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.

1999 WGC-NEC Invitational
Tournament information
DatesAugust 26–29, 1999
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,139
Field41 players
CutNone
Prize fund$5,000,000
Winner's share$1,000,000
Champion
United States Tiger Woods
270 (−10)
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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

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1. 1999 United States and European Ryder Cup teams
2. 1998 United States and International Presidents Cup teams

Round summaries

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First round

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Place Player Score To par
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

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Place Player 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

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Place Player 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

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Place Player 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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