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) | |
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.
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
- 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
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| Sergio García |  Spain
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| Paul Lawrie |  Scotland
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| Tom Lehman | United States
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| Nick Price |  Zimbabwe
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| T8 | Mark Calcavecchia | United States |
68 | –2 |
| Carlos Franco |  Paraguay
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| Scott Hoch | United States
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| Davis Love III | United States
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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 leaderboard
| # | 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 |