# 2006 PGA Championship

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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) ← 2005 2007 →

Medinah

Location in the [United States](/source/United_States)

Medinah 

Location in [Illinois](/source/Illinois)

The **2006 PGA Championship** was the 88th [PGA Championship](/source/PGA_Championship), played August 17–20 at [Medinah Country Club](/source/Medinah_Country_Club) in [Medinah, Illinois](/source/Medinah%2C_Illinois), a suburb northwest of [Chicago](/source/Chicago).[2] [Tiger Woods](/source/Tiger_Woods) won his third PGA Championship and twelfth [major title](/source/Men's_major_golf_championships), five shots ahead of runner-up [Shaun Micheel](/source/Shaun_Micheel), the [2003](/source/2003_PGA_Championship) champion. It was consecutive major wins for Woods, after taking [The Open Championship](/source/2006_Open_Championship) at [Hoylake](/source/Royal_Liverpool_Golf_Club) four weeks earlier.

The No. 3 Course was the longest to date in major championship history. Medinah previously hosted the tournament in [1999](/source/1999_PGA_Championship), 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](/source/Nick_Price).

## Field

1. All former PGA Champions

1. Winners of the last five U.S. Opens (2002–2006)

1. Winners of the last five Masters (2002–2006)

1. Winners of the last five British Opens (2002–2006)

1. The 2006 Senior PGA Champion

1. The low 15 scorers and ties in The 2005 PGA Championship

1. The 20 low scorers in The 2006 PGA Professional National Championship

1. The 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2005 International through the 2006 Buick Open

1. Members of the 2004 United States Ryder Cup Team

1. 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).

1. In addition, The PGA of America reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories above.

1. 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*](http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2006/players/eligibility.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070707071559/http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2006/players/eligibility.html) 2007-07-07 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

## Course layout

See also: [Medinah Country Club](/source/Medinah_Country_Club)

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:

- 7,401 yards (6,767 m), par 72 - [1999 PGA Championship](/source/1999_PGA_Championship)

- 7,195 yards (6,579 m), par 72 - [1990 U.S. Open](/source/1990_U.S._Open_(golf))

- 7,032 yards (6,430 m), par 71 - [1975 U.S. Open](/source/1975_U.S._Open_(golf))

- 6,981 yards (6,383 m), par 71 - [1949 U.S. Open](/source/1949_U.S._Open_(golf))

## Round summaries

### First round

*Thursday, August 17, 2006*

[Chris Riley](/source/Chris_Riley_(golfer)) and [Lucas Glover](/source/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](/source/Phil_Mickelson) also shot 69. [Mark Calcavecchia](/source/Mark_Calcavecchia) and [Dudley Hart](/source/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

*Friday, August 18, 2006*

Four players shared the lead at the conclusion of the second round, including [Tim Herron](/source/Tim_Herron), [Billy Andrade](/source/Billy_Andrade), [Luke Donald](/source/Luke_Donald) and [Henrik Stenson](/source/Henrik_Stenson). Twenty-four players were within four strokes of the lead including [Tiger Woods](/source/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](/source/Vijay_Singh), [John Daly](/source/John_Daly_(golfer)), [Fred Couples](/source/Fred_Couples), and [Colin Montgomerie](/source/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

*Saturday, August 19, 2006*

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

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

*Sunday, August 20, 2006*

[Tiger Woods](/source/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](/source/PGA_Championship) and 12th major. Third round co-leader [Luke Donald](/source/Luke_Donald) shot a two-over 74 and fell out of contention on the back nine. [2003](/source/2003_PGA_Championship) champion [Shaun Micheel](/source/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](/source/Bob_May_(golfer)) at [Valhalla](/source/Valhalla_Golf_Club) in [2000](/source/2000_PGA_Championship)) 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](/source/Grand_Slam_(golf)) to win two major championships in each of two successive years. [Chad Campbell](/source/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

*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

Source:[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pgamedia06_1-0)** ["Tournament Info for: 2006 PGA Championship"](http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=1963&date=2006&tourn_name_id=2). PGA of America. Retrieved July 26, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["2006 PGA Championship Official Site"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070104001756/http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2006/index.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2006/index.html) on 2007-01-04. Retrieved 2007-07-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["2006 PGA Championship"](http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=2006&tid=22). databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ldr_4-0)** ["PGA Championship"](https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard?tournamentId=274). *ESPN*. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

## External links

- [2006 PGA Championship official site](https://web.archive.org/web/20070104001756/http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2006/index.html)

- [Coverage on European Tour's official site](http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2006/tournamentid=2006066/news/index.html)

- [Medinah Country Club official site](http://www.medinahcc.org/)

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