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2006 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2006 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 48 |
| most_wins | USA Tiger Woods (8) |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor2 | PGA Tour Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor3 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor4 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | ZAF Trevor Immelman |
| prevseason | [2005](2005-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [2007](2007-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.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| Jan 8 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii | 5,400,000 | AUS Stuart Appleby (7) | 46 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 15 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 5,100,000 | USA David Toms (12) | 52 | |
| Jan 22 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 5,000,000 | USA Chad Campbell (3) | 48 | Pro-Am |
| Jan 29 | Buick Invitational | California | 5,100,000 | USA Tiger Woods (47) | 56 | |
| Feb 5 | FBR Open | Arizona | 5,200,000 | USA J. B. Holmes (1) | 58 | |
| Feb 12 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 5,400,000 | USA Arron Oberholser (1) | 48 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 19 | Nissan Open | California | 5,100,000 | ZAF Rory Sabbatini (3) | 66 | |
| Feb 26 | [WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship](2006-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) | California | 7,500,000 | AUS Geoff Ogilvy (2) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Feb 26 | Chrysler Classic of Tucson | Arizona | 3,000,000 | USA Kirk Triplett (3) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Mar 5 | Ford Championship at Doral | Florida | 5,500,000 | USA Tiger Woods (48) | 66 | |
| Mar 12 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 5,500,000 | ENG Luke Donald (2) | 44 | |
| Mar 19 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 5,500,000 | AUS Rod Pampling (2) | 68 | Invitational |
| Mar 26 | [The Players Championship](2006-players-championship) | Florida | 8,000,000 | CAN Stephen Ames (2) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 2 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 5,300,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (28) | 52 | |
| Apr 9 | **[Masters Tournament](2006-masters-tournament) ** | Georgia | 7,000,000 | USA **Phil Mickelson** (29) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 16 | Verizon Heritage | South Carolina | 5,300,000 | AUS Aaron Baddeley (1) | 54 | Invitational |
| Apr 23 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 5,300,000 | AUS Stuart Appleby (8) | 44 | |
| Apr 30 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 6,000,000 | USA Chris Couch (1) | 48 | |
| May 7 | Wachovia Championship | North Carolina | 6,000,000 | USA Jim Furyk (11) | 66 | |
| May 14 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | 6,200,000 | USA Brett Wetterich (1) | 58 | |
| May 21 | Bank of America Colonial | Texas | 6,000,000 | USA Tim Herron (4) | 54 | Invitational |
| May 28 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 5,200,000 | USA Jeff Maggert (3) | 32 | |
| Jun 4 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 5,750,000 | SWE Carl Pettersson (2) | 68 | Invitational |
| Jun 11 | Barclays Classic | New York | 5,750,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (29) | 68 | |
| Jun 18 | **[U.S. Open](2006-u-s-open-golf)** | New York | 6,800,000 | AUS **Geoff Ogilvy** (3) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 27 | Booz Allen Classic | Maryland | 5,000,000 | USA Ben Curtis (2) | 32 | |
| Jul 2 | Buick Championship | Connecticut | 4,400,000 | USA J. J. Henry (1) | 40 | |
| Jul 9 | Cialis Western Open | Illinois | 5,000,000 | ZAF Trevor Immelman (1) | 60 | |
| Jul 16 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 4,000,000 | AUS John Senden (1) | 24 | |
| Jul 23 | **[The Open Championship](2006-open-championship)** | England | £4,000,000 | USA **Tiger Woods** (49) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 23 | B.C. Open | New York | 3,000,000 | USA John Rollins (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Jul 30 | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 4,000,000 | USA Corey Pavin (15) | 30 | |
| Aug 6 | Buick Open | Michigan | 4,800,000 | USA Tiger Woods (50) | 54 | |
| Aug 13 | The International | Colorado | 5,500,000 | USA Dean Wilson (1) | 52 | |
| Aug 20 | **[PGA Championship](2006-pga-championship)** | Illinois | 6,800,000 | USA **Tiger Woods** (51) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 27 | [WGC-Bridgestone Invitational](2006-wgc-bridgestone-invitational) | Ohio | 7,500,000 | USA Tiger Woods (52) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Aug 27 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | USA Will MacKenzie (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Sep 4 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | 5,500,000 | USA Tiger Woods (53) | 46 | |
| Sep 10 | Canadian Open | Canada | 5,000,000 | USA Jim Furyk (12) | 46 | |
| Sep 17 | [84 Lumber Classic](84-lumber-classic) | Pennsylvania | 4,600,000 | USA Ben Curtis (3) | 40 | |
| Sep 24 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 4,000,000 | USA Eric Axley (1) | 24 | |
| Oct 1 | [WGC-American Express Championship](2006-wgc-american-express-championship) | England | 7,500,000 | USA Tiger Woods (54) | 70 | World Golf Championship |
| Oct 1 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | 3,000,000 | USA D. J. Trahan (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Oct 8 | Chrysler Classic of Greensboro | North Carolina | 5,000,000 | USA Davis Love III (19) | 36 | |
| Oct 15 | Frys.com Open | Nevada | 4,000,000 | USA Troy Matteson (1) | 42 | |
| Oct 22 | Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort | Florida | 4,600,000 | USA Joe Durant (4) | 48 | |
| Oct 29 | Chrysler Championship | Florida | 5,300,000 | KOR K. J. Choi (4) | 56 | |
| Nov 5 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | 6,500,000 | AUS 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 | ZAF Tim Clark and | |
| ZWE Nick Price | Team event | ||||
| Sep 24 | [Ryder Cup](2006-ryder-cup) | Ireland | n/a | EUR Team Europe | Team event |
| Nov 12 | Merrill Lynch Shootout | Florida | 2,750,000 | USA Jerry Kelly and | |
| AUS 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 | USA Tiger Woods | Limited-field event |
| Nov 26 | LG Skins Game | California | 1,000,000 | CAN Stephen Ames | Limited-field event |
| Dec 11 | [WGC-World Cup](2006-wgc-world-cup) | Barbados | 4,000,000 | GER Bernhard Langer and | |
| GER Marcel Siem | World Golf Championship | ||||
| Team event | |||||
| Dec 17 | Target World Challenge | California | 5,750,000 | USA 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.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Tiger Woods | 9,941,563 |
| 2 | USA Jim Furyk | 7,213,316 |
| 3 | AUS Adam Scott | 4,978,858 |
| 4 | FIJ Vijay Singh | 4,602,416 |
| 5 | AUS Geoff Ogilvy | 4,354,969 |
| 6 | USA Phil Mickelson | 4,256,505 |
| 7 | ZAF Trevor Immelman | 3,844,189 |
| 8 | AUS Stuart Appleby | 3,470,457 |
| 9 | ENG Luke Donald | 3,177,408 |
| 10 | USA Brett Wetterich | 3,023,185 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | USA Tiger Woods | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/6174597.stm | title=Woods honoured by PGA Tour peers | work=BBC Sport | date=13 December 2006 | access-date=29 October 2023}} |
| PGA Player of the Year | USA Tiger Woods | |||||
| Rookie of the Year | ZAF Trevor Immelman | |||||
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | USA Tiger Woods | |||||
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | USA Jim Furyk | |||||
| Comeback Player of the Year | USA Steve Stricker |
Notes
References
References
- "2006 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "2007 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "2006 Official money". PGA Tour.
- Ferguson, Doug. (13 December 2006). "Tough year ends with Woods getting top honour". The Stuart News.
- (13 December 2006). "Woods honoured by PGA Tour peers". BBC Sport.
- Harig, Bob. (10 November 2006). "A year of highs, lows". The News and Observer.
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