The 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, the third in a series of four World Golf Championships, is on tap for this week. The WGC events bring together some of the world’s best golfers to compete for big money and big FedEx Cup points.
Here are some quick things to know.
1. DATES: Thursday, June 30 — Sunday, July 3
2. COURSE: Firestone Country Club, South Course, Par 70, 7,400 yards
3. WEB: WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS – BRIDGESTONE
4. TWITTER: @WGC_Bridgestone
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5. INSTAGRAM: @WGC_Bridgestone
6. FACEBOOK: /BridgestoneInvitational
7. HASHTAG: #BridgestoneInv
8. FORMAT: 72-holes, stroke play, no cut
9. PURSE: $9.5. million
10. WINNING SHARE: $1.6 million
11. DEFENDING CHAMP: Shane Lowry
12: TV SCHEDULE:
Thursday: 1:30-6:30 p.m., Golf Channel
Friday:1:30-6:30 p.m., Golf Channel
Saturday: 12-1:30 p.m., Golf Channel; 2-6 p.m., CBS
Sunday: 12-1:30 p.m., Golf Channel; 2-6 p.m., CBS
13. WEATHER FORECAST:
Wednesday: High 73, Mostly Sunny
Thursday: High 78, Mostly Sunny
Friday:High 76, 40% Chance of Storms
Saturday: High 77, Partly Cloudy
Sunday: High 78, Partly Cloudy
14. FIELD: The field is limited to 75 golfers — with no cuts.
-Members of the last named Presidents Cup or Ryder Cup teams (whichever was played last).
-Top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking.
-Tournament winners of events in past year with an OWGR Strength of Field Rating of 115.
-5 at large picks from winners of events on Asian, Australian and Japan Tours.
The Players
An, Byeong Hun
Aphibarnrat, Kiradech
Berger, Daniel
Bowditch, Steven
Casey, Paul
Chappell, Kevin
Coetzee, George
Day, Jason
Dufner, Jason
English, Harris
Fowler, Rickie
Fraser, Marcus
Furyk, Jim
Gomez, Fabian
Grace, Branden
Grillo, Emiliano
Haas, Bill
Hahn, James
Herman, Jim
Hoffman, Charley
Holman, Nathan
Holmes, J.B.
Hurley III, Billy
Johnson, Dustin
Johnson, Zach
Johnston, Andrew
Jones, Matt
Kaufman, Smylie
Kim, K.T.
Kirk, Chris
Kisner, Kevin
Kjeldsen, Soren
Knox, Russell
Koepka, Brooks
Kuchar, Matt
Lahiri, Anirban
Lee, Danny
Leishman, Marc
Lingmerth, David
Love III, Davis
Lowry, Shane
Matsumura, Michio
Matsuyama, Hideki
McGirt, William
Mickelson, Phil
Na, Kevin
Oosthuizen, Louis
Piercy, Scott
Reed, Patrick
Rose, Justin
Schwartzel, Charl
Scott, Adam
Snedeker, Brandt
Song, Young-han
Spieth, Jordan
Stuard, Brian
Taylor, Vaughn
Thomas, Justin
Tsukada, Yosuke
Walker, Jimmy
Watson, Bubba
SOURCES: PGA TOUR | CLEVELAND.COM | WGC-BRIDGESTONE
