2000 WGC-NEC Invitational

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.

2000 WGC-NEC Invitational
Tournament information
DatesAugust 24–27, 2000
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,139
Field37 players
CutNone
Prize fund$5,000,000
Winner's share$1,000,000
Champion
United States Tiger Woods
259 (−21)

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
2. 1999 United States Ryder Cup team

Justin Leonard, Jeff Maggert, Mark O'Meara, Steve Pate

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
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Tiger Woods64−6
2United States Jim Furyk65−5
T3Northern Ireland Darren Clarke66−4
Paraguay Carlos Franco
United States Justin Leonard
United States Phil Mickelson
Wales Phillip Price
England Lee Westwood
T9Australia Stuart Appleby67−3
South Africa Ernie Els
Spain José María Olazábal
United States Loren Roberts

Second round
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Tiger Woods64-61=125−15
2United States Phil Mickelson66-66=132−8
3United States Justin Leonard66-67=133−7
4United States Jim Furyk65-69=134−6
T5Wales Phillip Price66-69=135−5
England Lee Westwood66-69=135
T7United States Loren Roberts67-69=136−4
United States Hal Sutton68-68=136
T9Australia Stuart Appleby67-70=137−3
Northern Ireland Darren Clarke66-71=137

Third round
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Tiger Woods64-61-67=192−18
T2United States Phil Mickelson66-66-69=201−9
Wales Phillip Price66-69-66=201
United States Hal Sutton68-68-65=201
5United States Loren Roberts67-69-66=202−8
6United States Jim Furyk65-69-69=203−7
7United States Justin Leonard66-67-71=204−6
8Scotland Colin Montgomerie71-69-66=206−4
T9Australia Stuart Appleby67-70-70=207−3
Scotland Andrew Coltart69-69-69=207
South Africa Ernie Els67-71-69=207

Final round
PlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)
1United States Tiger Woods64-61-67-67=259−211,000,000
T2United States Justin Leonard66-67-71-66=270−10437,500
Wales Phillip Price66-69-66-69=270
T4United States Jim Furyk65-69-69-68=271−9243,333
United States Phil Mickelson66-66-69-70=271
United States Hal Sutton68-68-65-70=271
7United States Stewart Cink72-69-68-63=272−8170,000
T8United States Paul Azinger68-70-70-65=273−7147,500
Scotland Colin Montgomerie71-69-66-67=273
T10Denmark Thomas Bjørn69-69-70-66=274−6125,000
Spain José María Olazábal67-73-69-65=274

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