24th February 2006
World Number 1 Tiger Woods lost to Chad Campbell victory at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on a day of upset results.
World number 2 Vijay Singh also went out along with the two-time winner of the World Golf Championships event as did the defending champion David Toms.
Woods was beaten by Chad Campbell by 1 hole after missing a 12 foot putt for birdie at the 18th hole. Campbell the 17th seed will now meet Tom Lehman who eliminated the defending champ David Toms 4 and 3.
It wasn't a good day for the big names at La Costa with Singh losing to Irishman Padraig Harrington on the 19th hole while big hitting lefty Phil Mickelson lost to Englishman David Howell 3 and 2.
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| Date | Tournament | 2004 Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27-30 | Chrysler Championship | Vijay Singh |
| Nov 3-6 | The Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola | Retief Goosen |
| Nov 10-13 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Hank Kuehne/Jeff Sluman |
| Nov 17-20 | WGC World Cup | England |
| Nov 26-27 | Merrill Lynch Skins Game | Fred Couples |
| Rank | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | FIJ |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | USA |
| 4 | Retief Goosen | SAf |
| 5 | Ernie Els | SAF |
| 6 | Sergio Garcia | ESP |
| 7 | Jim Furyk | USA |
| 8 | Adam Scott | AUS |
| 9 | Chris DiMarco | USA |
| 10 | David Toms | USA |
Adam Scott is regarded as the most exciting young Australian golfer since Greg Norman. At the age of 23 years, eight months and 12 days, he became the youngest winner of The Players Championship on the US PGA Tour, an event considered by many to be the game's fifth Major.
Scott is a four-time winner on the US PGA Tour. His initial breakthrough came at the 2003 Deutsche Bank Championship after a second round 62 set up a four stroke win and saw Adam break into the top 20 in the World Rankings for the first time.