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.
Video 2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Venue
Course layout
The South Course was designed by Bert Way and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1960.
Maps 2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
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.
- 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
- 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), Alexander 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.
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
Nationalities in the field
Past champions in the field
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Second round
Friday, August 4, 2017
Third round
Saturday, August 5, 2017
Final round
Sunday, August 6, 2017
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Scorecard
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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References
External links
- Official website
- Coverage on European Tour's official site
- Firestone Country Club site
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