Preview - Mercedes Championship 2007

 Dates: January 4th - January 7th
 Site: Kapalua Resort, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
 Course Architects: Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore (1991)
 Par: 73
 Yardage: 7,411
 Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 520 yds   10 - Par 4 354 yds
               2 - Par 3 218 yds   11 - Par 3 164 yds
               3 - Par 4 380 yds   12 - Par 4 420 yds
               4 - Par 4 382 yds   13 - Par 4 407 yds
               5 - Par 5 532 yds   14 - Par 4 305 yds
               6 - Par 4 398 yds   15 - Par 5 555 yds
               7 - Par 4 516 yds   16 - Par 4 365 yds
               8 - Par 3 203 yds   17 - Par 4 508 yds
               9 - Par 5 521 yds   18 - Par 5 663 yds
                   -------------        -------------
                    36 3,670 Yds         37 3,741 Yds
 
 Annual: 55th
 Defending Champion: Stuart Appleby
 Runner-Up: Vijay Singh
 Tournament Record: 261 (Ernie Els, 2003)
 54-Hole Record: 194 (Ernie Els, 2003)
 36-Hole Record: 129 (Ernie Els, 2003)
 Course Record: 62 (K.J. Choi, 2003)
 Total Purse: $5,500,000
 Shares: 1st - $1,100,000; 2nd - $650,000; 3rd - $430,000
 
 2006 Finish
 -----------
 
 Player                Score 
 ------                ----- 
 Stuart Appleby *       284  
 Vijay Singh            284 
 Jim Furyk              288  
 Michael Campbell       290 
 Vaughn Taylor          290 
 
 * - Won in Playoff
 
 Past Mercedes-Benz Championship Winners
 ---------------------------------------
 
 Year  Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
 ----  ----------------------------
 2006  *Stuart Appleby (284) -- Vijay Singh
 2005  Stuart Appleby (271) -- Jonathan Kaye
 2004  Stuart Appleby (270) -- Vijay Singh
 2003  Ernie Els (261) -- Rocco Mediate, K.J. Choi
 2002  *Sergio Garcia (274) -- David Toms
 2001  Jim Furyk (274) -- Rory Sabbatini
 2000  *Tiger Woods (276) -- Ernie Els
 1999  David Duval (266) -- Mark O'Meara, Billy Mayfair
 1998  Phil Mickelson (271) -- Mark O'Meara, Tiger Woods
 1997  *#Tiger Woods (202) -- Tom Lehman
 1996  Mark O'Meara (271) -- Nick Faldo, Scott Hoch
 1995  *Steve Elkington (278) -- Bruce Lietzke
 1994  *Phil Mickelson (276) -- Fred Couples
 1993  Davis Love III (272) -- Tom Kite
 1992  *Steve Elkington (279) -- Brad Faxon
 1991  Tom Kite (272) -- Lanny Wadkins
 1990  Paul Azinger (272) -- Ian Baker-Finch
 1989  Steve Jones (279) -- David Frost, Jay Haas
 1988  #Steve Pate (202) -- Larry Nelson
 1987  Mac O'Grady (278) -- Rick Fehr
 1986  Calvin Peete (267) -- Mark O'Meara
 1985  Tom Kite (275) -- Mark McCumber
 1984  Tom Watson (274) -- Bruce Lietzke
 1983  Lanny Wadkins (280) -- Ray Floyd
 1982  Lanny Wadkins (280) -- Andy Bean, David Graham, Craig Stadler,
                              Ron Streck
 1981  Lee Trevino (273) -- Ray Floyd
 1980  Tom Watson (276) -- Jim Colbert
 1979  Tom Watson (275) -- Bruce Lietzke, Jerry Pate
 1978  Gary Player (281) -- Andy North, Lee Trevino
 1977  *Jack Nicklaus (281) -- Bruce Lietzke
 1976  Don January (277) -- Hubert Green
 1975  *Al Geiberger (277) -- Gary Player
 1974  Johnny Miller (280) -- Bud Allin, John Mahaffey
 1973  Jack Nicklaus (276) -- Lee Trevino
 1972  *Bobby Mitchell (280) -- Jack Nicklaus
 1971  Jack Nicklaus (279) -- Bruce Devlin, Gary Player, Dave Stockton
 1970  Frank Beard (273) -- Billy Casper, Tony Jacklin, Gary Player
 1969  Gary Player (284) -- Lee Trevino
 1968  Don January (276) -- Julius Boros
 1967  Frank Beard (278) -- Arnold Palmer
 1966  *Arnold Palmer (277) -- Gay Brewer
 1965  Arnold Palmer (277) -- Chi Chi Rodriguez
 1964  Jack Nicklaus (279) -- Al Geiberger, Doug Sanders
 1963  Jack Nicklaus (273) -- Tony Lema, Arnold Palmer
 1962  Arnold Palmer (276) -- Billy Casper
 1961  Sam Snead (273) -- Tommy Bolt
 1960  Jerry Barber (268) -- Jay Hebert
 1959  Mike Souchak (281) -- Art Wall
 1958  Stan Leonard (275) -- Billy Casper
 1957  Gene Littler (285) -- Billy Casper, Jimmy Demaret, Dow Finsterwald,
                             Billy Maxwell
 1956  Gene Littler (281) -- Cary Middlecoff
 1955  Gene Littler (280) -- Jerry Barber, Pete Cooper, Bob Toski
 1954  Art Wall (278) -- Al Besselink, Lloyd Mangrum
 1953  Al Besselink (280) -- Chandler Harper
 
 * - Won in Playoff
 # - Rain Shortened
 
 Note: Formerly called Tournament of Champions (1953-74), MONY Tournament of
       Champions (1975-89), Infiniti Tournament of Champions (1990-93),
       Mercedes Championships (1994-2006).