The 2005 WGC-NEC Invitational was a

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tournament that was contested from August 18–21, 2005 over the South Course at

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. It was the seventh

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tournament, and the second of four

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events held in 2005. World number 1

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won the tournament to claim his ninth World Golf Championships title, which was his fourth Invitational title. He won by one shot over

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, at 6-under-par 274.

Round summaries

First round

Second round

Third round

Final round

Scorecard

''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' Source:

References

External links

Full results
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