2006 PGA Tour

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

Duration	January 5, 2006 (2006-01-05) – November 5, 2006 (2006-11-05)
Number of official events	48
Most wins	Tiger Woods (8)
Money list	Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the Year	Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the Year	Tiger Woods
Rookie of the Year	Trevor Immelman
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Schedule

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

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

Location of official tournaments of the 2006 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada. Players & Majors World Golf Championships Regular events Alternate events Tour Championship

Location of official tournaments of the 2006 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada. Players & Majors World Golf Championships Regular events

Money list

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

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

• 2006 in golf
• 2006 Champions Tour
• 2006 Nationwide Tour

Notes

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.