2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

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.

2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Tournament information
DatesJune 30 – July 3, 2016
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
South Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
(not a European Tour event in 2016)
Statistics
Par70
Length7,400 yards (6,767 m)
Field61 players
CutNone
Prize fund$9.5 million
Winner's share$1.62 million
Champion
United States Dustin Johnson
274 (−6)
Akron  is located in the United States
Akron 
Akron 
Location in the United States
Firestone CC is located in Ohio
Firestone CC
Firestone CC
Location in Ohio

The event was played more than a month earlier than usual, due to the 2016 Summer Olympics. It was only sanctioned by the PGA Tour, because it ran opposite 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
Main article: Firestone Country Club

Course layout

The South Course was designed by Bert Way and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1960.[2]

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards399526442471200469219482494370241041818047146722166740046436987400
Par454434344354434435443570

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.[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)

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)

3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of June 27, 2016.

Kiradech Aphibarnrat

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

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

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 30, 2016

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States William McGirt64−6
T2Australia Jason Day67−3
Argentina Emiliano Grillo
United States Jimmy Walker
T5United States Rickie Fowler68−2
United States Charley Hoffman
India Anirban Lahiri
United States Jordan Spieth
T9United States Harris English69−1
South Africa Branden Grace
United States Billy Hurley III
United States Dustin Johnson
United States Kevin Kisner
United States Matt Kuchar
United States Scott Piercy
England Justin Rose
United States Vaughn Taylor

Source[6]

Second round

Friday, July 1, 2016

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Australia Jason Day67-69=136−4
2Sweden David Lingmerth70-67=137−3
T3Argentina Emiliano Grillo67-71=138−2
United States William McGirt64-74=138
United States Scott Piercy69-69=138
T6United States Kevin Kisner69-70=139−1
Australia Adam Scott71-68=139
United States Jordan Spieth68-71=139
United States Justin Thomas70-69=139
T10United States Kevin Na71-69=140E
South Korea Song Young-han70-70=140
United States Brian Stuard71-69=140
United States Jimmy Walker67-73=140

Source[6]

Third round

Saturday, July 2, 2016

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Australia Jason Day67-69-69=205−5
United States Scott Piercy69-69-67=205
3Sweden David Lingmerth70-67-69=206−4
4United States Brian Stuard71-69-67=207−3
T5United States Dustin Johnson69-73-66=208−2
United States William McGirt64-74-70=208
South Africa Charl Schwartzel72-69-67=208
T8Argentina Emiliano Grillo67-71-71=209−1
United States Justin Thomas70-69-70=209
T10United States Kevin Chappell71-70-69=210E
United States Jordan Spieth68-71-71=210

Source[6]

Final round

Sunday, July 3, 2016

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Dustin Johnson69-73-66-66=274−61,620,000
2United States Scott Piercy69-69-67-70=275−51,018,000
T3United States Kevin Chappell71-70-69-67=277−3449,250
Australia Jason Day67-69-69-72=277
United States Matt Kuchar69-72-70-66=277
United States Jordan Spieth68-71-71-67=277
T7Sweden David Lingmerth70-67-69-72=278−2233,333
United States William McGirt64-74-70-70=278
South Africa Charl Schwartzel72-69-67-70=278
T10United States Rickie Fowler68-73-72-67=280E167,750
South Africa Branden Grace69-72-71-68=280
United States Zach Johnson72-74-69-65=280
Australia Adam Scott71-68-73-68=280

Source[6][7]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454434344443443544
United States Johnson−2−3−2−2−3−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−5−6−6−6−7−6
United States Piercy−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−6−5−6−6−5−4−5−4−4−4−5
United States ChappellE−2−3−3−3−3−4−5−5−5−4−4−5−4−3−3−3−3
Australia Day−5−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−6−7−7−7−7−7−6−4−4−3
United States Kuchar+1EEEEEEE−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−3
United States SpiethEE+1+1+1E−1−1−1−1−2−3−3−3−3−3−3−3
Sweden Lingmerth−4−4−4−4−4−5−4−4−4−4−4−4−3−3−3−2−2−2
United States McGirt−2−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−2−2−2
South Africa Schwartzel−2−2−2−1−1E−1−1−1−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source[6]

References
  1. "Dustin Johnson wins the Bridgestone Invitational for 2nd straight victory". ESPN. Associated Press. July 3, 2016.
  2. "Courses". Firestone Country Club. 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  3. "Inside the Field: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". PGA Tour. June 29, 2016.
  4. The 'Strength of Field Rating' is a loose term for what the Official World Golf Ranking calls the 'Total Rating Value' (see Event ranking).
  5. "New sanctioning agreement for 2015 Australian PGA Championship". Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  6. "WGC-Bridgestone Invitational". ESPN. July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  7. "World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational". World Golf Championship. July 3, 2016. Archived from the original on August 5, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2016.

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