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
Dustin Johnson
274 (−6)
Akron 
Location in the United States
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:

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
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parPlace
Adam Scott Australia201171687368280ET10
Shane Lowry Ireland201576727068286+6T36

Source:[6]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 30, 2016

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1William McGirt United States64−6
T2Jason Day Australia67−3
Emiliano Grillo Argentina
Jimmy Walker United States
T5Rickie Fowler United States68−2
Charley Hoffman United States
Anirban Lahiri India
Jordan Spieth United States
T9Harris English United States69−1
Branden Grace South Africa
Billy Hurley III United States
Dustin Johnson United States
Kevin Kisner United States
Matt Kuchar United States
Scott Piercy United States
Justin Rose England
Vaughn Taylor United States

Source[6]

Second round

Friday, July 1, 2016

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jason Day Australia67-69=136−4
2David Lingmerth Sweden70-67=137−3
T3Emiliano Grillo Argentina67-71=138−2
William McGirt United States64-74=138
Scott Piercy United States69-69=138
T6Kevin Kisner United States69-70=139−1
Adam Scott Australia71-68=139
Jordan Spieth United States68-71=139
Justin Thomas United States70-69=139
T10Kevin Na United States71-69=140E
Song Young-han South Korea70-70=140
Brian Stuard United States71-69=140
Jimmy Walker United States67-73=140

Source[6]

Third round

Saturday, July 2, 2016

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Jason Day Australia67-69-69=205−5
Scott Piercy United States69-69-67=205
3David Lingmerth Sweden70-67-69=206−4
4Brian Stuard United States71-69-67=207−3
T5Dustin Johnson United States69-73-66=208−2
William McGirt United States64-74-70=208
Charl Schwartzel South Africa72-69-67=208
T8Emiliano Grillo Argentina67-71-71=209−1
Justin Thomas United States70-69-70=209
T10Kevin Chappell United States71-70-69=210E
Jordan Spieth United States68-71-71=210

Source[6]

Final round

Sunday, July 3, 2016

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Dustin Johnson United States69-73-66-66=274−61,620,000
2Scott Piercy United States69-69-67-70=275−51,018,000
T3Kevin Chappell United States71-70-69-67=277−3449,250
Jason Day Australia67-69-69-72=277
Matt Kuchar United States69-72-70-66=277
Jordan Spieth United States68-71-71-67=277
T7David Lingmerth Sweden70-67-69-72=278−2233,333
William McGirt United States64-74-70-70=278
Charl Schwartzel South Africa72-69-67-70=278
T10Rickie Fowler United States68-73-72-67=280E167,750
Branden Grace South Africa69-72-71-68=280
Zach Johnson United States72-74-69-65=280
Adam Scott Australia71-68-73-68=280

Source[6][7]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454434344443443544
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
ChappellE−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+1EEEEEEE−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−3
SpiethEE+1+1+1E−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−2−2−2−1−1E−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. Retrieved July 3, 2016.

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