1999 WGC-NEC Invitational

Template:Short description 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

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods	66	−4
T2	Template:Flagicon David Duval	67	−3
	Template:Flagicon Jim Furyk
	Template:Flagicon Sergio García
	Template:Flagicon Paul Lawrie
	Template:Flagicon Tom Lehman
	Template:Flagicon Nick Price
T8	Template:Flagicon Mark Calcavecchia	68	−2
	Template:Flagicon Carlos Franco
	Template:Flagicon Scott Hoch
	Template:Flagicon Davis Love III

Second round

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Template:Flagicon Carlos Franco	68-67=135	−5
	Template:Flagicon Paul Lawrie	67-68=135
T3	Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson	69-67=136	−4
	Template:Flagicon Nick Price	67-69=136
	Template:Flagicon Hal Sutton	69-67=136
T6	Template:Flagicon Mark Calcavecchia	68-69=137	−3
	Template:Flagicon Sergio García	67-70=137
	Template:Flagicon Davis Love III	68-69=137
	Template:Flagicon Craig Parry	71-66=137
	Template:Flagicon Payne Stewart	70-67=137
	Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods	66-71=137

Third round

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods	66-71-62=199	−11
T2	Template:Flagicon Fred Couples	71-70-63=204	−6
	Template:Flagicon Nick Price	67-69-68=204
4	Template:Flagicon Carlos Franco	68-67-70=205	−5
T5	Template:Flagicon Sergio García	67-70-69=206	−4
	Template:Flagicon Tom Lehman	67-72-67=206
	Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson	69-67-70=206
	Template:Flagicon Craig Parry	71-66-69=206
	Template:Flagicon Payne Stewart	70-67-69=206
T10	Template:Flagicon Ernie Els	71-69-67=207	−3
	Template:Flagicon Davis Love III	68-69-70=207
	Template:Flagicon Jeff Maggert	71-67-69=207

Final round

Place	Player	Score	To par	Winnings ($)
1	Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods	66-71-62-71=270	−10	1,000,000
2	Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson	69-67-70-65=271	−9	510,000
T3	Template:Flagicon Craig Parry	71-66-69-69=275	−5	327,500
	Template:Flagicon Nick Price	67-69-68-71=275
5	Template:Flagicon Ernie Els	71-69-67-69=276	−4	234,000
6	Template:Flagicon Shigeki Maruyama	72-67-70-68=277	−3	179,000
T7	Template:Flagicon Carlos Franco	68-67-70-73=278	−2	154,000
	Template:Flagicon Sergio García	67-70-69-72=278
	Template:Flagicon Jeff Maggert	71-67-69-71=278
T10	Template:Flagicon Jim Furyk	67-72-69-71=279	−1	129,000
	Template:Flagicon Davis Love III	68-69-70-72=279

External links

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