2006 PGA Tour
The 2006 PGA Tour was the 91st season of the PGA Tour. The tour saw several notable storylines during the season: 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, including the last two majors, and took the Player of the Year award for the eighth time in his career. Jim Furyk had his career year to date, finishing second on the money list despite picking up only two wins, due to exceptional consistency.
Duration | January 5, 2006 – November 5, 2006 |
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Number of official events | 48 |
Most wins | 8:![]() |
Money winner | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2005 2007 → |
It was last season of the PGA Tour before the introduction of the FedEx Cup in 2007.
Ten players won three million dollars, 31 won two million or more and 93 won one million or more. The cut off to make the top 125 on the money list and retain a tour card was a record $660,898.
The total prize money, as stated on the 2006 schedule of tournaments page of the PGA Tour website, was $256.3 million.[1] The actual prize money was slightly higher – $258,669,218.84 (due to more than 70 players making the cut at most tournaments). If one player had played and won each of the 44 events (excluding the four alternate events), he would have won $44,209,480.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Notes |
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Jan 8 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii | 5,400,000 | ![]() |
46 | Winners-only event |
Jan 15 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 5,100,000 | ![]() |
52 | |
Jan 22 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 5,000,000 | ![]() |
48 | Pro-Am |
Jan 29 | Buick Invitational | California | 5,100,000 | ![]() |
56 | |
Feb 5 | FBR Open | Arizona | 5,200,000 | ![]() |
58 | |
Feb 12 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 5,400,000 | ![]() |
48 | Pro-Am |
Feb 19 | Nissan Open | California | 5,100,000 | ![]() |
66 | |
Feb 26 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | California | 7,500,000 | ![]() |
76 | World Golf Championship |
Feb 26 | Chrysler Classic of Tucson | Arizona | 3,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | Alternate event |
Mar 5 | Ford Championship at Doral | Florida | 5,500,000 | ![]() |
66 | |
Mar 12 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 5,500,000 | ![]() |
44 | |
Mar 19 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 5,500,000 | ![]() |
68 | Invitational |
Mar 26 | The Players Championship | Florida | 8,000,000 | ![]() |
80 | Flagship event |
Apr 2 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 5,300,000 | ![]() |
52 | |
Apr 9 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 7,000,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship |
Apr 16 | Verizon Heritage | South Carolina | 5,300,000 | ![]() |
54 | Invitational |
Apr 23 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 5,300,000 | ![]() |
44 | |
Apr 30 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 6,000,000 | ![]() |
48 | |
May 7 | Wachovia Championship | North Carolina | 6,000,000 | ![]() |
66 | |
May 14 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | 6,200,000 | ![]() |
58 | |
May 21 | Bank of America Colonial | Texas | 6,000,000 | ![]() |
54 | Invitational |
May 28 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 5,200,000 | ![]() |
32 | |
Jun 4 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 5,750,000 | ![]() |
68 | Invitational |
Jun 11 | Barclays Classic | New York | 5,750,000 | ![]() |
68 | |
Jun 18 | U.S. Open | New York | 6,800,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship |
Jun 27 | Booz Allen Classic | Maryland | 5,000,000 | ![]() |
32 | |
Jul 2 | Buick Championship | Connecticut | 4,400,000 | ![]() |
40 | |
Jul 9 | Cialis Western Open | Illinois | 5,000,000 | ![]() |
60 | |
Jul 16 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 4,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | |
Jul 23 | The Open Championship | England | £4,000,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship |
Jul 23 | B.C. Open | New York | 3,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | Alternate event |
Jul 30 | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 4,000,000 | ![]() |
30 | |
Aug 6 | Buick Open | Michigan | 4,800,000 | ![]() |
54 | |
Aug 13 | The International | Colorado | 5,500,000 | ![]() |
52 | |
Aug 20 | PGA Championship | Illinois | 6,800,000 | ![]() |
100 | Major championship |
Aug 27 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | Ohio | 7,500,000 | ![]() |
76 | World Golf Championship |
Aug 27 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | Alternate event |
Sep 4 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | 5,500,000 | ![]() |
46 | |
Sep 10 | Canadian Open | Canada | 5,000,000 | ![]() |
46 | |
Sep 17 | 84 Lumber Classic | Pennsylvania | 4,600,000 | ![]() |
40 | |
Sep 24 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 4,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | |
Oct 1 | WGC-American Express Championship | England | 7,500,000 | ![]() |
70 | World Golf Championship |
Oct 1 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | 3,000,000 | ![]() |
24 | Alternate event |
Oct 8 | Chrysler Classic of Greensboro | North Carolina | 5,000,000 | ![]() |
36 | |
Oct 15 | Frys.com Open | Nevada | 4,000,000 | ![]() |
42 | |
Oct 22 | Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort | Florida | 4,600,000 | ![]() |
48 | |
Oct 29 | Chrysler Championship | Florida | 5,300,000 | ![]() |
56 | |
Nov 5 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | 6,500,000 | ![]() |
52 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) |
Winner(s) | Notes |
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Mar 28 | Tavistock Cup | Florida | 2,000,000 | Team Isleworth | Team event |
Jun 20 | CVS/pharmacy Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,300,000 | ![]() ![]() |
Team event |
Sep 24 | Ryder Cup | Ireland | n/a | ![]() |
Team event |
Nov 12 | Merrill Lynch Shootout | Florida | 2,750,000 | ![]() ![]() |
Team event |
Nov 14 | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | Nevada | 1,000,000 | PGA Tour | Team event |
Nov 22 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,250,000 | ![]() |
Limited-field event |
Nov 26 | LG Skins Game | California | 1,000,000 | ![]() |
Limited-field event |
Dec 11 | WGC-World Cup | Barbados | 4,000,000 | ![]() ![]() |
World Golf Championship Team event |
Dec 17 | Target World Challenge | California | 5,750,000 | ![]() |
Limited-field event |
Location of tournaments
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Money leaders
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]
Position | Player | Events | Prize money ($) |
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1 | ![]() | 15 | 9,941,563 |
2 | ![]() | 24 | 7,213,316 |
3 | ![]() | 19 | 4,978,858 |
4 | ![]() | 27 | 4,602,416 |
5 | ![]() | 20 | 4,354,969 |
Awards
Notes
- The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
References
- "2006 Schedule". PGA Tour.
- "Money Leaders – 2006". PGA Tour.