The 2006 PGA Tour was the 91st season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 38th season since separating from the PGA of America.

2006 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 5, 2006 (2006-01-05) – November 5, 2006 (2006-11-05)
Number of official events48
Most winsUnited States Tiger Woods (8)
Money listUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
Rookie of the YearSouth Africa Trevor Immelman
2005
2007

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 8 Mercedes Championships Hawaii 5,400,000   Stuart Appleby (7) 46 Winners-only event
Jan 15 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 5,100,000   David Toms (12) 52
Jan 22 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 5,000,000   Chad Campbell (3) 48 Pro-Am
Jan 29 Buick Invitational California 5,100,000   Tiger Woods (47) 56
Feb 5 FBR Open Arizona 5,200,000   J. B. Holmes (1) 58
Feb 12 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 5,400,000   Arron Oberholser (1) 48 Pro-Am
Feb 19 Nissan Open California 5,100,000   Rory Sabbatini (3) 66
Feb 26 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship California 7,500,000   Geoff Ogilvy (2) 76 World Golf Championship
Feb 26 Chrysler Classic of Tucson Arizona 3,000,000   Kirk Triplett (3) 24 Alternate event
Mar 5 Ford Championship at Doral Florida 5,500,000   Tiger Woods (48) 66
Mar 12 The Honda Classic Florida 5,500,000   Luke Donald (2) 44
Mar 19 Bay Hill Invitational Florida 5,500,000   Rod Pampling (2) 68 Invitational
Mar 26 The Players Championship Florida 8,000,000   Stephen Ames (2) 80 Flagship event
Apr 2 BellSouth Classic Georgia 5,300,000   Phil Mickelson (28) 52
Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia 7,000,000   Phil Mickelson (29) 100 Major championship
Apr 16 Verizon Heritage South Carolina 5,300,000   Aaron Baddeley (1) 54 Invitational
Apr 23 Shell Houston Open Texas 5,300,000   Stuart Appleby (8) 44
Apr 30 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 6,000,000   Chris Couch (1) 48
May 7 Wachovia Championship North Carolina 6,000,000   Jim Furyk (11) 66
May 14 EDS Byron Nelson Championship Texas 6,200,000   Brett Wetterich (1) 58
May 21 Bank of America Colonial Texas 6,000,000   Tim Herron (4) 54 Invitational
May 28 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 5,200,000   Jeff Maggert (3) 32
Jun 4 Memorial Tournament Ohio 5,750,000   Carl Pettersson (2) 68 Invitational
Jun 11 Barclays Classic New York 5,750,000   Vijay Singh (29) 68
Jun 18 U.S. Open New York 6,800,000   Geoff Ogilvy (3) 100 Major championship
Jun 27 Booz Allen Classic Maryland 5,000,000   Ben Curtis (2) 32
Jul 2 Buick Championship Connecticut 4,400,000   J. J. Henry (1) 40
Jul 9 Cialis Western Open Illinois 5,000,000   Trevor Immelman (1) 60
Jul 16 John Deere Classic Illinois 4,000,000   John Senden (1) 24
Jul 23 The Open Championship England £4,000,000   Tiger Woods (49) 100 Major championship
Jul 23 B.C. Open New York 3,000,000   John Rollins (2) 24 Alternate event
Jul 30 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee Wisconsin 4,000,000   Corey Pavin (15) 30
Aug 6 Buick Open Michigan 4,800,000   Tiger Woods (50) 54
Aug 13 The International Colorado 5,500,000   Dean Wilson (1) 52
Aug 20 PGA Championship Illinois 6,800,000   Tiger Woods (51) 100 Major championship
Aug 27 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio 7,500,000   Tiger Woods (52) 76 World Golf Championship
Aug 27 Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada 3,000,000   Will MacKenzie (1) 24 Alternate event
Sep 4 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts 5,500,000   Tiger Woods (53) 46
Sep 10 Canadian Open Canada 5,000,000   Jim Furyk (12) 46
Sep 17 84 Lumber Classic Pennsylvania 4,600,000   Ben Curtis (3) 40
Sep 24 Valero Texas Open Texas 4,000,000   Eric Axley (1) 24
Oct 1 WGC-American Express Championship England 7,500,000   Tiger Woods (54) 70 World Golf Championship
Oct 1 Southern Farm Bureau Classic Mississippi 3,000,000   D. J. Trahan (1) 24 Alternate event
Oct 8 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro North Carolina 5,000,000   Davis Love III (19) 36
Oct 15 Frys.com Open Nevada 4,000,000   Troy Matteson (1) 42
Oct 22 Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort Florida 4,600,000   Joe Durant (4) 48
Oct 29 Chrysler Championship Florida 5,300,000   K. J. Choi (4) 56
Nov 5 The Tour Championship Georgia 6,500,000   Adam Scott (4) 52 Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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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
Mar 28 Tavistock Cup Florida 2,000,000 Team Isleworth Team event
Jun 20 CVS/pharmacy Charity Classic Rhode Island 1,300,000   Tim Clark and
  Nick Price
Team event
Sep 24 Ryder Cup Ireland n/a   Team Europe Team event
Nov 12 Merrill Lynch Shootout Florida 2,750,000   Jerry Kelly and
  Rod Pampling
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   Tiger Woods Limited-field event
Nov 26 LG Skins Game California 1,000,000   Stephen Ames Limited-field event
Dec 11 WGC-World Cup Barbados 4,000,000   Bernhard Langer and
  Marcel Siem
World Golf Championship
Team event
Dec 17 Target World Challenge California 5,750,000   Tiger Woods Limited-field event

Location of tournaments

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Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Tiger Woods 9,941,563
2   Jim Furyk 7,213,316
3   Adam Scott 4,978,858
4   Vijay Singh 4,602,416
5   Geoff Ogilvy 4,354,969
6   Phil Mickelson 4,256,505
7   Trevor Immelman 3,844,189
8   Stuart Appleby 3,470,457
9   Luke Donald 3,177,408
10   Brett Wetterich 3,023,185

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)   Tiger Woods [4][5]
PGA Player of the Year   Tiger Woods [6]
Rookie of the Year   Trevor Immelman [4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)   Tiger Woods [4]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)   Jim Furyk [4]
Comeback Player of the Year   Steve Stricker [4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "2006 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "2007 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "2006 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Ferguson, Doug (December 13, 2006). "Tough year ends with Woods getting top honour". The Stuart News. Stuart, Florida. Associated Press. p. 31 (C9 in paper). Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Woods honoured by PGA Tour peers". BBC Sport. December 13, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  6. ^ Harig, Bob (November 10, 2006). "A year of highs, lows". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 44 (12C in paper). Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. ...Woods had wrapped up the money title and PGA Player of the year honors.
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