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2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

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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

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]

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 Belgium Thomas Pieters 65 −5
2 Scotland Russell Knox 66 −4
T3 England Ross Fisher 67 −3
United States Kevin Kisner
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Spain Jon Rahm
United States Jordan Spieth
United States Bubba Watson
T9 Canada Adam Hadwin 68 −2
United States Charley Hoffman
United States Dustin Johnson
Argentina Andrés Romero
Australia Adam Scott
United States Jimmy Walker

Second round

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Friday, August 4, 2017

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

Third round

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Saturday, August 5, 2017

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

Final round

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Sunday, August 6, 2017

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Japan Hideki Matsuyama 69-67-67-61=264 −16 1,660,000
2 United States Zach Johnson 69-67-65-68=269 −11 1,045,000
3 United States Charley Hoffman 68-69-67-66=270 −10 572,000
4 Belgium Thomas Pieters 65-70-66-71=272 −8 422,000
T5 England Paul Casey 70-69-67-67=273 −7 268,500
Canada Adam Hadwin 68-69-67-69=273
Scotland Russell Knox 66-71-68-68=273
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy 67-69-68-69=273
9 United States Rickie Fowler 70-71-67-66=274 −6 186,000
T10 Australia Scott Hend 70-69-63-73=275 −5 154,667
Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen 73-70-67-65=275
United States 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
Japan Matsuyama −7 −9 −10 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −12 −13 −13 −13 −14 −15 −16
United States Johnson −9 −10 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11
United States Hoffman −6 −7 −7 −8 −8 −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −11 −10 −11 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10
Belgium Pieters −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −9 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8
Australia 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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