2004 WGC-NEC Invitational
# 2004 WGC-NEC Invitational

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 |
| T3 | Bob Tway | 67 | −3 |
| T5 | Chris DiMarco | 68 | −2 |
| T5 | Jim Furyk | 68 | −2 |
| T5 | Sergio García | 68 | −2 |
| T5 | Thomas Levet | 68 | −2 |
| T5 | Davis Love III | 68 | −2 |
| T5 | Rod Pampling | 68 | −2 |
| T5 | Rory Sabbatini | 68 | −2 |
| T5 | Tiger Woods | 68 | −2 |

### Second round

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stewart Cink | 63-68=131 | −9 |
| T2 | Rory Sabbatini | 68-66=134 | −6 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | 68-66=134 | −6 |
| T4 | Rod Pampling | 68-67=135 | −5 |
| T4 | David Toms | 69-66=135 | −5 |
| T6 | Todd Hamilton | 69-67=136 | −4 |
| T6 | Davis Love III | 68-68=136 | −4 |
| T8 | Chris DiMarco | 68-69=137 | −3 |
| T8 | Hur Suk-ho | 70-67=137 | −3 |
| T8 | Shigeki Maruyama | 69-68=137 | −3 |
| T8 | Mike Weir | 70-67=137 | −3 |

### Third round

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stewart Cink | 63-68-68=199 | −11 |
| T2 | Chris DiMarco | 68-69-67=204 | −6 |
| T2 | David Toms | 69-66-69=204 | −6 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | 68-66-70=204 | −6 |
| T5 | Rod Pampling | 68-67-70=205 | −5 |
| T5 | Rory Sabbatini | 68-66-71=205 | −5 |
| T5 | Scott Verplank | 69-69-67=205 | −5 |
| T8 | Ángel Cabrera | 69-70-67=206 | −4 |
| T8 | Luke Donald | 71-70-65=206 | −4 |
| T8 | Charles Howell III | 71-67-68=206 | −4 |
| T8 | Jerry Kelly | 69-73-64=206 | −4 |

### 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 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | 68-66-70-69=273 | −7 | 552,500 |
| T4 | Ángel Cabrera | 69-70-67-68=274 | −6 | 282,500 |
| T4 | Davis Love III | 68-68-72-66=274 | −6 | 282,500 |
| T6 | Chris DiMarco | 68-69-67-71=275 | −5 | 178,333 |
| T6 | David Toms | 69-66-69-71=275 | −5 | 178,333 |
| T6 | Bob Tway | 67-73-67-68=275 | −5 | 178,333 |
| T9 | Robert Allenby | 71-67-69-69=276 | −4 | 116,000 |
| T9 | Stuart Appleby | 69-70-69-68=276 | −4 | 116,000 |
| T9 | Alex Čejka | 72-67-71-66=276 | −4 | 116,000 |
| T9 | Charles Howell III | 71-67-68-70=276 | −4 | 116,000 |
| T9 | Lee Westwood | 69-69-69-69=276 | −4 | 116,000 |
