The 1999 WGC-NEC Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 26–29, 1999 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the first WGC-NEC Invitational tournament, and was the second of the three World Golf Championships that were held in the series' inaugural year. The Invitational succeeded the World Series of Golf which had been played at Firestone from 1976 until 1998.
World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament, shooting a 62 (-8) in the third round on his way to a one-stroke victory over Phil Mickelson.
Field 1. 1999 United States and European Ryder Cup teams United States: David Duval (2), Jim Furyk (2), Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard (2), Davis Love III (2), Jeff Maggert, Phil Mickelson (2), Mark O'Meara (2), Steve Pate, Payne Stewart, Hal Sutton, Tiger Woods (2) Europe: Darren Clarke, Andrew Coltart, Sergio García, Pádraig Harrington, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Paul Lawrie, Colin Montgomerie, José María Olazábal, Jesper Parnevik, Jarmo Sandelin, Jean van de Velde, Lee Westwood
2. 1998 United States and International Presidents Cup teams United States: Mark Calcavecchia, Fred Couples, Scott Hoch, John Huston, Lee Janzen International: Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Carlos Franco, Shigeki Maruyama, Frank Nobilo, Greg Norman, Naomichi Ozaki, Craig Parry, Nick Price, Vijay Singh, Greg Turner
Round summaries First round PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Tiger Woods66−4T2 David Duval67−3 Jim Furyk Sergio García Paul Lawrie Tom Lehman Nick PriceT8 Mark Calcavecchia68−2 Carlos Franco Scott Hoch Davis Love III
Second round PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Carlos Franco68-67=135−5 Paul Lawrie67-68=135T3 Phil Mickelson69-67=136−4 Nick Price67-69=136 Hal Sutton69-67=136T6 Mark Calcavecchia68-69=137−3 Sergio García67-70=137 Davis Love III68-69=137 Craig Parry71-66=137 Payne Stewart70-67=137 Tiger Woods66-71=137
Third round PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Tiger Woods66-71-62=199−11T2 Fred Couples71-70-63=204−6 Nick Price67-69-68=2044 Carlos Franco68-67-70=205−5T5 Sergio García67-70-69=206−4 Tom Lehman67-72-67=206 Phil Mickelson69-67-70=206 Craig Parry71-66-69=206 Payne Stewart70-67-69=206T10 Ernie Els71-69-67=207 −3 Davis Love III68-69-70=207 Jeff Maggert71-67-69=207
Final round PlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)1 Tiger Woods 66-71-62-71=270 −10 1,000,0002 Phil Mickelson 69-67-70-65=271 −9 510,000T3 Craig Parry 71-66-69-69=275 −5 327,500 Nick Price 67-69-68-71=2755 Ernie Els 71-69-67-69=276 −4 234,0006 Shigeki Maruyama 72-67-70-68=277 −3 179,000T7 Carlos Franco 68-67-70-73=278 −2 154,000 Sergio García 67-70-69-72=278 Jeff Maggert 71-67-69-71=278T10 Jim Furyk 67-72-69-71=279 −1 129,000 Davis Love III 68-69-70-72=279
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