2006 U.S. Open Winner and Scores
The 2006 U.S. Open was the 106th one played, and Geoff Ogilvy survived while several big-name challengers collapsed around him. This is the tournament that led Phil Mickelson to say afterward, "I am such an idiot."
Winner: Geoff Ogilvy, 285
Where it was played: Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course), Mamaroneck, New York
Tournament dates: June 15-18, 2006
Leader after first round: Colin Montgomerie, 69
Leader after second round: Steve Stricker, 139
Leader after third round: Phil Mickelson and Kenneth Ferrie, 212
What Happened at the 2006 U.S. Open
Geoff Ogilvy won this U.S. Open when he was the only golfer who could survive the closing few holes. Phil Mickelson, Colin Montgomerie and Jim Furyk all were in position to win, or at least tie, but stumbled over the last hole or two.Mickelson, in particular, collapsed on the final hole. He led Ogilvy by one, so needed just a par to win. A bogey would have resulted in a playoff. But he didn't play safe on that 18th tee. Mickelson's driver had been wild all day — he had hit only two of 13 fairways. But he hit driver again off the final tee, and again it was wild — the ball actually struck a spectator tent well right of the fairway and nearly bounced into a trash can. Then Mickelson again chose a very aggressive play, rather than playing safe, attempting to carve the ball around trees and tree limbs to reach the green. His ball struck those trees instead. Mickelson's third stroke found a bunker left of the green; his blast out of the bunker rolled off the green; he chipped up and putted in. Double bogey, tournament lost. Afterward, Mickelson said of his play of the final hole, "I am such an idiot."
Montgomerie also could have won with a final-hole par, but made double-bogey from the middle of the fairway (and after rolling in a 75-foot birdie putt on the previous hole). And Furyk missed a five-foot putt on the last hole that would have gotten him into a playoff. So Ogilvy's back-to-back pars on the 71st and 72nd holes held up.
For Ogilvy, it was his first (and only) win in a major championship. Mickelson had been going for his third consecutive win in a major, having won the 2005 PGA Championship and the 2006 Masters. Instead, he wound up with a record-tying fourth runner-up finish in a U.S. Open (a record Mickelson later broke).
Earlier in the week, Tiger Woods missed the cut. This was Woods' first tournament coming back from a break following the death of his father. It was the first time Woods missed the cut in any major championship. This was the first time since the 1978 U.S. Open that everyone finished over par.
For Montgomerie, this was the fifth major championship where he finished runner-up. He holds the all-time record for most second-place finishes in majors without winning any.
2006 U.S. Open Scores
| Geoff Ogilvy | 71-70-72-72—285 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 69-71-75-71—286 |
| Jim Furyk | 70-72-74-70—286 |
| Phil Mickelson | 70-73-69-74—286 |
| Padraig Harrington | 73-69-74-71—287 |
| Vijay Singh | 71-74-70-73—288 |
| Kenneth Ferrie | 71-70-71-76—288 |
| Nick O'Hern | 75-70-74-69—288 |
| Steve Stricker | 70-69-76-73—288 |
| Mike Weir | 71-74-71-72—288 |
| Jeff Sluman | 74-73-72-69—288 |
| Ryuji Imada | 76-73-69-71—289 |
| Ian Poulter | 74-71-70-74—289 |
| Luke Donald | 78-69-70-72—289 |
| Paul Casey | 77-72-72-69—290 |
| Robert Allenby | 73-74-72-72—291 |
| David Duval | 77-68-75-71—291 |
| Miguel Angel Jimenez | 70-75-74-72—291 |
| David Howell | 70-78-74-69—291 |
| Arron Oberholser | 75-68-74-74—291 |
| Tom Pernice Jr. | 79-70-72-71—292 |
| Peter Hedblom | 72-74-71-75—292 |
| Jose Maria Olazabal | 75-73-73-71—292 |
| Trevor Immelman | 76-71-70-75—292 |
| Adam Scott | 72-76-70-74—292 |
| Henrik Stenson | 75-71-73-74—293 |
| Ernie Els | 74-73-74-72—293 |
| Sean O'Hair | 76-72-74-71—293 |
| Craig Barlow | 72-75-72-74—293 |
| Angel Cabrera | 74-73-74-72—293 |
| Ted Purdy | 78-71-71-73—293 |
| Steve Jones | 74-74-71-75—294 |
| Rod Pampling | 73-75-75-71—294 |
| Woody Austin | 72-76-72-74—294 |
| Scott Hend | 72-72-75-75—294 |
| Bart Bryant | 72-72-73-77—294 |
| Stewart Cink | 75-71-77-72—295 |
| Jay Haas | 75-72-74-74—295 |
| Charles Howell III | 77-71-73-74—295 |
| Lee Williams | 75-73-73-75—296 |
| Jason Dufner | 72-71-78-75—296 |
| Bo Van Pelt | 72-75-73-76—296 |
| Tommy Armour III | 79-70-74-73—296 |
| Stephen Gangluff | 76-73-77-70—296 |
| John Cook | 71-78-74-73—296 |
| Chad Collins | 76-71-72-77—296 |
| Fred Funk | 71-75-73-77—296 |
| Kent Jones | 73-74-73-77—297 |
| Fred Couples | 73-74-71-79—297 |
| Philip Archer | 72-72-75-78—297 |
| Graeme McDowell | 71-72-75-79—297 |
| Charley Hoffman | 76-70-78-73—297 |
| Thomas Bjorn | 72-74-73-78—297 |
| Charl Schwartzel | 74-72-76-75—297 |
| J.B. Holmes | 74-73-75-75—297 |
| Darren Clarke | 73-72-79-74—298 |
| Ben Curtis | 78-71-77-73—299 |
| Kenny Perry | 77-71-79-74—301 |
| Jeev Milkha Singh | 73-76-77-76—302 |
| Skip Kendall | 73-75-76-78—302 |
| Camilo Villegas | 74-72-79-77—302 |
| Ben Crane | 77-72-74-80—303 |
| Tim Herron | 73-76-79-77—305 |
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