2006 Players Championship

2006 Players Championship
Tournament information
Dates March 23–26, 2006
Location Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Course(s) TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 7,098 yards (6,490 m)[1]
Field 144 players, 74 after cut
Cut 144 (Even)
Prize fund $8.0 million
Winner's share $1.44 million
Champion
Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames
274 (−14)
«2005
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TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

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.

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; it moved to mid-May in 2007.

Venue

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]

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 1983, 1996 69 73 75 74 291 +3 35
Adam Scott  Australia 2004 70 67 82 76 295 +7 T53

Score:[1]

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

Thursday, March 23, 2006

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Jim Furyk United States65−7
Davis Love III United States
T3Robert Allenby Australia67−5
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain
Bernhard Langer Germany
T6Ben Crane United States68−4
Arron Oberholser United States
José María Olazábal Spain
John Rollins United States
Vijay Singh Fiji
Bo Van Pelt United States

Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, March 24, 2006

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jim Furyk United States65-71=136−8
T2Stephen Ames Trinidad and Tobago71-66=137−7
Adam Scott Australia70-67=137
T4K. J. Choi South Korea69-69=138−6
Sergio García Spain70-68=138
Vijay Singh Fiji68-70=138
T7Brad Faxon United States70-69=139−5
Steve Flesch United States69-70=139
Fred Funk United States69-70=139
Arron Oberholser United States68-71=139
José María Olazábal Spain68-71=139
Greg Owen England71-68=139
John Rollins United States68-71=139
Bo Van Pelt United States68-71=139

Source:[7][8]

Third round

Saturday, March 25, 2006

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1 Stephen Ames  Trinidad and Tobago 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 Africa69-71-71=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

Source:[9]

Final round

Sunday, March 26, 2006

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Stephen Ames Trinidad and Tobago71-66-70-67=274−141,440,000
2Retief Goosen South Africa69-71-71-69=280−8864,000
T3Jim Furyk United States65-71-75-72=283−5384,000
Pat Perez United States71-72-69-71=283
Henrik Stenson Sweden69-71-70-73=283
Camilo Villegas Colombia74-70-68-71=283
7José María Olazábal Spain68-71-74-71=284−4268,000
T8Ernie Els South Africa72-70-72-71=285−3208,000
Carl Pettersson Sweden71-70-70-74=285
John Rollins United States68-71-72-74=285
Vijay Singh Fiji68-70-70-77=285
Vaughn Taylor United States73-71-68-73=285
Bo Van Pelt United States68-71-72-74=285

Source:[1][2][3]

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par453444435 454344534
Trinidad and Tobago 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
Sweden Stenson−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−4−4−4−4−5−5−5
Spain García −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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Players Championship". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 27, 2006. p. D4.
  2. 1 2 Harig, Bob (March 27, 2006). "In a rout, Ames tells world he's a Player". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). p. 1C.
  3. 1 2 Ferguson, Doug (March 27, 2006). "Ames tames Sawgrass". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. C3.
  4. ↑ "Ames takes over at TPC, takes aim at tourney win". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). Associated Press. March 26, 2006. p. 3C.
  5. ↑ "Woods torches foe at Match Play". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 23, 2006. p. C2.
  6. ↑ "Golf: Players Championship". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. March 24, 2006. p. C4.
  7. ↑ "Love becomes spectator". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. March 25, 2006. p. B6.
  8. ↑ "Golf: Players Championship". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. May 25, 2006. p. C4.
  9. ↑ "Ames escapes as Sawgrass mows down field". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. March 26, 2006. p. D8.

Coordinates: 30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394

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