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2006 Masters Tournament

The 2006 Masters Tournament was the 70th Masters Tournament, played April 6–9 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Prior to the tournament, the course was lengthened by 155 yards (142 m)[2] to 7,445 yards (6,808 m), up from 7,290 yards (6,666 m) in 2005. Phil Mickelson won the second of his three Masters and second consecutive major with a 281 (−7), two strokes ahead of runner-up Tim Clark.[3][2] The purse was $7 million and the winner's share was $1.26 million.

2006 Masters Tournament
Front cover of the 2006 Masters Journal
Tournament information
DatesApril 6–9, 2006
LocationAugusta, Georgia
33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,445 yards (6,808 m)[1]
Field90 players, 47 after cut
Cut148 (+4)
Prize fundUS$7,000,000
Winner's share$1,260,000
Champion
United States Phil Mickelson
281 (−7)
Location map
Augusta National is located in the United States
Augusta National
Augusta National
Location in the United States
Augusta National is located in Georgia
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Augusta National
Location in Georgia
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This was the final Masters appearance for three-time champion Nick Faldo.

Course

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Main article: Augusta National Golf Club
Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Tea Olive 455 4 10 Camellia 495 4
2 Pink Dogwood 575 5 11 White Dogwood 505 4
3 Flowering Peach 350 4 12 Golden Bell 155 3
4 Flowering Crab Apple 240 3 13 Azalea 510 5
5 Magnolia 455 4 14 Chinese Fir 440 4
6 Juniper 180 3 15 Firethorn 530 5
7 Pampas 450 4 16 Redbud 170 3
8 Yellow Jasmine 570 5 17 Nandina 440 4
9 Carolina Cherry 460 4 18 Holly 465 4
Out 3,735 36 In 3,710 36
Source:[1] Total 7,445 72

Field

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1. Masters champions
Charles Coody, Fred Couples (12,14,16,17), Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, Phil Mickelson (4,10,13,14,16,17), Larry Mize, José María Olazábal (12,16,17), Mark O'Meara, Gary Player, Vijay Singh (4,10,11,14,15,16,17), Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Mike Weir (10,16,17), Tiger Woods (2,3,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17), Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller

2. U.S. Open champions (last five years)
Michael Campbell (11,16,17), Jim Furyk (14,16,17), Retief Goosen (10,14,16,17)

3. The Open champions (last five years)
Ben Curtis, David Duval, Ernie Els (16,17), Todd Hamilton

4. PGA champions (last five years)
Rich Beem, Shaun Micheel, David Toms (14,15,16,17)

5. The Players Championship winners (last three years)
Stephen Ames (15,17), Fred Funk (14,16,17), Adam Scott (14,16,17)

6. U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up
Dillon Dougherty (a), Edoardo Molinari (a)

7. The Amateur champion
Brian McElhinney (a)

8. U.S. Amateur Public Links champion
Clay Ogden (a)

9. U.S. Mid-Amateur champion
Kevin Marsh (a)

10. Top 16 players and ties from the 2005 Masters
Chris DiMarco (14,16,17), Luke Donald (14,15,16,17), Mark Hensby (11,16), Tim Herron (14,16), David Howell (16,17), Trevor Immelman, Tom Lehman (16,17), Justin Leonard (14,16,17), Thomas Levet, Rod Pampling (16,17)

  • Ryan Moore did not play, as he was recovering from wrist surgery.

11. Top eight players and ties from the 2005 U.S. Open
Tim Clark (14,16,17), Sergio García (14,16,17), Davis Love III (13,14,16,17), Rocco Mediate

12. Top four players and ties from the 2005 Open Championship
Colin Montgomerie (16,17)

13. Top four players and ties from 2005 PGA Championship
Thomas Bjørn (16,17)

14. Top 40 players from the 2005 PGA Tour money list
Stuart Appleby (15,16,17), Jason Bohn, Olin Browne, Bart Bryant (16,17), Mark Calcavecchia, Chad Campbell (15,16,17), K. J. Choi (16,17), Ben Crane (16,17), Lucas Glover, Pádraig Harrington (16,17), Charles Howell III, Brandt Jobe (16,17), Zach Johnson (17), Peter Lonard (16), Shigeki Maruyama (16), Billy Mayfair, Joe Ogilvie, Geoff Ogilvy (15,16,17), Sean O'Hair (16,17), Carl Pettersson (17), Ted Purdy, Vaughn Taylor, Scott Verplank (16,17)

  • Kenny Perry (16,17) did not play, as he was recovering from knee surgery.

15. Top 10 players from the 2006 PGA Tour money list on March 27
Arron Oberholser (17), Rory Sabbatini (17)

16. Top 50 players from the final 2005 world ranking
Robert Allenby (17), Ángel Cabrera (17), Stewart Cink (17), Darren Clarke (17), John Daly, Miguel Ángel Jiménez (17), Shingo Katayama (17), Paul McGinley (17), Nick O'Hern (17), Henrik Stenson (17), Lee Westwood (17)

17. Top 50 players from world ranking published March 27

  • All such players were eligible under higher categories.

18. Special foreign invitation
Thongchai Jaidee

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, April 6, 2006

Eighteen players broke par on the lengthened Augusta National. Vijay Singh, the 2000 champion, shot a five-under 67 to take the first round lead by one stroke over Rocco Mediate. Arron Oberholser was next with a 69 for solo third place. Four others were at 70, including 2004 champion Phil Mickelson and two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen. Defending champion Tiger Woods shot an even-par 72, despite a pair of three-putt bogeys and a double bogey on the par-5 15th hole.[4]

Place Player Score To par
1   Vijay Singh 67 −5
2   Rocco Mediate 68 −4
3   Arron Oberholser 69 −3
T4   Tim Clark 70 −2
  Retief Goosen
  Phil Mickelson
  Geoff Ogilvy
T8   Stuart Appleby 71 −1
  Rich Beem
  Chad Campbell
  Fred Couples
  Ben Crenshaw
  Ben Curtis
  Ernie Els
  David Howell
  Billy Mayfair
  Nick O'Hern
  Mike Weir

Second round

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Friday, April 7, 2006

Chad Campbell, with just one top ten result at a major (runner-up at 2003 PGA Championship), led at the halfway point by three strokes at 138 (−6). His 67 (−5) on Friday was one of only three scores in the 60s. In a tie for second at 141 (−3) was Singh, Mediate, and 1992 champion Fred Couples. Mickelson shot even par for the round and was among a group tied for fifth at 142 (−2). The cut came at 148 (+4); among the notables to miss the cut was Chris DiMarco, the playoff runner-up to Woods in 2005.[5] This was 1971 champ Charles Coody's final entry as a competitor; after struggling in his opening round to an 89, he played very well (at age 68) in round 2, carding a 2-over par 74 for his last competitive round at Augusta.

Place Player Score To par
1   Chad Campbell 71-67=138 −6
T2   Fred Couples 71-70=141 −3
  Rocco Mediate 68-73=141
  Vijay Singh 67-74=141
T5   Tim Clark 70-72=142 −2
  Darren Clarke 72-70=142
  Ernie Els 71-71=142
  David Howell 71-71=142
  Phil Mickelson 70-72=142
T10   Olin Browne 74-69=143 −1
  Ben Crenshaw 71-72=143
  Retief Goosen 70-73=143
  Pádraig Harrington 73-70=143
  Billy Mayfair 71-72=143
  Nick O'Hern 71-72=143
  Tiger Woods 72-71=143

Amateurs: McElhinney (+11), Molinari (+13), Ogden (+15), Dougherty (+16), Marsh (+16).

Third round

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Saturday, April 8, 2006
Sunday, April 9, 2006

Thunderstorms postponed a good chunk of action in the third round, forcing it to be completed on Sunday morning.[6] Mickelson moved to the top of the leaderboard with a two-under 70 to 212 (−4). Second round leader Campbell shot 75 (+3) to fall into a tie for second with Couples, who shot even par for the round. Woods shot 71 for 214, two strokes back in a six-way tie for fourth, along with Singh and four others.

Place Player Score To par
1   Phil Mickelson 70-72-70=212 −4
T2   Chad Campbell 71-67-75=213 −3
  Fred Couples 71-70-72=213
T4   Stephen Ames 74-70-70=214 −2
  Tim Clark 70-72-72=214
  Darren Clarke 72-70-72=214
  Rocco Mediate 68-73-73=214
  Vijay Singh 67-74-73=214
  Tiger Woods 72-71-71=214
T10   Retief Goosen 70-73-72=215 −1
  Miguel Ángel Jiménez 72-74-69=215

Final round

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Sunday, April 9, 2006

Summary

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External videos
  Full final round coverage on CBS on YouTube

Mickelson won his second consecutive major (2005 PGA Championship) and his second green jacket with a final round 69 for a two-stroke victory over Tim Clark. Mickelson's lone bogey was at the final hole, when he had victory all but assured. The win also gave him his third major in the last nine. Clark finished in solo second by holing-out from a green side bunker at the 72nd hole. Woods shot a two-under 70 to finish three strokes behind Mickelson in a five-way tie for third. Others finishing in third place were Couples, Goosen, Campbell, and José María Olazábal, the 1994 and 1999 champion, who shot the round of the tournament, a six-under 66.[2][3] Sadly, Mediate fell out of contention after hitting three balls into the water and making a ten at the par-3 12th.[7]

Final leaderboard

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Champion
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
Place Player Score To par Money (US$)
1   Phil Mickelson (c) 70-72-70-69=281 −7 1,260,000
2   Tim Clark 70-72-72-69=283 −5 756,000
T3   Chad Campbell 71-67-75-71=284 −4 315,700
  Fred Couples (c) 71-70-72-71=284
  Retief Goosen 70-73-72-69=284
  José María Olazábal (c) 76-71-71-66=284
  Tiger Woods (c) 72-71-71-70=284
T8   Ángel Cabrera 73-74-70-68=285 −3 210,000
  Vijay Singh (c) 67-74-73-71=285
10   Stewart Cink 72-73-71-70=286 −2 189,000

Scorecard

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Hole  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 4
  Mickelson −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −7
  Clark −2 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −3 −4 −4 −4 −3 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5
  Campbell −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −3 −3 −3 −4 −3 −2 −3 −4
  Couples −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −5 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4
  Goosen −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −2 −2 −3 −4 −4 −4
  Olazábal +2 +1 E −1 −1 E −1 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −2 −3 −5 −4 −4 −4
  Woods −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −2 −2 −3 −4 −3 −4
  Ames −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 E E E E E E E E −1 −1 −1 −1
  Jiménez −2 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −3 −3 −2 −3 −3 −3 −2 −1 −1
  Clarke −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −1 −1 −1 E +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +1 +1 +2 +3
  Mediate −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −3 −4 −4 −4 −3 +4 +4 +5 +5 +5 +5 +6

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[8]

Par 3 Contest

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Ben Crane won the annual Par 3 contest, which took place on Wednesday, April 5, with a four-under 23. Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, made a curtain call at the event; Nicklaus was one-under and was in contention throughout the day. Pádraig Harrington, Clark, and Oberholser all aced the 135-yard (123 m) ninth hole.

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Course". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina. Associated Press. April 5, 2006. p. 3-Masters. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Shipnuck, Alan (April 17, 2006). "Master Craftsman". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Dulac, Gerry (April 10, 2006). "Second coat of green". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D-1.
  4. ^ Dulac, Gerry (April 7, 2006). "Off course". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D-1.
  5. ^ Dulac, Gerry (April 8, 2006). "Backspin". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D-1.
  6. ^ Thompson, Wright (April 9, 2006). "Rain: It's par for the course". Lewiston Tribune. (Kansas City Star). p. B1.
  7. ^ Dulac, Gerry (April 10, 2006). "Augusta's cruel twists turn on Mediate". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D-7.
  8. ^ "2006 Masters leaderboard". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
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