2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

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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.

DatesAugust 3–6, 2017
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
South Course
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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)
 2016
2018 
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Akron  is located in the United States
Akron 
Akron 
Location in the United States
Firestone CC  is located in Ohio
Firestone CC
Firestone CC
Location in Ohio

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

Venue

Course layout

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

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

Second round

Friday, August 4, 2017

More information Place, Player ...
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Jimmy Walker68-65=133−7
2Belgium Thomas Pieters65-70=135−5
T3United States Zach Johnson69-67=136−4
Japan Hideki Matsuyama69-67=136
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy67-69=136
T6Australia Jason Day71-66=137−3
Canada Adam Hadwin68-69=137
United States Charley Hoffman68-69=137
Scotland Russell Knox66-71=137
Sweden Alex Norén69-68=137
United States Jordan Spieth67-70=137
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Third round

Saturday, August 5, 2017

More information Place, Player ...
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Zach Johnson69-67-65=201−9
Belgium Thomas Pieters65-70-66=201
3Australia Scott Hend70-69-63=202−8
4Japan Hideki Matsuyama69-67-67=203−7
T5United States Charley Hoffman68-69-67=204−6
Canada Adam Hadwin68-69-67=204
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy67-69-68=204
8Scotland Russell Knox66-71-68=205−5
9England Paul Casey70-69-67=206−4
T10United States Daniel Berger71-68-68=207−3
United States Kevin Chappell72-67-68=207
Australia Jason Day71-66-70=207
United States Brooks Koepka71-68-68=207
United States Bubba Watson67-74-66=207
United States Jimmy Walker68-65-74=207
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Final round

Sunday, August 6, 2017

More information Place, Player ...
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Japan Hideki Matsuyama69-67-67-61=264−161,660,000
2United States Zach Johnson69-67-65-68=269−111,045,000
3United States Charley Hoffman68-69-67-66=270−10572,000
4Belgium Thomas Pieters65-70-66-71=272−8422,000
T5England Paul Casey70-69-67-67=273−7268,500
Canada Adam Hadwin68-69-67-69=273
Scotland Russell Knox66-71-68-68=273
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy67-69-68-69=273
9United States Rickie Fowler70-71-67-66=274−6186,000
T10Australia Scott Hend70-69-63-73=275−5154,667
Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen73-70-67-65=275
United States Hudson Swafford70-69-70-66=275
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Source:[7]

Scorecard

Final round

More information Hole ...
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454434344443443544
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
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Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

Source:[7]

References

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