2004 WGC-NEC Invitational

{{Infobox individual golf tournament

| name = 2004 WGC-NEC Invitational

| image =

| dates = August 19–22, 2004

| location = Akron, Ohio, U.S.

| par = 70

| yardage = 7,360

| field = 76 players

| cut = None

| purse = $7,000,000

| winners_share = $1,200,000

| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} Stewart Cink

| score = 269 (−11)

| previous = 2003

| next = 2005

}}

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

class="wikitable" !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Stewart Cink	align=center \|63	align=center\|−7
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Zach Johnson	align=center \|65	align=center\|−5
rowspan="2" align=center\|T3	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Barry Lane	rowspan="2" align=center \|67	rowspan="2" align=center\|−3
{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Tway
rowspan="8" align=center\|T5	{{flagicon\|USA}} Chris DiMarco	rowspan="8" align=center \|68	rowspan="8" align=center\|−2
{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Furyk
{{flagicon\|ESP}} Sergio García
{{flagicon\|FRA}} Thomas Levet
{{flagicon\|USA}} Davis Love III
{{flagicon\|AUS}} Rod Pampling
{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Rory Sabbatini
{{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods

class="wikitable" !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Stewart Cink	align=center \|63-68=131	align=center\|−9
rowspan="2" align=center\|T2	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Rory Sabbatini	align=center \|68-66=134	rowspan="2" align=center\|−6
{{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods	align=center \|68-66=134
rowspan="2" align=center\|T4	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Rod Pampling	align=center \|68-67=135	rowspan="2" align=center\|−5
{{flagicon\|USA}} David Toms	align=center \|69-66=135
rowspan="2" align=center\|T6	{{flagicon\|USA}} Todd Hamilton	align=center \|69-67=136	rowspan="2" align=center\|−4
{{flagicon\|USA}} Davis Love III	align=center \|68-68=136
rowspan="4" align=center\|T8	{{flagicon\|USA}} Chris DiMarco	align=center \|68-69=137	rowspan="4" align=center\|−3
{{flagicon\|KOR}} Hur Suk-ho	align=center \|70-67=137
{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shigeki Maruyama	align=center \|69-68=137
{{flagicon\|CAN}} Mike Weir	align=center \|70-67=137

class="wikitable" !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Stewart Cink	align=center \|63-68-68=199	align=center\|−11
rowspan="3" align=center\|T2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Chris DiMarco	align=center \|68-69-67=204	rowspan="3" align=center\|−6
{{flagicon\|USA}} David Toms	align=center \|69-66-69=204
{{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods	align=center \|68-66-70=204
rowspan="3" align=center\|T5	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Rod Pampling	align=center \|68-67-70=205	rowspan="3" align=center\|−5
{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Rory Sabbatini	align=center \|68-66-71=205
{{flagicon\|USA}} Scott Verplank	align=center \|69-69-67=205
rowspan="4" align=center\|T8	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Ángel Cabrera	align=center\|69-70-67=206	rowspan="4" align=center\|−4
{{flagicon\|ENG}} Luke Donald	align=center\|71-70-65=206
{{flagicon\|USA}} Charles Howell III	align=center\|71-67-68=206
{{flagicon\|USA}} Jerry Kelly	align=center\|69-73-64=206

class="wikitable" !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par!!Winnings ($)
align="center"\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Stewart Cink	63-68-68-70=269	align=center\|−11	align="right"\|1,200,000
rowspan="2" align="center"\|T2	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Rory Sabbatini	68-66-71-68=273	rowspan="2" align=center\|−7	rowspan="2" align="right"\|552,500
{{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods	68-66-70-69=273
rowspan="2" align="center"\|T4	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Ángel Cabrera	69-70-67-68=274	rowspan="2" align=center\|−6	rowspan="2" align="right"\|282,500
{{flagicon\|USA}} Davis Love III	68-68-72-66=274
rowspan="3" align="center"\|T6	{{flagicon\|USA}} Chris DiMarco	68-69-67-71=275	rowspan="3" align=center\|−5	rowspan="3" align="right"\|178,333
{{flagicon\|USA}} David Toms	69-66-69-71=275
{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Tway	67-73-67-68=275
rowspan="5" align="center"\|T9	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Robert Allenby	71-67-69-69=276	rowspan="5" align=center\|−4	rowspan="5" align="right"\|116,000
{{flagicon\|AUS}} Stuart Appleby	69-70-69-68=276
{{flagicon\|DEU}} Alex Čejka	72-67-71-66=276
{{flagicon\|USA}} Charles Howell III	71-67-68-70=276
{{flagicon\|ENG}} Lee Westwood	69-69-69-69=276

[http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2004/tournamentid=2004053/index.html Full results]

class="wikitable" !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Stewart Cink	align=center \|63	align=center\|−7
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Zach Johnson	align=center \|65	align=center\|−5
rowspan="2" align=center\|T3	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Barry Lane	rowspan="2" align=center \|67	rowspan="2" align=center\|−3
{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Tway
rowspan="8" align=center\|T5	{{flagicon\|USA}} Chris DiMarco	rowspan="8" align=center \|68	rowspan="8" align=center\|−2
{{flagicon\|USA}} Jim Furyk
{{flagicon\|ESP}} Sergio García
{{flagicon\|FRA}} Thomas Levet
{{flagicon\|USA}} Davis Love III
{{flagicon\|AUS}} Rod Pampling
{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Rory Sabbatini
{{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods

class="wikitable" !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Stewart Cink	align=center \|63-68=131	align=center\|−9
rowspan="2" align=center\|T2	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Rory Sabbatini	align=center \|68-66=134	rowspan="2" align=center\|−6
{{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods	align=center \|68-66=134
rowspan="2" align=center\|T4	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Rod Pampling	align=center \|68-67=135	rowspan="2" align=center\|−5
{{flagicon\|USA}} David Toms	align=center \|69-66=135
rowspan="2" align=center\|T6	{{flagicon\|USA}} Todd Hamilton	align=center \|69-67=136	rowspan="2" align=center\|−4
{{flagicon\|USA}} Davis Love III	align=center \|68-68=136
rowspan="4" align=center\|T8	{{flagicon\|USA}} Chris DiMarco	align=center \|68-69=137	rowspan="4" align=center\|−3
{{flagicon\|KOR}} Hur Suk-ho	align=center \|70-67=137
{{flagicon\|JPN}} Shigeki Maruyama	align=center \|69-68=137
{{flagicon\|CAN}} Mike Weir	align=center \|70-67=137

class="wikitable" !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Stewart Cink	align=center \|63-68-68=199	align=center\|−11
rowspan="3" align=center\|T2	{{flagicon\|USA}} Chris DiMarco	align=center \|68-69-67=204	rowspan="3" align=center\|−6
{{flagicon\|USA}} David Toms	align=center \|69-66-69=204
{{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods	align=center \|68-66-70=204
rowspan="3" align=center\|T5	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Rod Pampling	align=center \|68-67-70=205	rowspan="3" align=center\|−5
{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Rory Sabbatini	align=center \|68-66-71=205
{{flagicon\|USA}} Scott Verplank	align=center \|69-69-67=205
rowspan="4" align=center\|T8	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Ángel Cabrera	align=center\|69-70-67=206	rowspan="4" align=center\|−4
{{flagicon\|ENG}} Luke Donald	align=center\|71-70-65=206
{{flagicon\|USA}} Charles Howell III	align=center\|71-67-68=206
{{flagicon\|USA}} Jerry Kelly	align=center\|69-73-64=206

class="wikitable" !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par!!Winnings ($)
align="center"\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Stewart Cink	63-68-68-70=269	align=center\|−11	align="right"\|1,200,000
rowspan="2" align="center"\|T2	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Rory Sabbatini	68-66-71-68=273	rowspan="2" align=center\|−7	rowspan="2" align="right"\|552,500
{{flagicon\|USA}} Tiger Woods	68-66-70-69=273
rowspan="2" align="center"\|T4	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Ángel Cabrera	69-70-67-68=274	rowspan="2" align=center\|−6	rowspan="2" align="right"\|282,500
{{flagicon\|USA}} Davis Love III	68-68-72-66=274
rowspan="3" align="center"\|T6	{{flagicon\|USA}} Chris DiMarco	68-69-67-71=275	rowspan="3" align=center\|−5	rowspan="3" align="right"\|178,333
{{flagicon\|USA}} David Toms	69-66-69-71=275
{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Tway	67-73-67-68=275
rowspan="5" align="center"\|T9	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Robert Allenby	71-67-69-69=276	rowspan="5" align=center\|−4	rowspan="5" align="right"\|116,000
{{flagicon\|AUS}} Stuart Appleby	69-70-69-68=276
{{flagicon\|DEU}} Alex Čejka	72-67-71-66=276
{{flagicon\|USA}} Charles Howell III	71-67-68-70=276
{{flagicon\|ENG}} Lee Westwood	69-69-69-69=276