"2006 U.S. Open (golf) The 2006 United States Open Championship was the 106th U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at Winged Foot Golf Club West Course in Mamaroneck, New York, a suburb northeast of New York City. Geoff Ogilvy won his only major title by one stroke in one of the wildest finishes in U.S. Open He made clutch pars on the final two holes, including a chip-in on 17. Runners-up Jim Furyk, Colin Montgomerie, and Phil Mickelson all failed to par the 72nd hole. In the final pairing and seeking his third straight major championship, Mickelson double-bogeyed the final hole"
"Geoff Ogilvy Geoff Charles Ogilvy (born 11 June 1977) is an Australian professional golfer. He won the 2006 U.S. Open and has also won three World Golf Championships. Ogilvy was born in Adelaide, South Australia to an English-born father Mike and Australian born mother Judy. He turned professional in May 1998 and he won a European Tour card at that year's Qualifying school. He played on the European Tour in 1999 and 2000, finishing 65th in his first season and improving to 48th in his second. He joined the U.S. based PGA Tour in 2001, and finished in the top"
"the PGA Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut Paul Sheehan (golfer) Paul Sheehan (born 26 January 1977) is an Australian professional golfer. Sheehan plays mainly on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Japan Golf Tour. He has three wins in Japan, including the 2006 Japan Open, and one win in Australia. He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He is currently competing on the PGA Tour. He lives in Melbourne and plays at the Victoria Golf Club as a member. Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia Co-sanctioned with the Nationwide Tour"
"most recent being from the 17–30 November 2014, which was won by Jordan Spieth with a score of 13 under par. The various winners of Australian Opens at The Australian are as follows: The Australian has also hosted 13 Australian Amateur Championships – the first in 1901, and the most recent in 2015. The Australian Golf Club The Australian Golf Club is a golf club located in Rosebery, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. Although it survived numerous course location changes, it is arguably the oldest golf club in Australia. To date the course has held 20 Australian Open events and"
"where Mauresmo would win in three sets. This tournament saw three-time Australian Open champion Martina Hingis make her Grand Slam comeback after a three-year absence from the WTA Tour, and was also the first Grand Slam in which future World No. 1 and two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka competed in the main draw. 2006 Australian Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the third round by Daniela Hantuchová. Amélie Mauresmo, the third seed, ultimately won the tournament, her first major championship. Her finals opponent, eighth-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne, retired down 2–0 in"
"2006 Australian Open The 2006 Australian Open was played between 16 and 29 January 2006. Marat Safin could not defend his 2005 title, due to an injury he suffered in late 2005. Roger Federer won his second Australian Open title, defeating Marcos Baghdatis in the final in four sets. Serena Williams was unsuccessful in defending her 2005 title, losing in the third round against Daniela Hantuchová. Amélie Mauresmo won her first Australian Open title, defeating 2004 champion Justine Henin in the final; Henin-Hardenne was forced to retire at 1–6, 0–2 down due to a stomach virus. It began Henin-Hardenne's run"
"2008 Australian Open, del Potro at the 2009 US Open, Berdych at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships and Wawrinka at the 2014 Australian Open and the 2015 French Open). Stan Wawrinka, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Tomáš Berdych are the only players to have beaten each member of the Big Four at a Grand Slam event. Wins over each member of the Big Four at a Grand Slam event Wins over three members of the Big Four at a Grand Slam event Only four players have defeated 3 of the Big Four at the same tournament. Two of these players are members of"
"the largest winning margin on the Asian Omega Tour when he won the 1996 Players Championship by 12 strokes. Hughes now teaches golf in Greenville, South Carolina. CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Amateur Professional Bradley Hughes (golfer) Bradley Hughes (born 10 February 1967) is an Australian professional golfer. Hughes was born in Melbourne. He turned pro in 1988. He has played on the PGA Tour of Australasia (1988–), European Tour (1990, 1996), Japan Golf Tour (1992–94), PGA Tour (1997–2002, 2005) and Nationwide Tours (2003–04, 2006). He has won five times in Australia and once in the"
"play<br> ""T"" = Tied<br> Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. World Cup (representing Australia): 2006 John Senden John Gerard Senden (born 20 April 1971) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Senden was born in Brisbane, Queensland and turned pro in 1992. Senden has played all over the world. He is a regular competitor on the PGA Tour of Australasia and has spent time playing in Asia. In Europe he won twice on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1998 and was a member of the main European Tour"
"the final hole to win to tournament by a single stroke. Event was originally an event on the Von Nida Tour and was not classified as a PGA Tour of Australasia during the 2008 season. However following the merger of the two tours in 2009 the win was reclassified as a win on the PGA Tour of Australasia. ""Note: Townsend only played in The Open Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut Aaron Townsend Aaron Townsend (born 4 July 1981) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia. He has also played a number of"
"the amount of tax he would otherwise have had to pay, Hewitt relocated his family for the European and North American season to their home in the Old Fort Bay estate, in Nassau, Bahamas. Hewitt has a nickname, 'Rusty', which was given to him by Darren Cahill who at the time thought Hewitt resembled the character Rusty, from the National Lampoon film series. Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world No. 1. He is the last Australian male to win a men's singles Grand Slam title. In November 2001"
"in the development of junior golfers, for which he will be recognised on 13 October 2016 when he is inducted as a general member of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. ""this list may be incomplete"" European Tour playoff record (0–1) ""this list may be incomplete"" CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1973 and 1974 Open Championships)<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Jack Newton Jack Newton OAM (born 30 January 1950) is an Australian former professional golfer. Newton was born in Cessnock, New South Wales. He was one of Australia's most successful golfers in"
"Royal Hobart Golf Club The Royal Hobart Golf Club is a golf club in Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania, Australia, near Hobart [ It hosted the Australian Open in 1971 when American Jack Nicklaus was the winner. It also hosted the Tasmanian Open (1968, 1976, 1980, 1986, 1991, and 2003), Australian Amateur (1968, 1974, 1987, 1993, 2000, and 2006), Australian Women's Amateur (1968, 1978, 1990, and 1997). Jason Day in capturing the Australian Amateur Championship winner in 2006 held at the Royal Hobart Golf Club, shot the course record of 64 to break the course record previously held by Jack Nicklaus."
"he won 34 titles, including five in Grand Slams. NH = tournament not held.<br> A = did not participate in the tournament. Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson (born June 1954 in Gosford, New South Wales) is a retired Australian professional tennis player. Edmondson won the 1976 Australian Open while ranked 212th in the world, and remains the lowest-ranked winner of a Grand Slam tournament since the ATP rankings were introduced in 1973. He is the last Australian to date to win the men's singles at the Australian Open. Edmondson's best subsequent performance in Grand Slams was reaching the semifinals of the"
"the United States, and therefore has a much more traditional golfing pedigree). Chia represented Malaysia in the WGC-World Cup in 2001 and 2002. ""Note: Chia only played in The Open Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Professional Danny Chia Danny Chia (born 29 November 1972) is a Malaysian professional golfer. Chia was the leading Malaysian amateur in the mid-1990s and turned professional in 1996. He plays on the Asian Tour, where he won the 2002 Taiwan Open. He was the first Malaysian to win on the Tour. He has also won several lower profile professional tournaments"
"Nick O'Hern Nicholas Simon O'Hern (born 18 October 1971) is an Australian professional golfer. O'Hern has played on both of the world's premier professional golf tours, the European Tour, and the United States-based PGA Tour. His biggest successes though, have come at home on the PGA Tour of Australasia, where he won the Order of Merit as the leading money winner in 2006. O'Hern was born in Perth, Western Australia. His father was a three-handicap golfer who played baseball for Australia, and he followed him by playing baseball for Western Australia. He was also a talented tennis player, but he"
"The Grand Golf Club The Grand Golf Club is a privatelyowned and membershipbased golf club located in the suburb of in the Gold Coast hinterland of South East Queensland, Australia. While the street address is located in Gilston, the course is located on the opposite side of the Nerang River in Advancetown. It hosted the Australian Open in 2001, won by Stuart Appleby, an Australian. The Grand Golf Club has its entrance at 364 Gilston Road, Gilston. Most of the course is in neighbouring Advancetown, accessed by a bridge over the Nerang River. This private club has a 19-hole golf"
"and his wife Juli have three children. PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied ""Results not in chronological order prior to 2015."" QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br> ""T"" = tied<br> Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. ""* Complete through the 2018 season."" Amateur Professional Ogilvy's current equipment effective as of the 2011 season. Geoff Ogilvy Geoff Charles Ogilvy (born 11 June 1977) is an Australian professional golfer. He won the 2006 U.S. Open and has also won three"
"Albuquerque, NM), he ""shot his age"" of 71. In July 2007, Nagle was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, and was inducted in November 2007. Nagle died in Sydney on 29 January 2015 at the age of 94. Major championship is shown in bold. PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) ""this list may be incomplete"" CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1974 Open Championship)<br> ""T"" = tied Kel Nagle Kelvin David George Nagle AM (21 December 1920 – 29 January 2015) was an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Open Championship in 1960."
"drawn-on kangaroo. The marking has been featured in Titleist advertisements. European Tour playoff record (0–1) CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Nick O'Hern Nicholas Simon O'Hern (born 18 October 1971) is an Australian professional golfer. O'Hern has played on both of the world's premier professional golf tours, the European Tour, and the United States-based PGA Tour. His biggest successes though, have come at home on the PGA Tour of Australasia, where he won the Order of Merit as the leading money winner in 2006. O'Hern was born in Perth, Western Australia. His father was a three-handicap golfer"
"to expand his business and open a restaurant. He cooked a Singaporean Chili Crab dish which impressed the judges and helped him progress to the semi-finals. Parsons beat celebrity chef Ben O'Donoghue in the sixth Celebrity Chef Challenge to guarantee himself a place in the finals. He was the first finalist eliminated on 13 July 2009. ""Note: Parsons never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.""<br> ""T"" = tied Amateur Professional Lucas Parsons Lucas John Kendall Parsons (born 4 October 1969) is an Australian professional golfer. Parsons was born in Orange, New South Wales. As an amateur, he"
"Alan Murray (golfer) Alan Albert Murray (born 17 June 1940) is an Australian professional golfer. Murray was born in Sydney. He played golf worldwide, winning 76 tournaments including the 1962 French Open, the 1961 Australian PGA Championship and the 1967 Australian Wills Masters. He was the 1961 Australian PGA Order of Merit winner. In his only start in a major championship, he finished tied for 19th in the 1964 Open Championship. Murray represented Australia in the 1967 World Cup at Mexico City. Murray is a Life Member of the PGA of Australia since 2005 and a co-founder, former president and"
"Championship in 2000 and adopted its current name in 2002.<br> ^The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.<br> DNP = did not play<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> DQ = disqualified<br> ... = not yet a major<br> ""T"" = tied for place<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10. Amateur Professional JoAnne Carner JoAnne Gunderson Carner (born April 4, 1939) is an American former professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have"
"Designed by Vern Morcom, who was also responsible for the Woodrising Course at Devonport Golf Club, Spreyton. Royal Hobart Golf Club The Royal Hobart Golf Club is a golf club in Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania, Australia, near Hobart [ It hosted the Australian Open in 1971 when American Jack Nicklaus was the winner. It also hosted the Tasmanian Open (1968, 1976, 1980, 1986, 1991, and 2003), Australian Amateur (1968, 1974, 1987, 1993, 2000, and 2006), Australian Women's Amateur (1968, 1978, 1990, and 1997). Jason Day in capturing the Australian Amateur Championship winner in 2006 held at the Royal Hobart Golf"
"second time since 2005 that a player outside of the 'Big Four' (Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray) had won a Grand Slam title, and the first since Juan Martín del Potro won the US Open in 2009. In addition, Wawrinka became the first player to defeat both Nadal and Djokovic in a single Grand Slam tournament. He is also the second Swiss man to win a Grand Slam singles title after Federer. Due to his championship victory at the Australian Open, Wawrinka for the first time in his career reached the top five, becoming No. 3, and the top-ranked Swiss"
"wife Heather, who lost her battle with breast cancer in 2006: ""In terms of what's going through my heart, there's obviously somebody who is watching from up above there, and I know she'd be very proud of me. But I think she'd be more proud of my two boys and them at home watching more than anything else. It's been a long journey to get here"". With Clarke's triumph in The Open at Royal St George's, it was the first time since 1910 where one country (other than the United States) had different golfers win consecutive majors. Rory McIlroy, also"
"2006 PGA Tour The 2006 PGA Tour was the last season of the PGA Tour before the major reorganization of the season brought about by the introduction of the FedEx Cup in 2007. After being challenged by Phil Mickelson in the first half of the year, when Mickelson won his second straight major at the Masters and was on course to win the U.S. Open until the 72nd hole, Tiger Woods emphatically re-established his status as the dominant golfer of his era in the second half of the season by finishing with six consecutive wins, and took the Player of"
"the first Grand Slam in which future world No. 1 Novak Djokovic competed in the main draw (lost to Safin in the first round), and the last Australian Open where Andre Agassi competed in the main draw. It was also the last Grand Slam where either Federer, Djokovic, or Rafael Nadal failed to make the finals until the 2014 US Open, a span of 38 events. 2005 Australian Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Marat Safin despite holding a match point in the 4th set. This ended Federer's 26-match"
"He staged one of Australian golf's greatest comebacks to win the Wills Masters in 1973 and in 1974 became the first player to successfully defend the Wills title. He shot rounds of 70, 69, 72 and 70 at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney to win by two strokes, this is said to be his personal greatest achievement in his career. ""this list is incomplete"" Amateur Professional Ted Ball Edward A. ""Ted"" Ball (11 April 1939 – 1995) was an Australian professional golfer. He won 11 times on the PGA Tour of Australasia, and winning over 50 tournaments in his"
"Greg Norman Gregory John Norman AO (born 10 February 1955) is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1 Official World Golf Rankings ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s. He has won 91 international tournaments, including 20 PGA Tour tournaments and two majors: The Open Championships in 1986 and 1993. Norman also earned thirty top-10 finishes and was the runner-up 8 times in majors throughout his career. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001 with the highest percentage of votes (80%) of any golfer to date. In"
"Neale Fraser Neale Andrew Fraser (born 3 October 1933) is a former number one amateur male tennis-player from Australia, born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of a Victorian judge. Fraser is the last person to have won the singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles in a calendar year at a Grand Slam tournament on two consecutive occasions (US National, now US Open). Since that time, nobody has equalled that feat in a single year, let alone successively. He was the son of barrister and politician Archibald Fraser. He began playing tennis at age 11 and attended St Kevin's College, Melbourne"
"within the top 35 golf courses in Australia. The Grand Golf Club The Grand Golf Club is a privatelyowned and membershipbased golf club located in the suburb of in the Gold Coast hinterland of South East Queensland, Australia. While the street address is located in Gilston, the course is located on the opposite side of the Nerang River in Advancetown. It hosted the Australian Open in 2001, won by Stuart Appleby, an Australian. The Grand Golf Club has its entrance at 364 Gilston Road, Gilston. Most of the course is in neighbouring Advancetown, accessed by a bridge over the Nerang"
"the Order of Merit of the PGA Tour of Australasia for 2006 Kevin Stadler 20. Winner of the Order of Merit of the Sunshine Tour for 2006/07 21. The Canadian Open Champion for 2006 22. The Japan Open Champion for 2006 Paul Sheehan 23. First 2 on the Official Money List of the Japan Golf Tour for 2006 Toru Taniguchi<br> 24. The leading 4 players, not exempt, in the 2007 Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic Lee Dong-hwan, Lee Seong-ho, Toshinori Muto, Achi Sato 25. First 2 and anyone tying for 2nd place, not exempt having applied (24) above, in a cumulative"