The field of 61 is set for the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational this week. Billy Hurley III is the last qualifier, winning the Quicken Loans National for his first PGA title.
The field at Firestone includes fwo past tournament champions, and 40 of the top 50 in the World Golf rankings.
(WGC-Bridgestone release) The field of 61 was finalized on Monday for the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, which is set to take place June 29 – July 3, 2016, at Firestone Country Club's South Course. Here are a few quick facts on the field:
14 countries represented, including the United States
29 international players in the field; 32 from the United States
27 of the top 30 in the current FedExCup standings
40 of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking
16 players making their Bridgestone Invitational debut
Eight players making their World Golf Championships debut
Two past champions (Shane Lowry, Adam Scott)
13 major championship winners
Billy Hurley III joined the field over the weekend after capturing the Quicken Loans National for his first career PGA TOUR title. The start in Akron will be Hurley's first at the Bridgestone Invitational as well as his first in a World Golf Championships event.
Joining Hurley in the field at the last minute was Kiradech Aphibarnrat, who jumped from No. 52 to No. 49 in the Official World Golf Ranking to qualify for the Bridgestone Invitational. Aphibarnrat will make his second appearance at Firestone Country Club; he finished T40 in 2013.
The final field of 61 is listed below:
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, Younghan
Spieth, Jordan
Stuard, Brian
Taylor, Vaughn
Thomas, Justin
Tsukada, Yosuke
Walker, Jimmy
Watson, Bubba
Tickets to the Bridgestone Invitational can be purchased by visiting www.worldgolfchampionships.com or by calling 844-868-7465. As a reminder, youth 18 and younger are admitted free to the tournament grounds when accompanied by a ticketed adult.
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About the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational
The Bridgestone Invitational is one of four World Golf Championships and annually attracts the world's best golfers from across the globe including those from the Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA TOUR, PGA Tour of Australasia and Sunshine Tour. The other World Golf Championships include the Dell Match Play, Cadillac Championship and the HSBC Champions.
The Bridgestone Invitational annually donates approximately $1 million to charities throughout Northeast Ohio. Over the years, professional golf at Firestone Country Club has donated more than $25 million to worthy causes in Northeast Ohio, including the event's signature charities Akron Children's Hospital and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. Since the inception of the World Golf Championships in 1999, the series has raised over $50 million for deserving charities.