2006 BellSouth Classic prize money
Phil Mickelson won the 2006 BellSouth Classic on 2 April 2006 and took $954,000. Below is every one of the 32 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $10,017 Matt Kuchar collected for finishing T75.
Every cheque at the 2006 BellSouth Classic
2 April 2006
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -28 | 260 | $954,000 |
| T2 | José María Olazábal | ESP | -15 | 273 | $466,400 |
| T2 | Zach Johnson | USA | -15 | 273 | $466,400 |
| T4 | J.J. Henry | USA | -14 | 274 | $233,200 |
| T4 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -14 | 274 | $233,200 |
| 6 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -12 | 276 | $190,800 |
| T7 | Richard Johnson | SWE | -11 | 277 | $165,183 |
| T7 | Shane Bertsch | USA | -11 | 277 | $165,183 |
| T10 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -10 | 278 | $121,900 |
| T10 | Luke Donald | ENG | -10 | 278 | $121,900 |
| T10 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | -10 | 278 | $121,900 |
| T15 | David Toms | USA | -9 | 279 | $87,450 |
| T15 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | -9 | 279 | $87,450 |
| T19 | Brian Gay | USA | -8 | 280 | $66,515 |
| T19 | Jason Bohn | USA | -8 | 280 | $66,515 |
| T19 | Mark Wilson | USA | -8 | 280 | $66,515 |
| T19 | Rich Beem | USA | -8 | 280 | $66,515 |
| 23 | Will MacKenzie | USA | -7 | 281 | $55,120 |
| T24 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -6 | 282 | $39,220 |
| T24 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -6 | 282 | $39,220 |
| T24 | Stewart Cink | USA | -6 | 282 | $39,220 |
| T34 | Alex Cejka | GER | -5 | 283 | $25,639 |
| T34 | Kevin Na | USA | -5 | 283 | $25,639 |
| T42 | Chris Smith | USA | -4 | 284 | $16,642 |
| T42 | Ian Poulter | ENG | -4 | 284 | $16,642 |
| T51 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -3 | 285 | $12,473 |
| T51 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -3 | 285 | $12,473 |
| T57 | Davis Love III | USA | -2 | 286 | $11,660 |
| T64 | Jerry Smith | USA | -1 | 287 | $11,183 |
| T66 | Sean O'Hair | USA | 0 | 288 | $10,918 |
| T69 | Robert Garrigus | USA | 1 | 289 | $10,494 |
| T75 | Matt Kuchar | USA | 3 | 291 | $10,017 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,547,996 between them, against $469,590 shared by the other seventeen players paid.
The 32 cheques above come to $4,017,586 between them. We hold 58 players for the week in all, so 26 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 BellSouth Classic years
twelve editions, 1996 to 2008
The 2005 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Phil Mickelson. The 2007 ladder is the one after, won by Zach Johnson. The BellSouth Classic 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 BellSouth Classic?
Phil Mickelson, on 2 April 2006. The win paid $954,000.
How much did the 2006 BellSouth Classic pay out?
The 32 cheques on this page come to $4,017,586 between them, from $954,000 at the top down to $10,017.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2006 BellSouth Classic?
$10,017, which Matt Kuchar collected for finishing T75.
How many players were paid at the 2006 BellSouth Classic?
32. We hold 58 players for that week in all, so 26 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.