2000 WGC-NEC Invitational
Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The 2000 WGC-NEC Invitational was a golf tournament from August 24–27, 2000 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the second WGC-NEC Invitational tournament, and the second of four World Golf Championships events in 2000.
World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament to retain the WGC-NEC Invitational and claim his third World Golf Championships title. He won by an eleven-stroke margin, and set the tournament record for aggregate score (259) and score to-par (−21), having tied José María Olazábal's course record of 61 in the second round. His final approach to the 18th green was famously in the dark, hitting his iron shot to within a couple of feet of the hole. He would make birdie to seal the victory.
Field
- 1. 2000 United States and International Presidents Cup teams
- United States: Paul Azinger, Notah Begay III, Stewart Cink, Jim Furyk (2), Tom Lehman (2), Davis Love III (2), Phil Mickelson (2), Loren Roberts, Hal Sutton (2), Kirk Triplett, Tiger Woods (2)
- David Duval (2) did not play due to injury.
- International: Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, Michael Campbell, Ernie Els, Carlos Franco, Retief Goosen, Shigeki Maruyama, Greg Norman, Nick Price, Mike Weir
- Steve Elkington and Vijay Singh did not play due to injury.
Justin Leonard, Jeff Maggert, Mark O'Meara, Steve Pate
- Payne Stewart died in a plane crash in November 1999.
- 3. The leading 12 European players from the European Tour Order of Merit after the Victor Chandler British Masters
Thomas Bjørn, Darren Clarke, Andrew Coltart, Pádraig Harrington, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Paul McGinley, Colin Montgomerie, José María Olazábal, Gary Orr, Phillip Price, Lee Westwood, Ian Woosnam
Round summaries
First round
Second round
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods | 64-61=125 | −15 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson | 66-66=132 | −8 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Justin Leonard | 66-67=133 | −7 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Jim Furyk | 65-69=134 | −6 |
| T5 | Template:Flagicon Phillip Price | 66-69=135 | −5 |
| Template:Flagicon Lee Westwood | 66-69=135 | ||
| T7 | Template:Flagicon Loren Roberts | 67-69=136 | −4 |
| Template:Flagicon Hal Sutton | 68-68=136 | ||
| T9 | Template:Flagicon Stuart Appleby | 67-70=137 | −3 |
| Template:Flagicon Darren Clarke | 66-71=137 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods | 64-61-67=192 | −18 |
| T2 | Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson | 66-66-69=201 | −9 |
| Template:Flagicon Phillip Price | 66-69-66=201 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Hal Sutton | 68-68-65=201 | ||
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Loren Roberts | 67-69-66=202 | −8 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Jim Furyk | 65-69-69=203 | −7 |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Justin Leonard | 66-67-71=204 | −6 |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Colin Montgomerie | 71-69-66=206 | −4 |
| T9 | Template:Flagicon Stuart Appleby | 67-70-70=207 | −3 |
| Template:Flagicon Andrew Coltart | 69-69-69=207 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Ernie Els | 67-71-69=207 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods | 64-61-67-67=259 | −21 | 1,000,000 |
| T2 | Template:Flagicon Justin Leonard | 66-67-71-66=270 | −10 | 437,500 |
| Template:Flagicon Phillip Price | 66-69-66-69=270 | |||
| T4 | Template:Flagicon Jim Furyk | 65-69-69-68=271 | −9 | 243,333 |
| Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson | 66-66-69-70=271 | |||
| Template:Flagicon Hal Sutton | 68-68-65-70=271 | |||
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Stewart Cink | 72-69-68-63=272 | −8 | 170,000 |
| T8 | Template:Flagicon Paul Azinger | 68-70-70-65=273 | −7 | 147,500 |
| Template:Flagicon Colin Montgomerie | 71-69-66-67=273 | |||
| T10 | Template:Flagicon Thomas Bjørn | 69-69-70-66=274 | −6 | 125,000 |
| Template:Flagicon José María Olazábal | 67-73-69-65=274 |
External links
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