Fourth official PGA TOUR victory in 90th start on TOUR at the age of 26
years, 3 months, 21 days
International Victories: 7
2006 NOTES Moves to a career-best third on season-ending TOUR money list with $4,978,858, thanks to paycheck of $1,170,000. 10th top-10 performance in 19 starts. Seventh top-3 finish. Eighth TOUR victory by Australian in 2006 (Appleby-2, Ogilvy-2, Pampling, Baddeley, Senden, Scott). Earns a trip to the winners-only 2007 Mercedes Championships in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii.
THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola Notes Category Statistic Percentage Rank Driving Distance 290.0 -- T6 Driving Accuracy 37 of 56 66.1% T4 Greens in Regulation 50 of 72 69.4% T6 Putts Per Round 27.75 -- T1 Putting Average 1.720 -- T3 Youngest player to win THE TOUR Championship since Tiger Woods in 1999 (Champions Golf Club) at the age of 23 years, 10 months and one day. Third-youngest winner of THE TOUR Championship history behind Woods and David Duval (1997, 25 years, 11 months and 24 days). 17th player (of 591) to post all four rounds in the 60s in the history of THE TOUR Championship, and the seventh winner to do so: Year Player Course 1987 Tom Watson Oak Hills CC 1990 Jodie Mudd Champions GC 1999 Tiger Woods Champions GC 2000 Phil Mickelson East Lake GC 2001 Mike Weir Champions GC 2005 Bart Bryant East Lake GC 2006 Adam Scott East Lake GC First Australian champion of THE TOUR Championship and the fourth international champion, joining Mike Weir (Canada, 2001), Vijay Singh (Fiji, 2002) and Retief Goosen (South Africa, 2004). Along with Ernie Els, the only two players without a three-putt this week. Finished T1 in Putts Per Round this week at 27.75. He entered THE TOUR Championship T138 in Putts Per Round (29.38).
CAREER NOTES Year Tournament Lead 54-hole total Finish 2003 Deutsche Bank Championship 3 strokes -15 (198) 1 2004 THE PLAYERS Championship 2 strokes -10 (206) 1 2004 Booz Allen Classic 6 strokes -18 (195) 1 2006 EDS Byron Nelson Champ. Tied -11 (199) T3 2006 TOUR Championship 3 strokes -7 (203) 1 Vaults from 52nd to 44th on the all-time PGA TOUR money list with $12,977,216. 2006 PGA TOUR SUMMARY Tournaments entered--19; in money--17; top-10 finishes--10 BIRTHDATE: July 16, 1980 BIRTHPLACE: Adelaide, Australia RESIDES: Hope Island, Australia FAMILY: single HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170 TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 INTERESTS: All sports, biographies, clothes |
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