2006 Open Championship
2006 golf tournament held at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, Wirral, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2006 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 135th Open Championship, played from 20 to 23 July 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 Open Championship title and third overall. It was also Woods' first major tournament win since the death of his father, Earl Woods, in May.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 20–23 July 2006 |
Location | Merseyside, England |
Course(s) | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
Organized by | The R&A |
Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour Japan Golf Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72[1] |
Length | 7,258 yards (6,637 m)[1] |
Field | 156 players, 71 after cut[1] |
Cut | 143 (−1)[1] |
Prize fund | £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 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.