2006 Masters Tournament

The 2006 Masters Tournament was the 70th Masters Tournament, played April 6–9 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Prior to the tournament, the course was lengthened by 155 yards (142 m)[2] to 7,445 yards (6,808 m), up from 7,290 yards (6,666 m) in 2005. Phil Mickelson won the second of his three Masters and second consecutive major with a 281 (–7), two strokes ahead of runner-up Tim Clark.[3][2] The purse was $7 million and the winner's share was $1.26 million.

2006 Masters Tournament

Tournament information
Dates	April 6–9, 2006
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,445 yards (6,808 m)[1]
Field	90 players, 47 after cut
Cut	148 (+4)
Prize fund	$7,000,000 €5,624,349
Winner's share	$1,260,000 €1,037,977
Champion
Phil Mickelson
281 (–7)

Augusta 

Location in the United States

Augusta 

Location in Georgia

This was the final Masters appearance for three-time champion Nick Faldo.

Course

Hole	Name	Yards	Par		Hole	Name	Yards	Par
1	Tea Olive	455	4		10	Camellia	495	4
2	Pink Dogwood	575	5		11	White Dogwood	505	4
3	Flowering Peach	350	4		12	Golden Bell	155	3
4	Flowering Crab Apple	240	3		13	Azalea	510	5
5	Magnolia	455	4		14	Chinese Fir	440	4
6	Juniper	180	3		15	Firethorn	530	5
7	Pampas	450	4		16	Redbud	170	3
8	Yellow Jasmine	570	5		17	Nandina	440	4
9	Carolina Cherry	460	4		18	Holly	465	4
Out		3,735	36		In		3,710	36
Source:[1]					Total		7,445	72

Field

1. Masters champions
Charles Coody, Fred Couples (12,14,16,17), Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, Phil Mickelson (4,10,13,14,16,17), Larry Mize, José María Olazábal (12,16,17), Mark O'Meara, Gary Player, Vijay Singh (4,10,11,14,15,16,17), Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Mike Weir (10,16,17), Tiger Woods (2,3,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17), Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller

• Tommy Aaron, Seve Ballesteros, Gay Brewer, Jack Burke, Jr., Billy Casper, Doug Ford, Bob Goalby, Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, and Arnold Palmer did not play.

2. U.S. Open champions (last five years)
Michael Campbell (11,16,17), Jim Furyk (14,16,17), Retief Goosen (10,14,16,17)

3. The Open champions (last five years)
Ben Curtis, David Duval, Ernie Els (16,17), Todd Hamilton

4. PGA champions (last five years)
Rich Beem, Shaun Micheel, David Toms (14,15,16,17)

5. The Players Championship winners (last three years)
Stephen Ames (15,17), Fred Funk (14,16,17), Adam Scott (14,16,17)

6. U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up
Dillon Dougherty (a), Edoardo Molinari (a)

7. The Amateur champion
Brian McElhinney (a)

8. U.S. Amateur Public Links champion
Clay Ogden (a)

9. U.S. Mid-Amateur champion
Kevin Marsh (a)

10. Top 16 players and ties from the 2005 Masters
Chris DiMarco (14,16,17), Luke Donald (14,15,16,17), Mark Hensby (11,16), Tim Herron (14,16), David Howell (16,17), Trevor Immelman, Tom Lehman (16,17), Justin Leonard (14,16,17), Thomas Levet, Rod Pampling (16,17)

• Ryan Moore did not play, as he was recovering from wrist surgery.

11. Top eight players and ties from the 2005 U.S. Open
Tim Clark (14,16,17), Sergio García (14,16,17), Davis Love III (13,14,16,17), Rocco Mediate

12. Top four players and ties from the 2005 Open Championship
Colin Montgomerie (16,17)

13. Top four players and ties from 2005 PGA Championship
Thomas Bjørn (16,17)

• Steve Elkington did not play due to a groin injury.

14. Top 40 players from the 2005 PGA Tour money list
Stuart Appleby (15,16,17), Jason Bohn, Olin Browne, Bart Bryant (16,17), Mark Calcavecchia, Chad Campbell (15,16,17), K. J. Choi (16,17), Ben Crane (16,17), Lucas Glover, Pádraig Harrington (16,17), Charles Howell III, Brandt Jobe (16,17), Zach Johnson (17), Peter Lonard (16), Shigeki Maruyama (16), Billy Mayfair, Joe Ogilvie, Geoff Ogilvy (15,16,17), Sean O'Hair (16,17), Carl Pettersson (17), Ted Purdy, Vaughn Taylor, Scott Verplank (16,17)

• Kenny Perry (16,17) did not play, as he was recovering from knee surgery.

15. Top 10 players from the 2006 PGA Tour money list on March 27
Arron Oberholser (17), Rory Sabbatini (17)

16. Top 50 players from the final 2005 world ranking
Robert Allenby (17), Ángel Cabrera (17), Stewart Cink (17), Darren Clarke (17), John Daly, Miguel Ángel Jiménez (17), Shingo Katayama (17), Paul McGinley (17), Nick O'Hern (17), Henrik Stenson (17), Lee Westwood (17)

17. Top 50 players from world ranking published March 27

• All such players were eligible under higher categories.

18. Special foreign invitation
Thongchai Jaidee

Nationalities in the field

North America (49)	South America (1)	Europe (20)	Oceania (10)	Asia (4)	Africa (6)
Canada (2)	Argentina (1)	England (4)	Australia (8)	Japan (2)	South Africa (6)
United States (47)		Northern Ireland (1)	Fiji (1)	South Korea (1)
		Scotland (2)	New Zealand (1)	Thailand (1)
		Wales (1)
		Denmark (1)
		Spain (3)
		France (1)
		Germany (1)
		Italy (1)
		Sweden (2)
		Ireland (3)

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Phil Mickelson	United States	2004	70	72	70	69	281	–7	1
Fred Couples	United States	1992	71	70	72	71	284	–4	T3
José María Olazábal	Spain	1994, 1999	76	71	71	66	284	–4	T3
Tiger Woods	United States	1997, 2001, 2002, 2005	72	71	71	70	284	–4	T3
Vijay Singh	Fiji	2000	67	74	73	71	285	–3	T8
Mike Weir	Canada	2003	71	73	73	70	287	–1	T11
Larry Mize	United States	1987	75	72	77	72	296	+8	T42
Ben Crenshaw	United States	1983, 1995	71	72	78	79	300	+12	47

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Ian Woosnam	Wales	1991	77	72	149	+5
Raymond Floyd	United States	1976	79	73	152	+8
Nick Faldo	England	1989, 1990, 1996	79	74	153	+9
Bernhard Langer	Germany	1985, 1993	79	74	153	+9
Mark O'Meara	United States	1998	82	72	154	+10
Tom Watson	United States	1977, 1981	79	75	154	+10
Craig Stadler	United States	1982	77	78	155	+11
Fuzzy Zoeller	United States	1979	78	81	159	+15
Gary Player	South Africa	1961, 1974, 1978	79	81	160	+16
Sandy Lyle	Scotland	1988	80	81	161	+17
Charles Coody	United States	1971	89	74	163	+19

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 6, 2006

Eighteen players broke par on the lengthened Augusta National. Vijay Singh, the 2000 champion, shot a five-under 67 to take the first round lead by one stroke over Rocco Mediate. Arron Oberholser was next with a 69 for solo third place. Four others were at 70, including 2004 champion Phil Mickelson and two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen. Defending champion Tiger Woods shot an even-par 72, despite a pair of three-putt bogeys and a double bogey on the par-5 15th hole.[4]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Vijay Singh	Fiji	67	–5
2	Rocco Mediate	United States	68	–4
3	Arron Oberholser	United States	69	–3
T4	Tim Clark	South Africa	70	–2
	Retief Goosen	South Africa
	Phil Mickelson	United States
	Geoff Ogilvy	Australia
T8	Stuart Appleby	Australia	71	–1
	Rich Beem	United States
	Chad Campbell	United States
	Fred Couples	United States
	Ben Crenshaw	United States
	Ben Curtis	United States
	Ernie Els	South Africa
	David Howell	England
	Billy Mayfair	United States
	Nick O'Hern	Australia
	Mike Weir	Canada

Second round

Friday, April 7, 2006

Chad Campbell, with just one top ten result at a major (runner-up at 2003 PGA Championship), led at the halfway point by three strokes at 138 (–6). His 67 (–5) on Friday was one of only three scores in the 60s. In a tie for second at 141 (–3) was Singh, Mediate, and 1992 champion Fred Couples. Mickelson shot even par for the round and was among a group tied for fifth at 142 (–2). The cut came at 148 (+4); among the notables to miss the cut was Chris DiMarco, the playoff runner-up to Woods in 2005.[5]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Chad Campbell	United States	71-67=138	–6
T2	Fred Couples	United States	71-70=141	–3
	Rocco Mediate	United States	68-73=141
	Vijay Singh	Fiji	67-74=141
T5	Tim Clark	South Africa	70-72=142	–2
	Darren Clarke	Northern Ireland	72-70=142
	Ernie Els	South Africa	71-71=142
	David Howell	England	71-71=142
	Phil Mickelson	United States	70-72=142
T10	Olin Browne	United States	74-69=143	–1
	Ben Crenshaw	United States	71-72=143
	Retief Goosen	South Africa	70-73=143
	Pádraig Harrington	Ireland	73-70=143
	Billy Mayfair	United States	71-72=143
	Nick O'Hern	Australia	71-72=143
	Tiger Woods	United States	72-71=143

Amateurs: McElhinney (+11), Molinari (+13), Ogden (+15), Dougherty (+16), Marsh (+16).

Third round

Saturday, April 8, 2006
Sunday, April 9, 2006

Thunderstorms postponed a good chunk of action in the third round, forcing it to be completed on Sunday morning.[6] Mickelson moved to the top of the leaderboard with a two-under 70 to 212 (–4). Second round leader Campbell shot 75 (+3) to fall into a tie for second with Couples, who shot even par for the round. Woods shot 71 for 214, two strokes back in a six way tie for fourth, along with Singh and four others.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Phil Mickelson	United States	70-72-70=212	–4
T2	Chad Campbell	United States	71-67-75=213	–3
	Fred Couples	United States	71-70-72=213
T4	Stephen Ames	Canada	74-70-70=214	–2
	Tim Clark	South Africa	70-72-72=214
	Darren Clarke	Northern Ireland	72-70-72=214
	Rocco Mediate	United States	68-73-73=214
	Vijay Singh	Fiji	67-74-73=214
	Tiger Woods	United States	72-71-71=214
T10	Retief Goosen	South Africa	70-73-72=215	–1
	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	Spain	72-74-69=215

Final round

Sunday, April 9, 2006

Mickelson won his second consecutive major (2005 PGA Championship) and his second green jacket with a final round 69 for a two-stroke victory over Tim Clark. Mickelson's lone bogey was at the final hole, when he had victory all but assured. The win also gave him his third major in the last nine. Clark finished in solo second by holing-out from a green side bunker at the 72nd hole. Woods shot a two-under 70 to finish three strokes behind Mickelson in a five-way tie for third. Others finishing in third place were Couples, Goosen, Campbell, and José María Olazábal, the 1994 and 1999 champion, who shot the round of the tournament, a six-under 66.[2][3] Sadly, Mediate fell out of contention after hitting three balls into the water and making a ten at the par-3 12th.[7]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Phil Mickelson	United States	70-72-70-69=281	–7	1,260,000
2	Tim Clark	South Africa	70-72-72-69=283	–5	756,000
T3	Chad Campbell	United States	71-67-75-71=284	–4	315,700
	Fred Couples	United States	71-70-72-71=284
	Retief Goosen	South Africa	70-73-72-69=284
	José María Olazábal	Spain	76-71-71-66=284
	Tiger Woods	United States	72-71-71-70=284
T8	Ángel Cabrera	Argentina	73-74-70-68=285	–3	210,000
	Vijay Singh	Fiji	67-74-73-71=285
10	Stewart Cink	United States	72-73-71-70=286	–2	189,000

Scorecard

Final round

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	4
Mickelson	–4	–4	–4	–4	–4	–4	–5	–6	–6	–6	–6	–6	–7	–7	–8	–8	–8	–7
Clark	–2	–1	–1	–1	–2	–2	–2	–3	–4	–4	–4	–3	–3	–4	–4	–4	–4	–5
Campbell	–2	–3	–3	–3	–3	–3	–4	–4	–4	–4	–3	–3	–3	–4	–3	–2	–3	–4
Couples	–4	–4	–4	–4	–4	–4	–5	–5	–5	–5	–4	–4	–5	–4	–4	–4	–4	–4
Goosen	–1	–2	–2	–2	–2	–1	–1	–2	–2	–2	–2	–1	–2	–2	–3	–4	–4	–4
Olazábal	+2	+1	E	–1	–1	E	–1	–2	–2	–2	–1	–1	–2	–3	–5	–4	–4	–4
Woods	–2	–3	–3	–3	–3	–2	–2	–2	–2	–2	–1	–1	–2	–2	–3	–4	–3	–4
Ames	–2	–2	–2	–1	–1	–1	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	–1	–1	–1	–1
Jiménez	–2	–3	–3	–3	–4	–4	–4	–4	–4	–3	–3	–2	–3	–3	–3	–2	–1	–1
Clarke	–3	–3	–3	–3	–2	–1	–1	–1	E	+1	+1	+1	+2	+2	+1	+1	+2	+3
Mediate	–1	–1	–1	–1	–1	–2	–3	–4	–4	–4	–3	+4	+4	+5	+5	+5	+5	+6

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle

Birdie

Bogey

Double bogey

Triple bogey+

Source:[8]

Par 3 Contest

Ben Crane won the annual Par 3 contest, which took place on Wednesday, April 5, with a four-under 23. Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, made a curtain call at the event; Nicklaus was one-under and was in contention throughout the day. Pádraig Harrington, Clark, and Oberholser all aced the 135-yard (123 m) ninth hole.

References

1. "The Course". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina. Associated Press. April 5, 2006. p. 3-Masters. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
2. Shipnuck, Alan (April 17, 2006). "Master Craftsman". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
3. Dulac, Gerry (April 10, 2006). "Second coat of green". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D-1.
4. Dulac, Gerry (April 7, 2006). "Off course". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D-1.
5. Dulac, Gerry (April 8, 2006). "Backspin". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D-1.
6. Thompson, Wright (April 9, 2006). "Rain: It's par for the course". Lewiston Tribune. (Kansas City Star). p. B1.
7. Dulac, Gerry (April 10, 2006). "Augusta's cruel twists turn on Mediate". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D-7.
8. "2006 Masters leaderboard". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2013.

External links

• Masters.com – past winners
• Coverage on the European Tour's official site
• About.com: 2006 Masters
• Augusta.com – 2006 Masters leaderboard and scorecards