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2002 WGC-NEC Invitational
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational |
| dates | August 22–25, 2002 |
| location | Sammamish, Washington |
| course | Sahalee Country Club |
| South and North nines | |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| European Tour | |
| par | 71 |
| yardage | 6949 yd |
| field | 78 players |
| cut | None |
| purse | $5,500,000 |
| €5,591,702 | |
| winners_share | $1,000,000 |
| €1,016,673 | |
| champion | AUS Craig Parry |
| score | 268 (−16) |
| previous | [2001](2001-wgc-nec-invitational) |
| next | [2003](2003-wgc-nec-invitational) |
South and North nines European Tour €5,591,702 €1,016,673 |USA The 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational was a professional golf tournament, held August 22–25 at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington. It was the fourth WGC-NEC Invitational tournament, and the second of four World Golf Championships events held in 2002. It was the only time the event was not held at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Sahalee hosted the PGA Championship four years earlier in 1998.
Craig Parry won the tournament, four strokes ahead of runners-up Robert Allenby and Fred Funk, for his first victory on the PGA Tour. It was Parry's only win in a World Golf Championship event, and the first WGC-NEC Invitational which Tiger Woods did not win; his winning streak was stopped at three as he finished in fourth, five strokes back. Rich Beem, winner of the PGA Championship the previous week, finished in a tie for sixth.
With the win, Parry moved to 45th in the Official World Golf Ranking, up 73 spots from the previous week.
Field
;1. 2002 United States and European Ryder Cup teams
- United States: Paul Azinger (2,3), Mark Calcavecchia (3), Stewart Cink (2,3), David Duval (2,3,4), Jim Furyk (2,3,4), Scott Hoch (3), Davis Love III (2,3), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4), Hal Sutton (2), David Toms (3,4), Scott Verplank (3,4), Tiger Woods (2,3,4)
- Europe: Thomas Bjørn (3), Darren Clarke (3), Niclas Fasth (3), Pierre Fulke, Sergio García (3,4), Pádraig Harrington (3,4), Bernhard Langer (3, 4), Paul McGinley, Colin Montgomerie (3), Jesper Parnevik (3), Phillip Price, Lee Westwood
;2. 2000 United States and International Presidents Cup teams
- United States: Notah Begay III, Tom Lehman (3), Loren Roberts, Kirk Triplett
- International: Robert Allenby (3,4), Stuart Appleby (3,5), Michael Campbell (3,4), Steve Elkington, Ernie Els (3,4), Carlos Franco, Retief Goosen (3,4), Shigeki Maruyama (3,4), Greg Norman, Nick Price (3,4), Vijay Singh (3,4), Mike Weir (3, 4)
;3. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking as of August 19 Rich Beem (4), Ángel Cabrera (4), José Cóceres (4), John Cook (4), Chris DiMarco (4), Bob Estes (4), Brad Faxon, Fred Funk, Toshimitsu Izawa, Jerry Kelly (4), Justin Leonard (4), Peter Lonard, Steve Lowery, Len Mattiace (4), Scott McCarron, Rocco Mediate (4), José María Olazábal (4), Kenny Perry, Eduardo Romero (4), Justin Rose (4), Kevin Sutherland (4)
;4. Tournament winners of worldwide events since the 2001 WGC-NEC Invitational with an OWGR Strength of Field Rating of 100 points or more K. J. Choi, John Daly, Tobias Dier, Joel Edwards, Matt Gogel, Ricardo González, Anders Hansen, Søren Hansen, Matt Kuchar, Paul Lawrie, Graeme McDowell, Craig Parry, Craig Perks, Chris Smith
;5. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours:
- Japan Golf Tour: Japan Golf Tour Championship (2002) – Nobuhito Sato
- PGA Tour of Australasia: Australian Open (2001) – Stuart Appleby, qualified in categories 2 and 3
- Sunshine Tour: The Tour Championship (2002) – Nicholas Lawrence
- Asian Tour: Volvo China Open (2001) – Charlie Wi
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 22, 2002
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | ZAF Retief Goosen | 65 | −6 |
| JPN Toshimitsu Izawa | |||
| T3 | NIR Darren Clarke | 66 | −5 |
| USA Davis Love III | |||
| USA Phil Mickelson | |||
| T6 | USA Steve Lowery | 67 | −4 |
| USA Kenny Perry | |||
| ENG Justin Rose | |||
| T9 | USA Paul Azinger | 68 | −3 |
| DNK Thomas Bjørn | |||
| USA Chris DiMarco | |||
| USA Fred Funk | |||
| ESP Sergio García | |||
| USA Matt Gogel | |||
| USA Rocco Mediate | |||
| NZL Craig Perks | |||
| FJI Vijay Singh | |||
| ENG Lee Westwood | |||
| USA Tiger Woods |
Second round
Friday, August 23, 2002
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | AUS Robert Allenby | 69-63=132 | −10 |
| USA Steve Lowery | 67-65=132 | ||
| 3 | ZAF Retief Goosen | 65-68=133 | −9 |
| 4 | ENG Justin Rose | 67-67=134 | −8 |
| 5 | USA Phil Mickelson | 66-69=135 | −7 |
| T6 | USA Fred Funk | 68-68=136 | −6 |
| USA Loren Roberts | 70-66=136 | ||
| T8 | DNK Thomas Bjørn | 68-69=137 | −5 |
| USA Jim Furyk | 70-67=137 | ||
| USA Matt Gogel | 68-69=137 | ||
| USA Rocco Mediate | 68-69=137 | ||
| AUS Craig Parry | 72-65=137 | ||
| USA Kenny Perry | 67-70=137 | ||
| FJI Vijay Singh | 68-69=137 | ||
| USA David Toms | 69-68=137 | ||
| ENG Lee Westwood | 68-69=137 |
Third round
Saturday, August 24, 2002
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | AUS Robert Allenby | 69-63-71=203 | −10 |
| AUS Craig Parry | 72-65-66=203 | ||
| 3 | USA Fred Funk | 68-68-68=204 | −9 |
| T4 | ZAF Ernie Els | 71-67-67=205 | −8 |
| USA Jim Furyk | 70-67-68=205 | ||
| USA Matt Gogel | 68-69-68=205 | ||
| USA Steve Lowery | 67-65-73=205 | ||
| USA Tiger Woods | 68-70-67=205 | ||
| T9 | USA Phil Mickelson | 66-69-71=206 | −7 |
| ENG Justin Rose | 67-67-72=206 | ||
| FJI Vijay Singh | 68-69-69=206 |
Final round
Sunday, August 25, 2002
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS **Craig Parry** | 72-65-66-65=268 | −16 | 1,000,000 |
| T2 | AUS Robert Allenby | 69-63-71-69=272 | −12 | 410,000 |
| USA Fred Funk | 68-68-68-68=272 | |||
| 4 | USA Tiger Woods | 68-70-67-68=273 | −11 | 215,000 |
| 5 | ENG Justin Rose | 67-67-72-68=274 | −10 | 187,500 |
| T6 | USA Rich Beem | 74-67-67-67=275 | −9 | 150,000 |
| USA Jim Furyk | 70-67-68-70=275 | |||
| 8 | USA Steve Lowery | 67-65-73-71=276 | −8 | 120,000 |
| T9 | USA Matt Gogel | 68-69-68-72=277 | −7 | 105,000 |
| USA Phil Mickelson | 66-69-71-71=277 |
Source:
References
References
- (August 26, 2002). "Scoreboard: Golf, NEC Invitational". Spokesman-Review.
- Ferguson, Doug. (August 26, 2002). "Up from Down Under, Parry is finally on top of the world". Spokesman-Review.
- (August 26, 2002). "Craig Parry moves no No.45 after winning the WGC-NEC Invitational". Official World Golf Ranking.
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