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2006 WGC-American Express Championship

Golf tournament at The Grove Golf Course in Hertfordshire, England

Field	Value
name	2006 WGC-American Express Championship
dates	28 September – 1 October 2006
location	Hertfordshire, England
course	The Grove Golf Course
tour	PGA Tour
European Tour
par	71
yardage	7,125
field	62 players
cut	None
purse	$7,500,000
winners_share	$1,300,000
champion	USA Tiger Woods
score	261 (−23)
previous	[2005](2005-wgc-american-express-championship)
next	[2007](2007-wgc-ca-championship)

European Tour 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

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Tiger Woods	63	−8
T2	IRL Pádraig Harrington	64	−7
ENG Ian Poulter
T4	USA Stewart Cink	65	−6
ZAF Ernie Els
T6	ENG David Howell	66	−5
IND Jyoti Randhawa
T8	USA Chad Campbell	67	−4
ENG Simon Dyson
USA Jim Furyk
SWE Robert Karlsson
AUS Nick O'Hern
AUS Adam Scott

Second round

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Tiger Woods	63-64=127	−15
T2	USA Stewart Cink	65-67=132	−10
USA Jim Furyk	67-65=132
ENG David Howell	66-66=132
5	IRL Pádraig Harrington	64-69=133	−9
6	USA Brett Quigley	70-64=134	−8
T7	ZAF Ernie Els	65-70=135	−7
ENG Ian Poulter	64-71=135
AUS Adam Scott	67-68=135
SWE Henrik Stenson	68-67=135

Third round

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Tiger Woods	63-64-67=194	−19
2	AUS Adam Scott	67-68-65=200	−13
T3	USA Jim Furyk	67-65-69=201	−12
USA Brett Quigley	70-64-67=201
5	USA Stewart Cink	65-67-70=202	−11
T6	ENG David Howell	66-66-71=203	−10
ENG Ian Poulter	64-71-68=203
SWE Henrik Stenson	68-67-68=203
T9	ZAF Ernie Els	65-70-69=204	−9
IRL Pádraig Harrington	64-69-71=204
ZAF Trevor Immelman	68-68-68=204

Final leaderboard

Place	Player	Score	To par	Winnings ($)
1	USA Tiger Woods	63-64-67-67=261	−23	1,300,000
T2	ENG Ian Poulter	64-71-68-66=269	−15	610,000
AUS Adam Scott	67-68-65-69=269
4	USA Jim Furyk	67-65-69-69=270	−14	345,000
5	ZAF Ernie Els	65-70-69-67=271	−13	290,000
T6	AUS Stuart Appleby	71-66-70-66=273	−11	216,667
ENG Luke Donald	68-70-67-68=273
USA Brett Wetterich	70-66-69-68=273
T9	ZAF Trevor Immelman	68-68-68-70=274	−10	150,000
USA Brett Quigley	70-64-67-73=274
THA Thongchai Jaidee	71-67-71-65=274

References

(2006-10-01). "Tiger streaks ahead at the Amex". Taipei Times.
(2006-09-30). "Tiger eagles 18th again, leads AmEx by six shots". ESPN.
(October 1, 2006). "Unstoppable Woods eases to victory". CNN.

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