2006 in golf

Men's professional golf

• 6–9 April: The Masters - Winner: Phil Mickelson

• 15–18 June: U.S. Open - Winner: Geoff Ogilvy

• 20–23 July: The Open Championship - Winner: Tiger Woods

• 17–20 August: PGA Championship - Winner: Tiger Woods

• 22–26 February: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship - Australian World Number 53 Geoff Ogilvy defeated Davis Love III 3 and 2.
• 24–27 August: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational - Tiger Woods beat Stewart Cink on the fourth hole of a sudden death playoff.
• 28 September - 1 October: WGC-American Express Championship - Tiger Woods cruised to an 8 stroke victory to win his sixth straight strokeplay tournament and claim this championship for the fifth time in its seven stagings.

• 23–26 March: The Players Championship - Stephen Ames of Trinidad & Tobago / Canada won by a record-equaling six stroke margin over World Number 3 Retief Goosen, becoming the second-oldest champion in Championship history.
• 2–5 November: The Tour Championship - Twenty-six-year-old Adam Scott won this event for the first time in his career.

• 25–28 May: BMW Championship - Englishman David Howell won by five shots and moved into the top ten in the World Rankings for the first time.
• 14–17 September: HSBC World Match Play Championship - Englishman Paul Casey beat American Shaun Micheel by 10 and 8 in the most one sided final in the history of the tournament.
• 26–29 October: Volvo Masters - Jeev Milkha Singh becomes first Indian winner but attention is focused on Pádraig Harrington leapfrogging Paul Casey to win the Order of Merit, thanks to a missed putt on the final hole by Sergio García elevating Harrington to a tie for second place.

• PGA Tour - Tiger Woods topped the money list with winnings of $9,941,563, despite playing only 15 events due to the death of his father mid-year. This was his seventh money list victory, putting him one behind Jack Nicklaus's record.
• European Tour - Pádraig Harrington topped the Order of Merit for the first time, with earnings of €2,489,337
• Japan Golf Tour - Shingo Katayama topped the money list for the third consecutive year with earnings of ¥178,402,190.
• Asian Tour - Jeev Milkha Singh topped the Order of Merit for the first time with earnings of US$591,884
• PGA Tour of Australasia - Nick O'Hern topped the Order of Merit for the first time, with earnings of A$583,820
• Sunshine Tour - Charl Schwartzel of South Africa topped the 2005-06 Order of Merit with earnings of R1,207,459.70, and led the rankings for a third consecutive season in 2006-07 with earnings of R1,585,117.41. .

• PGA Tour
• * Player of the Year - Tiger Woods won for a record eighth time in ten full seasons on the PGA Tour
• * Money winner - Tiger Woods won for the seventh time
• * Vardon Trophy - Jim Furyk won for the first time with an adjusted scoring average of 68.86
• * Byron Nelson Award - Tiger Woods won for a record seventh time with an adjusted scoring average of 68.11
• * Rookie of the year - Trevor Immelman won the Western Open
• * Comeback Player of the Year - Steve Stricker posted seven top-10 finishes
• Champions Tour
• * Player of the Year - Jay Haas also topped the senior money list
• * Rookie of the Year - Eduardo Romero
• * Comeback Player of the Year - Tim Simpson
• Nationwide Tour
• * Player of the Year - Ken Duke
• European Tour
• * Player of the Year - Paul Casey
• * Rookie of the Year - Marc Warren

• 22–24 September: Ryder Cup - the Ryder Cup was played in Ireland for the first time. Europe were in the lead from the first set of matches. The Europeans went into the last day with a 10–6 lead and extended it to 18½ to 9½ in the singles, matching their best ever result in 2004. This was the first time Europe had won the matches three times in a row.
• 7–10 December: WGC-World Cup - The event was held in Barbados for the first time, and Germany, represented by Bernhard Langer and Marcel Siem, beat Scotland in a play-off to win the tournament for the second time.

• 2006 Asian Tour
• 2006 PGA Tour of Australasia
• 2006 Challenge Tour
• 2006 Nationwide Tour

• 11 January: The PGA Tour announced new six-year network deals with CBS and NBC to commence in 2007, and a fifteen-year deal with the Golf Channel.
• 26 May: Frenchman Adrien Mörk shot the first 59 in the history of any of the PGA European Tour's three tours in the second round of the Challenge Tour's Moroccan Classic.
• 28 June: The PGA Tour announced further details of the FedEx Cup playoff system to be introduced in 2007, including confirmation that there will be a US$35 million-dollar bonus prize fund, with US$10 million going to the winner.
• 29 October: Jeev Milkha Singh and K. J. Choi became the first pair of Asian players to win on the PGA Tour and the European Tour in the same weekend.

  Women's professional golf

• 30 March - 2 April: Kraft Nabisco Championship: Australia's Karrie Webb defeated 18, 36 and 54 hole leader Lorena Ochoa in a playoff to claim her seventh major championship. Ochoa shot a 62 in the first round, setting a tournament record and equalling the record low score in an LPGA major.
• 8–11 June: LPGA Championship - Se Ri Pak defeated Karrie Webb in a playoff to claim her third LPGA Championship and fifth major title. Nicole Castrale shot a 64 in the first round to set a tournament record.
• 29 June - 2 July: U.S. Women's Open - The tournament was played at Newport Country Club. The prize fund was US$3.1 million, a record for a women's golf tournament, with $560,000 going to the winner. The first day's play was cancelled due to fog and 36 holes were played on the Sunday. Annika Sörenstam and Pat Hurst tied on level par after 72 holes. Sörenstam won an eighteen-hole Monday playoff to claim her tenth major championship and third U.S. Open.
• 3–6 August: Weetabix Women's British Open - The tournament was played at Royal Lytham & St. Annes for the third time in its history. American Sherri Steinhauer took the lead after a third round 66 and held the lead in the final round for a three-stroke win over runners-up Cristie Kerr and Sophie Gustafson. It was Steinhauer's third British Open win, but her first since the tournament became a major in 2001.

• 26–29 July: Evian Masters - Karrie Webb continued her return to form by winning the second richest event in women's golf.

• 6–9 July: HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship - 20-year-old American Brittany Lincicome beat veteran Juli Inkster 3 & 2 to claim her first LPGA Tour title.
• 16–19 November: LPGA Playoffs at The ADT - Julieta Granada from Paraguay claimed her first tour victory and the first US$1 million prize in women's golf.

• LPGA Tour - 25-year-old Lorena Ochoa became the first Mexican to top the money list with earnings of $2,592,872.
• Ladies European Tour - Laura Davies of England topped the money list of the seventh time in her career with earnings of €471,727.42.

• 20–22 January: Women's World Cup of Golf - Sweden's Annika Sörenstam and Liselotte Neumann claimed the trophy in its second year.
• 15–17 December: 2006 Lexus Cup - Asia captained by South Korea's Grace Park defeated the International team captained by Sweden's Annika Sörenstam 12.5 to 11.5.

• 21 February: the first official Women's World Golf Rankings were published. Annika Sörenstam was ranked number 1.
• 4–7 May: Michelle Wie made the cut at the SK Telecom Open on the Asian Tour. This was the highest ranking men's tour on which a woman has made a cut since Babe Zaharias did so on the PGA Tour in 1945.
• 15–18 June: The first ever Futures Tour major event was played, the Michelob ULTRA Duramed FUTURES Players Championship. Canadian Salimah Mussani won with a 16-under par 272.
• 14 September: Annika Sörenstam became the first woman to pass $20 million in LPGA Tour career earnings.
• 12 November: With her victory at The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions, Lorena Ochoa claimed the LPGA Rolex Player of the Year award.

  Senior men's professional golf

• 25–28 May: Senior PGA Championship - Jay Haas won a playoff against Brad Bryant to claim his first senior major.
• 6–9 July: U.S. Senior Open - Defending champion Allen Doyle finished two shots ahead of Tom Watson. It was Doyle's fourth senior major and he was the oldest U.S. Senior Open Champion at.
• 13–16 July: Senior Players Championship - Bobby Wadkins won his first senior major
• 27–30 July: Senior British Open - Loren Roberts defeated Eduardo Romero at the first hole of a playoff to claim his first senior major.
• 24–27 August: The Tradition - Argentinian Eduardo Romero defeated Lonnie Nielsen in a playoff for his first Champions Tour title.

• Champions Tour - Jay Haas topped the money list for the first time with earnings of US$2,420,227 -
• European Seniors Tour - Sam Torrance topped the Order of Merit for the second consecutive year with earnings of €347,525

  Amateur golf

• May 31 - June 3: NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships - Oklahoma State won the team event and Jonathan Moore of Oklahoma State was the leading individual
• 19–24 June: The Amateur Championship was won by 20-year-old Frenchman Julien Guerrier.
• 29–30 July: Curtis Cup - the USA defeated Great Britain & Ireland by 11.5 points to 6.5 points.
• 7–13 August: U.S. Women's Amateur - 14-year-old American Kimberly Kim of Hawaii became the youngest winner in the history of the event.
• 23–27 August: U.S. Amateur - Richie Ramsay became the first Scottish winner since Findlay Douglas in 1898 and the first British winner since Harold Hilton in 1911.
• 18–21 October: Espirito Santo Trophy - South Africa won the tournament for the first time. They were the first home winners since 1980.
• 26–29 October: Eisenhower Trophy - the Netherlands won for the first time.

  Table of results

Dates	Tournament	Status or tour	Winner
20-22 Jan	Women's World Cup of Golf	Professional world team championship
22-26 Feb	WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship	World Golf Championships	Geoff Ogilvy
23-26 Mar	The Players Championship	PGA Tour	Stephen Ames
30 Mar-2 Apr	Kraft Nabisco Championship	LPGA major	Karrie Webb
6-9 Apr	The Masters	Men's major	Phil Mickelson
25–28 May	BMW Championship	European Tour	David Howell
25–28 May	Senior PGA Championship	Senior major	Jay Haas
31 May-3 Jun	NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships	U.S. college championship	Oklahoma State / Jonathan Moore
8-11 Jun	LPGA Championship	LPGA major	Se Ri Pak
15-18 Jun	U.S. Open	Men's major	Geoff Ogilvy
19-24 Jun	The Amateur Championship	Amateur men's individual tournament	Julien Guerrier
29 Jun-2 Jul	U.S. Women's Open	LPGA major	Annika Sörenstam
6-9 Jul	HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship	LPGA Tour	Brittany Lincicome
6-9 Jul	U.S. Senior Open	Senior major	Allen Doyle
13-16 Jul	Senior Players Championship	Senior major	Bobby Wadkins
20-23 Jul	The Open Championship	Men's major	Tiger Woods
26-29 Jul	Evian Masters	Ladies European Tour major and LPGA Tour regular event	Karrie Webb
27-30 Jul	Senior British Open	Senior major	Loren Roberts
29-30 Jul	Curtis Cup	GB & Ireland v United States - women's amateur
3-6 Aug	Women's British Open	LPGA and Ladies European Tour major	Sherri Steinhauer
7-13 Aug	U.S. Women's Amateur	Amateur women's individual tournament	Kimberly Kim
17-20 Aug	PGA Championship	Men's major	Tiger Woods
24-27 Aug	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	World Golf Championships	Tiger Woods
23-27 Aug	U.S. Amateur	Amateur men's individual tournament	Richie Ramsay
24-27 Aug	The Tradition	Senior major	Eduardo Romero
14-17 Sep	HSBC World Match Play Championship	European Tour	Paul Casey
22-24 Sep	Ryder Cup	Europe v United States — men's professional	Team Europe
28 Sep-1 Oct	WGC-American Express Championship	World Golf Championships	Tiger Woods
18-21 Oct	Espirito Santo Trophy	Women's world amateur team championship	South Africa
26-29 Oct	Eisenhower Trophy	Men's world amateur team championship	Netherlands
26-29 Oct	Volvo Masters	European Tour	Jeev Milkha Singh
2-5 Nov	The Tour Championship	PGA Tour	Adam Scott
16-19 Nov	LPGA Playoffs at The ADT	LPGA Tour	Julieta Granada
7-10 Dec	WGC-World Cup	World Golf Championships
15-17 Dec	Lexus Cup	Asia vs. International — women's professional	Asia

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