Claim: Phil Mickelson was the winner of the 87th PGA Championship.

The 2006 Masters Tournament was the 70th Masters Tournament , played April 6 -- 9 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta , Georgia . Prior to the tournament , the course was lengthened by 155 yd to 7445 yd , up from 7290 yd in 2005 . Phil Mickelson won the second of his three Masters and second consecutive major with a 281 -LRB- -- 7 -RRB- , two strokes ahead of runner-up Tim Clark . The purse was $ 7 million and the winner 's share was $ 1.26 million .   This was the final Masters appearance for three-time champion Nick Faldo .