2006 Players Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 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) | |
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«2005 2007» | |
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.
Venue
Main article: TPC at Sawgrass
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.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Funk |  United States | 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 |
Missed the cut
| 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 |
Round summaries
First round
| # | 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 |
Second round
| # | 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 |
Third round
| # | 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 |  South Africa | 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 |
Final round
| # | 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 |
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 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Ames | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −9 | −10 | –10 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −14 | −14 | −14 |
| Goosen | −6 | −7 | −6 | –7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −7 | –7 | −8 |
| Stenson | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | –5 | −5 | −5 | –4 | –4 | –4 | –4 | −5 | –5 | –5 |
| Garcia | –8 | −7 | −6 | –4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | –3 | -4 | −3 | −3 | -3 | -3 | −2 | −3 | –3 | –3 | −2 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
References
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