2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 30 – July 3, 2016 |
| Location | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Course(s) |
Firestone Country Club South Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,400 yards (6,767 m) |
| Field | 61 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $9,500,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,620,000 |
| Champion | |
 Dustin Johnson | |
| 274 (−6) | |
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The 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a professional golf tournament played June 30 – July 3 on the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the 18th WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the third of the World Golf Championships events in 2016.
Because of the tournament's timing in the schedule running opposite of the Open de France, the European Tour did not co-sanction the tournament this year.
Dustin Johnson won his first WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and third WGC overall.[1]
Venue
Course layout
The South Course was designed by Bert Way and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1960.[2]
| 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.[3]
1. Playing members of the 2015 United States and International Presidents Cup teams.
Steven Bowditch, Jason Day (2,3,4), Rickie Fowler (2,3,4), Branden Grace (2,3,4), Bill Haas (2,3), J. B. Holmes (2,3), Dustin Johnson (2,3,4), Zach Johnson (2,3), Chris Kirk, Matt Kuchar (2,3), Anirban Lahiri, Danny Lee (2,3), Marc Leishman (2,3,4), Hideki Matsuyama (2,3,4), Phil Mickelson (2,3), Louis Oosthuizen (2,3), Patrick Reed (2,3), Charl Schwartzel (2,3,4), Adam Scott (2,3,4), Jordan Spieth (2,3,4), Jimmy Walker (2,3), Bubba Watson (2,3,4)
- Bae Sang-moon was unable to compete due to a military obligation in South Korea.
- Thongchai Jaidee (4) opted to compete in the Open de France.
2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of June 20, 2016.
An Byeong-hun (3), Daniel Berger (3,4), Paul Casey (3), Kevin Chappell (3), Harris English, Jim Furyk (3), Emiliano Grillo (3,4), Charley Hoffman (3,4), Kim Kyung-tae (3), Kevin Kisner (3,4), Søren Kjeldsen (3), Russell Knox (3,4), Brooks Koepka (3), David Lingmerth (3), Shane Lowry (3,4), William McGirt (3,4), Kevin Na (3), Scott Piercy (3), Justin Rose (3,4), Brandt Snedeker (3,4), Justin Thomas (3,4)
- Rafael Cabrera-Bello (3), Matthew Fitzpatrick (3,4), Rory McIlroy (3,4), Andy Sullivan (3), Lee Westwood (3), Bernd Wiesberger (3), Danny Willett (3,4), and Chris Wood (3,4) opted to compete in the Open de France.
- Sergio García (3,4) and Henrik Stenson (3,4) did not play.
3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of June 27, 2016.
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.[4]
Jason Dufner, Marcus Fraser, Fabián Gómez, James Hahn, Jim Herman, Billy Hurley III, Andrew Johnston, Matt Jones, Smylie Kaufman, Davis Love III, Song Young-han, Brian Stuard, Vaughn Taylor
- Kristoffer Broberg, Victor Dubuisson, and Thorbjørn Olesen opted to compete in the Open de France.
5. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours:
- Asian Tour: Thailand Golf Championship (2015) – Jamie Donaldson (opted to compete in the Open de France)
- PGA Tour of Australasia: Australian PGA Championship (2015)[5] – Nathan Holman
- Japan Golf Tour: Bridgestone Open (2015) – Michio Matsumura
- Japan Golf Tour: Japan Golf Tour Championship – Yosuke Tsukada
- Sunshine Tour: Dimension Data Pro-Am – George Coetzee
Nationalities in the field
| North America (32) | South America (2) | Europe (7) | Oceania (8) | Asia (8) | Africa (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (32) |  Argentina (2) |  England (3) |  Australia (7) |  India (1) |  South Africa (4) |
 Scotland (1) |  New Zealand (1) |  Japan (3) | |||
 Ireland (1) |  South Korea (3) | ||||
 Denmark (1) |  Thailand (1) | ||||
 Sweden (1) |
Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Scott | Australia | 2011 | 71 | 68 | 73 | 68 | 280 | E | T10 |
| Shane Lowry | Ireland | 2015 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 286 | +6 | T36 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Second round
Friday, July 1, 2016
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Day | Australia | 67-69=136 | −4 |
| 2 | David Lingmerth | Sweden | 70-67=137 | −3 |
| T3 | Emiliano Grillo | Argentina | 67-71=138 | −2 |
| William McGirt | United States | 64-74=138 | ||
| Scott Piercy | United States | 69-69=138 | ||
| T6 | Kevin Kisner | United States | 69-70=139 | −1 |
| Adam Scott | Australia | 71-68=139 | ||
| Jordan Spieth | United States | 68-71=139 | ||
| Justin Thomas | United States | 70-69=139 | ||
| T10 | Kevin Na | United States | 71-69=140 | E |
| Song Young-han | South Korea | 70-70=140 | ||
| Brian Stuard | United States | 71-69=140 | ||
| Jimmy Walker | United States | 67-73=140 |
Third round
Saturday, July 2, 2016
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jason Day | Australia | 67-69-69=205 | −5 |
| Scott Piercy | United States | 69-69-67=205 | ||
| 3 | David Lingmerth | Sweden | 70-67-69=206 | −4 |
| 4 | Brian Stuard | United States | 71-69-67=207 | −3 |
| T5 | Dustin Johnson | United States | 69-73-66=208 | −2 |
| William McGirt | United States | 64-74-70=208 | ||
| Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | 72-69-67=208 | ||
| T8 | Emiliano Grillo | Argentina | 67-71-71=209 | −1 |
| Justin Thomas | United States | 70-69-70=209 | ||
| T10 | Kevin Chappell | United States | 71-70-69=210 | E |
| Jordan Spieth | United States | 68-71-71=210 |
Final round
Sunday, July 3, 2016
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Prize money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | United States | 69-73-66-66=274 | −6 | 1,620,000 |
| 2 | Scott Piercy | United States | 69-69-67-70=275 | −5 | 1,018,000 |
| T3 | Kevin Chappell | United States | 71-70-69-67=277 | −3 | 449,250 |
| Jason Day | Australia | 67-69-69-72=277 | |||
| Matt Kuchar | United States | 69-72-70-66=277 | |||
| Jordan Spieth | United States | 68-71-71-67=277 | |||
| T7 | David Lingmerth | Sweden | 70-67-69-72=278 | −2 | 233,333 |
| William McGirt | United States | 64-74-70-70=278 | |||
| Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | 72-69-67-70=278 | |||
| T10 | Rickie Fowler | United States | 68-73-72-67=280 | E | 167,750 |
| Branden Grace | South Africa | 69-72-71-68=280 | |||
| Zach Johnson | United States | 72-74-69-65=280 | |||
| Adam Scott | Australia | 71-68-73-68=280 |
Source:[6]
Scorecard
| Eagle | Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
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 |
| Johnson | −2 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −6 |
| Piercy | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 |
| Chappell | E | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 |
| Day | −5 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −4 | −4 | −3 |
| Kuchar | +1 | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −3 |
| Spieth | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 |
| Lingmerth | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 |
| McGirt | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 |
| Schwartzel | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
References
- ↑ "Dustin Johnson wins the Bridgestone Invitational for 2nd straight victory". ESPN. Associated Press. July 3, 2016.
- ↑ "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).
- ↑ "New sanctioning agreement for 2015 Australian PGA Championship".
- ↑ "World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational". World Golf Championship. July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
External links
Coordinates: 41°00′29″N 81°30′29″W / 41.008°N 81.508°W