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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 264 (−16) | |
Hideki Matsuyama won the tournament.[1][2]
Venue edit
Course layout edit
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 edit
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
- 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), 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
- 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
Round summaries edit
First round edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ Crouse, Karen (August 6, 2017). "Hideki Matsuyama Ties a Course Record to Win the Bridgestone Invitational". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- ^ Harig, Bob (August 6, 2017). "Win raises Matsuyama's profile ahead of PGA Championship". ESPN. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- ^ "Courses". Firestone Country Club. 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ "WGC Bridgestone Invitational". PGA Tour. (course). 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ "Field: Qualified Players for 2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ The 'Strength of Field Rating' is a loose term for what the Official World Golf Ranking calls the 'Total Rating Value' (see Event ranking).
- ^ a b "Leaderboard: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN. August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.