2006 Players Championship

This article is about the golf tournament. For the curling tournament, see 2006 Players' Championship.
2006 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 23–26, 2006
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,098 yards (6,490 m)[1]
Field144 players, 74 after cut
Cut144 (Even)
Prize fund$8.0 million
Winner's share$1.44 million
Champion
Canada Stephen Ames
274 (−14)
Location map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass is located in Florida
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida
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The 2006 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 23–26 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 33rd Players Championship.

Tournament summary

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Stephen Ames shot a final round 67 and completed the biggest win of his career by a comfortable margin, six strokes ahead of runner-up Retief Goosen.[2][3] Ames was the 54-hole leader by a stroke over Sergio García and Vijay Singh.[4]

A month earlier at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Ames lasted only ten holes in the first round, falling to Tiger Woods 9&8.[5]

Defending champion Fred Funk finished thirteen strokes back, in a tie for sixteenth place.

This was the final Players held in March until 2019; it moved to mid-May in 2007. The Players was moved back to March starting 2019 as the PGA Championship moves from August to May from 2019 onwards.[6][7][8][9]

Venue

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Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the 25th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course; five yards were added this year and its length was 7,098 yards (6,490 m).[1]

Eligibility requirements

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Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are considered official, since the previous year's Players Championship.

Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Peter Lonard, Vijay Singh, Tim Petrovic, Ted Purdy, Justin Leonard, Bart Bryant, Sergio García, Michael Campbell, Pádraig Harrington, Jim Furyk, Sean O'Hair, Jason Bohn, Ben Crane, Retief Goosen, Vaughn Taylor, Brad Faxon, Olin Browne, Mark Calcavecchia, Jason Gore, Robert Gamez, K. J. Choi, Wes Short Jr., Lucas Glover, Carl Pettersson, Heath Slocum, Stuart Appleby, David Toms, Chad Campbell, J. B. Holmes, Arron Oberholser, Rory Sabbatini, Geoff Ogilvy, Kirk Triplett, Luke Donald, Rod Pampling

The top 125 finishers on the 2005 Official PGA Tour money list.[10]

Fred Funk, Davis Love III, Adam Scott, Scott Verplank, Tim Clark, Billy Mayfair, Brandt Jobe, Tim Herron, Charles Howell III, Shigeki Maruyama, Joe Ogilvie, Fred Couples, Zach Johnson, José María Olazábal, John Daly, Stewart Cink, Tom Lehman, Ernie Els, Tom Pernice Jr., Bo Van Pelt, Darren Clarke, Jonathan Kaye, Justin Rose, Mike Weir, Greg Owen, Jerry Kelly, Mark Hensby, Ryan Palmer, Jeff Brehaut, Pat Perez, Robert Allenby, Woody Austin, Billy Andrade, Kevin Na, Jeff Sluman, Bob Tway, Joey Sindelar, Dudley Hart, Joe Durant, J. L. Lewis, Carlos Franco, Charles Warren, Aaron Baddeley, Harrison Frazar, Brett Quigley, Scott McCarron, Arjun Atwal, Stephen Ames, Bernhard Langer, Steve Lowery, Ian Poulter, J. J. Henry, Daniel Chopra, Tag Ridings, Bob Estes, Loren Roberts, Steve Flesch, Freddie Jacobson, John Senden, Brian Davis, John Rollins, James Driscoll, Kevin Sutherland, Dean Wilson, D. J. Trahan, Hank Kuehne, Stephen Leaney, Jeff Maggert, Robert Damron, Corey Pavin, Jesper Parnevik, Doug Barron, Jonathan Byrd, Craig Barlow, Rich Beem, Rocco Mediate, Brian Gay, Richard S. Johnson, Hidemichi Tanaka, Patrick Sheehan, Todd Fischer, John Huston, Ryuji Imada, Tommy Armour III, Kent Jones, Craig Parry, Nick Price

For the duration of their exemption, PGA Tour members who earned a Tournament Winner exemption prior to March 1, 2004.

Winners of the Players Championship, Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship from the 1996 to 1997 and from 2001 to 2005. Beginning with 1998, winners will be eligible for five years.

Nick Faldo, Steve Jones, Mark Brooks, Craig Perks, Shaun Micheel, David Duval, Ben Curtis, Todd Hamilton

Winners of the NEC World Series in the last years 10 years (1996–1997).

Winners of the Tour Championship in the last three years (2003–2005).

Winners of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in the last years (2004–2006).

Winners of the WGC-NEC Invitational and WGC-American Express Championship in the last three years (2003–2005).

Any player(s), not otherwise eligible, among the top 50 leaders from the Official World Golf Ranking through the Bay Hill Invitational.

Colin Montgomerie, David Howell, Henrik Stenson, Ángel Cabrera, Nick O'Hern, Paul McGinley, Thomas Bjørn, Lee Westwood, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Shingo Katayama

Any player(s), not otherwise eligible, among the top 10 leaders from the 2006 Official PGA Tour Money List through the Bay Hill Invitational.

If necessary to complete a field of 144 players, PGA Tour members from the 2006 Official PGA Tour Money List below 10th position through the Bay Hill Invitational, in order of their positions on such list.[10]

Camilo Villegas, Nathan Green

Sources:[11]

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, March 23, 2006

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Jim Furyk 65 −7
United States Davis Love III
T3 Australia Robert Allenby 67 −5
Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Germany Bernhard Langer
T6 United States Ben Crane 68 −4
United States Arron Oberholser
Spain José María Olazábal
United States John Rollins
Fiji Vijay Singh
United States Bo Van Pelt

Source:[12]

Second round

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Friday, March 24, 2006

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Jim Furyk 65-71=136 −8
T2 Canada Stephen Ames 71-66=137 −7
Australia Adam Scott 70-67=137
T4 South Korea K. J. Choi 69-69=138 −6
Spain Sergio García 70-68=138
Fiji Vijay Singh 68-70=138
T7 United States Brad Faxon 70-69=139 −5
United States Steve Flesch 69-70=139
United States Fred Funk 69-70=139
United States Arron Oberholser 68-71=139
Spain José María Olazábal 68-71=139
England Greg Owen 71-68=139
United States John Rollins 68-71=139
United States Bo Van Pelt 68-71=139

Source:[13][14]

Third round

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Saturday, March 25, 2006

Place Player Score To par
1 Canada Stephen Ames 71-66-70=207 −9
T2 Spain Sergio García 70-68-70=208 −8
Fiji Vijay Singh 68-70-70=208
T4 Sweden Henrik Stenson 69-71-70=210 −6
Canada Mike Weir 71-71-68=210
T6 United States Jim Furyk 65-71-75=211 −5
South Africa Retief Goosen 69-71-71=211
United States Tom Pernice Jr. 70-70-71=211
Sweden Carl Pettersson 71-70-70=211
United States John Rollins 68-71-72=211
United States Bo Van Pelt 68-71-72=211

Source:[15]

Final round

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Sunday, March 26, 2006

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Canada Stephen Ames 71-66-70-67=274 −14 1,440,000
2 South Africa Retief Goosen 69-71-71-69=280 −8 864,000
T3 United States Jim Furyk 65-71-75-72=283 −5 384,000
United States Pat Perez 71-72-69-71=283
Sweden Henrik Stenson 69-71-70-73=283
Colombia Camilo Villegas 74-70-68-71=283
7 Spain José María Olazábal 68-71-74-71=284 −4 268,000
T8 South Africa Ernie Els 72-70-72-71=285 −3 208,000
Sweden Carl Pettersson 71-70-70-74=285
United States John Rollins 68-71-72-74=285
Fiji Vijay Singh 68-70-70-77=285
United States Vaughn Taylor 73-71-68-73=285
United States Bo Van Pelt 68-71-72-74=285

Source:[16]

Scorecard

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Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 4
Canada Ames −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −11 −9 −10 −10 −11 −11 −12 −14 −14 −14
South Africa Goosen −6 −7 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −6 −7 −6 −7 −7 −7 −8
United States Furyk −5 −5 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5
United States Perez −5 −6 −6 −6 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5
Sweden Stenson −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5
Colombia Villegas −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −5 −5 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5
Fiji Singh −7 −7 −7 −6 −5 −5 −5 −5 −3 −3 −4 −3 −3 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3
Spain García  −8  −7 −6 −4 −3 −3 −3 −3 -4  −3  −3 -3 -3 −2 −3 −3 −3 −2
Canada Weir −6 −6 −5 −2 −1 −1 −2 −2 −3 E E +1 +1 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

References

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  3. ^ Ferguson, Doug (March 27, 2006). "Ames tames Sawgrass". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. C3.
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  7. ^ Shedloski, Dave (August 7, 2017). "The PGA Championship is moving to May and players are on board". Golf Digest. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
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  10. ^ a b "Official Money – 2005". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  11. ^ "2006 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 3-31.
  12. ^ "Golf: Players Championship". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. March 24, 2006. p. C4.
  13. ^ "Love becomes spectator". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. March 25, 2006. p. B6.
  14. ^ "Golf: Players Championship". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. May 25, 2006. p. C4.
  15. ^ "Ames escapes as Sawgrass mows down field". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. March 26, 2006. p. D8.
  16. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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