2005 WGC-NEC Invitational

The 2005 WGC-NEC Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 18–21, 2005 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the seventh WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tournament, and the second of four World Golf Championships events held in 2005.

2005 WGC-NEC Invitational

Tournament information
Dates	August 18–21, 2005
Location	Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Course(s)	Firestone Country Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	7,360
Field	72 players
Cut	None
Prize fund	$7,500,000
Winner's share	$1,300,000
Champion
Tiger Woods
274 (−6)
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World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament to claim his ninth World Golf Championships title, which was his fourth Invitational title. He won by one shot over Chris DiMarco, at 6-under-par 274.

Round summaries

First round

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Vijay Singh	66	−4
	Henrik Stenson
	Tiger Woods
T4	Chris DiMarco	67	−3
	Nick Dougherty
	Davis Love III
T7	Stuart Appleby	68	−2
	Sergio García
	Nick O'Hern
T10	Luke Donald	69	−1
	Phil Mickelson
	Chris Riley

Second round

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Luke Donald	69-67=136	−4
	Tiger Woods	66-70=136
T3	Thomas Bjørn	70-67=137	−3
	Chris DiMarco	67-70=137
	Paul McGinley	71-66=137
	Vijay Singh	66-71=137
	Henrik Stenson	66-71=137
T8	Stuart Appleby	68-70=138	−2
	Sergio García	68-70=138
	David Howell	70-68=138
	Justin Leonard	72-66=138
	David Toms	71-67=138

Third round

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Kenny Perry	70-69-64=203	−7
	Tiger Woods	66-70-67=203
3	Paul McGinley	71-66-67=204	−6
T4	Stuart Appleby	68-70-67=205	−5
	Sergio García	68-70-67=205
6	José María Olazábal	72-68-66=206	−4
T7	Chris DiMarco	67-70-70=207	−3
	Ryan Palmer	72-68-67=207
	David Toms	71-67-69=207
T10	David Howell	70-68-70=208	−2
	Lee Westwood	73-72-63=208

Final round

Place	Player	Score	To par	Winnings ($)
1	Tiger Woods	66-70-67-71=274	−6	1,300,000
2	Chris DiMarco	67-70-70-68=275	−5	750,000
T3	Paul McGinley	71-66-67-72=276	−4	353,667
	Ryan Palmer	72-68-67-69=276
	Vijay Singh	66-71-72-67=276
T6	Luke Donald	69-67-74-67=277	−3	200,000
	David Howell	70-68-70-69=277
	Kenny Perry	70-69-64-74=277
T9	Zach Johnson	70-70-69-69=278	−2	135,000
	Colin Montgomerie	70-72-68-68=278
	José María Olazábal	72-68-66-72=278
	David Toms	71-67-69-71=278

Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	5	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	4	4
Woods	−7	−8	−7	−7	−6	−6	−6	−6	−5	−6	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−6	−6	−6
DiMarco	−3	−4	−5	−5	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−6	−5	−6	−6	−6	−5	−5
McGinley	−6	−7	−7	−7	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−5	−5	−3	−3	−4	−4	−5	−4	−4
Palmer	−3	−3	−3	−2	−2	−3	−3	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−4
Singh	−1	−2	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−5	−4	−4	−4	−4
Perry	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8	−8	−7	−6	−6	−5	−4	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3
Appleby	−4	−5	−5	−5	−5	−4	−4	−4	−3	−3	−4	−3	−1	−2	−2	−1	−1	−1
García	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−4	−4	−5	−5	−4	−4	−4	−4	−2	−2	−3	−2	−1

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

	Birdie		Bogey		Double bogey

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