2000 WGC-NEC Invitational
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 24–27, 2000 |
| Location | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Firestone Country Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,139 |
| Field | 37 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $5,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,000,000 |
| Champion | |
 Tiger Woods | |
| 259 (–21) | |
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 infamously in the dark, hitting his iron shot to within a couple of feet of the hole. He would make birdie to seal his eleven-stroke victory.
Field
- 1. 2000 United States and International Presidents Cup teams
- United States: Paul Azinger, Notah Begay III, Stewart Cink, Jim Furyk (2), Tom Lehman (2), Davis Love III (2), Phil Mickelson (2), Loren Roberts, Hal Sutton (2), Kirk Triplett, Tiger Woods (2)
- David Duval (2) did not play due to injury.
- International: Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, Michael Campbell, Ernie Els, Carlos Franco, Retief Goosen, Shigeki Maruyama, Greg Norman, Nick Price, Mike Weir
- Steve Elkington and Vijay Singh did not play due to injury.
Justin Leonard, Jeff Maggert, Mark O'Meara, Steve Pate
- Payne Stewart died in a plane crash in November 1999.
- 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
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods |  United States |
64 | –6 |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | United States |
65 | –5 |
| T3 | Darren Clarke |  Northern Ireland |
66 | –4 |
| Carlos Franco |  Paraguay
| |||
| Justin Leonard | United States
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| Phil Mickelson | United States
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| Phillip Price |  Wales
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| Lee Westwood |  England
| |||
| T9 | Stuart Appleby |  Australia |
67 | –3 |
| Ernie Els |  South Africa
| |||
| José María Olazábal |  Spain
| |||
| Loren Roberts | United States
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Second round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States |
64-61=125 | –15 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | United States |
66-66=132 | –8 |
| 3 | Justin Leonard | United States |
66-67=133 | –7 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | United States |
65=69=134 | –6 |
| T5 | Phillip Price | Wales |
66-69=135 | –5 |
| Lee Westwood | England |
66-69=135 | ||
| T7 | Loren Roberts | United States |
67-69=136 | –4 |
| Hal Sutton | United States |
68-68=136 | ||
| T9 | Stuart Appleby | Australia |
67-70=137 | –3 |
| Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland |
66-71=137 |
Third round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States |
64-61-67=192 | –18 |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | United States |
66-66-69=201 | –9 |
| Phillip Price | Wales |
66-69-66=201 | ||
| Hal Sutton | United States |
68-68-65=201 | ||
| 5 | Loren Roberts | United States |
67-69-66=202 | –8 |
| 6 | Jim Furyk | United States |
65-69-69=203 | –7 |
| 7 | Justin Leonard | United States |
66-67-71=204 | –6 |
| 8 | Colin Montgomerie |  Scotland |
71-69-66=206 | –4 |
| T9 | Stuart Appleby | Australia |
67-70-70=207 | –3 |
| Andrew Coltart | Scotland |
69-69-69=207 | ||
| Ernie Els | South Africa |
67-71-69=207 |
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States |
64-61-67-67=259 | –21 | 1,000,000 |
| T2 | Justin Leonard | United States |
66-67-71-66=270 | –10 | 437,500 |
| Phillip Price | Wales |
66-69-66-69=270 | |||
| T4 | Jim Furyk | United States |
65-69-69-68=271 | –9 | 243,333 |
| Phil Mickelson | United States |
66-66-69-70=271 | |||
| Hal Sutton | United States |
68-68-65-70=271 | |||
| 7 | Stewart Cink | United States |
72-69-68-63=272 | –8 | 170,000 |
| T8 | Paul Azinger | United States |
68-70-70-65=273 | –7 | 147,500 |
| Colin Montgomerie | Scotland |
71-69-66-67=273 | |||
| T10 | Thomas Bjørn |  Denmark |
69-69-70-66=274 | –6 | 125,000 |
| José María Olazábal | Spain |
67-73-69-65=274 |