The 2006 PGA Championship was the 88th PGA Championship, played from August 17 to August 20, 2006 at Medinah Country Club Course No. 3.[1] The PGA Championship returned to Medinah for the first time since 1999 when Tiger Woods captured his first PGA Championship. At the longest course in major championship history, Tiger Woods tapped in for par to cap a five-shot victory over 2003 PGA Championship winner Shaun Micheel. Woods' victory marked his 12th major championship win. The event took place in Medinah, Illinois. The purse was $6.8 million and Woods took home $1.224 million.
Field
- All former PGA Champions
- Winners of the last five U.S. Opens (2002-2006)
- Winners of the last five Masters (2002-2006)
- Winners of the last five British Opens (2002-2006)
- The 2006 Senior PGA Champion
- The low 15 scorers and ties in The 2005 PGA Championship
- The 20 low scorers in The 2006 PGA Professional National Championship
- The 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2005 International through the 2006 Buick Open
- Members of the 2004 United States Ryder Cup Team
- Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour and designated as official events from The 2005 PGA Championship to The 2006 PGA Championship. (Does not include pro-am or team competitions).
- In addition, The PGA of America reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories above.
- The 156-player field will be filled (in order) by those players below 70th place in official money standings from the 2005 International through the 2006 Buick Open.
Full eligibility list
Round-by-round summary
First round (Thursday)
Chris Riley and Lucas Glover set the pace in round one shooting six under 66's. Tiger Woods finished the round at 69, three shots off the pace. Defending champion Phil Mickelson also shot 69. Mark Calcavecchia and Dudley Hart withdrew from the tournament.
Second round (Friday)
Four players are atop the leaderboard after the second round including Tim Herron, Billy Andrade, Luke Donald and Henrik Stenson. Twenty-four players are within four strokes of the lead including Tiger Woods who shot a bogey free 66 to put himself within one shot of the lead. Seventy players survived the 36-hole cut of even-par 144. Big names that missed the cut include: Vijay Singh, John Daly, Fred Couples, and Colin Montgomerie.
Third round (Saturday)
Tiger Woods matched the course record with a 7-under 65, giving him a share of the lead with Luke Donald. Mike Weir also shot 65 and is sitting alone in third, two shots behind the leaders. Joey Sindelar holed a 3-wood from 241 yards on the par-5 fifth hole for a double eagle, the rarest shot in golf and only the third in PGA Championship history. It was the first double eagle at the PGA Championship since Per-Ulrik Johansson at Riviera Country Club in 1995. The only other was by club pro Darrell Kestner at Inverness Club in 1993.
Final round (Sunday)
Tiger Woods moved to 12-0 in majors when he leads or shares the lead going into the final round. He bested the field by five shots to win his second PGA Championship and 12th major. Third round co-leader Luke Donald shot a two over 74 and never had a chance on the back nine. 2003 PGA Championship winner Shaun Micheel shot 69 to finish in second outright. Tiger Woods tied the aggregate low score in PGA Championship history with a -18 four round total. Woods became the first player ever to win the PGA twice on the same course, and the first in the era of the modern Grand Slam to win two major championships in each of two successive years. Chad Campbell shot the low round of the day a six under 66 to finish in a tie for twenty fourth.
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