2006 PGA Championship: Tiger Woods wins at Medinah Country Club (No. 3 Course)
Tiger Woods won the 2006 PGA Championship at Medinah Country Club (No. 3 Course) in Medinah, Illinois with 270 (−18), by 5 strokes over Shaun Micheel.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 2006 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- August 17, 2006 to August 20, 2006
- Course
- Medinah Country Club (No. 3 Course), Medinah, Illinois
- Edition
- 88th PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 72 · 7,561 yards
- Field
- 156
- Made the cut
- 70 (cut at 144)
- Purse
- $6,800,000 · winner's share $1,224,000
- Champion
- Tiger Woods · age 30 · United States · born Cypress, California
- Champion's title
- 3rd PGA Championship
- World ranking
- No. 1
- Winning score
- 69-68-65-68 = 270 (−18) · won by 5 strokes
- Runner-up
- Shaun Micheel
- 54-hole leaders
- Tiger Woods, Luke Donald (202)
- Caddie
- Steve Williams
- Low club professional
- Don Yrene (300)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 69 | 68 | 65 | 68 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Shaun Micheel | 69 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 275 | −13 |
What happened at the 2006 PGA Championship
Woods shot a third-round 65, the low score of the day, to draw level with Luke Donald for the 54-hole lead at 202.
The five-shot win was Woods' third PGA Championship and 12th major, coming a month after he won the 2006 Open Championship.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H).