2004 WGC-NEC Invitational
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 19–22, 2004 |
| Location | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Firestone Country Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,360 |
| Field | 76 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $7,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,200,000 |
| Champion | |
 Stewart Cink | |
| 269 (−11) | |
The 2004 WGC-NEC Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 19–22, 2004 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the sixth WGC-NEC Invitational tournament, and the second of four World Golf Championships events held in 2004.
Stewart Cink won the tournament to capture his first World Golf Championships title.
Round summaries
First round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart Cink |  United States |
63 | −7 |
| 2 | Zach Johnson | United States |
65 | −5 |
| T3 | Barry Lane |  England |
67 | −3 |
| Bob Tway | United States
| |||
| T5 | Chris DiMarco | United States |
68 | −2 |
| Jim Furyk | United States
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| Sergio García |  Spain
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| Thomas Levet |  France
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| Davis Love III | United States
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| Rod Pampling |  Australia
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| Rory Sabbatini |  South Africa
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| Tiger Woods | United States
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Second round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart Cink | United States |
63-68=131 | −9 |
| T2 | Rory Sabbatini | South Africa |
68-66=134 | −6 |
| Tiger Woods | United States |
68-66=134 | ||
| T4 | Rod Pampling | Australia |
68-67=135 | −5 |
| David Toms | United States |
69-66=135 | ||
| T6 | Todd Hamilton | United States |
69-67=136 | −4 |
| Davis Love III | United States |
68-68=136 | ||
| T8 | Chris DiMarco | United States |
68-69=137 | −3 |
| Hur Suk-ho |  South Korea |
70-67=137 | ||
| Shigeki Maruyama |  Japan |
69-68=137 | ||
| Mike Weir |  Canada |
70-67=137 |
Third round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart Cink | United States |
63-68-68=199 | −11 |
| T2 | Chris DiMarco | United States |
68-69-67=204 | −6 |
| David Toms | United States |
69-66-69=204 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States |
68-66-70=204 | ||
| T5 | Rod Pampling | Australia |
68-67-70=205 | −5 |
| Rory Sabbatini | South Africa |
68-66-71=205 | ||
| Scott Verplank | United States |
69-69-67=205 | ||
| T8 | Ángel Cabrera |  Argentina |
69-70-67=206 | −4 |
| Luke Donald | England |
71-70-65=206 | ||
| Charles Howell III | United States |
71-67-68=206 | ||
| Jerry Kelly | United States |
69-73-64=206 |
Final round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart Cink | United States |
63-68-68-70=269 | −11 | 1,200,000 |
| T2 | Rory Sabbatini | South Africa |
68-66-71-68=273 | −7 | 552,500 |
| Tiger Woods | United States |
68-66-70-69=273 | |||
| T4 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina |
69-70-67-68=274 | −6 | 282,500 |
| Davis Love III | United States |
68-68-72-66=274 | |||
| T6 | Chris DiMarco | United States |
68-69-67-71=275 | −5 | 178,333 |
| David Toms | United States |
69-66-69-71=275 | |||
| Bob Tway | United States |
67-73-67-68=275 | |||
| T9 | Robert Allenby | Australia |
71-67-69-69=276 | −4 | 116,000 |
| Stuart Appleby | Australia |
69-70-69-68=276 | |||
| Alex Čejka |  Germany |
72-67-71-66=276 | |||
| Charles Howell III | United States |
71-67-68-70=276 | |||
| Lee Westwood | England |
69-69-69-69=276 |