2006 Charles Schwab Challenge prize money
Tim Herron won the 2006 Charles Schwab Challenge on 21 May 2006 and took $1,080,000. Below is every one of the 44 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $11,160 Bill Haas collected for finishing 77.
Tim Herron won it in a playoff, so the card shows the same 72-hole total at the top of the ladder twice.
Every cheque at the 2006 Charles Schwab Challenge
21 May 2006
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Herron | USA | -12 | 268 | $1,080,000 |
| 2 | Richard Johnson | SWE | -12 | 268 | $648,000 |
| 3 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -10 | 270 | $408,000 |
| T4 | Ben Crane | USA | -9 | 271 | $209,571 |
| T4 | Peter Lonard | AUS | -9 | 271 | $209,571 |
| T4 | Stewart Cink | USA | -9 | 271 | $209,571 |
| T12 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -7 | 273 | $117,600 |
| T12 | Brian Gay | USA | -7 | 273 | $117,600 |
| T12 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -7 | 273 | $117,600 |
| T17 | Davis Love III | USA | -6 | 274 | $75,900 |
| T17 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | -6 | 274 | $75,900 |
| T17 | Jim Furyk | USA | -6 | 274 | $75,900 |
| T17 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -6 | 274 | $75,900 |
| T17 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -6 | 274 | $75,900 |
| T17 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -6 | 274 | $75,900 |
| T25 | Fred Couples | USA | -5 | 275 | $46,800 |
| T25 | Ted Purdy | USA | -5 | 275 | $46,800 |
| T30 | Chad Campbell | USA | -4 | 276 | $35,657 |
| T30 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -4 | 276 | $35,657 |
| T30 | David Toms | USA | -4 | 276 | $35,657 |
| T30 | Shane Bertsch | USA | -4 | 276 | $35,657 |
| T30 | Zach Johnson | USA | -4 | 276 | $35,657 |
| T40 | Daniel Chopra | SWE | -2 | 278 | $23,400 |
| T40 | Mike Weir | CAN | -2 | 278 | $23,400 |
| T45 | Camilo Villegas | COL | -1 | 279 | $15,818 |
| T45 | Fred Funk | USA | -1 | 279 | $15,818 |
| T45 | John Senden | AUS | -1 | 279 | $15,818 |
| T45 | Justin Rose | ENG | -1 | 279 | $15,818 |
| T45 | Rich Beem | USA | -1 | 279 | $15,818 |
| T56 | Bob Estes | USA | 0 | 280 | $13,260 |
| T56 | Jason Bohn | USA | 0 | 280 | $13,260 |
| T56 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | 0 | 280 | $13,260 |
| T56 | Justin Leonard | USA | 0 | 280 | $13,260 |
| T56 | Olin Browne | USA | 0 | 280 | $13,260 |
| T56 | Ryan Palmer | USA | 0 | 280 | $13,260 |
| 64 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | 1 | 281 | $12,720 |
| T65 | Ryan Moore | USA | 3 | 283 | $12,480 |
| T65 | Tom Lehman | USA | 3 | 283 | $12,480 |
| T68 | J.J. Henry | USA | 4 | 284 | $12,120 |
| T71 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 5 | 285 | $11,760 |
| T71 | Tim Petrovic | USA | 5 | 285 | $11,760 |
| 75 | Jerry Smith | USA | 8 | 288 | $11,400 |
| 76 | James Driscoll | USA | 10 | 290 | $11,280 |
| 77 | Bill Haas | USA | 12 | 292 | $11,160 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,572,913 between them, against $584,495 shared by the other 29 players paid.
The 44 cheques above come to $4,157,408 between them. We hold 59 players for the week in all, so fifteen 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 Charles Schwab Challenge years
28 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2005 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2007 ladder is the one after, won by Rory Sabbatini. The Charles Schwab Challenge 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 Charles Schwab Challenge?
Tim Herron, on 21 May 2006, in a playoff. The win paid $1,080,000.
How much did the 2006 Charles Schwab Challenge pay out?
The 44 cheques on this page come to $4,157,408 between them, from $1,080,000 at the top down to $11,160.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2006 Charles Schwab Challenge?
$11,160, which Bill Haas collected for finishing 77.
How many players were paid at the 2006 Charles Schwab Challenge?
44. We hold 59 players for that week in all, so fifteen 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.