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.
| 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 | $1,300,000 |
| Champion | |
 Tiger Woods | |
| 261 (−23) | |
World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament with a record aggregate score of 261, to capture his fifth WGC-American Express Championship and his twelfth World Golf Championships title.
Round summaries
editFirst round
edit| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods |
63 | −8 |
| T2 |  Pádraig Harrington |
64 | −7 |
 Ian Poulter
| |||
| T4 | Stewart Cink |
65 | −6 |
 Ernie Els
| |||
| T6 | David Howell |
66 | −5 |
 Jyoti Randhawa
| |||
| T8 | Chad Campbell |
67 | −4 |
| Simon Dyson
| |||
| Jim Furyk
| |||
 Robert Karlsson
| |||
 Nick O'Hern
| |||
| Adam Scott
|
Second round
edit| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods |
63-64=127 | −15 |
| T2 | Stewart Cink |
65-67=132 | −10 |
| Jim Furyk |
67-65=132 | ||
| David Howell |
66-66=132 | ||
| 5 | Pádraig Harrington |
64-69=133 | −9 |
| 6 | Brett Quigley |
70-64=134 | −8 |
| T7 | Ernie Els |
65-70=135 | −7 |
| Ian Poulter |
64-71=135 | ||
| Adam Scott |
67-68=135 | ||
| Henrik Stenson |
68-67=135 |
Third round
edit| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods |
63-64-67=194 | −19 |
| 2 | Adam Scott |
67-68-65=200 | −13 |
| T3 | Jim Furyk |
67-65-69=201 | −12 |
| Brett Quigley |
70-64-67=201 | ||
| 5 | Stewart Cink |
65-67-70=202 | −11 |
| T6 | David Howell |
66-66-71=203 | −10 |
| Ian Poulter |
64-71-68=203 | ||
| Henrik Stenson |
68-67-68=203 | ||
| T9 | Ernie Els |
65-70-69=204 | −9 |
| Pádraig Harrington |
64-69-71=204 | ||
| Trevor Immelman |
68-68-68=204 |
Final leaderboard
edit| Place | Player | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods |
63-64-67-67=261 | −23 | 1,300,000 |
| T2 | Ian Poulter |
64-71-68-66=269 | −15 | 610,000 |
| Adam Scott |
67-68-65-69=269 | |||
| 4 | Jim Furyk |
67-65-69-69=270 | −14 | 345,000 |
| 5 | Ernie Els |
65-70-69-67=271 | −13 | 290,000 |
| T6 | Stuart Appleby |
71-66-70-66=273 | −11 | 216,667 |
| Luke Donald |
68-70-67-68=273 | |||
| Brett Wetterich |
70-66-69-68=273 | |||
| T9 | Trevor Immelman |
68-68-68-70=274 | −10 | 150,000 |
| Brett Quigley |
70-64-67-73=274 | |||
 Thongchai Jaidee |
71-67-71-65=274 |