2003 WGC-NEC Invitational

2003 WGC-NEC Invitational August 21–24, 2003 Akron, Ohio, U.S. Firestone Country Club PGA TourEuropean Tour 70 7,283 85 players None $6,000,000 $1,050,000 NIR Darren Clarke 268 (−12) 2002 2004 The 2003 WGC-NEC Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 21–24, 2003 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the fifth WGC-NEC Invitational tournament, and the second of four World Golf Championships events held in 2003. Darren Clarke won the tournament to capture his first WGC-NEC Invitational and his second World Golf Championships title. Field 1. 2003 United States and International Presidents Cup teams United States: Chris DiMarco (3,4), Fred Funk (3,4), Jim Furyk (2,3,4,5), Jay Haas (3,4), Charles Howell III (3,4,5), Jerry Kelly (3,4), Justin Leonard (3,4), Davis Love III (2,3,4,5), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4), Kenny Perry (3,4,5), David Toms (2,3,4,5), Tiger Woods (2,3,4,5) International: Robert Allenby (3,4), Stuart Appleby (3,4), K. J. Choi (3,4), Tim Clark, Ernie Els (3,4,5), Retief Goosen (3,4), Stephen Leaney (3,4,5), Peter Lonard (3,4), Adam Scott (3,4), Nick Price (3,4), Vijay Singh (3,4,5), Mike Weir (3,4,5) 2. 2002 United States and European Ryder Cup teams United States: Paul Azinger, Mark Calcavecchia, Stewart Cink, Scott Hoch (3,4), Hal Sutton, Scott Verplank (3,4) David Duval did not play. Europe: Thomas Bjørn (3,4,5), Darren Clarke (3,4), Niclas Fasth, Pierre Fulke, Sergio García (3,4), Pádraig Harrington (3,4,5), Bernhard Langer (5), Paul McGinley, Colin Montgomerie (3,4,5), Jesper Parnevik, Phillip Price (3,4,5), Lee Westwood 3. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking as of August 11 Rich Beem (4), Ángel Cabrera (4), Michael Campbell (4), Paul Casey (4,5), Fred Couples (4,5), Ben Curtis (4,5), Bob Estes (4), Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon (4), Trevor Immelman, Freddie Jacobson (4), Jonathan Kaye (5), Len Mattiace (4), Rocco Mediate (4), Chris Riley (4), John Rollins (4,5), Eduardo Romero (4), Justin Rose (4), Jeff Sluman (4) 4. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking as of August 18 Chad Campbell, Alex Čejka (5), Shaun Micheel (5) 5. Tournament winners of worldwide events since the 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational with an OWGR Strength of Field Rating of 100 points or more Stephen Allan, Bob Burns, Jonathan Byrd, Ben Crane, Robert-Jan Derksen, Steve Flesch, Dan Forsman, Ignacio Garrido, Philip Golding, Peter Jacobsen, Robert Karlsson, Craig Parry, Ian Poulter, Rory Sabbatini, Gene Sauers, Steen Tinning, Kaname Yokoo Phil Tataurangi did not play. 6. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours Japan Golf Tour: Japan Golf Tour Championship (2003) – Toshimitsu Izawa PGA Tour of Australasia: Australian PGA Championship (2002) – tie between Peter Lonard (qualified in categories 1, 3, and 4) and Jarrod Moseley Sunshine Tour: The Tour Championship (2003) – Hennie Otto Asian Tour: Volvo Masters of Asia (2002) – Kevin Na Round summaries First round PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Ben Curtis64−6 ESP Sergio GarcíaT3 NIR Darren Clarke65−5 USA Tiger WoodsT5 USA Davis Love III66−4 USA Chris Riley USA David Toms USA Scott VerplankT9 USA Fred Couples67−3 ZAF Ernie Els SWE Niclas Fasth ZAF Retief Goosen USA Jeff Sluman Second round PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Chris Riley66-67=133−7 USA David Toms66-67=133T3 USA Fred Funk72-62=134−6 FIJ Vijay Singh69-65=134T5 NIR Darren Clarke65-70=135−5 USA Brad Faxon68-67=135T7 ZAF Retief Goosen67-69=136−4 USA Davis Love III66-70=136T9 ZAF Ernie Els67-70=137−3 USA Dan Forsman69-68=137 USA Peter Jacobsen73-64=137 USA Jonathan Kaye68-69=137 USA Hal Sutton68-69=137 USA Tiger Woods65-72=137 Third round PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 NIR Darren Clarke65-70-66=201−92 USA Jonathan Kaye68-69-65=202−83 USA Chris Riley66-67-70=203−7T4 USA Davis Love III66-70-68=204−6 USA Tiger Woods65-72-67=204T6 USA Brad Faxon68-67-70=205−5 USA Steve Flesch71-67-67=205 ZAF Retief Goosen67-69-69=205 USA Hal Sutton68-69-68=205T10 AUS Robert Allenby69-69-68=206 −4 USA Fred Funk72-62-72=206 USA Jim Furyk69-69-68=206 FIJ Vijay Singh69-65-72=206 Final round PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 NIR Darren Clarke 65-70-66-67=268 −12 1,050,0002 USA Jonathan Kaye 68-69-65-70=272 −8 550,0003 USA Davis Love III 66-70-68-69=273 −7 360,000T4 USA Chris Riley 66-67-70-71=274 −6 235,000 USA Tiger Woods 65-72-67-70=274T6 AUS Robert Allenby 69-69-68-69=275 −5 163,333 USA Jim Furyk 69-69-68-69=275 FJI Vijay Singh 69-65-72-69=275T9 USA Brad Faxon 68-67-70-71=276 −4 116,750 ZAF Trevor Immelman 70-68-70-68=276 External links Full results 41.008 -81.508 type:event title Category:WGC Invitational WGC-NEC Invitational WGC-NEC Invitational WGC-NEC Invitational