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Sunday 6 August 2017PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Matsuyama wins WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, Ohio · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 August 2017 · Hideki Matsuyama’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,750,000 USD · Bridgestone
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 60 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/18°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 37 · 4.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/17°C · wind 24 km/h SW, gusts 62 · 22.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/14°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/15°C · wind 10 km/h SSW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Zach Johnson USA · 269shared the 54-hole lead with Thomas Pieters, two ahead of Matsuyama, but closed with a 68 as Matsuyama shot 61; finished five back Win raises Matsuyama's profile ahead of PGA Championship (Bob Harig, ESPN)
76 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Firestone Country Club (South Course), Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hideki Matsuyama
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Bob Harig)
6 August 2017
You wouldn't believe how I warmed up this morning,
ESPN (Bob Harig)
6 August 2017
I was nervous all the way around because I really wasn't sure of my swing today,
ESPN (Bob Harig)
6 August 2017
Every day I seemed to get closer and closer to where I wanted to be … Never thinking I would be sitting here right now talking with all of you.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideki Matsuyama | 69 · 67 · 67 · 61 | 264 | −16 |
| 2 | Zach Johnson | 69 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| 3 | Charley Hoffman | 68 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| 4 | Thomas Pieters | 65 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 272 | −8 |
| T5 | Paul Casey | 70 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T5 | Russell Knox | 66 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T5 | Adam Hadwin | 68 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T5 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| 9 | Rickie Fowler | 70 · 71 · 67 · 66 | 274 | −6 |
| T10 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 73 · 70 · 67 · 65 | 275 | −5 |
| T10 | Hudson Swafford | 70 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 275 | −5 |
| T10 | Scott Hend | 70 · 69 · 63 · 73 | 275 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1992-02-25, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2013; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet