2006 PGA Championship

The 2006 PGA Championship was the 88th PGA Championship, played August 17–20 at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago.[2] Tiger Woods won his third PGA Championship and twelfth major title, five shots ahead of runner-up Shaun Micheel, the 2003 champion. It was consecutive major wins for Woods, after taking The Open Championship at Hoylake four weeks earlier.

2006 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 17–20, 2006
LocationMedinah, Illinois
Course(s)Medinah Country Club
No. 3 Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,561 yards (6,914 m)
Field156 players, 70 after cut[1]
Cut144 (E)
Prize fund$6,800,000
Winner's share$1,224,000
Champion
Tiger Woods
270 (−18)
Medinah
Location in the United States
Medinah 
Location in Illinois

The No. 3 Course was the longest to date in major championship history. Medinah previously hosted the tournament in 1999, when Woods captured his first PGA Championship. The purse was $6.8 million with a winner's share of $1.224 million.

This was the last appearance for two-time winner Nick Price.

Field
  1. All former PGA Champions
  2. Winners of the last five U.S. Opens (2002-2006)
  3. Winners of the last five Masters (2002-2006)
  4. Winners of the last five British Opens (2002-2006)
  5. The 2006 Senior PGA Champion
  6. The low 15 scorers and ties in The 2005 PGA Championship
  7. The 20 low scorers in The 2006 PGA Professional National Championship
  8. The 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2005 International through the 2006 Buick Open
  9. Members of the 2004 United States Ryder Cup Team
  10. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour and designated as official events from The 2005 PGA Championship to The 2006 PGA Championship. (Does not include pro-am or team competitions).
  11. In addition, The PGA of America reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories above.
  12. The 156-player field will be filled (in order) by those players below 70th place in official money standings from the 2005 International through the 2006 Buick Open.

Full eligibility list

Course layout
See also: Medinah Country Club

No. 3 Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4341914144635374745872044353,7395794384712446053924531974433,8227,561
Par434454534365443544343672

Previous course lengths for major championships:

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 17, 2006

Chris Riley and Lucas Glover set the pace in round one shooting six under 66s. Tiger Woods finished the round at 69, three shots off the pace. Defending champion Phil Mickelson also shot 69. Mark Calcavecchia and Dudley Hart withdrew from the tournament.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Chris Riley United States66−6
Lucas Glover United States
3Billy Andrade United States67−5
T4Robert Allenby Australia68−4
Stewart Cink United States
Luke Donald England
J. J. Henry United States
Davis Love III United States
Henrik Stenson Sweden
T10Jonathan Byrd United States69−3
Harrison Frazar United States
Fred Funk United States
Sergio García Spain
Tim Herron United States
Billy Mayfair United States
Shaun Micheel United States
Phil Mickelson United States
Geoff Ogilvy Australia
Lee Westwood England
Tiger Woods United States

Second round

Friday, August 18, 2006

Four players shared the lead at the conclusion of the second round, including Tim Herron, Billy Andrade, Luke Donald and Henrik Stenson. Twenty-four players were within four strokes of the lead including Tiger Woods who shot a bogey free 68 to put himself within one shot of the leaders. Seventy players survived the 36-hole cut of even-par 144. Big names that missed the cut included: Vijay Singh, John Daly, Fred Couples, and Colin Montgomerie.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Billy Andrade United States67-69=136−8
Luke Donald England68-68=136
Henrik Stenson Sweden68-68=136
Tim Herron United States69-67=136
T5Davis Love III United States68-69=137−7
Geoff Ogilvy Australia69-68=137
Tiger Woods United States69-68=137
T8Fred Funk United States69-69=138−6
Billy Mayfair United States69-69=138
Chris Riley United States66-72=138
David Toms United States71-67=138

Third round

Saturday, August 19, 2006

Tiger Woods matched the course record with a 7-under 65, giving him a share of the lead with Luke Donald. Mike Weir also shot 65 to sit alone in third, two shots behind the leaders. Joey Sindelar holed a 3-wood from 241 yards (220 m) on the par-5 fifth hole for a double eagle, the rarest shot in golf and only the third in PGA Championship history. It was last done by Per-Ulrik Johansson at Riviera in 1995; the first was by club pro Darrell Kestner at Inverness in 1993.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Tiger Woods United States69-68-65=202−14
Luke Donald England68-68-66=202
3Mike Weir Canada72-67-65=204−12
4Geoff Ogilvy Australia69-68-68=205−11
T5Shaun Micheel United States69-70-67=206−10
Sergio García Spain69-70-67=206
7K. J. Choi South Korea73-67-67=207−9
T8Chris DiMarco United States71-70-67=208−8
Tim Herron United States69-67-72=208
Phil Mickelson United States69-71-68=208
Ian Poulter England70-70-68=208

Final round

Sunday, August 20, 2006

Tiger Woods moved to 12-0 in majors where he led or shared the lead after 54 holes. He bested the field by five shots to win his third PGA Championship and 12th major. Third round co-leader Luke Donald shot a two-over 74 and fell out of contention on the back nine. 2003 champion Shaun Micheel shot 69 to finish in second outright. Tiger Woods tied his record for the aggregate low score in PGA Championship history (shared with Bob May at Valhalla in 2000) at 18 strokes under-par. He also became the first ever to win the PGA twice on the same course, and the first in the era of the modern Grand Slam to win two major championships in each of two successive years. Chad Campbell shot the low round of the day, a six-under 66, to finish in a tie for 24th.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Tiger Woods United States69-68-65-68=270−181,224,000
2Shaun Micheel United States69-70-67-69=275−13734,400
T3Luke Donald England68-68-66-74=276−12353,600
Sergio García Spain69-70-67-70=276
Adam Scott Australia71-69-69-67=276
6Mike Weir Canada72-67-65-73=277−11244,800
T7K. J. Choi South Korea73-67-67-71=278−10207,788
Steve Stricker United States72-67-70-69=278
T9Ryan Moore United States71-72-67-69=279−9165,000
Geoff Ogilvy Australia69-68-68-74=279
Ian Poulter England70-70-68-71=279

Source:[3]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434454534544354434
Woods−15−15−15−15−16−17−17−18−18−18−19−19−19−19−19−19−18−18
Micheel−11−11−11−10−11−11−11−11−12−12−13−12−13−14−14−14−14−13
Donald−14−14−14−13−13−13−13−13−13−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12
García−10−10−11−11−12−12−11−10−11−11−11−11−10−12−12−12−12−12
Scott−8−8−8−8−9−10−11−11−12−12−12−12−12−13−14−13−13−12
Weir−12−12−13−13−14−14−14−14−14−15−14−14−14−13−13−12−11−11

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

Source:[4]

References
  1. "Tournament Info for: 2006 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  2. 2006 PGA Championship Official Site
  3. "2006 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  4. "PGA Championship". ESPN. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
Preceded by
2006 Open Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2007 Masters

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