2000 WGC-NEC Invitational

2000 WGC-NEC Invitational August 24–27, 2000 Akron, Ohio, U.S. Firestone Country Club PGA TourEuropean Tour 70 7,139 37 players None $5,000,000 $1,000,000 USA Tiger Woods 259 (−21) 1999 2001 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. 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 United States: Paul Azinger, Notah Begay III, Stewart Cink, Jim Furyk (2), Tom Lehman (2), Davis Love III (2), Phil Mickelson (2), Loren Roberts, Hal Sutton (2), Kirk Triplett, Tiger Woods (2) David Duval (2) did not play due to injury. International: Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, Michael Campbell, Ernie Els, Carlos Franco, Retief Goosen, Shigeki Maruyama, Greg Norman, Nick Price, Mike Weir Steve Elkington and Vijay Singh did not play due to injury. 2. 1999 United States Ryder Cup team Justin Leonard, Jeff Maggert, Mark O'Meara, Steve Pate Payne Stewart died in a plane crash in November 1999. 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 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tiger Woods64−62 USA Jim Furyk65−5T3 NIR Darren Clarke66−4 PAR Carlos Franco USA Justin Leonard USA Phil Mickelson WAL Phillip Price ENG Lee WestwoodT9 AUS Stuart Appleby67−3 ZAF Ernie Els ESP José María Olazábal USA Loren Roberts Second round PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tiger Woods64-61=125−152 USA Phil Mickelson66-66=132−83 USA Justin Leonard66-67=133−74 USA Jim Furyk65-69=134−6T5 WAL Phillip Price66-69=135−5 ENG Lee Westwood66-69=135T7 USA Loren Roberts67-69=136−4 USA Hal Sutton68-68=136T9 AUS Stuart Appleby67-70=137−3 NIR Darren Clarke66-71=137 Third round PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tiger Woods64-61-67=192−18T2 USA Phil Mickelson66-66-69=201−9 WAL Phillip Price66-69-66=201 USA Hal Sutton68-68-65=2015 USA Loren Roberts67-69-66=202−86 USA Jim Furyk65-69-69=203−77 USA Justin Leonard66-67-71=204−68 SCO Colin Montgomerie71-69-66=206−4T9 AUS Stuart Appleby67-70-70=207 −3 SCO Andrew Coltart69-69-69=207 ZAF Ernie Els67-71-69=207 Final round PlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)1 USA Tiger Woods 64-61-67-67=259 −21 1,000,000T2 USA Justin Leonard 66-67-71-66=270 −10 437,500 WAL Phillip Price 66-69-66-69=270T4 USA Jim Furyk 65-69-69-68=271 −9 243,333 USA Phil Mickelson 66-66-69-70=271 USA Hal Sutton 68-68-65-70=2717 USA Stewart Cink 72-69-68-63=272 −8 170,000T8 USA Paul Azinger 68-70-70-65=273 −7 147,500 SCO Colin Montgomerie 71-69-66-67=273T10 DNK Thomas Bjørn 69-69-70-66=274 −6 125,000 ESP José María Olazábal 67-73-69-65=274 External links Full results 41.008 -81.508 type:event title Category:WGC Invitational WGC-NEC Invitational WGC-NEC Invitational WGC-NEC Invitational