# 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.
Hideki Matsuyama won the tournament.

## Venue
### Course layout

The South Course was designed by Bert Way and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1960.
| 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: | Source: | Total | Total | Total | 7,400 | 70 |

## 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.

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.

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
### 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 |
| T3 | Kevin Kisner | 67 | −3 |
| T3 | Rory McIlroy | 67 | −3 |
| T3 | Jon Rahm | 67 | −3 |
| T3 | Jordan Spieth | 67 | −3 |
| T3 | Bubba Watson | 67 | −3 |
| T9 | Adam Hadwin | 68 | −2 |
| T9 | Charley Hoffman | 68 | −2 |
| T9 | Dustin Johnson | 68 | −2 |
| T9 | Andrés Romero | 68 | −2 |
| T9 | Adam Scott | 68 | −2 |
| T9 | Jimmy Walker | 68 | −2 |

### 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 |
| T3 | Hideki Matsuyama | 69-67=136 | −4 |
| T3 | Rory McIlroy | 67-69=136 | −4 |
| T6 | Jason Day | 71-66=137 | −3 |
| T6 | Adam Hadwin | 68-69=137 | −3 |
| T6 | Charley Hoffman | 68-69=137 | −3 |
| T6 | Russell Knox | 66-71=137 | −3 |
| T6 | Alex Norén | 69-68=137 | −3 |
| T6 | Jordan Spieth | 67-70=137 | −3 |

### Third round

Saturday, August 5, 2017
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Zach Johnson | 69-67-65=201 | −9 |
| T1 | Thomas Pieters | 65-70-66=201 | −9 |
| 3 | Scott Hend | 70-69-63=202 | −8 |
| 4 | Hideki Matsuyama | 69-67-67=203 | −7 |
| T5 | Charley Hoffman | 68-69-67=204 | −6 |
| T5 | Adam Hadwin | 68-69-67=204 | −6 |
| T5 | Rory McIlroy | 67-69-68=204 | −6 |
| 8 | Russell Knox | 66-71-68=205 | −5 |
| 9 | Paul Casey | 70-69-67=206 | −4 |
| T10 | Daniel Berger | 71-68-68=207 | −3 |
| T10 | Kevin Chappell | 72-67-68=207 | −3 |
| T10 | Jason Day | 71-66-70=207 | −3 |
| T10 | Brooks Koepka | 71-68-68=207 | −3 |
| T10 | Bubba Watson | 67-74-66=207 | −3 |
| T10 | Jimmy Walker | 68-65-74=207 | −3 |

### 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 |
| T5 | Adam Hadwin | 68-69-67-69=273 | −7 | 268,500 |
| T5 | Russell Knox | 66-71-68-68=273 | −7 | 268,500 |
| T5 | Rory McIlroy | 67-69-68-69=273 | −7 | 268,500 |
| 9 | Rickie Fowler | 70-71-67-66=274 | −6 | 186,000 |
| T10 | Scott Hend | 70-69-63-73=275 | −5 | 154,667 |
| T10 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 73-70-67-65=275 | −5 | 154,667 |
| T10 | Hudson Swafford | 70-69-70-66=275 | −5 | 154,667 |
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#### 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 |
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