The field for this year’s 2013 WGC – Bridgestone Invitational has been confirmed.
Seventy-three players from 19 countries including 49 of the top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking.
Three players who qualified but are not playing are Louis Oosthuizen, Jordan Spieth and Peter Senior. Players who are not qualified can get into the field by either winning the RBC Canadian Open or moving into the top 50 in the OWGR on Monday, July 29.
The list of players along with how they qualified is hereunder.
Keegsn Bradley – 2013 WGC Bridgestone Invitational defending champion. (Photo – Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ie)
Dates: July 31-August 4
Where: Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio
Par/Yards: 35-35—70 /7,400
| Aphibarnrat, Kiradech – 2013 Maybank Malaysia Open |
| Bae, Sang-Moon – 2013 Byron Nelson Championship |
| Blixt, Jonas – 2013 Greenbrier Classic |
| Bradley, Keegan – 2012 WGC-Bridgetone Invitational, 2012 Ryder Cup |
| Cabrera, Angel – Top 50 OWGR as of 7-22-13 |
| Casey, Paul – 2013 Irish Open |
| Colsaerts, Nicolas – 2012 Ryder Cup |
| Day, Jason – Top 50 OWGR as of 7-22-13 |
| Donald, Luke – 2012 Ryder Cup, 2012 Dunlop Phoenix Open |
| Donaldson, Jamie – 2013 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship |
| Dufner, Jason – 2012 Ryder Cup |
| Duke, Ken – 2013 Travelers Championship |
| Els, Ernie – 2013 BMW International Open |
| English, Harris – 2013 FedEx St. Jude Classic |
| Ernst, Derek – 2013 Wells Fargo Championship |
| Fdez-Castano, Gonzalo – 2012 BMW Italian Open |
| Fowler, Rickie – Top 50 OWGR as of 7-22-13 |
| Furyk, Jim – 2012 Ryder Cup |
| Gainey, Tommy – 2012 The McGladrey Classic |
| Gallacher, Stephen – 2013 Omega Dubai Desert Classic |
| Garcia, Sergio – 2012 Wyndham Championship, 2012 Ryder Cup |
| Gay, Brian – 2013 Humana Challenge |
| Grace, Branden – 2012 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship |
| Haas, Bill – 2013 AT&T National |
| Hanson, Peter – 2012 KLM Open, 2012 Ryder Cup, 2012 BMW Masters |
| Henley, Russell – 2013 Sony Open in Hawaii |
| Horschel, Billy – 2013 Zurich Classic of New Orleans |
| Ilonen, Mikko – 2013 Nordea Masters |
| Jimenez, Miguel A. – 2012 UBS Hong Kong Open |
| Johnson, Dustin – 2012 Ryder Cup, 2013 Hyundai Tournament of Champions |
| Johnson, Zach – 2012 Ryder Cup |
| Kodaira, Satoshi – 2013 Japan Golf Tour Championship* |
| Kaymer, Martin – 2012 Ryder Cup, 2012 Nedbank Challenge |
| Kuchar, Matt – 2012 Ryder Cup, 2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, 2013 Memorial Tournament |
| Laird, Martin – 2013 Valero Texas Open |
| Lawrie, Paul – 2012 Johhnie Walker Championship, 2012 Ryder Cup |
| Lowery, Shane – 2012 Portugal Masters |
| Mahan, Hunter – Top 50 OWGR as of 7-22-13 |
| Manassero, Matteo – 2013 BMW PGA Championship, 2012 Barclays Singapore Open |
| Matsuyama, Hideki – Top 50 OWGR as of 7-22-13 |
| McDowell, Graeme – 2013 Alstom Open de France, 2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship, 2013 RBC Heritage, 2012 Ryder Cup |
| McIlroy, Rory – 2012 BMW Championship, 2012 Deutsche Bank Championship, 2012 PGA Championship, 2012 Ryder Cup, 2012 DP World Tour Championship |
| Merrick, John – 2013 Northern Trust Open |
| Mickelson, Phil – 2013 The Open Championship, 2013 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open, 2012 Ryder Cup |
| Molinari, Francesco – 2012 Ryder Cup |
| Moore, Ryan – 2012 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open |
| Olesen, Thorbjorn – Top 50 OWGR as of 7-22-13 |
| Pettersson, Carl – Top 50 OWGR as of 7-22-13 |
| Piercy, Scott – Top 50 OWGR as of 7-22-13 |
| Popovic, Daniel – 2012 Australian PGA Championship* |
| Points, D.A. – 2013 Shell Houston Open |
| Poulter, Ian – 2012 Ryder Cup, 2012 WGC-HSBC Champions |
| Ramsay, Richie – 2012 Omega European Masters |
| Rose, Justin – 2013 U.S. Open Championship, 2012 Ryder Cup |
| Rumford, Brett – 2013 Ballantine’s Championship, 2013 Volvo China Open |
| Schwartzel, Charl – 2012 Thailand Golf Championship*, 2012 Alfred Dunhill Championship |
| Scott, Adam – 2013 Masters |
| Simpson, Webb – 2012 Ryder Cup |
| Snedeker, Brandt – 2012 TOUR Championship, 2012 Ryder Cup, 2013 AT&T Pebble Beach Natl Pro-Am |
| Sterne, Richard – Top 50 OWGR as of 7-22-13 |
| Stenson, Henrik – Top 50 OWGR as of 7-22-13 |
| Streelman, Kevin – 2013 Tampa Bay Championship |
| Stricker, Steve – 2012 Ryder Cup |
| Taniguchi, Toru – 2012 Bridgestone Open* |
| Thompson, Michael – 2013 Honda Classic |
| Van Pelt, Bo – Top 50 OWGR as of 7-22-13 |
| Van Zyl, Jaco – 2013 Dimension Data Pro-Am* |
| Watney, Nick – 2012 The Barclays |
| Watson, Bubba – 2012 Ryder Cup |
| Weekley, Boo – 2013 Crowne Plaza Invitational |
| Westwood, Lee – 2012 Ryder Cup |
| Wood, Chris – 2013 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters |
| Woods, Tiger – 2012 Ryder Cup, 2013 Farmers Insurance Open, 2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship, 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational, 2013 PLAYERS Championship |
