2000 WGC-NEC Invitational

The 2000 WGC-NEC Invitational was a golf tournament from August 24–27, 2000 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the second WGC-NEC Invitational tournament, and the second of four World Golf Championships events in 2000.

2000 WGC-NEC Invitational
Tournament information
DatesAugust 24–27, 2000
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,139
Field37 players
CutNone
Prize fund$5,000,000
Winner's share$1,000,000
Champion
Tiger Woods
259 (−21)

World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament to retain the WGC-NEC Invitational and claim his third World Golf Championships title. He won by an eleven-stroke margin, and set the tournament record for aggregate score (259) and score to-par (−21), having tied José María Olazábal's course record of 61 in the second round. His final approach to the 18th green was famously in the dark, hitting his iron shot to within a couple of feet of the hole. He would make birdie to seal the victory.

Field
1. 2000 United States and International Presidents Cup teams
2. 1999 United States Ryder Cup team

Justin Leonard, Jeff Maggert, Mark O'Meara, Steve Pate

3. The leading 12 European players from the European Tour Order of Merit after the Victor Chandler British Masters

Thomas Bjørn, Darren Clarke, Andrew Coltart, Pádraig Harrington, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Paul McGinley, Colin Montgomerie, José María Olazábal, Gary Orr, Phillip Price, Lee Westwood, Ian Woosnam

Round summaries

First round
#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tiger Woods United States64−6
2Jim Furyk United States65−5
T3Darren Clarke Northern Ireland66−4
Carlos Franco Paraguay
Justin Leonard United States
Phil Mickelson United States
Phillip Price Wales
Lee Westwood England
T9Stuart Appleby Australia67−3
Ernie Els South Africa
José María Olazábal Spain
Loren Roberts United States

Second round
#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tiger Woods United States64-61=125−15
2Phil Mickelson United States66-66=132−8
3Justin Leonard United States66-67=133−7
4Jim Furyk United States65-69=134−6
T5Phillip Price Wales66-69=135−5
Lee Westwood England66-69=135
T7Loren Roberts United States67-69=136−4
Hal Sutton United States68-68=136
T9Stuart Appleby Australia67-70=137−3
Darren Clarke Northern Ireland66-71=137

Third round
#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tiger Woods United States64-61-67=192−18
T2Phil Mickelson United States66-66-69=201−9
Phillip Price Wales66-69-66=201
Hal Sutton United States68-68-65=201
5Loren Roberts United States67-69-66=202−8
6Jim Furyk United States65-69-69=203−7
7Justin Leonard United States66-67-71=204−6
8Colin Montgomerie Scotland71-69-66=206−4
T9Stuart Appleby Australia67-70-70=207−3
Andrew Coltart Scotland69-69-69=207
Ernie Els South Africa67-71-69=207

Final round
#PlayerCountryScoreTo parWinnings ($)
1Tiger Woods United States64-61-67-67=259−211,000,000
T2Justin Leonard United States66-67-71-66=270−10437,500
Phillip Price Wales66-69-66-69=270
T4Jim Furyk United States65-69-69-68=271−9243,333
Phil Mickelson United States66-66-69-70=271
Hal Sutton United States68-68-65-70=271
7Stewart Cink United States72-69-68-63=272−8170,000
T8Paul Azinger United States68-70-70-65=273−7147,500
Colin Montgomerie Scotland71-69-66-67=273
T10Thomas Bjørn Denmark69-69-70-66=274−6125,000
José María Olazábal Spain67-73-69-65=274

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