24th July 2006
Tiger Woods won his 11th Major Championship when posting an 18-under par total of 270 at The Open. The defending British Open champion made light work of the Royal Liverpool Gold Club.
Woods made it nine American winners in the last 11 years as he shot a 5 under par final round of 67 to defeat fellow American Chris DiMarco by two strokes with Ernie Els a further three shots back at 16 under.
Woods closed in on Jack Nicklaus' all time career major record. Nicklaus won 18 majors in his career with Woods now tied with Walter Hagen for second place.
The 30-year-old Woods picked up $1,338,480 for his third British Open title while second placed DiMarco picked up $799,370 as he shot from 21st to sixth in the U.S. Ryder Cup standings.
Adam Scott finished best of the Aussies in a tie for eighth place earning $177,225 for his four days work.
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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.