To 5 pm New York time Friday Application deadline date, a total of 80 players confirmed their participation next week in the Firestone Country Club South Course at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, including the pursuit of the eighth crown Tiger - Woods. From the current situation, the participating players may exceed 80, because this week the Irish Open and Masters champion Greenbrier, if not previously had access to qualified, will also be tickets flint. Also this week, into the world top 50 players are also eligible.
There are currently eligible for participating players, only the only Canadian Open champion - Karl Peterson (Carl Pettersson) because of prior arrangements will not come home on the play. But there he was participating, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is one of this year, the largest competition, including the world's top 50 players and 18 top 20 FedEx Cup players.
From the distribution of national and regional, this 80 people from 20 countries or regions around the world, of course, the United States the largest, but ranked second in England there are 11 people, followed by 7 South Africa, Australia and Sweden have 5. Other countries are as follows: Japan (3), Spain (3), Italy (2), Korea (2), Northern Ireland (2), Argentina (1), Canada (1), Colombia (1), Denmark (1), Fiji (1), Germany (1), Ireland (1), Scotland (1) and Wales (1).
A total of 23 people here to participate in WGC-Bridgestone Invitational for the first time, which is naturally the star of the British Open champion Louis - Wu Xiu-ren. In addition, there are 21-year-old rookie, Rich - Fowler (Rickie Fowler), and Japan 18 years God Tongshi Chuan Liao. Since the 1999 tournament since the World Golf Championships, Tiger - Woods is the only entry will be the first player to win Bridgestone Invitational title.
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour record set last year, only one in history in the same court seven times to win a tournament with the players. This year he will come back for an eighth title. But his chances of winning are not as high as before. In fact, he most likely lost in this game the throne of the world. Phil Mickelson (second in the world) and Lee - Westwood (the third) world ranking points are very close to him, gaps less than 1 minute, the two players will be able to replace him in the Firestone won the first times.
There are still hope to secure tickets for the players are Jeff Firestone - Ovington (Jeff Overton, the world number 55), Kevin Na (Kevin Na, No. 56) and Rick - Barnes (Ricky Barnes, No. 58). These three players are currently participating in the Green Rose Classic. Thailand's Thongchai located in 57, he was neither in the Green Rose Classic lineup, not in the lineup among the Irish Open.
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