1999 WGC-NEC Invitational

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
Tiger Woods
270 (−10)

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
2. 1998 United States and International Presidents Cup teams

Round summaries

First round

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

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

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

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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