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.

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

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

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)
 Venezuela (1) Scotland (2) Thailand (1)
 Austria (1)
 Belgium (1)
 Denmark (1)
 Italy (2)
 Spain (3)
 Sweden (2)

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parPlace
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland201467696869273−7T5
Adam Scott Australia201168716968276−4T13
Dustin Johnson United States201668756866277−3T17

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 3, 2017

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Thomas Pieters Belgium65−5
2Russell Knox Scotland66−4
T3Ross Fisher England67−3
Kevin Kisner United States
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland
Jon Rahm Spain
Jordan Spieth United States
Bubba Watson United States
T9Adam Hadwin Canada68−2
Charley Hoffman United States
Dustin Johnson United States
Andrés Romero Argentina
Adam Scott Australia
Jimmy Walker United States

Second round

Friday, August 4, 2017

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jimmy Walker United States68-65=133−7
2Thomas Pieters Belgium65-70=135−5
T3Zach Johnson United States69-67=136−4
Hideki Matsuyama Japan69-67=136
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland67-69=136
T6Jason Day Australia71-66=137−3
Adam Hadwin Canada68-69=137
Charley Hoffman United States68-69=137
Russell Knox Scotland66-71=137
Alex Norén Sweden69-68=137
Jordan Spieth United States67-70=137

Third round

Saturday, August 5, 2017

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Zach Johnson United States69-67-65=201−9
Thomas Pieters Belgium65-70-66=201
3Scott Hend Australia70-69-63=202−8
4Hideki Matsuyama Japan69-67-67=203−7
T5Charley Hoffman United States68-69-67=204−6
Adam Hadwin Canada68-69-67=204
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland67-69-68=204
8Russell Knox Scotland66-71-68=205−5
9Paul Casey England70-69-67=206−4
T10Daniel Berger United States71-68-68=207−3
Kevin Chappell United States72-67-68=207
Jason Day Australia71-66-70=207
Brooks Koepka United States71-68-68=207
Bubba Watson United States67-74-66=207
Jimmy Walker United States68-65-74=207

Final round

Sunday, August 6, 2017

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Hideki Matsuyama Japan69-67-67-61=264−161,660,000
2Zach Johnson United States69-67-65-68=269−111,045,000
3Charley Hoffman United States68-69-67-66=270−10572,000
4Thomas Pieters Belgium65-70-66-71=272−8422,000
T5Paul Casey England70-69-67-67=273−7268,500
Adam Hadwin Canada68-69-67-69=273
Russell Knox Scotland66-71-68-68=273
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland67-69-68-69=273
9Rickie Fowler United States70-71-67-66=274−6186,000
T10Scott Hend Australia70-69-63-73=275−5154,667
Thorbjørn Olesen Denmark73-70-67-65=275
Hudson Swafford United States70-69-70-66=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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