2006 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches prize money
Luke Donald won the 2006 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches on 12 March 2006 and took $990,000. Below is every one of the 37 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $10,780 Alex Cejka collected for finishing 72.
Every cheque at the 2006 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
12 March 2006
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Donald | ENG | -12 | 276 | $990,000 |
| 2 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -10 | 278 | $594,000 |
| T3 | David Toms | USA | -9 | 279 | $319,000 |
| T10 | D.A. Points | USA | -5 | 283 | $143,000 |
| 12 | Pat Perez | USA | -4 | 284 | $126,500 |
| T13 | Daniel Chopra | SWE | -3 | 285 | $106,333 |
| T13 | Greg Owen | ENG | -3 | 285 | $106,333 |
| T13 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | -3 | 285 | $106,333 |
| T16 | Bernhard Langer | GER | -2 | 286 | $77,157 |
| T16 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -2 | 286 | $77,157 |
| T23 | Kevin Na | USA | -1 | 287 | $50,600 |
| T23 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -1 | 287 | $50,600 |
| T27 | Carlos Franco | PAR | 0 | 288 | $39,875 |
| T31 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 1 | 289 | $29,260 |
| T31 | Charley Hoffman | USA | 1 | 289 | $29,260 |
| T31 | Craig Barlow | USA | 1 | 289 | $29,260 |
| T31 | Jerry Smith | USA | 1 | 289 | $29,260 |
| T31 | Jimmy Walker | USA | 1 | 289 | $29,260 |
| T31 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 1 | 289 | $29,260 |
| T31 | Tim Herron | USA | 1 | 289 | $29,260 |
| T41 | Brian Gay | USA | 2 | 290 | $19,250 |
| T41 | Eric Axley | USA | 2 | 290 | $19,250 |
| T41 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 2 | 290 | $19,250 |
| T41 | Scott Hend | AUS | 2 | 290 | $19,250 |
| T50 | Fred Couples | USA | 4 | 292 | $13,266 |
| T50 | John Rollins | USA | 4 | 292 | $13,266 |
| T55 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | 5 | 293 | $12,320 |
| T55 | Charles Howell III | USA | 5 | 293 | $12,320 |
| T55 | Davis Love III | USA | 5 | 293 | $12,320 |
| T55 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 5 | 293 | $12,320 |
| T55 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | 5 | 293 | $12,320 |
| T62 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 6 | 294 | $11,770 |
| T65 | Brian Davis | ENG | 7 | 295 | $11,275 |
| T65 | Nick Watney | USA | 7 | 295 | $11,275 |
| T65 | Ryan Moore | USA | 7 | 295 | $11,275 |
| 71 | Troy Matteson | USA | 8 | 296 | $10,890 |
| 72 | Alex Cejka | GER | 9 | 297 | $10,780 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,845,408 between them, against $378,697 shared by the other 22 players paid.
The 37 cheques above come to $3,224,105 between them. We hold 59 players for the week in all, so 22 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 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches years
28 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2005 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Padraig Harrington. The 2007 ladder is the one after, won by Mark Wilson. The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches 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 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches?
Luke Donald, on 12 March 2006. The win paid $990,000.
How much did the 2006 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches pay out?
The 37 cheques on this page come to $3,224,105 between them, from $990,000 at the top down to $10,780.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2006 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches?
$10,780, which Alex Cejka collected for finishing 72.
How many players were paid at the 2006 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches?
37. We hold 59 players for that week in all, so 22 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.