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2000 WGC-NEC Invitational

Coordinates: 41°00′29″N 81°30′29″W / 41.008°N 81.508°W / 41.008; -81.508
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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)
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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

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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

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First round

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Place Player Score To par
1 United States Tiger Woods 64 −6
2 United States Jim Furyk 65 −5
T3 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 66 −4
Paraguay Carlos Franco
United States Justin Leonard
United States Phil Mickelson
Wales Phillip Price
England Lee Westwood
T9 Australia Stuart Appleby 67 −3
South Africa Ernie Els
Spain José María Olazábal
United States Loren Roberts

Second round

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Place Player Score To par
1 United States Tiger Woods 64-61=125 −15
2 United States Phil Mickelson 66-66=132 −8
3 United States Justin Leonard 66-67=133 −7
4 United States Jim Furyk 65-69=134 −6
T5 Wales Phillip Price 66-69=135 −5
England Lee Westwood 66-69=135
T7 United States Loren Roberts 67-69=136 −4
United States Hal Sutton 68-68=136
T9 Australia Stuart Appleby 67-70=137 −3
Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 66-71=137

Third round

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Place Player Score To par
1 United States Tiger Woods 64-61-67=192 −18
T2 United States Phil Mickelson 66-66-69=201 −9
Wales Phillip Price 66-69-66=201
United States Hal Sutton 68-68-65=201
5 United States Loren Roberts 67-69-66=202 −8
6 United States Jim Furyk 65-69-69=203 −7
7 United States Justin Leonard 66-67-71=204 −6
8 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 71-69-66=206 −4
T9 Australia Stuart Appleby 67-70-70=207 −3
Scotland Andrew Coltart 69-69-69=207
South Africa Ernie Els 67-71-69=207

Final round

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Place Player Score To par Winnings ($)
1 United States Tiger Woods 64-61-67-67=259 −21 1,000,000
T2 United States Justin Leonard 66-67-71-66=270 −10 437,500
Wales Phillip Price 66-69-66-69=270
T4 United States Jim Furyk 65-69-69-68=271 −9 243,333
United States Phil Mickelson 66-66-69-70=271
United States Hal Sutton 68-68-65-70=271
7 United States Stewart Cink 72-69-68-63=272 −8 170,000
T8 United States Paul Azinger 68-70-70-65=273 −7 147,500
Scotland Colin Montgomerie 71-69-66-67=273
T10 Denmark Thomas Bjørn 69-69-70-66=274 −6 125,000
Spain José María Olazábal 67-73-69-65=274
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41°00′29″N 81°30′29″W / 41.008°N 81.508°W / 41.008; -81.508