1999 WGC-NEC Invitational

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.

1999 WGC-NEC Invitational

Tournament information
Dates	August 26–29, 1999
Location	Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)	Firestone Country Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	7,139
Field	41 players
Cut	None
Prize fund	$5,000,000
Winner's share	$1,000,000
Champion
Tiger Woods
270 (−10)

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

#	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Tiger Woods	United States	66	−4
T2	David Duval	United States	67	−3
	Jim Furyk	United States
	Sergio García	Spain
	Paul Lawrie	Scotland
	Tom Lehman	United States
	Nick Price	Zimbabwe
T8	Mark Calcavecchia	United States	68	−2
	Carlos Franco	Paraguay
	Scott Hoch	United States
	Davis Love III	United States

Second round

#	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Carlos Franco	Paraguay	68-67=135	−5
	Paul Lawrie	Scotland	67-68=135
T3	Phil Mickelson	United States	69-67=136	−4
	Nick Price	Zimbabwe	67-69=136
	Hal Sutton	United States	69-67=136
T6	Mark Calcavecchia	United States	68-69=137	−3
	Sergio García	Spain	67-70=137
	Davis Love III	United States	68-69=137
	Craig Parry	Australia	71-66=137
	Payne Stewart	United States	70-67=137
	Tiger Woods	United States	66-71=137

Third round

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

Final round

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

External links

• Full results