2006 Players Championship

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.

2006 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 23–26, 2006
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,098 yards (6,490 m)[1]
Field144 players, 74 after cut
Cut144 (Even)
Prize fund$8.0 million
Winner's share$1.44 million
Champion
Stephen Ames
274 (−14)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

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 until 2019; it moved to mid-May in 2007. The Players was moved back to March starting 2019 as the PGA Championship moves from August to May from 2019 onwards.[6][7][8][9]

Venue
Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

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]

Field

Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Tommy Armour III, Arjun Atwal, Woody Austin, Aaron Baddeley, Craig Barlow, Doug Barron, Rich Beem, Thomas Bjørn, Jason Bohn, Jeff Brehaut, Mark Brooks, Olin Browne, Bart Bryant, Jonathan Byrd, Ángel Cabrera, Mark Calcavecchia, Chad Campbell, Michael Campbell, K. J. Choi, Daniel Chopra, Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, Darren Clarke, Fred Couples, Ben Crane, Ben Curtis, John Daly, Robert Damron, Brian Davis, Luke Donald, James Driscoll, Joe Durant, David Duval, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Todd Fischer, Steve Flesch, Carlos Franco, Harrison Frazar, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Robert Gamez, Sergio García, Brian Gay, Lucas Glover, Retief Goosen, Jason Gore, Nathan Green, Todd Hamilton, Pádraig Harrington, Dudley Hart, J. J. Henry, Mark Hensby, Tim Herron, J. B. Holmes, Charles Howell III, David Howell, John Huston, Ryuji Imada, Freddie Jacobson, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Brandt Jobe, Richard S. Johnson, Zach Johnson, Kent Jones, Steve Jones, Shingo Katayama, Jonathan Kaye, Jerry Kelly, Hank Kuehne, Bernhard Langer, Stephen Leaney, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, J. L. Lewis, Peter Lonard, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Jeff Maggert, Shigeki Maruyama, Billy Mayfair, Scott McCarron, Paul McGinley, Rocco Mediate, Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson, Colin Montgomerie, Kevin Na, Sean O'Hair, Nick O'Hern, Arron Oberholser, Joe Ogilvie, Geoff Ogilvy, José María Olazábal, Greg Owen, Ryan Palmer, Rod Pampling, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Corey Pavin, Pat Perez, Craig Perks, Tom Pernice Jr., Tim Petrovic, Carl Pettersson, Ian Poulter, Nick Price, Ted Purdy, Brett Quigley, Tag Ridings, Loren Roberts, John Rollins, Justin Rose, Rory Sabbatini, Adam Scott, John Senden, Patrick Sheehan, Wes Short Jr., Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Heath Slocum, Jeff Sluman, Henrik Stenson, Kevin Sutherland, Hidemichi Tanaka, Vaughn Taylor, David Toms, D. J. Trahan, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Bo Van Pelt, Scott Verplank, Camilo Villegas, Charles Warren, Mike Weir, Lee Westwood, Dean Wilson, Tiger Woods

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:[10]

Second round

Friday, March 24, 2006

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jim Furyk United States65-71=136−8
T2Stephen Ames Canada71-66=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:[11][12]

Third round

Saturday, March 25, 2006

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Stephen Ames Canada71-66-70=207−9
T2Sergio García Spain70-68-70=208−8
Vijay Singh Fiji68-70-70=208
T4Henrik Stenson Sweden69-71-70=210−6
Mike Weir Canada71-71-68=210
T6Jim Furyk United States65-71-75=211−5
Retief Goosen South Africa69-71-71=211
Tom Pernice, Jr. United States70-70-71=211
Carl Pettersson Sweden71-70-70=211
John Rollins United States68-71-72=211
Bo Van Pelt United States68-71-72=211

Source:[13]

Final round

Sunday, March 26, 2006

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Stephen Ames Canada71-66-70-67=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:[14]

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par453444435454344534
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
Furyk−5−5−4−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−6−6−6−5−5−5−5−5
Perez−5−6−6−6−4−5−5−5−5−4−4−4−4−5−5−5−5−5
Stenson−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−4−4−4−4−5−5−5
Villegas−3−3−3−3−4−5−5−4−4−5−5−5−5−4−4−5−5−5
Singh−7−7−7−6−5−5−5−5−3−3−4−3−3−2−2−3−3−3
García −8 −7−6−4−3−3−3−3-4 −3 −3-3-3−2−3−3−3−2
Weir−6−6−5−2−1−1−2−2−3EE+1+1+2+1+1+1+1

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

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