2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

The 2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a professional golf tournament held August 3–6 on the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the 19th WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the third of the World Golf Championships events in 2017.

2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Tournament information
DatesAugust 3–6, 2017
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
South Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,400 yards (6,767 m)
Field76 players
CutNone
Prize fund$9,750,000
8,278,143
Winner's share$1,660,000
€1,409,407
Champion
Japan Hideki Matsuyama
264 (−16)
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Akron  is located in the United States
Akron 
Akron 
Firestone CC is located in Ohio
Firestone CC
Firestone CC

Hideki Matsuyama won the tournament.[1][2]

Venue

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Course layout

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The South Course was designed by Bert Way and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1960.[3]

Hole Yards Par    Hole Yards Par
1 399 4 10 410 4
2 526 5 11 418 4
3 442 4 12 180 3
4 471 4 13 471 4
5 200 3 14 467 4
6 469 4 15 221 3
7 219 3 16 667 5
8 482 4 17 400 4
9 494 4 18 464 4
Out 3,702 35 In 3,698 35
Source:[4] Total 7,400 70

Field

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The field consisted of players drawn primarily from the Official World Golf Ranking and the winners of the worldwide tournaments with the strongest fields.[5]

1. Playing members of the 2016 United States and European Ryder Cup teams.

Rafa Cabrera-Bello (2,3,4), Matt Fitzpatrick (2,3,4), Rickie Fowler (2,3,4), Sergio García (2,3,4), J. B. Holmes, Dustin Johnson (2,3,4), Zach Johnson, Brooks Koepka (2,3,4), Matt Kuchar (2,3), Rory McIlroy (2,3,4), Phil Mickelson (2,3), Ryan Moore (2,3), Thomas Pieters (2,3), Patrick Reed (2,3,4), Justin Rose (2,3,4), Jordan Spieth (2,3,4), Henrik Stenson (2,3,4), Andy Sullivan, Jimmy Walker (2,3,4), Lee Westwood, Danny Willett (2,3), Chris Wood

2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 24, 2017.

Daniel Berger (3,4), Wesley Bryan (3,4), Paul Casey (3), Kevin Chappell (3,4), Jason Day (3), Jason Dufner (3,4), Ross Fisher (3), Tommy Fleetwood (3,4), Branden Grace (3), Emiliano Grillo (3), Bill Haas (3), Brian Harman (3,4), Tyrrell Hatton (3,4), Charley Hoffman (3), Billy Horschel (3,4), Kim Si-woo (3,4), Kevin Kisner (3,4), Russell Knox (3,4), Marc Leishman (3,4), Hideki Matsuyama (3,4), Francesco Molinari (3,4), Alex Norén (3,4), Louis Oosthuizen (3), Pat Perez (3,4), Jon Rahm (3,4), Charl Schwartzel (3), Adam Scott (3), Hideto Tanihara, Justin Thomas (3,4), Bubba Watson (3), Bernd Wiesberger (3), Gary Woodland (3)

3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 31, 2017.

Jhonattan Vegas (4)

4. Tournament winners, whose victories are considered official, of tournaments from the Federation Tours since the prior season's Bridgestone Invitational with an Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating of 115 points or more.[6]

Sam Brazel, Bryson DeChambeau, Adam Hadwin, Russell Henley, Mackenzie Hughes, Thongchai Jaidee, Thorbjørn Olesen, Rod Pampling, Renato Paratore, Andrés Romero, Xander Schauffele, Kyle Stanley, Brendan Steele, Hudson Swafford, Wang Jeung-hun, Fabrizio Zanotti

5. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, August 3, 2017

Place Player Score To par
1   Thomas Pieters 65 −5
2   Russell Knox 66 −4
T3   Ross Fisher 67 −3
  Kevin Kisner
  Rory McIlroy
  Jon Rahm
  Jordan Spieth
  Bubba Watson
T9   Adam Hadwin 68 −2
  Charley Hoffman
  Dustin Johnson
  Andrés Romero
  Adam Scott
  Jimmy Walker

Second round

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Friday, August 4, 2017

Place Player Score To par
1   Jimmy Walker 68-65=133 −7
2   Thomas Pieters 65-70=135 −5
T3   Zach Johnson 69-67=136 −4
  Hideki Matsuyama 69-67=136
  Rory McIlroy 67-69=136
T6   Jason Day 71-66=137 −3
  Adam Hadwin 68-69=137
  Charley Hoffman 68-69=137
  Russell Knox 66-71=137
  Alex Norén 69-68=137
  Jordan Spieth 67-70=137

Third round

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Saturday, August 5, 2017

Place Player Score To par
T1   Zach Johnson 69-67-65=201 −9
  Thomas Pieters 65-70-66=201
3   Scott Hend 70-69-63=202 −8
4   Hideki Matsuyama 69-67-67=203 −7
T5   Charley Hoffman 68-69-67=204 −6
  Adam Hadwin 68-69-67=204
  Rory McIlroy 67-69-68=204
8   Russell Knox 66-71-68=205 −5
9   Paul Casey 70-69-67=206 −4
T10   Daniel Berger 71-68-68=207 −3
  Kevin Chappell 72-67-68=207
  Jason Day 71-66-70=207
  Brooks Koepka 71-68-68=207
  Bubba Watson 67-74-66=207
  Jimmy Walker 68-65-74=207

Final round

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Sunday, August 6, 2017

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Hideki Matsuyama 69-67-67-61=264 −16 1,660,000
2   Zach Johnson 69-67-65-68=269 −11 1,045,000
3   Charley Hoffman 68-69-67-66=270 −10 572,000
4   Thomas Pieters 65-70-66-71=272 −8 422,000
T5   Paul Casey 70-69-67-67=273 −7 268,500
  Adam Hadwin 68-69-67-69=273
  Russell Knox 66-71-68-68=273
  Rory McIlroy 67-69-68-69=273
9   Rickie Fowler 70-71-67-66=274 −6 186,000
T10   Scott Hend 70-69-63-73=275 −5 154,667
  Thorbjørn Olesen 73-70-67-65=275
  Hudson Swafford 70-69-70-66=275

Source:[7]

Scorecard

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Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 4
  Matsuyama −7 −9 −10 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −12 −13 −13 −13 −14 −15 −16
  Johnson −9 −10 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11
  Hoffman −6 −7 −7 −8 −8 −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −11 −10 −11 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10
  Pieters −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −9 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8
  Hend −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −7 −7 −7 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

Source:[7]

References

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  1. ^ Crouse, Karen (August 6, 2017). "Hideki Matsuyama Ties a Course Record to Win the Bridgestone Invitational". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Harig, Bob (August 6, 2017). "Win raises Matsuyama's profile ahead of PGA Championship". ESPN. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Courses". Firestone Country Club. 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "WGC Bridgestone Invitational". PGA Tour. (course). 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "Field: Qualified Players for 2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  6. ^ The 'Strength of Field Rating' is a loose term for what the Official World Golf Ranking calls the 'Total Rating Value' (see Event ranking).
  7. ^ a b "Leaderboard: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN. August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
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