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
United States Tiger Woods
270 (−18)
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Medinah is located in the United States
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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

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  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 Archived 2007-07-07 at the Wayback Machine

Course layout

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No. 3 Course

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 434 191 414 463 537 474 587 204 435 3,739 579 438 471 244 605 392 453 197 443 3,822 7,561
Par 4 3 4 4 5 4 5 3 4 36 5 4 4 3 5 4 4 3 4 36 72

Previous course lengths for major championships:

Round summaries

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First round

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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.

Place Player Score To par
T1   Chris Riley 66 −6
  Lucas Glover
3   Billy Andrade 67 −5
T4   Robert Allenby 68 −4
  Stewart Cink
  Luke Donald
  J. J. Henry
  Davis Love III
  Henrik Stenson
T10   Jonathan Byrd 69 −3
  Harrison Frazar
  Fred Funk
  Sergio García
  Tim Herron
  Billy Mayfair
  Shaun Micheel
  Phil Mickelson
  Geoff Ogilvy
  Lee Westwood
  Tiger Woods

Second round

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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.

Place Player Score To par
T1   Billy Andrade 67-69=136 −8
  Luke Donald 68-68=136
  Henrik Stenson 68-68=136
  Tim Herron 69-67=136
T5   Davis Love III 68-69=137 −7
  Geoff Ogilvy 69-68=137
  Tiger Woods 69-68=137
T8   Fred Funk 69-69=138 −6
  Billy Mayfair 69-69=138
  Chris Riley 66-72=138
  David Toms 71-67=138

Third round

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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.

Place Player Score To par
T1   Tiger Woods 69-68-65=202 −14
  Luke Donald 68-68-66=202
3   Mike Weir 72-67-65=204 −12
4   Geoff Ogilvy 69-68-68=205 −11
T5   Shaun Micheel 69-70-67=206 −10
  Sergio García 69-70-67=206
7   K. J. Choi 73-67-67=207 −9
T8   Chris DiMarco 71-70-67=208 −8
  Tim Herron 69-67-72=208
  Phil Mickelson 69-71-68=208
  Ian Poulter 70-70-68=208

Final round

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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.

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Tiger Woods 69-68-65-68=270 −18 1,224,000
2   Shaun Micheel 69-70-67-69=275 −13 734,400
T3   Luke Donald 68-68-66-74=276 −12 353,600
  Sergio García 69-70-67-70=276
  Adam Scott 71-69-69-67=276
6   Mike Weir 72-67-65-73=277 −11 244,800
T7   K. J. Choi 73-67-67-71=278 −10 207,788
  Steve Stricker 72-67-70-69=278
T9   Ryan Moore 71-72-67-69=279 −9 165,000
  Geoff Ogilvy 69-68-68-74=279
  Ian Poulter 70-70-68-71=279

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Scorecard

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Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 3 4 4 5 4 5 3 4 5 4 4 3 5 4 4 3 4
  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

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References

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  1. ^ "Tournament Info for: 2006 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "2006 PGA Championship Official Site". Archived from the original on 2007-01-04. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
  3. ^ "2006 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  4. ^ "PGA Championship". ESPN. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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