2003 WGC-NEC Invitational

The 2003 WGC-NEC Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 21–24, 2003 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the fifth WGC-NEC Invitational tournament, and the second of four World Golf Championships events held in 2003.

2003 WGC-NEC Invitational
Tournament information
DatesAugust 21–24, 2003
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)Firestone Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,283
Field85 players
CutNone
Prize fund$6,000,000
Winner's share$1,050,000
Champion
Northern Ireland Darren Clarke
268 (−12)
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2004 →

Darren Clarke won the tournament to capture his first WGC-NEC Invitational and his second World Golf Championships title.

Field

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1. 2003 United States and International Presidents Cup teams
2. 2002 United States and European Ryder Cup teams
3. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking as of August 11

Rich Beem (4), Ángel Cabrera (4), Michael Campbell (4), Paul Casey (4,5), Fred Couples (4,5), Ben Curtis (4,5), Bob Estes (4), Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon (4), Trevor Immelman, Freddie Jacobson (4), Jonathan Kaye (5), Len Mattiace (4), Rocco Mediate (4), Chris Riley (4), John Rollins (4,5), Eduardo Romero (4), Justin Rose (4), Jeff Sluman (4)

4. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking as of August 18

Chad Campbell, Alex Čejka (5), Shaun Micheel (5)

5. Tournament winners of worldwide events since the 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational with an OWGR Strength of Field Rating of 100 points or more

Stephen Allan, Bob Burns, Jonathan Byrd, Ben Crane, Robert-Jan Derksen, Steve Flesch, Dan Forsman, Ignacio Garrido, Philip Golding, Peter Jacobsen, Robert Karlsson, Craig Parry, Ian Poulter, Rory Sabbatini, Gene Sauers, Steen Tinning, Kaname Yokoo

6. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours

Round summaries

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First round

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Place Player Score To par
T1   Ben Curtis 64 −6
  Sergio García
T3   Darren Clarke 65 −5
  Tiger Woods
T5   Davis Love III 66 −4
  Chris Riley
  David Toms
  Scott Verplank
T9   Fred Couples 67 −3
  Ernie Els
  Niclas Fasth
  Retief Goosen
  Jeff Sluman

Second round

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Place Player Score To par
T1   Chris Riley 66-67=133 −7
  David Toms 66-67=133
T3   Fred Funk 72-62=134 −6
  Vijay Singh 69-65=134
T5   Darren Clarke 65-70=135 −5
  Brad Faxon 68-67=135
T7   Retief Goosen 67-69=136 −4
  Davis Love III 66-70=136
T9   Ernie Els 67-70=137 −3
  Dan Forsman 69-68=137
  Peter Jacobsen 73-64=137
  Jonathan Kaye 68-69=137
  Hal Sutton 68-69=137
  Tiger Woods 65-72=137

Third round

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Place Player Score To par
1   Darren Clarke 65-70-66=201 −9
2   Jonathan Kaye 68-69-65=202 −8
3   Chris Riley 66-67-70=203 −7
T4   Davis Love III 66-70-68=204 −6
  Tiger Woods 65-72-67=204
T6   Brad Faxon 68-67-70=205 −5
  Steve Flesch 71-67-67=205
  Retief Goosen 67-69-69=205
  Hal Sutton 68-69-68=205
T10   Robert Allenby 69-69-68=206 −4
  Fred Funk 72-62-72=206
  Jim Furyk 69-69-68=206
  Vijay Singh 69-65-72=206

Final round

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Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Darren Clarke 65-70-66-67=268 −12 1,050,000
2   Jonathan Kaye 68-69-65-70=272 −8 550,000
3   Davis Love III 66-70-68-69=273 −7 360,000
T4   Chris Riley 66-67-70-71=274 −6 235,000
  Tiger Woods 65-72-67-70=274
T6   Robert Allenby 69-69-68-69=275 −5 163,333
  Jim Furyk 69-69-68-69=275
  Vijay Singh 69-65-72-69=275
T9   Brad Faxon 68-67-70-71=276 −4 116,750
  Trevor Immelman 70-68-70-68=276
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