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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerOWGRpointsNotesJan 8Mercedes ChampionshipsHawaii5,400,000 Stuart Appleby (7)46Winners-only eventJan 15Sony Open in HawaiiHawaii5,100,000 David Toms (12)52Jan 22Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia5,000,000 Chad Campbell (3)48Pro-AmJan 29Buick InvitationalCalifornia5,100,000 Tiger Woods (47)56Feb 5FBR OpenArizona5,200,000 J. B. Holmes (1)58Feb 12AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia5,400,000 Arron Oberholser (1)48Pro-AmFeb 19Nissan OpenCalifornia5,100,000 Rory Sabbatini (3)66Feb 26WGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipCalifornia7,500,000 Geoff Ogilvy (2)76World Golf ChampionshipFeb 26Chrysler Classic of TucsonArizona3,000,000 Kirk Triplett (3)24Alternate eventMar 5Ford Championship at DoralFlorida5,500,000 Tiger Woods (48)66Mar 12The Honda ClassicFlorida5,500,000 Luke Donald (2)44Mar 19Bay Hill InvitationalFlorida5,500,000 Rod Pampling (2)68InvitationalMar 26The Players ChampionshipFlorida8,000,000 Stephen Ames (2)80Flagship eventApr 2BellSouth ClassicGeorgia5,300,000 Phil Mickelson (28)52Apr 9Masters Tournament Georgia7,000,000 Phil Mickelson (29)100Major championshipApr 16Verizon HeritageSouth Carolina5,300,000 Aaron Baddeley (1)54InvitationalApr 23Shell Houston OpenTexas5,300,000 Stuart Appleby (8)44Apr 30Zurich Classic of New OrleansLouisiana6,000,000 Chris Couch (1)48May 7Wachovia ChampionshipNorth Carolina6,000,000 Jim Furyk (11)66May 14EDS Byron Nelson ChampionshipTexas6,200,000 Brett Wetterich (1)58May 21Bank of America ColonialTexas6,000,000 Tim Herron (4)54InvitationalMay 28FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennessee5,200,000 Jeff Maggert (3)32Jun 4Memorial TournamentOhio5,750,000 Carl Pettersson (2)68InvitationalJun 11Barclays ClassicNew York5,750,000 Vijay Singh (29)68Jun 18U.S. OpenNew York6,800,000 Geoff Ogilvy (3)100Major championshipJun 27Booz Allen ClassicMaryland5,000,000 Ben Curtis (2)32Jul 2Buick ChampionshipConnecticut4,400,000 J. J. Henry (1)40Jul 9Cialis Western OpenIllinois5,000,000 Trevor Immelman (1)60Jul 16John Deere ClassicIllinois4,000,000 John Senden (1)24Jul 23The Open ChampionshipEngland£4,000,000 Tiger Woods (49)100Major championshipJul 23B.C. OpenNew York3,000,000 John Rollins (2)24Alternate eventJul 30U.S. Bank Championship in MilwaukeeWisconsin4,000,000 Corey Pavin (15)30Aug 6Buick OpenMichigan4,800,000 Tiger Woods (50)54Aug 13The InternationalColorado5,500,000 Dean Wilson (1)52Aug 20PGA ChampionshipIllinois6,800,000 Tiger Woods (51)100Major championshipAug 27WGC-Bridgestone InvitationalOhio7,500,000 Tiger Woods (52)76World Golf ChampionshipAug 27Reno–Tahoe OpenNevada3,000,000 Will MacKenzie (1)24Alternate eventSep 4Deutsche Bank ChampionshipMassachusetts5,500,000 Tiger Woods (53)46Sep 10Canadian OpenCanada5,000,000 Jim Furyk (12)46Sep 1784 Lumber ClassicPennsylvania4,600,000 Ben Curtis (3)40Sep 24Valero Texas OpenTexas4,000,000 Eric Axley (1)24Oct 1WGC-American Express ChampionshipEngland7,500,000 Tiger Woods (54)70World Golf ChampionshipOct 1Southern Farm Bureau ClassicMississippi3,000,000 D. J. Trahan (1)24Alternate eventOct 8Chrysler Classic of GreensboroNorth Carolina5,000,000 Davis Love III (19)36Oct 15Frys.com OpenNevada4,000,000 Troy Matteson (1)42Oct 22Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World ResortFlorida4,600,000 Joe Durant (4)48Oct 29Chrysler ChampionshipFlorida5,300,000 K. J. Choi (4)56Nov 5The Tour ChampionshipGeorgia6,500,000 Adam Scott (4)52Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)NotesMar 28Tavistock CupFlorida2,000,000Team IsleworthTeam eventJun 20CVS/pharmacy Charity ClassicRhode Island1,300,000 Tim Clark and Nick PriceTeam eventSep 24Ryder CupIrelandn/a Team EuropeTeam eventNov 12Merrill Lynch ShootoutFlorida2,750,000 Jerry Kelly and Rod PamplingTeam eventNov 14Wendy's 3-Tour ChallengeNevada1,000,000PGA TourTeam eventNov 22PGA Grand Slam of GolfHawaii1,250,000 Tiger WoodsLimited-field eventNov 26LG Skins GameCalifornia1,000,000 Stephen AmesLimited-field eventDec 11WGC-World CupBarbados4,000,000 Bernhard Langer and Marcel SiemWorld Golf ChampionshipTeam eventDec 17Target World ChallengeCalifornia5,750,000 Tiger WoodsLimited-field event
Location of tournaments
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Tiger Woods 9,941,5632 Jim Furyk 7,213,3163 Adam Scott 4,978,8584 Vijay Singh 4,602,4165 Geoff Ogilvy 4,354,9696 Phil Mickelson 4,256,5057 Trevor Immelman 3,844,1898 Stuart Appleby 3,470,4579 Luke Donald 3,177,40810 Brett Wetterich 3,023,185
Awards AwardWinner PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Tiger Woods PGA Player of the Year Tiger Woods Rookie of the Year Trevor Immelman Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Tiger Woods Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Jim Furyk Comeback Player of the Year Steve Stricker
See also 2006 in golf 2006 Champions Tour 2006 Nationwide Tour
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