2006 PGA Tour
The 2006 PGA Tour was the last season of the PGA Tour before the major reorganization of the season brought about by the introduction of the FedEx Cup in 2007. After being challenged by Phil Mickelson in the first half of the year, when Mickelson won his second straight major at the Masters and was on course to win the U.S. Open until the 72nd hole, Tiger Woods emphatically re-established his status as the dominant golfer of his era in the second half of the season by finishing with six consecutive wins, and took the Player of the Year award for the eighth time in his career. Jim Furyk had his career year to date, finishing second on the money list despite picking up only two wins, due to exceptional consistency.
Ten players won three million dollars, 31 won two million or more and 93 won one million or more. The cut off to make the top 125 on the money list and retain a tour card was a record $660,898.
The total prize money, as stated on the 2006 schedule of tournaments page of the PGA Tour website, was $256.3 million. The actual prize money was slightly higher -- $258,669,218.84 (due to more than 70 players making the cut at most tournaments). If one player had played and won each of the 44 events (excluding the four alternate events), he would have won $44,209,480.
Table of results
The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event.
| Week | Tournament | State/Country | Status | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5-8 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii | Small field |  Stuart Appleby (7) |
| Jan 12-15 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | Regular |  David Toms (12) |
| Jan 19-22 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | Regular | Chad Campbell (3) |
| Jan 26-29 | Buick Invitational | California | Regular | Tiger Woods (47) |
| Feb 2-5 | FBR Open | Arizona | Regular | J. B. Holmes (1) |
| Feb 9-12 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | Regular | Arron Oberholser (1) |
| Feb 16-19 | Nissan Open | California | Regular |  Rory Sabbatini (3) |
| Feb 22-26 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | California | WGC | Geoff Ogilvy (2) |
| Feb 23-26 | Chrysler Classic of Tucson | Arizona | Alternate | Kirk Triplett (3) |
| Mar 2-5 | Ford Championship at Doral | Florida | Regular | Tiger Woods (48) |
| Mar 9-12 | The Honda Classic | Florida | Regular |  Luke Donald (2) |
| Mar 16-19 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | Regular | Rod Pampling (2) |
| Mar 23-26 | The Players Championship | Florida | Unique |   Stephen Ames (2) |
| Mar 30-Apr 2 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | Regular | Phil Mickelson (28) |
| Apr 6-9 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Major | Phil Mickelson (29) |
| Apr 13-16 | Verizon Heritage | South Carolina | Regular | Aaron Baddeley (1) |
| Apr 20-23 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | Regular | Stuart Appleby (8) |
| Apr 27-30 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | Regular | Chris Couch (1) |
| May 4–7 | Wachovia Championship | North Carolina | Regular | Jim Furyk (11) |
| May 11–14 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | Regular | Brett Wetterich (1) |
| May 18–21 | Bank of America Colonial | Texas | Regular | Tim Herron (4) |
| May 25–28 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | Regular | Jeff Maggert (3) |
| Jun 1-4 | The Memorial Tournament | Ohio | Regular |  Carl Pettersson (2) |
| Jun 8-11 | Barclays Classic | New York | Regular |  Vijay Singh (29) |
| Jun 15-18 | U.S. Open | New York | Major | Geoff Ogilvy (3) |
| Jun 22-25 | Booz Allen Classic | Maryland | Regular | Ben Curtis (2) |
| Jun 29-Jul 2 | Buick Championship | Connecticut | Regular | J. J. Henry (1) |
| Jul 6-9 | Cialis Western Open | Illinois | Regular | Trevor Immelman (1) |
| Jul 13-16 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | Regular | John Senden (1) |
| Jul 20-23 | The Open Championship (British Open) | England | Major | Tiger Woods (49) |
| Jul 20-23 | B.C. Open | New York | Alternate | John Rollins (2) |
| Jul 27-30 | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Regular | Corey Pavin (15) |
| Aug 3-6 | Buick Open | Michigan | Regular | Tiger Woods (50) |
| Aug 10-13 | The International | Colorado | Regular | Dean Wilson (1) |
| Aug 17-20 | PGA Championship | Illinois | Major | Tiger Woods (51) |
| Aug 24-27 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | Ohio | WGC | Tiger Woods (52) |
| Aug 24-27 | Reno-Tahoe Open | Nevada | Alternate | Will MacKenzie (1) |
| Sep 1-4 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | Regular | Tiger Woods (53) |
| Sep 7-10 | Canadian Open | Canada | Regular | Jim Furyk (12) |
| Sep 14-17 | 84 Lumber Classic | Pennsylvania | Regular | Ben Curtis (3) |
| Sep 22-24 | Ryder Cup | Ireland | Team event |  Team Europe |
| Sep 21-24 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | Alternate | Eric Axley (1) |
| Sep 28-Oct 1 | WGC-American Express Championship | England | WGC | Tiger Woods (54) |
| Sep 28-Oct 1 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | Alternate | D. J. Trahan (1) |
| Oct 5-8 | Chrysler Classic of Greensboro | North Carolina | Regular | Davis Love III (19) |
| Oct 12-15 | Frys.com Open | Nevada | Regular | Troy Matteson (1) |
| Oct 19-22 | FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort | Florida | Regular | Joe Durant (4) |
| Oct 26-29 | Chrysler Championship | Florida | Regular |  K. J. Choi (4) |
| Nov 2-5 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | Small field | Adam Scott (4) |
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 68.11 |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | United States | 68.86 |
| 3 | Adam Scott | Australia | 68.95 |
| 4 | Luke Donald | England | 69.17 |
| 5 | Steve Stricker | United States | 69.37 |
Full 2006 Scoring Average List
Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 9,941,563 | 15 | 8 |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | United States | 7,213,316 | 24 | 2 |
| 3 | Adam Scott | Australia | 4,978,858 | 19 | 1 |
| 4 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | 4,602,416 | 27 | 1 |
| 5 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | 4,354,969 | 20 | 2 |
Career Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 65,712,324 | 54 |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | 49,379,841 | 29 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | United States | 39,514,038 | 29 |
| 4 | Davis Love III | United States | 34,613,823 | 19 |
| 5 | Jim Furyk | United States | 31,200,066 | 12 |
Full 2006 Career Official Money List
Awards
Notes
- Tiger Woods was the PGA Tour Player of the Year for the eighth time, and for the second consecutive year
- Tiger Woods was the Money Winner for the seventh time, and for the second consecutive year
- Tiger Woods won the Byron Nelson Award for the seventh time, and for the second consecutive year
- Tiger Woods won the three most prestigious awards given by the PGA Tour (Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Byron Nelson Awards) in the same year for the sixth time
- Although Woods had a significantly lower adjusted scoring average than Furyk (68.11 to Furyk's 68.86), Woods had taken several weeks off earlier in the season to mourn his father's death and was 5 rounds short of the 60-round requirement to win the Vardon Trophy. The Byron Nelson Award requires only 50 rounds for eligibility.