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HIGHLIGHTS Earns his 54th career PGA TOUR victory at the age
of 30 years, 9 months and two days in his 214th (200th professional)
career start on TOUR.
For 2006, eighth PGA TOUR victory and ninth worldwide professional win.
Sixth consecutive victory on the PGA TOUR.
WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES Records his 12th official World
Golf Championships victory in 22 starts and has now earned $15,702,500
in official money at World Golf Championships events.
Official World Golf Championship Victories (12)
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational 99, 00, 01, 05, 06
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship 03, 04,
WGC-American Express Championship 99, 02, 03, 05, 06
Tournament Starts Wins Top-10s Earnings Scoring Avg.
Accenture Match 7 2 5 $3,137,500 --
Bridgestone Inv. 8 5 8 $6,602,500 67.53
American Express 7 5 7 $5,962,500 68.04
Totals 22 12 20 $15,702,500 67.76
Also won the 2000 World Cup with David Duval in 2000, an unofficial
money WGC event – a total of 13 World Golf Championships titles.
Tournament Records First-round 8-under-par 63 set the course
record at The Grove and tied first 18-hole low in tournament history. The
127 first 36-hole total was the lowest in tournament history. Woods
posted a 130 at Mount Juliet Conrad in 2002. The 5-stroke lead through
36 holes matched the record at the WGC-American Express Championship
history. The 194 first 54-hole total was the lowest in tournament
history. Woods posted a 197 at Mount Juliet Conrad in 2002. The
6-stroke lead set the tournament record for largest 54-hole lead. The
261 total set the 72-hole tournament record. Woods posted a 263 at Mount
Juliet Conrad in 2002. The 8-stroke win was the largest in tournament
history.
Statistics – 2006 WGC-American Express Championship
Category Statistic Percentage Rank
Driving Distance: 305.1 -- 3rd
Driving Accuracy: 44 of 56 78.6% 5th
Greens in Regulation: 65 of 72 90.3% 1st
Putts Per Round: 30.0 -- T38
Putting Average (GIR): 1.723 -- T21
2006 NOTES Becomes first eight-time winner of the season and
collects at least eight wins in a season for the third time in his
11-year PGA TOUR career.
Improves season earnings to $9,941,563 the third time he has exceeded
the $9-million mark.
CAREER NOTES 54 PGA TOUR victories are fifth all-time, eight
behind Arnold Palmer’s 62.
Wins for the 38th time (of 41) when holding at least a share of the
54-hole lead on the PGA TOUR. Current streak stands at eight – the last
time Woods failed to win when leading was at the 2004 TOUR Championship,
where he was overtaken by Retief Goosen on the final day after being the
co-leader entering the final round with Jay Haas.
Wins six consecutive PGA TOUR titles for the second time in his career,
and the first since the 1999-2000 seasons when he won six straight. The
six consecutive are tied with Ben Hogan (1948) and Woods (1999-00) for
second all-time behind Byron Nelson’s 11.
Year Consecutive Victories 2006 -- British Open
Championship, Buick Open, PGA Championship, WGC-Bridgestone
Invitational, Deutsche Bank Championship, WGC-American Express
Championship 1999-2000 -- WGC-NEC Invitational, National Car
Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World Resort, THE TOUR Championship,
WGC-American Express Championship, Mercedes Championships, AT&T Pebble
Beach National Pro-Am
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