# 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.

## 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 | 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 |

## 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 | 9,941,563 |
| 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 |
| 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 |