2006 PGA Championship
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| Dates | August 17–20, 2006 |
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| Location | Medinah, Illinois |
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Medinah Country Club No. 3 Course |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
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PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,561 yards (6,914 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 70 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (E) |
| Prize fund | $6,800,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,224,000 |
 Tiger Woods
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| 270 (−18) | |
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The 2006 PGA Championship was the 88th PGA Championship, played August 17–20 at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago.Tiger Woods won his third PGA Championship, five shots ahead of runner-up Shaun Micheel, the 2003 champion. Woods' victory was his 12th major championship. The No. 3 Course was the longest to date in major championship history. Medinah previously hosted the tournament in 1999, when Woods captured his first PGA Championship. The purse was $6.8 million with a winner's share of $1.224 million.
No. 3 Course
Previous course lengths for major championships:
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Chris Riley and Lucas Glover set the pace in round one shooting six under 66s. Tiger Woods finished the round at 69, three shots off the pace. Defending champion Phil Mickelson also shot 69. Mark Calcavecchia and Dudley Hart withdrew from the tournament.
Friday, August 18, 2006
Four players shared the lead at the conclusion of the second round, including Tim Herron, Billy Andrade, Luke Donald and Henrik Stenson. Twenty-four players were within four strokes of the lead including Tiger Woods who shot a bogey free 68 to put himself within one shot of the leaders. Seventy players survived the 36-hole cut of even-par 144. Big names that missed the cut included: Vijay Singh, John Daly, Fred Couples, and Colin Montgomerie.
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