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) |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $9,750,000 |
| Champion | |
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The 2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is a professional golf tournament to be held August 3–6 on the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It will be the 19th WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the third of the World Golf Championships events in 2017.
Venue
Course layout
The South Course was designed by Bert Way and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1960.[1]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 399 | 526 | 442 | 471 | 200 | 469 | 219 | 482 | 494 | 3702 | 410 | 418 | 180 | 471 | 467 | 221 | 667 | 400 | 464 | 3698 | 7400 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Field
The field consisted of players drawn primarily from the Official World Golf Ranking and the winners of the world-wide tournaments with the strongest fields.[2]
1. Playing members of the 2016 United States and European Ryder Cup teams.
Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Matthew Fitzpatrick (4), Rickie Fowler, Sergio García, J. B. Holmes, Dustin Johnson (4), Zach Johnson, Martin Kaymer, Brooks Koepka, Matt Kuchar, Rory McIlroy (4), Phil Mickelson, Ryan Moore, Thomas Pieters, Patrick Reed (4), Justin Rose (4), Brandt Snedeker, Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson (4), Andy Sullivan, Jimmy Walker (4), Lee Westwood, Danny Willett, Chris Wood
2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 24, 2017.
3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 31, 2017.
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.[3]
Tyrrell Hatton, Mackenzie Hughes, Thongchai Jaidee, Kim Si-woo, Russell Knox, Francesco Molinari, Alexander Norén, Thorbjørn Olesen, Rod Pampling, Pat Perez, Brendan Steele, Justin Thomas, Jhonattan Vegas
5. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours:
- Asian Tour: (Tournament TBD) –
- 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 –
- Sunshine Tour: Dimension Data Pro-Am – February 19
Past champions expected in the field
References
- ^ "Courses". Firestone Country Club. 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ "Inside the Field: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". PGA Tour. June 29, 2016.
- ^ The 'Strength of Field Rating' is a loose term for what the Official World Golf Ranking calls the 'Total Rating Value' (see Event ranking).