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
Hideki Matsuyama
264 (−16)
Akron 
Location in the United States
Firestone CC
Location in Ohio

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

Venue
Main article: Firestone Country Club

Course layout

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

HoleYardsPar  HoleYardsPar
13994104104
25265114184
34424121803
44714134714
52003144674
64694152213
72193166675
84824174004
94944184644
Out3,70235In3,69835
Source:[4]Total7,40070

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.

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

First round

Thursday, August 3, 2017

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Thomas Pieters65−5
2 Russell Knox66−4
T3 Ross Fisher67−3
Kevin Kisner
Rory McIlroy
Jon Rahm
Jordan Spieth
Bubba Watson
T9 Adam Hadwin68−2
Charley Hoffman
Dustin Johnson
Andrés Romero
Adam Scott
Jimmy Walker

Second round

Friday, August 4, 2017

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Jimmy Walker68-65=133−7
2 Thomas Pieters65-70=135−5
T3 Zach Johnson69-67=136−4
Hideki Matsuyama69-67=136
Rory McIlroy67-69=136
T6 Jason Day71-66=137−3
Adam Hadwin68-69=137
Charley Hoffman68-69=137
Russell Knox66-71=137
Alex Norén69-68=137
Jordan Spieth67-70=137

Third round

Saturday, August 5, 2017

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Zach Johnson69-67-65=201−9
Thomas Pieters65-70-66=201
3 Scott Hend70-69-63=202−8
4 Hideki Matsuyama69-67-67=203−7
T5 Charley Hoffman68-69-67=204−6
Adam Hadwin68-69-67=204
Rory McIlroy67-69-68=204
8 Russell Knox66-71-68=205−5
9 Paul Casey70-69-67=206−4
T10 Daniel Berger71-68-68=207−3
Kevin Chappell72-67-68=207
Jason Day71-66-70=207
Brooks Koepka71-68-68=207
Bubba Watson67-74-66=207
Jimmy Walker68-65-74=207

Final round

Sunday, August 6, 2017

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Hideki Matsuyama69-67-67-61=264−161,660,000
2 Zach Johnson69-67-65-68=269−111,045,000
3 Charley Hoffman68-69-67-66=270−10572,000
4 Thomas Pieters65-70-66-71=272−8422,000
T5 Paul Casey70-69-67-67=273−7268,500
Adam Hadwin68-69-67-69=273
Russell Knox66-71-68-68=273
Rory McIlroy67-69-68-69=273
9 Rickie Fowler70-71-67-66=274−6186,000
T10 Scott Hend70-69-63-73=275−5154,667
Thorbjørn Olesen73-70-67-65=275
Hudson Swafford70-69-70-66=275

Source:[7]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454434344443443544
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
  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. "Leaderboard: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN. August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.

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