2003 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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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)
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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.

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

Field[edit]

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[edit]

First round[edit]

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Ben Curtis 64 −6
Spain Sergio García
T3 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 65 −5
United States Tiger Woods
T5 United States Davis Love III 66 −4
United States Chris Riley
United States David Toms
United States Scott Verplank
T9 United States Fred Couples 67 −3
South Africa Ernie Els
Sweden Niclas Fasth
South Africa Retief Goosen
United States Jeff Sluman

Second round[edit]

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Chris Riley 66-67=133 −7
United States David Toms 66-67=133
T3 United States Fred Funk 72-62=134 −6
Fiji Vijay Singh 69-65=134
T5 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 65-70=135 −5
United States Brad Faxon 68-67=135
T7 South Africa Retief Goosen 67-69=136 −4
United States Davis Love III 66-70=136
T9 South Africa Ernie Els 67-70=137 −3
United States Dan Forsman 69-68=137
United States Peter Jacobsen 73-64=137
United States Jonathan Kaye 68-69=137
United States Hal Sutton 68-69=137
United States Tiger Woods 65-72=137

Third round[edit]

Place Player Score To par
1 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 65-70-66=201 −9
2 United States Jonathan Kaye 68-69-65=202 −8
3 United States Chris Riley 66-67-70=203 −7
T4 United States Davis Love III 66-70-68=204 −6
United States Tiger Woods 65-72-67=204
T6 United States Brad Faxon 68-67-70=205 −5
United States Steve Flesch 71-67-67=205
South Africa Retief Goosen 67-69-69=205
United States Hal Sutton 68-69-68=205
T10 Australia Robert Allenby 69-69-68=206 −4
United States Fred Funk 72-62-72=206
United States Jim Furyk 69-69-68=206
Fiji Vijay Singh 69-65-72=206

Final round[edit]

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 65-70-66-67=268 −12 1,050,000
2 United States Jonathan Kaye 68-69-65-70=272 −8 550,000
3 United States Davis Love III 66-70-68-69=273 −7 360,000
T4 United States Chris Riley 66-67-70-71=274 −6 235,000
United States Tiger Woods 65-72-67-70=274
T6 Australia Robert Allenby 69-69-68-69=275 −5 163,333
United States Jim Furyk 69-69-68-69=275
Fiji Vijay Singh 69-65-72-69=275
T9 United States Brad Faxon 68-67-70-71=276 −4 116,750
South Africa Trevor Immelman 70-68-70-68=276

External links[edit]

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