2006 Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money
Rod Pampling won the 2006 Arnold Palmer Invitational on 19 March 2006 and took $990,000. Below is every one of the 45 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $10,780 Tim Petrovic collected for finishing 72.
Every cheque at the 2006 Arnold Palmer Invitational
19 March 2006
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -14 | 274 | $990,000 |
| 2 | Greg Owen | ENG | -13 | 275 | $594,000 |
| 4 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -11 | 277 | $264,000 |
| T5 | Lee Westwood | ENG | -10 | 278 | $209,000 |
| T5 | Ted Purdy | USA | -10 | 278 | $209,000 |
| 7 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -9 | 279 | $184,250 |
| T8 | Justin Rose | ENG | -8 | 280 | $165,000 |
| T10 | Fred Funk | USA | -7 | 281 | $126,500 |
| T10 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -7 | 281 | $126,500 |
| T15 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | -6 | 282 | $96,250 |
| T15 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -6 | 282 | $96,250 |
| T17 | Chad Campbell | USA | -5 | 283 | $82,500 |
| T17 | Lucas Glover | USA | -5 | 283 | $82,500 |
| T17 | Mike Weir | CAN | -5 | 283 | $82,500 |
| T20 | Jim Furyk | USA | -4 | 284 | $59,583 |
| T20 | Tiger Woods | USA | -4 | 284 | $59,583 |
| T26 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -3 | 285 | $38,225 |
| T26 | Brian Gay | USA | -3 | 285 | $38,225 |
| T26 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -3 | 285 | $38,225 |
| T26 | Jason Bohn | USA | -3 | 285 | $38,225 |
| T26 | Jason Gore | USA | -3 | 285 | $38,225 |
| T26 | José María Olazábal | ESP | -3 | 285 | $38,225 |
| T34 | Bubba Watson | USA | -2 | 286 | $26,033 |
| T34 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -2 | 286 | $26,033 |
| T34 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -2 | 286 | $26,033 |
| T34 | Mark Wilson | USA | -2 | 286 | $26,033 |
| T34 | Pat Perez | USA | -2 | 286 | $26,033 |
| T43 | Bernhard Langer | GER | -1 | 287 | $18,150 |
| T43 | Billy Hurley III | USA | -1 | 287 | $18,150 |
| T43 | Zach Johnson | USA | -1 | 287 | $18,150 |
| T48 | Charles Howell III | USA | 0 | 288 | $13,823 |
| T48 | J.B. Holmes | USA | 0 | 288 | $13,823 |
| T48 | J.J. Henry | USA | 0 | 288 | $13,823 |
| T48 | Nick Watney | USA | 0 | 288 | $13,823 |
| T48 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 0 | 288 | $13,823 |
| T54 | Ernie Els | RSA | 1 | 289 | $12,540 |
| T54 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 1 | 289 | $12,540 |
| T54 | Tom Lehman | USA | 1 | 289 | $12,540 |
| T59 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 2 | 290 | $12,100 |
| T59 | Daniel Chopra | SWE | 2 | 290 | $12,100 |
| T59 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 2 | 290 | $12,100 |
| T62 | Heath Slocum | USA | 3 | 291 | $11,660 |
| T62 | Shane Bertsch | USA | 3 | 291 | $11,660 |
| 67 | Kevin Stadler | USA | 4 | 292 | $11,330 |
| 72 | Tim Petrovic | USA | 12 | 300 | $10,780 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,367,833 between them, against $662,013 shared by the other 30 players paid.
The 45 cheques above come to $4,029,846 between them. We hold 70 players for the week in all, so 25 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other Arnold Palmer Invitational years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2005 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2007 ladder is the one after, won by Vijay Singh. The Arnold Palmer Invitational roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2006 golf year
47 other tournaments we hold a 2006 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2006 was the $1,338,480 paid at the Open Championship, won by Tiger Woods.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2006 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
Rod Pampling, on 19 March 2006. The win paid $990,000.
How much did the 2006 Arnold Palmer Invitational pay out?
The 45 cheques on this page come to $4,029,846 between them, from $990,000 at the top down to $10,780.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2006 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
$10,780, which Tim Petrovic collected for finishing 72.
How many players were paid at the 2006 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
45. We hold 70 players for that week in all, so 25 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players by what they have won across their careers. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.