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| 2006 Open Championship |
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| Tournament information |
| Dates |
July 20 - 23, 2006 |
| Location |
 Merseyside, England |
| Course(s) |
Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
| Tour(s) |
PGA Tour
PGA European Tour |
| Statistics |
| Par |
72 |
| Yardage |
7,258 |
| Field |
156 players, 71 after cut |
| Cut |
143 (-1) |
| Purse |
£4,000,000
€5,797,724
$7,300,000 |
| Winner's share |
£720,000
€1,045,966
$1,338,480 |
| Champion |
|
Tiger Woods
|
|
270 (-18)
|
The 2006 Open Championship was the 135th Open Championship, played from July 20 to July 23, 2006 at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Tiger Woods held off Chris DiMarco, Ernie Els, Jim Furyk and Sergio García for a two shot victory. The win was his second consecutive British Open title and third overall. It was also Woods' first major tournament win since the death of his father, Earl Woods, in May. The purse was £4,000,000, and the winner received £720,000. Using conversion rates at the time of the tournament, the purse was €5,797,724 for the European Tour's Order of Merit rankings and $7,300,000 for the PGA Tour's money list.
[edit] History of The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool
Royal Liverpool first hosted The Open Championship in 1897 and the 2006 Open was the 11th to be held at Royal Liverpool. This was the first Open at Royal Liverpool since 1967, a thirty nine year absence. Royal Liverpool's list of champions includes Harold Hilton (1897), Sandy Herd (1902), Arnaud Massy (1907), John Henry Taylor (1913), 11 time major winner Walter Hagen (1924), seven time major winner and amateur Bobby Jones, Alf Padgham (1936), Fred Daly (1947), Peter Thomson (1956), and Roberto DeVicenzo (1967).
[edit] Course
| Front Nine |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
OUT |
| Yardage |
454 |
436 |
429 |
372 |
528 |
202 |
453 |
423 |
198 |
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| Par |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
35 |
| Back Nine |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
IN |
| Yardage |
534 |
393 |
448 |
198 |
456 |
161 |
554 |
459 |
560 |
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| Par |
5 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
37 |
|
Front 9 |
Back 9 |
Total |
| Yardage |
3,495 |
3,763 |
7,258 |
| Par |
35 |
37 |
72 |
[edit] First round (Thursday)
Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland is alone in the lead after an opening round 66. McDowell's 66 broke the course record set by Roberto De Vicenzo in 1967. Defending champ Tiger Woods leads a group of five other golfers at 67. There were the 67 rounds under par including 32 of them in the 60s. This broke the record of 59 sub-par rounds in the first round of the British Open at St. Andrews in 1995 (the PGA Tour began keeping records in relation to par in 1956).
[edit] Second round (Friday)
Tiger Woods stormed into the lead with a seven under 65 which including an eagle from 209 yards on hole 14, one of the toughest holes at Royal Liverpool. Ernie Els also shot 65 and is one shot behind Woods who is 6-0 when leading after 36 holes. Chris DiMarco, whose mother died of a heart attack July 4, emerged from his slump with a 65 and was three shots behind at 9-under 135.
[edit] Third round (Saturday)
Moving day ended with Tiger Woods still holding a one shot lead but there are now three golfers right on his heels. Ernie Els playing in the final pairing matched Woods shooting an identical 71. Chris DiMarco and Sergio García are also within one shot. García holed out a 9-iron from 167 yards for eagle on No. 2, and took only 29 shots on the outward nine finishing with a seven under 65.
[edit] Fourth round (Sunday)
Tiger Woods moved to 11-0 when leading going into the final round of a major, winning his third British Open title. Woods fought off three of the best golfers in the world and ended up defeating Chris DiMarco by two shots. After making the clinching putt Woods buried his head in the shoulder of caddie Steve Williams, sobbing uncontrollably, having won his first major since the passing of his father Earl Woods. On the way to victory Woods hit 86 percent of fairways on route to tying the lowest British Open score of 270. Woods became the first player since Tom Watson in 1982-83 to win golf's oldest championship in consecutive years. While Ernie Els and Sergio García faded, DiMarco made gritty rally to close with a 68.
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