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2000 WGC-NEC Invitational
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2000 WGC-NEC Invitational |
| dates | August 24–27, 2000 |
| location | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| course | Firestone Country Club |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| European Tour | |
| par | 70 |
| yardage | 7,139 |
| field | 37 players |
| cut | None |
| purse | $5,000,000 |
| winners_share | $1,000,000 |
| champion | USA Tiger Woods |
| score | 259 (−21) |
| previous | [1999](1999-wgc-nec-invitational) |
| next | [2001](2001-wgc-nec-invitational) |
European Tour 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 famously in the dark, hitting his iron shot to within a couple of feet of the hole. He would make birdie to seal the 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.
;2. 1999 United States Ryder Cup team 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
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Tiger Woods | 64 | −6 |
| 2 | USA Jim Furyk | 65 | −5 |
| T3 | NIR Darren Clarke | 66 | −4 |
| PAR Carlos Franco | |||
| USA Justin Leonard | |||
| USA Phil Mickelson | |||
| WAL Phillip Price | |||
| ENG Lee Westwood | |||
| T9 | AUS Stuart Appleby | 67 | −3 |
| ZAF Ernie Els | |||
| ESP José María Olazábal | |||
| USA Loren Roberts |
Second round
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Tiger Woods | 64-61=125 | −15 |
| 2 | USA Phil Mickelson | 66-66=132 | −8 |
| 3 | USA Justin Leonard | 66-67=133 | −7 |
| 4 | USA Jim Furyk | 65-69=134 | −6 |
| T5 | WAL Phillip Price | 66-69=135 | −5 |
| ENG Lee Westwood | 66-69=135 | ||
| T7 | USA Loren Roberts | 67-69=136 | −4 |
| USA Hal Sutton | 68-68=136 | ||
| T9 | AUS Stuart Appleby | 67-70=137 | −3 |
| NIR Darren Clarke | 66-71=137 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Tiger Woods | 64-61-67=192 | −18 |
| T2 | USA Phil Mickelson | 66-66-69=201 | −9 |
| WAL Phillip Price | 66-69-66=201 | ||
| USA Hal Sutton | 68-68-65=201 | ||
| 5 | USA Loren Roberts | 67-69-66=202 | −8 |
| 6 | USA Jim Furyk | 65-69-69=203 | −7 |
| 7 | USA Justin Leonard | 66-67-71=204 | −6 |
| 8 | SCO Colin Montgomerie | 71-69-66=206 | −4 |
| T9 | AUS Stuart Appleby | 67-70-70=207 | −3 |
| SCO Andrew Coltart | 69-69-69=207 | ||
| ZAF Ernie Els | 67-71-69=207 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA **Tiger Woods** | 64-61-67-67=259 | −21 | 1,000,000 |
| T2 | USA Justin Leonard | 66-67-71-66=270 | −10 | 437,500 |
| WAL Phillip Price | 66-69-66-69=270 | |||
| T4 | USA Jim Furyk | 65-69-69-68=271 | −9 | 243,333 |
| USA Phil Mickelson | 66-66-69-70=271 | |||
| USA Hal Sutton | 68-68-65-70=271 | |||
| 7 | USA Stewart Cink | 72-69-68-63=272 | −8 | 170,000 |
| T8 | USA Paul Azinger | 68-70-70-65=273 | −7 | 147,500 |
| SCO Colin Montgomerie | 71-69-66-67=273 | |||
| T10 | DNK Thomas Bjørn | 69-69-70-66=274 | −6 | 125,000 |
| ESP José María Olazábal | 67-73-69-65=274 |
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