2006 PGA Championship

2006 PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	August 17–20, 2006
Location	Medinah, Illinois
Course(s)	Medinah Country Club No. 3 Course
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,561 yards (6,914 m)
Field	156 players, 70 after cut[1]
Cut	144 (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 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.

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

No. 3 Course

Previous course lengths for major championships:

• 7,401 yards (6,767 m), par 72 - 1999 PGA Championship
• 7,195 yards (6,579 m), par 72 - 1990 U.S. Open
• 7,032 yards (6,430 m), par 71 - 1975 U.S. Open
• 6,981 yards (6,383 m), par 71 - 1949 U.S. Open

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.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Chris Riley	United States	66	−6
	Lucas Glover	United States
3	Billy Andrade	United States	67	−5
T4	Robert Allenby	Australia	68	−4
	Stewart Cink	United States
	Luke Donald	England
	J. J. Henry	United States
	Davis Love III	United States
	Henrik Stenson	Sweden
T10	Jonathan Byrd	United States	69	−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.

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

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

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

Source:^[3]

Scorecard

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

Source:^[4]

References

External links

• 2006 PGA Championship official site
• Coverage on European Tour's official site
• About.com: 2006 PGA Championship
• Medinah Country Club official site