1999 WGC-NEC Invitational

The 1999 WGC-NEC Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 26–29, 1999 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the first WGC-NEC Invitational tournament, and was the second of the three World Golf Championships that were held in the series' inaugural year. The Invitational succeeded the World Series of Golf which had been played at Firestone from 1976 until 1998.

1999 WGC-NEC Invitational
Tournament information
DatesAugust 26–29, 1999
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,139
Field41 players
CutNone
Prize fund$5,000,000
Winner's share$1,000,000
Champion
Tiger Woods
270 (−10)

World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament, shooting a 62 (-8) in the third round on his way to a one-stroke victory over Phil Mickelson.

Field

1. 1999 United States and European Ryder Cup teams
2. 1998 United States and International Presidents Cup teams

Round summaries

First round

#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tiger Woods United States66−4
T2David Duval United States67−3
Jim Furyk United States
Sergio García Spain
Paul Lawrie Scotland
Tom Lehman United States
Nick Price Zimbabwe
T8Mark Calcavecchia United States68−2
Carlos Franco Paraguay
Scott Hoch United States
Davis Love III United States

Second round

#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Carlos Franco Paraguay68-67=135−5
Paul Lawrie Scotland67-68=135
T3Phil Mickelson United States69-67=136−4
Nick Price Zimbabwe67-69=136
Hal Sutton United States69-67=136
T6Mark Calcavecchia United States68-69=137−3
Sergio García Spain67-70=137
Davis Love III United States68-69=137
Craig Parry Australia71-66=137
Payne Stewart United States70-67=137
Tiger Woods United States66-71=137

Third round

#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tiger Woods United States66-71-62=199−11
T2Fred Couples United States71-70-63=204−6
Nick Price Zimbabwe67-69-68=204
4Carlos Franco Paraguay68-67-70=205−5
T5Sergio García Spain67-70-69=206−4
Tom Lehman United States67-72-67=206
Phil Mickelson United States69-67-70=206
Craig Parry Australia71-66-69=206
Payne Stewart United States70-67-69=206
T10Ernie Els United States71-69-67=207−3
Davis Love III United States68-69-70=207
Jeff Maggert United States71-67-69=207

Final round

#PlayerCountryScoreTo parWinnings ($)
1Tiger Woods United States66-71-62-71=270−101,000,000
2Phil Mickelson United States69-67-70-65=271−9510,000
T3Craig Parry Australia71-66-69-69=275−5327,500
Nick Price Zimbabwe67-69-68-71=275
5Ernie Els South Africa71-69-67-69=276−4234,000
6Shigeki Maruyama Japan72-67-70-68=277−3179,000
T7Carlos Franco Paraguay68-67-70-73=278−2154,000
Sergio García Spain67-70-69-72=278
Jeff Maggert United States71-67-69-71=278
T10Jim Furyk United States67-72-69-71=279−1129,000
Davis Love III United States68-69-70-72=279

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