1999 WGC-NEC Invitational

August 2023 1999 WGC-NEC Invitational August 26–29, 1999 Akron, Ohio, U.S. Firestone Country Club PGA TourEuropean Tour 70 7,139 41 players None $5,000,000 $1,000,000 USA Tiger Woods 270 (−10) 2000 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. 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 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 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tiger Woods66−4T2 USA David Duval67−3 USA Jim Furyk ESP Sergio García SCO Paul Lawrie USA Tom Lehman ZWE Nick PriceT8 USA Mark Calcavecchia68−2 PAR Carlos Franco USA Scott Hoch USA Davis Love III Second round PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 PAR Carlos Franco68-67=135−5 SCO Paul Lawrie67-68=135T3 USA Phil Mickelson69-67=136−4 ZWE Nick Price67-69=136 USA Hal Sutton69-67=136T6 USA Mark Calcavecchia68-69=137−3 ESP Sergio García67-70=137 USA Davis Love III68-69=137 AUS Craig Parry71-66=137 USA Payne Stewart70-67=137 USA Tiger Woods66-71=137 Third round PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tiger Woods66-71-62=199−11T2 USA Fred Couples71-70-63=204−6 ZWE Nick Price67-69-68=2044 PAR Carlos Franco68-67-70=205−5T5 ESP Sergio García67-70-69=206−4 USA Tom Lehman67-72-67=206 USA Phil Mickelson69-67-70=206 AUS Craig Parry71-66-69=206 USA Payne Stewart70-67-69=206T10 USA Ernie Els71-69-67=207 −3 USA Davis Love III68-69-70=207 USA Jeff Maggert71-67-69=207 Final round PlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)1 USA Tiger Woods 66-71-62-71=270 −10 1,000,0002 USA Phil Mickelson 69-67-70-65=271 −9 510,000T3 AUS Craig Parry 71-66-69-69=275 −5 327,500 ZWE Nick Price 67-69-68-71=2755 ZAF Ernie Els 71-69-67-69=276 −4 234,0006 JPN Shigeki Maruyama 72-67-70-68=277 −3 179,000T7 PRY Carlos Franco 68-67-70-73=278 −2 154,000 ESP Sergio García 67-70-69-72=278 USA Jeff Maggert 71-67-69-71=278T10 USA Jim Furyk 67-72-69-71=279 −1 129,000 USA Davis Love III 68-69-70-72=279 External links Full results 41.008 -81.508 type:event title Category:WGC Invitational WGC-NEC Invitational WGC-NEC Invitational WGC-NEC Invitational