2002 WGC-NEC Invitational

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2002 WGC-NEC Invitational
Tournament information
DatesAugust 22–25, 2002
LocationSammamish, Washington
Course(s)Sahalee Country Club
South and North nines
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,949 yards (6,354 m)[1]
Field78 players
CutNone
Prize fund$5,500,000[1]
€5,591,702
Winner's share$1,000,000
€1,016,673
Champion
Australia Craig Parry
268 (−16)
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 Sahalee CC is located in the United States
 Sahalee CC
 Sahalee CC
Location in the United States

The 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational was a professional golf tournament, held August 22–25 at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington. It was the fourth WGC-NEC Invitational tournament, and the second of four World Golf Championships events held in 2002. It was the only time the event was not held at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Sahalee hosted the PGA Championship four years earlier in 1998.

Craig Parry won the tournament, four strokes ahead of runners-up Robert Allenby and Fred Funk, for his first victory on the PGA Tour.[2] It was Parry's only win in a World Golf Championship event, and the first WGC-NEC Invitational which Tiger Woods did not win; his winning streak was stopped at three as he finished in fourth, five strokes back. Rich Beem, winner of the PGA Championship the previous week, finished in a tie for sixth.

With the win, Parry moved to 45th in the Official World Golf Ranking, up 73 spots from the previous week.[3]

Field[]

1. 2002 United States and European Ryder Cup teams
2. 2000 United States and International Presidents Cup teams
3. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking as of August 19

Rich Beem (4), Ángel Cabrera (4), José Cóceres (4), John Cook (4), Chris DiMarco (4), Bob Estes (4), Brad Faxon, Fred Funk, Toshimitsu Izawa, Jerry Kelly (4), Justin Leonard (4), Peter Lonard, Steve Lowery, Len Mattiace (4), Scott McCarron, Rocco Mediate (4), José María Olazábal (4), Kenny Perry, Eduardo Romero (4), Justin Rose (4), Kevin Sutherland (4)

4. Tournament winners of worldwide events since the 2001 WGC-NEC Invitational with an OWGR Strength of Field Rating of 100 points or more

K. J. Choi, John Daly, Tobias Dier, Joel Edwards, Matt Gogel, Ricardo González, Anders Hansen, Søren Hansen, Matt Kuchar, Paul Lawrie, Graeme McDowell, Craig Parry, Craig Perks, Chris Smith

5. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, August 22, 2002

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Retief Goosen  South Africa 65 −6
Toshimitsu Izawa  Japan
T3 Darren Clarke  Northern Ireland 66 −5
Davis Love III  United States
Phil Mickelson  United States
T6 Steve Lowery  United States 67 −4
Kenny Perry  United States
Justin Rose  England
T9 Paul Azinger  United States 68 −3
Thomas Bjørn  Denmark
Chris DiMarco  United States
Fred Funk  United States
Sergio García  Spain
Matt Gogel  United States
Rocco Mediate  United States
Craig Perks  New Zealand
Vijay Singh  Fiji
Lee Westwood  England
Tiger Woods  United States

Second round[]

Friday, August 23, 2002

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Robert Allenby  Australia 69-63=132 −10
Steve Lowery  United States 67-65=132
3 Retief Goosen  South Africa 65-68=133 −9
4 Justin Rose  England 67-67=134 −8
5 Phil Mickelson  United States 66-69=135 −7
T6 Fred Funk  United States 68-68=136 −6
Loren Roberts  United States 70-66=136
T8 Thomas Bjørn  Denmark 68-69=137 −5
Jim Furyk  United States 70-67=137
Matt Gogel  United States 68-69=137
Rocco Mediate  United States 68-69=137
Craig Parry  Australia 72-65=137
Kenny Perry  United States 67-70=137
Vijay Singh  Fiji 68-69=137
David Toms  United States 69-68=137
Lee Westwood  England 68-69=137

Third round[]

Saturday, August 24, 2002

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Robert Allenby  Australia 69-63-71=203 −10
Craig Parry  Australia 72-65-66=203
3 Fred Funk  United States 68-68-68=204 −9
T4 Ernie Els  South Africa 71-67-67=205 −8
Jim Furyk  United States 70-67-68=205
Matt Gogel  United States 68-69-68=205
Steve Lowery  United States 67-65-73=205
Tiger Woods  United States 68-70-67=205
T9 Phil Mickelson  United States 66-69-71=206 −7
Justin Rose  England 67-67-72=206
Vijay Singh  Fiji 68-69-69=206

Final round[]

Sunday, August 25, 2002

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Craig Parry  Australia 72-65-66-65=268 −16 1,000,000
T2 Robert Allenby  Australia 69-63-71-69=272 −12 410,000
Fred Funk  United States 68-68-68-68=272
4 Tiger Woods  United States 68-70-67-68=273 −11 215,000
5 Justin Rose  England 67-67-72-68=274 −10 187,500
T6 Rich Beem  United States 74-67-67-67=275 −9 150,000
Jim Furyk  United States 70-67-68-70=275
8 Steve Lowery  United States 67-65-73-71=276 −8 120,000
T9 Matt Gogel  United States 68-69-68-72=277 −7 105,000
Phil Mickelson  United States 66-69-71-71=277

Source:[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Scoreboard: Golf, NEC Invitational". Spokesman-Review. August 26, 2002. p. C6. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  2. ^ Ferguson, Doug (August 26, 2002). "Up from Down Under, Parry is finally on top of the world". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. p. C1. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  3. ^ "Craig Parry moves no No.45 after winning the WGC-NEC Invitational". Official World Golf Ranking. August 26, 2002. Archived from the original on August 11, 2004. Retrieved July 30, 2013.

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