Tournament information | |
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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 | |
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]