| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Mar 23–26 2006 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,098 |
| Field | 144 players, 74 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+1) |
| Prize fund | $8,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,440,000 |
| Champion | |
| Stephen Ames | |
| 274 (–14) | |
The 2006 Players Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour contested from March 23–26 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. It was the 33rd Players Championship. Stephen Ames completed the biggest win of his career by a comfortable margin of six strokes from Retief Goosen.
This was the final edition of the tournament to be played in March; it moved to a May date for 2007.
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This was the 26th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Its 2006 setup measured 7,098 yards.
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Funk | Australia | 2005 | 70 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 287 | -1 | T16 |
| Tiger Woods | United States | 2001 | 72 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 289 | +1 | T22 |
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 1993 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 290 | +2 | T27 |
| Fred Couples | United States | 1984, 1996 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 291 | +3 | 35 |
| Adam Scott | Australia | 2004 | 70 | 67 | 82 | 76 | 295 | +7 | T53 |
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Leonard | United States | 1998 | 75 | 70 | 145 | +1 |
| Davis Love III | United States | 1992, 2003 | 65 | 83 | 148 | +4 |
| David Duval | United States | 1999 | 71 | 80 | 151 | +7 |
| Craig Perks | New Zealand | 2002 | 79 | 76 | 155 | +11 |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jim Furyk | United States | 65 | -7 |
| Davis Love III | United States | |||
| T3 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 67 | -5 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | |||
| Bernhard Langer | Germany | |||
| T9 | Ben Crane | United States | 68 | -4 |
| Arron Oberholser | United States | |||
| José María Olazábal | Spain | |||
| John Rollins | United States | |||
| Vijay Singh | Fiji | |||
| Bo Van Pelt | United States |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Furyk | United States | 65-71=136 | -8 |
| T2 | Stephen Ames | Canada | 71-66=137 | -7 |
| Adam Scott | Australia | 70-67=137 | ||
| T4 | K. J. Choi | South Korea | 69-69=138 | -6 |
| Sergio García | Spain | 70-68=138 | ||
| Vijay Singh | Fiji | 68-70=138 | ||
| T7 | Brad Faxon | United States | 70-69=141 | -5 |
| Steve Flesch | United States | 69-70=141 | ||
| Fred Funk | United States | 69-70=141 | ||
| Arron Oberholser | United States | 68-71=141 | ||
| José María Olazábal | Spain | 68-71=141 | ||
| Greg Owen | England | 71-68=141 | ||
| John Rollins | United States | 68-71=141 | ||
| Bo Van Pelt | United States | 68-71=141 |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Ames | Canada | 71-66-70=207 | -9 |
| T2 | Sergio García | Spain | 70-68-70=208 | -8 |
| Vijay Singh | Fiji | 68-70-70=208 | ||
| T4 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | 69-71-70=210 | -6 |
| Mike Weir | Canada | 71-71-68=210 | ||
| T6 | Jim Furyk | United States | 65-71-75=211 | -5 |
| Retief Goosen | United States | 69-71-71=211 | ||
| Tom Pernice, Jr. | United States | 70-70-71=211 | ||
| Carl Pettersson | Sweden | 71-70-70=211 | ||
| John Rollins | United States | 68-71-72=211 | ||
| Bo Van Pelt | United States | 68-71-72=211 |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Ames | Canada | 71-66-70-67=274 | -14 | 1,440,000 |
| 2 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | 69-71-71-69=280 | -8 | 864,000 |
| T3 | Jim Furyk | United States | 65-71-75-72=283 | -5 | 384,000 |
| Pat Perez | United States | 71-72-69-71=283 | |||
| Henrik Stenson | Sweden | 69-71-70-73=283 | |||
| Camilo Villegas | Colombia | 74-70-68-71=283 | |||
| 7 | José María Olazábal | Spain | 68-71-74-71=284 | -4 | 268,000 |
| T8 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 72-70-72-71=285 | -3 | 208,000 |
| Carl Pettersson | Sweden | 71-70-70-74=285 | |||
| John Rollins | United States | 68-71-72-74=285 | |||
| Vijay Singh | Fiji | 68-70-70-77=285 | |||
| Vaughn Taylor | United States | 73-71-68-73=285 | |||
| Bo Van Pelt | United States | 68-71-72-74=285 |
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