2006 WGC-American Express Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 September – 1 October 2006 |
| Location | Hertfordshire, England |
| Course(s) | The Grove Golf Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,125 |
| Field | 62 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $7,500,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,300,000 |
| Champion | |
 Tiger Woods | |
| 261 (–23) | |
The 2006 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from 28 September – 1 October 2006 at The Grove Golf Course in Hertfordshire, England. It was the seventh WGC-American Express Championship tournament, and the third of three World Golf Championships events held in 2006.
World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament with a record aggregate score of 261, to capture his fifth WGC-American Express Championship and his twelfth World Golf Championships title.
Round summaries
First round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods |  United States |
63 | –8 |
| T2 | Pádraig Harrington |  Ireland |
64 | –7 |
| Ian Poulter |  England
| |||
| T4 | Stewart Cink | United States |
65 | –6 |
| Ernie Els |  South Africa
| |||
| T6 | David Howell | England |
66 | –5 |
| Jyoti Randhawa |  India
| |||
| T8 | Chad Campbell | United States |
67 | –4 |
| Simon Dyson | England
| |||
| Jim Furyk | United States
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| Robert Karlsson |  Sweden
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| Nick O'Hern |  Australia
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| Adam Scott | Australia
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Second round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States |
63-64=127 | –15 |
| T2 | Stewart Cink | United States |
65-67=132 | –10 |
| Jim Furyk | United States |
67-65=132 | ||
| David Howell | England |
66-66=132 | ||
| 5 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland |
64-69=133 | –9 |
| 6 | Brett Quigley | United States |
70-64=134 | –8 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
65-70=135 | –7 |
| Ian Poulter | England |
64-71=135 | ||
| Adam Scott | Australia |
67-68=135 | ||
| Henrik Stenson | Sweden |
68-67=135 |
Third round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States |
63-64-67=194 | –19 |
| 2 | Adam Scott | Australia |
67-68-65=200 | –13 |
| T3 | Jim Furyk | United States |
67-65-69=201 | –12 |
| Brett Quigley | United States |
70-64-67=201 | ||
| 5 | Stewart Cink | United States |
65-67-70=202 | –11 |
| T6 | David Howell | England |
66-66-71=203 | –10 |
| Ian Poulter | England |
64-71-68=203 | ||
| Henrik Stenson | Sweden |
68-67-68=203 | ||
| T9 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
65-70-69=204 | –9 |
| Pádraig Harrington | Ireland |
64-69-71=204 | ||
| Trevor Immelman | South Africa |
68-68-68=204 |
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States |
63-64-67-67=261 | –23 | 1,300,000 |
| T2 | Ian Poulter | England |
64-71-68-66=269 | –15 | 610,000 |
| Adam Scott | Australia |
67-68-65-69=269 | |||
| 4 | Jim Furyk | United States |
67-65-69-69=270 | –14 | 345,000 |
| 5 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
65-70-69-67=271 | –13 | 290,000 |
| T6 | Stuart Appleby | Australia |
71-66-70-66=273 | –11 | 216,667 |
| Luke Donald | England |
68-70-67-68=273 | |||
| Brett Wetterich | United States |
70-66-69-68=273 | |||
| T9 | Trevor Immelman | South Africa |
68-68-68-70=274 | –10 | 150,000 |
| Brett Quigley | United States |
70-64-67-73=274 | |||
| Thongchai Jaidee |  Thailand |
71-67-71-65=274 |