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.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | August 26–29, 1999 |
Location | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
Course(s) | Firestone Country Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 70 |
Length | 7,139 |
Field | 41 players |
Cut | None |
Prize fund | $5,000,000 |
Winner's share | $1,000,000 |
Champion | |
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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
- United States: David Duval (2), Jim Furyk (2), Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard (2), Davis Love III (2), Jeff Maggert, Phil Mickelson (2), Mark O'Meara (2), Steve Pate, Payne Stewart, Hal Sutton, Tiger Woods (2)
- Europe: Darren Clarke, Andrew Coltart, Sergio García, Pádraig Harrington, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Paul Lawrie, Colin Montgomerie, José María Olazábal, Jesper Parnevik, Jarmo Sandelin, Jean van de Velde, Lee Westwood
- 2. 1998 United States and International Presidents Cup teams
- United States: Mark Calcavecchia, Fred Couples, Scott Hoch, John Huston, Lee Janzen
- International: Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Carlos Franco, Shigeki Maruyama, Frank Nobilo, Greg Norman, Naomichi Ozaki, Craig Parry, Nick Price, Vijay Singh, Greg Turner
Round summaries
First round
# | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Tiger Woods | ![]() | 66 | −4 |
T2 | David Duval | ![]() | 67 | −3 |
Jim Furyk | ![]() | |||
Sergio García | ![]() | |||
Paul Lawrie | ![]() | |||
Tom Lehman | ![]() | |||
Nick Price | ![]() | |||
T8 | Mark Calcavecchia | ![]() | 68 | −2 |
Carlos Franco | ![]() | |||
Scott Hoch | ![]() | |||
Davis Love III | ![]() |
Second round
# | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Carlos Franco | ![]() | 68-67=135 | −5 |
Paul Lawrie | ![]() | 67-68=135 | ||
T3 | Phil Mickelson | ![]() | 69-67=136 | −4 |
Nick Price | ![]() | 67-69=136 | ||
Hal Sutton | ![]() | 69-67=136 | ||
T6 | Mark Calcavecchia | ![]() | 68-69=137 | −3 |
Sergio García | ![]() | 67-70=137 | ||
Davis Love III | ![]() | 68-69=137 | ||
Craig Parry | ![]() | 71-66=137 | ||
Payne Stewart | ![]() | 70-67=137 | ||
Tiger Woods | ![]() | 66-71=137 |
Third round
# | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tiger Woods | ![]() | 66-71-62=199 | −11 |
T2 | Fred Couples | ![]() | 71-70-63=204 | −6 |
Nick Price | ![]() | 67-69-68=204 | ||
4 | Carlos Franco | ![]() | 68-67-70=205 | −5 |
T5 | Sergio García | ![]() | 67-70-69=206 | −4 |
Tom Lehman | ![]() | 67-72-67=206 | ||
Phil Mickelson | ![]() | 69-67-70=206 | ||
Craig Parry | ![]() | 71-66-69=206 | ||
Payne Stewart | ![]() | 70-67-69=206 | ||
T10 | Ernie Els | ![]() | 71-69-67=207 | −3 |
Davis Love III | ![]() | 68-69-70=207 | ||
Jeff Maggert | ![]() | 71-67-69=207 |
Final round
# | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tiger Woods | ![]() | 66-71-62-71=270 | −10 | 1,000,000 |
2 | Phil Mickelson | ![]() | 69-67-70-65=271 | −9 | 510,000 |
T3 | Craig Parry | ![]() | 71-66-69-69=275 | −5 | 327,500 |
Nick Price | ![]() | 67-69-68-71=275 | |||
5 | Ernie Els | ![]() | 71-69-67-69=276 | −4 | 234,000 |
6 | Shigeki Maruyama | ![]() | 72-67-70-68=277 | −3 | 179,000 |
T7 | Carlos Franco | ![]() | 68-67-70-73=278 | −2 | 154,000 |
Sergio García | ![]() | 67-70-69-72=278 | |||
Jeff Maggert | ![]() | 71-67-69-71=278 | |||
T10 | Jim Furyk | ![]() | 67-72-69-71=279 | −1 | 129,000 |
Davis Love III | ![]() | 68-69-70-72=279 |
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