First round Thursday, April 6, 2006 Eighteen players broke par on the lengthened Augusta National.
Vijay Singh, the
2000 champion, shot a five-under 67 to take the first round lead by one stroke over
Rocco Mediate.
Arron Oberholser was next with a 69 for solo third place. Four others were at 70, including
2004 champion
Phil Mickelson and two-time
U.S. Open champion
Retief Goosen. Defending champion
Tiger Woods shot an even-par 72, despite a pair of three-putt bogeys and a double bogey on the par-5 15th hole.
Second round Friday, April 7, 2006 Chad Campbell, with just one top ten result at a major (runner-up at
2003 PGA Championship), led at the halfway point by three strokes at 138 (−6). His 67 (−5) on Friday was one of only three scores in the 60s. In a tie for second at 141 (−3) was Singh, Mediate, and
1992 champion
Fred Couples. Mickelson shot even par for the round and was among a group tied for fifth at 142 (−2). The cut came at 148 (+4); among the notables to miss the cut was
Chris DiMarco, the playoff runner-up to Woods in
2005. This was 1971 champ Charles Coody's final entry as a competitor; after struggling in his opening round to an 89, he played very well (at age 68) in round 2, carding a 2-over par 74 for his last competitive round at Augusta. Amateurs: McElhinney (+11),
Molinari (+13), Ogden (+15), Dougherty (+16), Marsh (+16).
Third round Saturday, April 8, 2006 Sunday, April 9, 2006 Thunderstorms postponed a good chunk of action in the third round, forcing it to be completed on Sunday morning. Mickelson moved to the top of the leaderboard with a two-under 70 to 212 (−4). Second round leader Campbell shot 75 (+3) to fall into a tie for second with Couples, who shot even par for the round. Woods shot 71 for 214, two strokes back in a six-way tie for fourth, along with Singh and four others.
Final round Sunday, April 9, 2006 Summary won his second Masters title Mickelson won his second consecutive major (
2005 PGA Championship) and his second green jacket with a final round 69 for a two-stroke victory over
Tim Clark. Mickelson's lone bogey was at the final hole, when he had victory all but assured. The win also gave him his third major in the last nine. Clark finished in solo second by holing-out from a green side bunker at the 72nd hole. Woods shot a two-under 70 to finish three strokes behind Mickelson in a five-way tie for third. Others finishing in third place were Couples, Goosen, Campbell, and
José María Olazábal, the
1994 and
1999 champion, who shot the round of the tournament, a six-under 66.
Final leaderboard Scorecard Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par : Source: ==Par 3 Contest==