1999 WGC-NEC Invitational

The 1999 WGC-NEC Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 26–29, 1999 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the first WGC-NEC Invitational tournament, and was the second of the three World [Golf Championships] that were held in the series' inaugural year. The Invitational succeeded the World Series of Golf which had been played at Firestone from 1976 until 1998.
Official [World Golf Ranking|World number 1] Tiger Woods won the tournament, shooting a 62 in the third round on his way to a one-stroke victory over Phil Mickelson.

Field

;1. 1999 United States and European Ryder Cup teams

United States: David Duval, Jim Furyk, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, Davis Love III, Jeff Maggert, Phil Mickelson, Mark O'Meara, Steve Pate, Payne Stewart, Hal Sutton, Tiger Woods
Europe: Darren Clarke, Andrew Coltart, Sergio García, Pádraig Harrington, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Paul Lawrie, Colin Montgomerie, José María Olazábal, Jesper Parnevik, Jarmo Sandelin, Jean van de Velde, Lee Westwood

;2. 1998 United States and International Presidents Cup teams

United States: Mark Calcavecchia, Fred Couples, Scott Hoch, John Huston, Lee Janzen
International: Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Carlos Franco, Shigeki Maruyama, Frank Nobilo, Greg Norman, Naomichi Ozaki, Craig Parry, Nick Price, Vijay Singh, Greg Turner