2003 WGC-NEC Invitational

The 2003 WGC-NEC Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 21–24, 2003 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the fifth WGC-NEC Invitational tournament, and the second of four World Golf Championships events held in 2003.

2003 WGC-NEC Invitational
Tournament information
DatesAugust 21–24, 2003
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,283
Field85 players
CutNone
Prize fund$6,000,000
Winner's share$1,050,000
Champion
Northern Ireland Darren Clarke
268 (−12)

Darren Clarke won the tournament to capture his first WGC-NEC Invitational and his second World Golf Championships title.

Field
1. 2003 United States and International Presidents Cup teams
2. 2002 United States and European Ryder Cup teams
3. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking as of August 11

Rich Beem (4), Ángel Cabrera (4), Michael Campbell (4), Paul Casey (4,5), Fred Couples (4,5), Ben Curtis (4,5), Bob Estes (4), Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon (4), Trevor Immelman, Freddie Jacobson (4), Jonathan Kaye (5), Len Mattiace (4), Rocco Mediate (4), Chris Riley (4), John Rollins (4,5), Eduardo Romero (4), Justin Rose (4), Jeff Sluman (4)

4. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking as of August 18

Chad Campbell, Alex Čejka (5), Shaun Micheel (5)

5. Tournament winners of worldwide events since the 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational with an OWGR Strength of Field Rating of 100 points or more

Stephen Allan, Bob Burns, Jonathan Byrd, Ben Crane, Robert-Jan Derksen, Steve Flesch, Dan Forsman, Ignacio Garrido, Philip Golding, Peter Jacobsen, Robert Karlsson, Craig Parry, Ian Poulter, Rory Sabbatini, Gene Sauers, Steen Tinning, Kaname Yokoo

6. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours

Round summaries

First round
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Ben Curtis64−6
Spain Sergio García
T3Northern Ireland Darren Clarke65−5
United States Tiger Woods
T5United States Davis Love III66−4
United States Chris Riley
United States David Toms
United States Scott Verplank
T9United States Fred Couples67−3
South Africa Ernie Els
Sweden Niclas Fasth
South Africa Retief Goosen
United States Jeff Sluman

Second round
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Chris Riley66-67=133−7
United States David Toms66-67=133
T3United States Fred Funk72-62=134−6
Fiji Vijay Singh69-65=134
T5Northern Ireland Darren Clarke65-70=135−5
United States Brad Faxon68-67=135
T7South Africa Retief Goosen67-69=136−4
United States Davis Love III66-70=136
T9South Africa Ernie Els67-70=137−3
United States Dan Forsman69-68=137
United States Peter Jacobsen73-64=137
United States Jonathan Kaye68-69=137
United States Hal Sutton68-69=137
United States Tiger Woods65-72=137

Third round
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Northern Ireland Darren Clarke65-70-66=201−9
2United States Jonathan Kaye68-69-65=202−8
3United States Chris Riley66-67-70=203−7
T4United States Davis Love III66-70-68=204−6
United States Tiger Woods65-72-67=204
T6United States Brad Faxon68-67-70=205−5
United States Steve Flesch71-67-67=205
South Africa Retief Goosen67-69-69=205
United States Hal Sutton68-69-68=205
T10Australia Robert Allenby69-69-68=206−4
United States Fred Funk72-62-72=206
United States Jim Furyk69-69-68=206
Fiji Vijay Singh69-65-72=206

Final round
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Northern Ireland Darren Clarke65-70-66-67=268−121,050,000
2United States Jonathan Kaye68-69-65-70=272−8550,000
3United States Davis Love III66-70-68-69=273−7360,000
T4United States Chris Riley66-67-70-71=274−6235,000
United States Tiger Woods65-72-67-70=274
T6Australia Robert Allenby69-69-68-69=275−5163,333
United States Jim Furyk69-69-68-69=275
Fiji Vijay Singh69-65-72-69=275
T9United States Brad Faxon68-67-70-71=276−4116,750
South Africa Trevor Immelman70-68-70-68=276

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