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) | |
|
«1999 2001» | |
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.
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 | |||
| Phil Mickelson | United States | |||
| Phillip Price |  Wales | |||
| Lee Westwood |  England | |||
| T9 | Stuart Appleby |  Australia | 67 | –3 |
| Ernie Els |  South Africa | |||
| José María Olazábal |  Spain | |||
| Loren Roberts | United States |
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 |
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