| 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 | $1,200,000 |
| Champion | |
Stewart Cink | |
| 269 (−11) | |
The 2004 WGC-NEC Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 19–22, 2004 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the sixth WGC-NEC Invitational tournament, and the second of four World Golf Championships events held in 2004.
Stewart Cink won the tournament to capture his first World Golf Championships title.
Round summaries
First round
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stewart Cink |
63 | −7 |
| 2 |
Zach Johnson |
65 | −5 |
| T3 |
Barry Lane |
67 | −3 |
|
Bob Tway
| |||
| T5 |
Chris DiMarco |
68 | −2 |
|
Jim Furyk
| |||
Sergio García
| |||
Thomas Levet
| |||
|
Davis Love III
| |||
Rod Pampling
| |||
Rory Sabbatini
| |||
|
Tiger Woods
|
Second round
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stewart Cink |
63-68=131 | −9 |
| T2 |
Rory Sabbatini |
68-66=134 | −6 |
|
Tiger Woods |
68-66=134 | ||
| T4 |
Rod Pampling |
68-67=135 | −5 |
|
David Toms |
69-66=135 | ||
| T6 |
Todd Hamilton |
69-67=136 | −4 |
|
Davis Love III |
68-68=136 | ||
| T8 |
Chris DiMarco |
68-69=137 | −3 |
Hur Suk-ho |
70-67=137 | ||
Shigeki Maruyama |
69-68=137 | ||
Mike Weir |
70-67=137 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stewart Cink |
63-68-68=199 | −11 |
| T2 |
Chris DiMarco |
68-69-67=204 | −6 |
|
David Toms |
69-66-69=204 | ||
|
Tiger Woods |
68-66-70=204 | ||
| T5 |
Rod Pampling |
68-67-70=205 | −5 |
|
Rory Sabbatini |
68-66-71=205 | ||
|
Scott Verplank |
69-69-67=205 | ||
| T8 |
Ángel Cabrera |
69-70-67=206 | −4 |
|
Luke Donald |
71-70-65=206 | ||
|
Charles Howell III |
71-67-68=206 | ||
|
Jerry Kelly |
69-73-64=206 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |