# 2005 WGC-American Express Championship

The 2005 WGC-American Express Championship was a professional golf tournament held October 6–9 at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California. It was the sixth WGC-American Express Championship tournament, and the third of three World Golf Championships events held in 2005.
World number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament to capture his fourth WGC-American Express Championship and his tenth World Golf Championships title. Woods defeated John Daly on the second hole of a playoff when Daly missed a two-foot (0.6 m) putt for par.

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, October 6, 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie | 64 | −6 |
| T2 | Olin Browne | 67 | −3 |
| T2 | Mark Calcavecchia | 67 | −3 |
| T2 | Chad Campbell | 67 | −3 |
| T2 | John Daly | 67 | −3 |
| T2 | Fred Funk | 67 | −3 |
| T2 | Sergio García | 67 | −3 |
| T2 | David Howell | 67 | −3 |
| T2 | Rod Pampling | 67 | −3 |
| T2 | Ian Poulter | 67 | −3 |
| T2 | Vijay Singh | 67 | −3 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | 67 | −3 |

### Second round

Friday, October 7, 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie | 64-69=133 | −7 |
| T2 | John Daly | 67-67=134 | −6 |
| T2 | David Howell | 67-67=134 | −6 |
| T4 | Ángel Cabrera | 69-66=135 | −5 |
| T4 | Mark Calcavecchia | 67-68=135 | −5 |
| T4 | Fred Funk | 67-68=135 | −5 |
| T4 | Jim Furyk | 68-67=135 | −5 |
| T4 | Sean O'Hair | 68-67=135 | −5 |
| T4 | Tiger Woods | 67-68=135 | −5 |
| T10 | Stephen Ames | 72-64=136 | −4 |
| T10 | Stuart Appleby | 71-65=136 | −4 |
| T10 | Sergio García | 67-69=136 | −4 |
| T10 | Billy Mayfair | 69-67=136 | −4 |
| T10 | David Toms | 68-68=136 | −4 |

### Third round

Saturday, October 8, 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | John Daly | 67-67-67=201 | −9 |
| 2 | Colin Montgomerie | 64-69-69=202 | −8 |
| T3 | Sergio García | 67-69-67=203 | −7 |
| T3 | Tiger Woods | 67-68-68=203 | −7 |
| 5 | Henrik Stenson | 70-67-67=204 | −6 |
| 6 | Stuart Appleby | 71-65-69=205 | −5 |
| T7 | Jim Furyk | 68-67-71=206 | −4 |
| T7 | Sean O'Hair | 68-67-71=206 | −4 |
| T7 | Vijay Singh | 67-70-69=206 | −4 |
| T7 | David Toms | 68-68-70=206 | −4 |

### Final round

Sunday, October 9, 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| T1 | Tiger Woods | 67-68-68-67=270 | −10 | Playoff |
| T1 | John Daly | 67-67-67-69=270 | −10 | Playoff |
| T3 | Sergio García | 67-69-67-69=272 | −8 | 353,667 |
| T3 | Colin Montgomerie | 64-69-69-70=272 | −8 | 353,667 |
| T3 | Henrik Stenson | 70-67-67-68=272 | −8 | 353,667 |
| T6 | David Howell | 67-67-74-67=275 | −5 | 187,500 |
| T6 | Graeme McDowell | 69-70-68-68=275 | −5 | 187,500 |
| T6 | Vijay Singh | 67-70-69-69=275 | −5 | 187,500 |
| T6 | David Toms | 68-68-70-69=275 | −5 | 187,500 |
| 10 | Stephen Ames | 72-64-71-69=276 | −4 | 140,000 |

#### Scorecard

| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Woods | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 |
| Daly | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 |
| García | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 |
| Montgomerie | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −8 |
| Stenson | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −8 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Eagle | Birdie | Bogey |
Source:

#### Playoff

| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 4-4=8 | E | 1,300,000 |
| 2 | John Daly | 4-5=9 | +1 | 750,000 |
The sudden-death playoff began on the 18th hole (468 yd.) and ended on the 16th hole (336 yd.).

##### Scorecard

| Hole | 18 | 16 |
| Par | 4 | 4 |
| Woods | E | E |
| Daly | E | +1 |
Cumulative sudden-death playoff scores, relative to par