2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | August 3–6, 2017 |
| Location | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Firestone Country Club South Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,400 yards (6,767 m) |
| Field | 76 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $9,750,000 €8,278,143 |
| Winner's share | $1,660,000 €1,409,407 |
| Champion | |
 Hideki Matsuyama |
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| 264 (−16) | |
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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.
Hideki Matsuyama won the tournament.[1][2]
Contents
Venue
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Course layout
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
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.
Rafael Cabrera-Bello (2,3,4), Matthew 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
- Martin Kaymer did not play due to a shoulder injury.
- Brandt Snedeker (2,3) did not play due to a rib injury.
- 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), Alexander 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
- Asian Tour: 2016 Order of Merit winner – Scott Hend
- PGA Tour of Australasia: Australian PGA Championship (2016) – Harold Varner III
- Japan Golf Tour: Bridgestone Open (2016) – Satoshi Kodaira
- Japan Golf Tour: Japan Golf Tour Championship – Shaun Norris
- Sunshine Tour: Dimension Data Pro-Am – Paul Lawrie
Nationalities in the field
| North America (33) | South America (4) | Europe (23) | Oceania (6) | Asia (6) | Africa (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada (2) |
 Argentina (2) |
 England (10) |
 Australia (6) |
Japan (3) |
 South Africa (4) |
 United States (31) |
 Paraguay (1) |
 Northern Ireland (1) |
 South Korea (2) |
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 Venezuela (1) |
 Scotland (2) |
 Thailand (1) |
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 Austria (1) |
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 Belgium (1) |
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 Denmark (1) |
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 Italy (2) |
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 Spain (3) |
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 Sweden (2) |
Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland |
2014 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 273 | −7 | T5 |
| Adam Scott | Australia |
2011 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 276 | −4 | T13 |
| Dustin Johnson | United States |
2016 | 68 | 75 | 68 | 66 | 277 | −3 | T17 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 3, 2017
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Pieters | Belgium |
65 | −5 |
| 2 | Russell Knox | Scotland |
66 | −4 |
| T3 | Ross Fisher | England |
67 | −3 |
| Kevin Kisner | United States |
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| Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland |
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| Jon Rahm | Spain |
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| Jordan Spieth | United States |
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| Bubba Watson | United States |
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| T9 | Adam Hadwin | Canada |
68 | −2 |
| Charley Hoffman | United States |
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| Dustin Johnson | United States |
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| Andrés Romero | Argentina |
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| Adam Scott | Australia |
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| Jimmy Walker | United States |
Second round
Friday, August 4, 2017
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Walker | United States |
68-65=133 | −7 |
| 2 | Thomas Pieters | Belgium |
65-70=135 | −5 |
| T3 | Zach Johnson | United States |
69-67=136 | −4 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | Japan |
69-67=136 | ||
| Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland |
67-69=136 | ||
| T6 | Jason Day | Australia |
71-66=137 | −3 |
| Adam Hadwin | Canada |
68-69=137 | ||
| Charley Hoffman | United States |
68-69=137 | ||
| Russell Knox | Scotland |
66-71=137 | ||
| Alexander Norén | Sweden |
69-68=137 | ||
| Jordan Spieth | United States |
67-70=137 |
Third round
Saturday, August 5, 2017
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Zach Johnson | United States |
69-67-65=201 | −9 |
| Thomas Pieters | Belgium |
65-70-66=201 | ||
| 3 | Scott Hend | Australia |
70-69-63=202 | −8 |
| 4 | Hideki Matsuyama | Japan |
69-67-67=203 | −7 |
| T5 | Charley Hoffman | United States |
68-69-67=204 | −6 |
| Adam Hadwin | Canada |
68-69-67=204 | ||
| Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland |
67-69-68=204 | ||
| 8 | Russell Knox | Scotland |
66-71-68=205 | −5 |
| 9 | Paul Casey | England |
70-69-67=206 | −4 |
| T10 | Daniel Berger | United States |
71-68-68=207 | −3 |
| Kevin Chappell | United States |
72-67-68=207 | ||
| Jason Day | Australia |
71-66-70=207 | ||
| Brooks Koepka | United States |
71-68-68=207 | ||
| Bubba Watson | United States |
67-74-66=207 | ||
| Jimmy Walker | United States |
68-65-74=207 |
Final round
Sunday, August 6, 2017
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideki Matsuyama | Japan |
69-67-67-61=264 | −16 | 1,660,000 |
| 2 | Zach Johnson | United States |
69-67-65-68=269 | −11 | 1,045,000 |
| 3 | Charley Hoffman | United States |
68-69-67-66=270 | −10 | 572,000 |
| 4 | Thomas Pieters | Belgium |
65-70-66-71=272 | −8 | 422,000 |
| T5 | Paul Casey | England |
70-69-67-67=273 | −7 | 268,500 |
| Adam Hadwin | Canada |
68-69-67-69=273 | |||
| Russell Knox | Scotland |
66-71-68-68=273 | |||
| Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland |
67-69-68-69=273 | |||
| 9 | Rickie Fowler | United States |
70-71-67-66=274 | −6 | 186,000 |
| T10 | Scott Hend | Australia |
70-69-63-73=275 | −5 | 154,667 |
| Thorbjørn Olesen | Denmark |
73-70-67-65=275 | |||
| Hudson Swafford | United States |
70-69-70-66=275 |
Source:[7]
Scorecard
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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- ↑ The 'Strength of Field Rating' is a loose term for what the Official World Golf Ranking calls the 'Total Rating Value' (see Event ranking).
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External links
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