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) | |
|
«2004 2006» | |
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.
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
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Vijay Singh |  Fiji | 66 | –4 |
| Henrik Stenson |  Sweden | |||
| Tiger Woods | United States | |||
| T4 | Chris DiMarco | United States | 67 | –3 |
| Nick Dougherty |  England | |||
| Davis Love III | United States | |||
| T7 | Stuart Appleby |  Australia | 68 | –2 |
| Sergio García |  Spain | |||
| Nick O'Hern | Australia | |||
| T10 | Luke Donald | England | 69 | –1 |
| Phil Mickelson | United States | |||
| Chris Riley | United States |
Second round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Luke Donald | England | 69-67=136 | –4 |
| Tiger Woods | United States | 66-70=136 | ||
| T3 | Thomas Bjørn |  Denmark | 70-67=137 | –3 |
| Chris DiMarco | United States | 67-70=137 | ||
| Paul McGinley |  Ireland | 71-66=137 | ||
| Vijay Singh | Fiji | 66-71=137 | ||
| Henrik Stenson | Sweden | 66-71=137 | ||
| T8 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | 68-70=138 | –2 |
| Sergio García | Spain | 68-70=138 | ||
| David Howell | England | 70-68=138 | ||
| Justin Leonard | United States | 72-66=138 | ||
| David Toms | United States | 71-67=138 |
Third round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Kenny Perry | United States | 70-69-64=203 | –7 |
| Tiger Woods | United States | 66-70-67=203 | ||
| 3 | Paul McGinley | Ireland | 71-66-67=204 | –6 |
| T4 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | 68-70-67=205 | –5 |
| Sergio García | Spain | 68-70-67=205 | ||
| 6 | José María Olazábal | Spain | 72-68-66=206 | –4 |
| T7 | Chris DiMarco | United States | 67-70-70=207 | –3 |
| Ryan Palmer | United States | 72-68-67=207 | ||
| David Toms | United States | 71-67-69=207 | ||
| T10 | David Howell | England | 70-68-70=208 | –2 |
| Lee Westwood | England | 73-72-63=208 |
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 66-70-67-71=274 | –6 | 1,300,000 |
| 2 | Chris DiMarco | United States | 67-70-70-68=275 | –5 | 750,000 |
| T3 | Paul McGinley | Ireland | 71-66-67-72=276 | –4 | 353,667 |
| Ryan Palmer | United States | 72-68-67-69=276 | |||
| Vijay Singh | Fiji | 66-71-72-67=276 | |||
| T6 | Luke Donald | England | 69-67-74-67=277 | –3 | 200,000 |
| David Howell | England | 70-68-70-69=277 | |||
| Kenny Perry | United States | 70-69-64-74=277 | |||
| T9 | Zach Johnson | United States | 70-70-69-69=278 | –2 | 135,000 |
| Colin Montgomerie |  Scotland | 70-72-68-68=278 | |||
| José María Olazábal | Spain | 72-68-66-72=278 | |||
| David Toms | United States | 71-67-69-71=278 |
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Coordinates: 41°00′29″N 81°30′29″W / 41.008°N 81.508°W
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