2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 6–9, 2015 |
| 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) |
| Field | 77 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $9,250,000 €8,323,589 |
| Winner's share | $1,570,000 €1,412,760 |
| Champion | |
| Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry | |
| 269 (−11) | |
The 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was a professional golf tournament held August 6–9 on the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the 17th WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the third of the World Golf Championships events in 2015. Shane Lowry shot a final-round 66 to win his first WGC event, two strokes ahead of runner-up Bubba Watson.[1][2]
Course layout
[edit | edit source]| 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 |
The South Course was designed by Bert Way and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones in 1960.[3]
Field
[edit | edit source]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.[4]
1. Playing members of the 2014 United States and European Ryder Cup teams.
Thomas Bjørn, Keegan Bradley (2,3), Jamie Donaldson (2,3), Victor Dubuisson (2,3), Rickie Fowler (2,3,4), Jim Furyk (2,3,4), Stephen Gallacher, Sergio García (2,3), Zach Johnson (2,3,4), Martin Kaymer (2,3), Matt Kuchar (2,3), Hunter Mahan (2,3,4), Graeme McDowell, Phil Mickelson (2,3), Ian Poulter (2,3), Patrick Reed (2,3,4), Justin Rose (2,3,4), Webb Simpson (2,3), Jordan Spieth (2,3,4), Henrik Stenson (2,3,4), Jimmy Walker (2,3,4), Bubba Watson (2,3,4), Lee Westwood (2,3,4,5)
- Rory McIlroy (2,3,4) withdrew due to an ankle injury.[5]
2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 27, 2015.
Paul Casey (3,4), Jason Day (3,4), Branden Grace (3,4,5), Bill Haas (3,4), Russell Henley, Charley Hoffman (3), J. B. Holmes (3,4), Billy Horschel (3,4), Thongchai Jaidee (3), Dustin Johnson (3,4), Kevin Kisner (3), Brooks Koepka (3,4), Anirban Lahiri (4), Marc Leishman (3), Shane Lowry (3), Hideki Matsuyama (3), Francesco Molinari (3), Ryan Moore (3,4), Kevin Na (3), Louis Oosthuizen (3), Ryan Palmer (3), Charl Schwartzel (3), Adam Scott (3), Brandt Snedeker (3,4), Brendon Todd (3), Bernd Wiesberger (3,4), Danny Willett (3,4), Gary Woodland (3)
- Chris Kirk (3,4) withdrew due to a hand injury.[5]
3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of August 3, 2015.
Marc Warren, Robert Streb (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.[6]
An Byeong-hun, Bae Sang-moon, Steven Bowditch, Andrew Dodt, Matt Every, Fabián Gómez, James Hahn, Pádraig Harrington, Mikko Ilonen, Søren Kjeldsen, Pablo Larrazábal, Danny Lee, David Lingmerth, David Lipsky, Joost Luiten, Ben Martin, Troy Merritt, Marcel Siem, Gary Stal, Camilo Villegas, Oliver Wilson
- Alex Norén withdrew due to a rib injury.[7]
5. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours:
- Asian Tour: Thailand Golf Championship (2014) – Lee Westwood, already qualified under categories 1, 2, 3, and 4
- PGA Tour of Australasia: BetEasy Masters (2014) – Nick Cullen
- Japan Golf Tour: Bridgestone Open (2014) – Koumei Oda
- Japan Golf Tour: Japan Golf Tour Championship – Liang Wenchong
- Sunshine Tour: Dimension Data Pro-Am – Branden Grace, already qualified under categories 2, 3, and 4
Notably missing from the field is former number 1 player Tiger Woods, who is outside the top 200 in the world rankings and whose last tournament win was his eighth title at the 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
Round summaries
[edit | edit source]First round
[edit | edit source]Thursday, August 6, 2015
Danny Lee shot a 5-under-par 65 to take the lead by one stroke over Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell.[8] The greens were firm and difficult and only 21 golfers in the field of 77 managed under-par rounds.[9]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand Danny Lee | 65 | −5 |
| T2 | United States Jim Furyk | 66 | −4 |
| Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell | |||
| T4 | United States Rickie Fowler | 67 | −3 |
| England Justin Rose | |||
| T6 | England Paul Casey | 68 | −2 |
| France Victor Dubuisson | |||
| Japan Koumei Oda | |||
| England Ian Poulter | |||
| United States Webb Simpson | |||
| Sweden Henrik Stenson | |||
| United States Robert Streb | |||
| England Lee Westwood |
Second round
[edit | edit source]Friday, August 7, 2015
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Jim Furyk | 66-66=132 | −8 |
| T2 | United States Dustin Johnson | 69-67=136 | −4 |
| Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry | 70-66=136 | ||
| United States Bubba Watson | 70-66=136 | ||
| T5 | New Zealand Danny Lee | 65-72=137 | −3 |
| Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell | 66-71=137 | ||
| Sweden Henrik Stenson | 68-69=137 | ||
| T8 | Australia Jason Day | 69-69=138 | −2 |
| Spain Sergio García | 71-67=138 | ||
| United States Brooks Koepka | 69-69=138 | ||
| United States Patrick Reed | 71-67=138 | ||
| England Justin Rose | 67-71=138 | ||
| United States Webb Simpson | 68-70=138 | ||
| United States Jordan Spieth | 70-68=138 | ||
| United States Robert Streb | 68-70=138 | ||
| England Lee Westwood | 68-70=138 |
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Third round
[edit | edit source]Saturday, August 8, 2015
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | United States Jim Furyk | 66-66-69=201 | −9 |
| England Justin Rose | 67-71-63=201 | ||
| 3 | Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry | 70-66-67=203 | −7 |
| T4 | Australia Steven Bowditch | 73-69-63=205 | −5 |
| England Ian Poulter | 68-72-65=205 | ||
| Sweden Henrik Stenson | 68-69-68=205 | ||
| United States Bubba Watson | 70-66-69=205 | ||
| T8 | United States Brooks Koepka | 69-69-68=206 | −4 |
| Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell | 66-71-69=206 | ||
| United States Robert Streb | 68-70-68=206 |
Source:[11]
Final round
[edit | edit source]Sunday, August 9, 2015
Shane Lowry's 66 (−4) overtook third round co-leaders Justin Rose and Jim Furyk, who each carded 72 (+2). Runner-up Bubba Watson also shot 66 and finished two strokes behind Lowry.
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry | 70-66-67-66=269 | −11 | 1,570,000 |
| 2 | United States Bubba Watson | 70-66-69-66=271 | −9 | 930,000 |
| T3 | United States Jim Furyk | 66-66-69-72=273 | −7 | 470,000 |
| England Justin Rose | 67-71-63-72=273 | |||
| 5 | United States Robert Streb | 68-70-68-68=274 | −6 | 330,000 |
| T6 | United States Brooks Koepka | 69-69-68-69=275 | −5 | 219,000 |
| New Zealand Danny Lee | 65-72-70-68=275 | |||
| Sweden David Lingmerth | 70-71-66-68=275 | |||
| Sweden Henrik Stenson | 68-69-68-70=275 | |||
| T10 | United States Rickie Fowler | 67-72-70-67=276 | −4 | 149,500 |
| United States Jordan Spieth | 70-68-72-66=276 |
Scorecard
[edit | edit source]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 |
| Republic of Ireland Lowry | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 |
| United States Watson | −5 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 |
| England Rose | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −7 |
| United States Furyk | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 |
| United States Streb | −3 | −4 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Birdie | Bogey |
Source[12]
References
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External links
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