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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 19–22, 2004 |
| Location | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Course(s) | 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 | $1,200,000 |
| Champion | |
 Stewart Cink | |
| 269 (−11) | |
Stewart Cink won the tournament to capture his first World Golf Championships title.
Round summaries
editFirst round
edit| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart Cink |
63 | −7 |
| 2 | Zach Johnson |
65 | −5 |
| T3 |  Barry Lane |
67 | −3 |
| Bob Tway
| |||
| T5 | Chris DiMarco |
68 | −2 |
| Jim Furyk
| |||
 Sergio García
| |||
 Thomas Levet
| |||
| Davis Love III
| |||
 Rod Pampling
| |||
 Rory Sabbatini
| |||
| Tiger Woods
|
Second round
edit| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart Cink |
63-68=131 | −9 |
| T2 | Rory Sabbatini |
68-66=134 | −6 |
| Tiger Woods |
68-66=134 | ||
| T4 | Rod Pampling |
68-67=135 | −5 |
| David Toms |
69-66=135 | ||
| T6 | Todd Hamilton |
69-67=136 | −4 |
| Davis Love III |
68-68=136 | ||
| T8 | Chris DiMarco |
68-69=137 | −3 |
 Hur Suk-ho |
70-67=137 | ||
 Shigeki Maruyama |
69-68=137 | ||
 Mike Weir |
70-67=137 |
Third round
edit| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart Cink |
63-68-68=199 | −11 |
| T2 | Chris DiMarco |
68-69-67=204 | −6 |
| David Toms |
69-66-69=204 | ||
| Tiger Woods |
68-66-70=204 | ||
| T5 | Rod Pampling |
68-67-70=205 | −5 |
| Rory Sabbatini |
68-66-71=205 | ||
| Scott Verplank |
69-69-67=205 | ||
| T8 |  Ángel Cabrera |
69-70-67=206 | −4 |
| Luke Donald |
71-70-65=206 | ||
| Charles Howell III |
71-67-68=206 | ||
| Jerry Kelly |
69-73-64=206 |
Final round
edit| Place | Player | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |