The final leg of the World Golf Championships takes location at Firestone Country Club. The WCG-Bridgestone Invitational is taken into consideration to be founded in 1999, however the Tour has truely been gambling at Firestone when you consider that 1954 on the Rubber City Invitational.
Firestone CC includes three exclusive courses, the North, South and the West. The PGA Tour occasions have nearly solely been played at the South Course. They did play the North course in 1976 and 1994, however it became commonly disliked compared to the South direction.
The South Course plays to 7,400 yards flat and a 75.1 handicap index. However, it's miles most effective a par-70. The trendy consensus from Tour players on Firestone could be very high quality. It?S now not not possible, but it?S nonetheless a completely robust ballstrikers course that is in amazing situation, isn?T tricked up and generally has tremendous crowds. It additionally facilitates that it has considered one of the most important handbags on Tour and there may be no cut line.
In order to qualify for the occasion, a participant need to meet one of the following criteria:
? Playing individuals of the ultimate named Presidents Cup or Ryder Cup groups (whichever changed into performed ultimate).
? Players ranked among the top 50 at the Official World Golf Ranking (one week and two weeks prior to event).
? Tournament winners of global occasions for the reason that earlier year's match with an Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating of a hundred and fifteen factors or greater.
? The winner of one decided on match from each of the PGA Tour of Australasia, Sunshine Tour and Asian Tour and decided on tournaments from the Japan Golf Tour.
Most of the strokes misplaced/gained here will come off the tee and method photographs from mid-to-lengthy variety. What I like about Firestone is that at the same time as it?S a ballstriker?S course, it?S now not necessarily a protracted ball hitter course as Craig Parry and Hunter Mahan have received right here.
What I don?T like approximately the course is the Critical Holes are all at the front nine and the closing important hole is on the 494 backyard par-4 ninth hole.
Projected Winning Score: -13
3JACK?S FAVORITES
Jordan Spieth 800
Rickie Fowler 1,six hundred
Hideki Matsuyama 1,800
Jon Rahm 2,2 hundred
Paul Casey 3,three hundred
Matt Kuchar three,300
3JACK?S DARK HORSE PICKS
Gary Woodland 5,500
Charley Hoffman 5,500
Russell Henley 8,000
Bryson DeChambeau 12,500
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