2006 WGC-American Express Championship
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Dates28 September – 1 October 2006
LocationHertfordshire, England
Course(s)The Grove Golf Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
European Tour
| 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) | |
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.[1]
First round
| 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
| 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
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 63-64-67=194 | −19[2] |
| 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 |
