie Els (1)	Ernie Els (1)	Tiger Woods (1)
Steve Stricker (2)	Lee Westwood (2)	Phil Mickelson (2)
Jim Furyk (3)	Justin Rose (3)	Lee Westwood (3)
Justin Rose (4)	Phil Mickelson (4)	Steve Stricker (4)
Phil Mickelson (5)	Tim Clark (5)	Jim Furyk (5)
Jeff Overton (6)	Steve Stricker (6)	Ernie Els (6)
Tim Clark (7)	Jim Furyk (7)	Luke Donald (7)
Matt Kuchar (8)	Robert Allenby (8)	Rory McIlroy (8)
Ben Crane(9)	Matt Kuchar (9)	Paul Casey (9)
Anthony Kim (10)	Anthony Kim (10)	Ian Poulter (10)
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Past winners of the Bridgestone Invitational

Tiger Woods (1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)

Stewart Cink (2004)

Vijay Singh (2008)

2010 Tournament Winners

Player	Event(s) won	Tournament
Geoff Ogilvy	1	SBS Championship
Ryan Palmer	1	Sony Open in Hawaii
Bill Haas	1	Bob Hope Classic
Ben Crane	1	Farmers Insurance Open
Steve Stricker	2	Northern Trust Open, John Deere Classic
Dustin Johnson	1	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Ian Poulter	1	World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship
Hunter Mahan	1	Waste Management Phoenix Open
Camilo Villegas	1	The Honda Classic
Jim Furyk	2	Transitions Championship, Verizon Heritage
Ernie Els	2	World Golf Championships-CA Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
Anthony Kim	1	Shell Houston Open
Phil Mickelson	1	Masters Tournament
Jason Bohn	1	Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Rory McIlroy	1	Quail Hollow Championship
Tim Clark	1	THE PLAYERS Championship
Adam Scott	1	Valero Texas Open
Jason Day	1	HP Byron Nelson Championship
Zach Johnson	1	Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Justin Rose	1	the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley, AT&T National
Lee Westwood	1	St. Jude Classic presented by Smith & Nephew
Graeme McDowell	1	U.S. Open
Bubba Watson	1	Travelers Championship
Louis Oosthuizen	1	British Open
Carl Pettersson	1	RBC Canadian Open
Stuart Appleby	1	The Greenbrier Classic

Major winners

Player	Major(s) won	Tournament
Geoff Ogilvy	1	2006 U.S. Open
Graeme McDowell	1	2010 U.S. Open
Louis Oosthuizen	1	2010 British Open
Mike Weir	1	2003 Masters
Lucas Glover	1	2009 U.S. Open
Y.E. Yang	1	2009 PGA Championship
Ben Curtis	1	2003 British Open
Zach Johnson	1	2007 Masters
Stewart Cink	1	2009 British Open
Justin Leonard	1	1997 British Open
Jim Furyk	1	2003 U.S. Open
Angel Cabrera	1	2009 Masters
Retief Goosen	1	2004 U.S. Open
Vijay Singh	1	1998, 2004 PGA Championship; 2000 Masters
Padraig Harrington	3	2007, 2008 British Open; 2008 PGA Championship
Ernie Els	3	1994, 1997 U.S. Open; 2002 British Open
Phil Mickelson	4	2004, 2006, 2010 The Masters; 2005 PGA Championship
Tiger Woods	14	2000, 2002, 2008 U.S. Open; 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 PGA Championship; 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 Masters; 2000, 2005, 2006 British Open

International players

	Argentina	Angel Cabrera
	Australia	Jason Day, Adam Scott, Marcus Fraser, Geoff Ogilvy, Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby
	Canada	Mike Weir
	Colombia	Camilo Villegas
	Denmark	Soren Hansen
	England	David Horsey, Ross Fisher, Oliver Wilson, Justin Rose, Luke Donald, Simon Dyson, Paul Casey, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Simon Khan
	Fiji	Vijay Singh
	France	Gregory Bourdy
	Germany	Martin Kaymer
	Ireland	Padraig Harrington
	Northern Ireland	Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell
	Italy	Francesco Molinari, Edoardo Molinari
	Japan	Ryo Ishikawa, Yuta Ikeda, Katsumasa Miyamoto
	Korea	Y.E. Yang, K.J. Choi
	Scotland	Martin Laird
	South Africa	Charl Schwartzel, Louis Oosthuizen, Ross McGowan, Tim Clark, Hennie Otto, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, James Kingston
	Spain	Alvaro Quiros, Sergio Garcia, Miguel A. Jimenez
	Sweden	Alexander Noren, Peter Hanson, Henrik Stenson, Michael Jonzon, Robert Karlsson
	Wales	Rhys Davies

Younger and older

Young Guns (under 30)		Grizzled Vets (40 and over)
Ryo Ishikawa	Ryan Moore	Angel Cabrera	Steve Stricker
Rickie Fowler	Louis Oosthuizen	K.J. Choi	James Kingston
Rory McIlroy	Alvaro Quiros	Ernie Els	Scott Verplank
Jason Day	Francesco Molinari	Jim Furyk	Miguel A. Jimenez
Yuta Ikeda	Alexander Noren	Robert Karlsson	Vijay Singh
Martin Kaymer	Bill Haas	Phil Mickelson	Kenny Perry
Anthony Kim	J.B. Holmes	Mike Weir	Retief Goosen
Charl Schwartzel	Hunter Mahan
Rhys Davies	Sean O'Hair
David Horsey	Camilo Villegas
Dustin Johnson	Gregory Bourdy
Martin Laird	Ross McGowan
Oliver Wilson	Ross Fisher
Edoardo Molinari	Nick Watney
Jeff Overton