2002 WGC-NEC Invitational


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. 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.

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

First round

Thursday, August 22, 2002
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Retief Goosen65−6
T1Toshimitsu Izawa65−6
T3Darren Clarke66−5
T3Davis Love III66−5
T3Phil Mickelson66−5
T6Steve Lowery67−4
T6Kenny Perry67−4
T6Justin Rose67−4
T9Paul Azinger68−3
T9Thomas Bjørn68−3
T9Chris DiMarco68−3
T9Fred Funk68−3
T9Sergio García68−3
T9Matt Gogel68−3
T9Rocco Mediate68−3
T9Craig Perks68−3
T9Vijay Singh68−3
T9Lee Westwood68−3
T9Tiger Woods68−3

Second round

Friday, August 23, 2002
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Robert Allenby69-63=132−10
T1Steve Lowery67-65=132−10
3Retief Goosen65-68=133−9
4Justin Rose67-67=134−8
5Phil Mickelson66-69=135−7
T6Fred Funk68-68=136−6
T6Loren Roberts70-66=136−6
T8Thomas Bjørn68-69=137−5
T8Jim Furyk70-67=137−5
T8Matt Gogel68-69=137−5
T8Rocco Mediate68-69=137−5
T8Craig Parry72-65=137−5
T8Kenny Perry67-70=137−5
T8Vijay Singh68-69=137−5
T8David Toms69-68=137−5
T8Lee Westwood68-69=137−5

Third round

Saturday, August 24, 2002
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Robert Allenby69-63-71=203−10
T1Craig Parry72-65-66=203−10
3Fred Funk68-68-68=204−9
T4Ernie Els71-67-67=205−8
T4Jim Furyk70-67-68=205−8
T4Matt Gogel68-69-68=205−8
T4Steve Lowery67-65-73=205−8
T4Tiger Woods68-70-67=205−8
T9Phil Mickelson66-69-71=206−7
T9Justin Rose67-67-72=206−7
T9Vijay Singh68-69-69=206−7

Final round

Sunday, August 25, 2002
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Craig Parry72-65-66-65=268−161,000,000
T2Robert Allenby69-63-71-69=272−12410,000
T2Fred Funk68-68-68-68=272−12410,000
4Tiger Woods68-70-67-68=273−11215,000
5Justin Rose67-67-72-68=274−10187,500
T6Rich Beem74-67-67-67=275−9150,000
T6Jim Furyk70-67-68-70=275−9150,000
8Steve Lowery67-65-73-71=276−8120,000
T9Matt Gogel68-69-68-72=277−7105,000
T9Phil Mickelson66-69-71-71=277−7105,000

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