2006 PGA Tour

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
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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.

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

Location of tournaments

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 United States Tiger Woods 9,941,563
2 United States Jim Furyk 7,213,316
3 Australia Adam Scott 4,978,858
4 Fiji Vijay Singh 4,602,416
5 Australia Geoff Ogilvy 4,354,969
6 United States Phil Mickelson 4,256,505
7 South Africa Trevor Immelman 3,844,189
8 Australia Stuart Appleby 3,470,457
9 England Luke Donald 3,177,408
10 United States Brett Wetterich 3,023,185

Awards

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

See also

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.

References

  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.