2006 Masters Tournament

Infobox_Individual_Golf_Tournament
tournament_name = 2006 Masters Tournament


dates = April 6 - 9, 2006
location = Augusta, Georgia
course = Augusta National Golf Club
tour = PGA Tour
PGA European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
par = 72
yardage=7,445
field = 90 players, 47 after cut
cut = 148 (+4)
purse =$7,000,000
winners_share =$1,260,000
Champion = Phil Mickelson
Score = 281 (-7)The 2006 Masters Tournament was the 70th Masters Tournament, played from April 6 to April 9, 2006 at Augusta National Golf Club. The course was lengthed significantly before the tournament making the course play 7,445 yards (up from 7,290 in 2005). Phil Mickelson won his second Masters and second consecutive major winning by two with a score of seven under 281. The purse was $7.0 million and Mickelson earned $1.26 million.

Field

#Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime)
#U.S. Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
#British Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
#PGA Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
#Winners of The Players Championship (3 years)
#Current U.S. Amateur Champion (6-A) (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year) and the runner-up (6-B) to the current U.S. Amateur Champion
#Current British Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year)
#Current U.S. Amateur Public Links Champion
#Current U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion for 2005
#The first 16 players, including ties, in the 2005 Masters Tournament
#The first 8 players, including ties, in the 2005 U.S. Open Championship
#The first 4 players, including ties, in the 2005 British Open Championship
#The first 4 players, including ties, in the 2005 PGA Championship
#The 40 leaders on the Final Official PGA Tour Money List for 2005
#The 10 leaders on the Official PGA Tour Money List published during the week prior to the 2006 Masters Tournament.
#The 50 leaders on the Final Official World Golf Ranking for 2005.
#The 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the 2006 Masters Tournament

[http://www.pga.com/news/majors/themasters/2006/2006_masters_invites.cfm "Full eligibility list"]

Round-by-round summary

First round (Thursday)

Eighteen players broke par on the lengthened Augusta National. Vijay Singh shot a five-under 67 to take the first round lead by one stroke over Rocco Mediate who finished at -4. Arron Oberholser shot a three-under 67 to finish by himself in third at -3. Four others shot two under 70s. The group included 2004 Masters 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 No. 15.

Final round (Sunday)

Phil 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. The win also gave Mickelson his third major in nine major championships. Clark finished in second by himself by connecting from a green side bunker at the 72nd hole. Tiger Woods shot a two-under 70 to finish three-strokes behind Mickelson. He would finish in a five-way tie for third with Fred Couples, Retief Goosen, Chad Campbell, and José María Olazábal. The 1994 and 1999 Masters champion shot the round of the tournament with a six-under 66.

" [http://www.masters.org/en_US/history/results/2006.html Full final leaderboard] "

Par 3 Contest

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

External links

* [http://www.masters.org/en_US/history/results/2006.html Full Results] - Masters official site
* [http://www.pga.com/tournaments/Masters/2006/ 2006 Masters PGA Site]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/features/event?matchId=261 ESPN Coverage]