 Clubhouse | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | Akron, Ohio |
| Established | 1929 |
| Type | Private |
| Owned by | ClubCorp |
| Total holes | 54 |
| Events hosted | Senior Players Championship (2019–2026) NEC World Series of Golf (1962–1998) WGC-Bridgestone Invitational (1999–2001, 2003–2018) PGA Championship (1960, 1966, 1975) American Golf Classic (1961–1976) Rubber City Open Invitational (1954–1959) |
| Greens | Pencross bentgrass / Poa annua |
| Fairways | Pencross bentgrass / Poa annua[1] |
| Website | invitedclubs.com/clubs/firestone-country-club |
| South | |
| Designed by | Bert Way (1929) redesigned in 1960 by Robert Trent Jones |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,400 yards (6,767 m) |
| Course rating | 76.1 |
| Slope rating | 132[2] |
| North | |
| Designed by | Robert Trent Jones (1969) |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,125 yards (6,515 m) |
| Course rating | 74.8 |
| Slope rating | 134[3] |
| West | |
| Designed by | Tom Fazio (1989) |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,904 yards (6,313 m) |
| Course rating | 73.5 |
| Slope rating | 128[4] |
Firestone Country Club is a private golf club in the United States, located in Akron, Ohio. It was a regular stop on the PGA Tour and has hosted the PGA Championship three times. It is the current home of the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship through 2026.
The club comprises three courses–those of the North, South, and West. In 1974 the club hosted three televised golf events: the American Golf Classic, the CBS Golf Classic and the World Series of Golf. No other club has hosted three televised golf events in the same calendar year.[5]
One of four World Golf Championships constituent events, the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, directed by the International Federation of PGA Tours and sanctioned on the PGA and European Tours, was contested at the club with the final event at the club held in 2018.[6] The North and West courses also serve as the home course for the University of Akron Zips golf team.[7]
- ^ "WGC Bridgestone Invitational" (PDF). GCSAA. Tournament fact sheets. August 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database: Firestone Country Club: South". USGA. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database: Firestone Country Club: North". USGA. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database: Firestone Country Club: West". USGA. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ "History – 80 years of renowned golf". Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ "WGC-Bridgestone Invitational will leave Firestone in 2019 (photos)".
- ^ "2012–13 Akron Men's Golf Media Guide". Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2013.