# 2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

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2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational 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) ← 2016 2018 →

Akron 

Location in the [United States](/source/United_States)

Firestone CC

Location in [Ohio](/source/Ohio)

The **2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational** was a professional [golf](/source/Golf) tournament held August 3–6 on the South Course of [Firestone Country Club](/source/Firestone_Country_Club) in [Akron, Ohio](/source/Akron%2C_Ohio). It was the 19th [WGC-Bridgestone Invitational](/source/WGC-Bridgestone_Invitational) tournament, and the third of the [World Golf Championships](/source/World_Golf_Championships) events in 2017.

[Hideki Matsuyama](/source/Hideki_Matsuyama) won the tournament.[1][2]

## Venue

Main article: [Firestone Country Club](/source/Firestone_Country_Club)

### Course layout

The South Course was designed by [Bert Way](/source/Bert_Way) and redesigned by [Robert Trent Jones](/source/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

The field consisted of players drawn primarily from the [Official World Golf Ranking](/source/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](/source/Ryder_Cup) teams.**

[Rafa Cabrera-Bello](/source/Rafa_Cabrera-Bello) (2,3,4), [Matt Fitzpatrick](/source/Matt_Fitzpatrick) (2,3,4), [Rickie Fowler](/source/Rickie_Fowler) (2,3,4), [Sergio García](/source/Sergio_Garc%C3%ADa) (2,3,4), [J. B. Holmes](/source/J._B._Holmes), [Dustin Johnson](/source/Dustin_Johnson) (2,3,4), [Zach Johnson](/source/Zach_Johnson), [Brooks Koepka](/source/Brooks_Koepka) (2,3,4), [Matt Kuchar](/source/Matt_Kuchar) (2,3), [Rory McIlroy](/source/Rory_McIlroy) (2,3,4), [Phil Mickelson](/source/Phil_Mickelson) (2,3), [Ryan Moore](/source/Ryan_Moore_(golfer)) (2,3), [Thomas Pieters](/source/Thomas_Pieters) (2,3), [Patrick Reed](/source/Patrick_Reed) (2,3,4), [Justin Rose](/source/Justin_Rose) (2,3,4), [Jordan Spieth](/source/Jordan_Spieth) (2,3,4), [Henrik Stenson](/source/Henrik_Stenson) (2,3,4), [Andy Sullivan](/source/Andy_Sullivan_(golfer)), [Jimmy Walker](/source/Jimmy_Walker_(golfer)) (2,3,4), [Lee Westwood](/source/Lee_Westwood), [Danny Willett](/source/Danny_Willett) (2,3), [Chris Wood](/source/Chris_Wood_(golfer))

- *[Martin Kaymer](/source/Martin_Kaymer) did not play due to a shoulder injury.*

- *[Brandt Snedeker](/source/Brandt_Snedeker) (2,3) did not play due to a rib injury.*

**2. The top 50 players from the [Official World Golf Ranking](/source/Official_World_Golf_Ranking) as of July 24, 2017.**

[Daniel Berger](/source/Daniel_Berger_(golfer)) (3,4), [Wesley Bryan](/source/Wesley_Bryan) (3,4), [Paul Casey](/source/Paul_Casey) (3), [Kevin Chappell](/source/Kevin_Chappell) (3,4), [Jason Day](/source/Jason_Day) (3), [Jason Dufner](/source/Jason_Dufner) (3,4), [Ross Fisher](/source/Ross_Fisher) (3), [Tommy Fleetwood](/source/Tommy_Fleetwood) (3,4), [Branden Grace](/source/Branden_Grace) (3), [Emiliano Grillo](/source/Emiliano_Grillo) (3), [Bill Haas](/source/Bill_Haas) (3), [Brian Harman](/source/Brian_Harman) (3,4), [Tyrrell Hatton](/source/Tyrrell_Hatton) (3,4), [Charley Hoffman](/source/Charley_Hoffman) (3), [Billy Horschel](/source/Billy_Horschel) (3,4), [Kim Si-woo](/source/Kim_Si-woo) (3,4), [Kevin Kisner](/source/Kevin_Kisner) (3,4), [Russell Knox](/source/Russell_Knox) (3,4), [Marc Leishman](/source/Marc_Leishman) (3,4), [Hideki Matsuyama](/source/Hideki_Matsuyama) (3,4), [Francesco Molinari](/source/Francesco_Molinari) (3,4), [Alex Norén](/source/Alex_Nor%C3%A9n) (3,4), [Louis Oosthuizen](/source/Louis_Oosthuizen) (3), [Pat Perez](/source/Pat_Perez) (3,4), [Jon Rahm](/source/Jon_Rahm) (3,4), [Charl Schwartzel](/source/Charl_Schwartzel) (3), [Adam Scott](/source/Adam_Scott_(golfer)) (3), [Hideto Tanihara](/source/Hideto_Tanihara), [Justin Thomas](/source/Justin_Thomas) (3,4), [Bubba Watson](/source/Bubba_Watson) (3), [Bernd Wiesberger](/source/Bernd_Wiesberger) (3), [Gary Woodland](/source/Gary_Woodland) (3)

**3. The top 50 players from the [Official World Golf Ranking](/source/Official_World_Golf_Ranking) as of July 31, 2017.**

[Jhonattan Vegas](/source/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](/source/Sam_Brazel), [Bryson DeChambeau](/source/Bryson_DeChambeau), [Adam Hadwin](/source/Adam_Hadwin), [Russell Henley](/source/Russell_Henley), [Mackenzie Hughes](/source/Mackenzie_Hughes), [Thongchai Jaidee](/source/Thongchai_Jaidee), [Thorbjørn Olesen](/source/Thorbj%C3%B8rn_Olesen), [Rod Pampling](/source/Rod_Pampling), [Renato Paratore](/source/Renato_Paratore), [Andrés Romero](/source/Andr%C3%A9s_Romero), [Xander Schauffele](/source/Xander_Schauffele), [Kyle Stanley](/source/Kyle_Stanley), [Brendan Steele](/source/Brendan_Steele), [Hudson Swafford](/source/Hudson_Swafford), [Wang Jeung-hun](/source/Wang_Jeung-hun), [Fabrizio Zanotti](/source/Fabrizio_Zanotti)

**5. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours**

- [Asian Tour](/source/Asian_Tour): 2016 Order of Merit winner – [Scott Hend](/source/Scott_Hend)

- [PGA Tour of Australasia](/source/PGA_Tour_of_Australasia): [Australian PGA Championship](/source/Australian_PGA_Championship) (2016) – [Harold Varner III](/source/Harold_Varner_III)

- [Japan Golf Tour](/source/Japan_Golf_Tour): [Bridgestone Open](/source/Bridgestone_Open) (2016) – [Satoshi Kodaira](/source/Satoshi_Kodaira)

- [Japan Golf Tour](/source/Japan_Golf_Tour): [Japan Golf Tour Championship](/source/Japan_Golf_Tour_Championship) – [Shaun Norris](/source/Shaun_Norris_(golfer))

- [Sunshine Tour](/source/Sunshine_Tour): [Dimension Data Pro-Am](/source/Dimension_Data_Pro-Am) – [Paul Lawrie](/source/Paul_Lawrie)

## Round summaries

### First round

*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

*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

*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

*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

*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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Crouse, Karen (August 6, 2017). ["Hideki Matsuyama Ties a Course Record to Win the Bridgestone Invitational"](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/06/sports/golf/hideki-matsuyama-ties-a-course-record-to-win-the-bridgestone-invitational.html). *The New York Times*. Retrieved August 9, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Harig, Bob (August 6, 2017). ["Win raises Matsuyama's profile ahead of PGA Championship"](http://www.espn.co.uk/golf/story/_/id/20268120/golf-wgc-bridgestone-invitational-victory-raises-hideki-matsuyama-profile-ahead-pga-championship). *ESPN*. Retrieved August 9, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Courses"](http://www.clubcorp.com/Clubs/Firestone-Country-Club/Golf/Courses). Firestone Country Club. 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-course_4-0)** ["WGC Bridgestone Invitational"](http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/wgc-bridgestone-invitational/course.html). *PGA Tour*. (course). 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Field: Qualified Players for 2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational"](http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/wgc-bridgestone-invitational/field/qualified-players.html). PGA Tour. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** The 'Strength of Field Rating' is a loose term for what the [Official World Golf Ranking](/source/Official_World_Golf_Ranking) calls the 'Total Rating Value' (see [Event ranking](/source/Official_World_Golf_Ranking#Event_ranking)).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-espnwgcbr_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-espnwgcbr_7-1) ["Leaderboard: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational"](http://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard?tournamentId=2713). *ESPN*. August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/bridgestone-invitational.html)

- [Coverage on European Tour's official site](https://www.europeantour.com/en/europeantour/tournaments/2017/wgc---bridgestone-invitational/)

- [Firestone Country Club site](http://www.clubcorp.com/Clubs/Firestone-Country-Club)

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