2004 WGC-NEC Invitational
Golf tournament
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The 2004 WGC-NEC Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 19–22, 2004 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the sixth WGC-NEC Invitational tournament, and the second of four World Golf Championships events held in 2004.
DatesAugust 19–22, 2004
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
CourseFirestone Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
European Tour
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 19–22, 2004 |
| Location | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Course | Firestone Country Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,360 |
| Field | 76 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $7,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,200,000 |
| Champion | |
 Stewart Cink | |
| 269 (−11) | |
Stewart Cink won the tournament to capture his first World Golf Championships title.[1]
Round summaries
First round
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart Cink | 63 | −7 |
| 2 | Zach Johnson | 65 | −5 |
| T3 |  Barry Lane | 67 | −3 |
| Bob Tway | |||
| T5 | Chris DiMarco | 68 | −2 |
| Jim Furyk | |||
 Sergio García | |||
 Thomas Levet | |||
| Davis Love III | |||
 Rod Pampling | |||
 Rory Sabbatini | |||
| Tiger Woods |
Second round
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart Cink | 63-68=131 | −9 |
| T2 | Rory Sabbatini | 68-66=134 | −6 |
| Tiger Woods | 68-66=134 | ||
| T4 | Rod Pampling | 68-67=135 | −5 |
| David Toms | 69-66=135 | ||
| T6 | Todd Hamilton | 69-67=136 | −4 |
| Davis Love III | 68-68=136 | ||
| T8 | Chris DiMarco | 68-69=137 | −3 |
 Hur Suk-ho | 70-67=137 | ||
 Shigeki Maruyama | 69-68=137 | ||
 Mike Weir | 70-67=137 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart Cink | 63-68-68=199 | −11 |
| T2 | Chris DiMarco | 68-69-67=204 | −6 |
| David Toms | 69-66-69=204 | ||
| Tiger Woods | 68-66-70=204 | ||
| T5 | Rod Pampling | 68-67-70=205 | −5 |
| Rory Sabbatini | 68-66-71=205 | ||
| Scott Verplank | 69-69-67=205 | ||
| T8 |  Ángel Cabrera | 69-70-67=206 | −4 |
| Luke Donald | 71-70-65=206 | ||
| Charles Howell III | 71-67-68=206 | ||
| Jerry Kelly | 69-73-64=206 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart Cink | 63-68-68-70=269 | −11 | 1,200,000 |
| T2 | Rory Sabbatini | 68-66-71-68=273 | −7 | 552,500 |
| Tiger Woods | 68-66-70-69=273 | |||
| T4 | Ángel Cabrera | 69-70-67-68=274 | −6 | 282,500 |
| Davis Love III | 68-68-72-66=274 | |||
| T6 | Chris DiMarco | 68-69-67-71=275 | −5 | 178,333 |
| David Toms | 69-66-69-71=275 | |||
| Bob Tway | 67-73-67-68=275 | |||
| T9 | Robert Allenby | 71-67-69-69=276 | −4 | 116,000 |
| Stuart Appleby | 69-70-69-68=276 | |||
 Alex Čejka | 72-67-71-66=276 | |||
| Charles Howell III | 71-67-68-70=276 | |||
| Lee Westwood | 69-69-69-69=276 |