2006 WGC-American Express Championship

The 2006 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from 28 September – 1 October 2006 at The Grove Golf Course in Hertfordshire, England. It was the seventh WGC-American Express Championship tournament, and the third of three World Golf Championships events held in 2006.

2006 WGC-American Express Championship
Tournament information
Dates28 September – 1 October 2006
LocationHertfordshire, England
Course(s)The Grove Golf Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length7,125
Field62 players
CutNone
Prize fund$7,500,000
Winner's share$1,300,000
Champion
Tiger Woods
261 (–23)

World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament with a record aggregate score of 261, to capture his fifth WGC-American Express Championship and his twelfth World Golf Championships title.

Round summaries

First round

#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tiger Woods United States63–8
T2Pádraig Harrington Ireland64–7
Ian Poulter England
T4Stewart Cink United States65–6
Ernie Els South Africa
T6David Howell England66–5
Jyoti Randhawa India
T8Chad Campbell United States67–4
Simon Dyson England
Jim Furyk United States
Robert Karlsson Sweden
Nick O'Hern Australia
Adam Scott Australia

Second round

#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tiger Woods United States63-64=127–15
T2Stewart Cink United States65-67=132–10
Jim Furyk United States67-65=132
David Howell England66-66=132
5Pádraig Harrington Ireland64-69=133–9
6Brett Quigley United States70-64=134–8
T7Ernie Els South Africa65-70=135–7
Ian Poulter England64-71=135
Adam Scott Australia67-68=135
Henrik Stenson Sweden68-67=135

Third round

#PlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tiger Woods United States63-64-67=194–19
2Adam Scott Australia67-68-65=200–13
T3Jim Furyk United States67-65-69=201–12
Brett Quigley United States70-64-67=201
5Stewart Cink United States65-67-70=202–11
T6David Howell England66-66-71=203–10
Ian Poulter England64-71-68=203
Henrik Stenson Sweden68-67-68=203
T9Ernie Els South Africa65-70-69=204–9
Pádraig Harrington Ireland64-69-71=204
Trevor Immelman South Africa68-68-68=204

Final leaderboard

#PlayerCountryScoreTo parWinnings ($)
1Tiger Woods United States63-64-67-67=261–231,300,000
T2Ian Poulter England64-71-68-66=269–15610,000
Adam Scott Australia67-68-65-69=269
4Jim Furyk United States67-65-69-69=270–14345,000
5Ernie Els South Africa65-70-69-67=271–13290,000
T6Stuart Appleby Australia71-66-70-66=273–11216,667
Luke Donald England68-70-67-68=273
Brett Wetterich United States70-66-69-68=273
T9Trevor Immelman South Africa68-68-68-70=274–10150,000
Brett Quigley United States70-64-67-73=274
Thongchai Jaidee Thailand71-67-71-65=274
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