Ranked No. 52 before the start of the 2006 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at La Costa, Ogilvy flew under the radar heading into the event. Each of his first four matches went to extra holes, including a comeback win against Mike Weir from 4-down with four holes to play. Ogilvy defeated Davis Love 4 and 3 in the final to earn $1.3 million.