2006 Masters Tournament prize money
Phil Mickelson won the 2006 Masters Tournament on 9 April 2006 and took $1,260,000. Below is every one of the 30 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $21,700 Sergio Garcia collected for finishing 46.
Every cheque at the 2006 Masters Tournament
9 April 2006
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -7 | 281 | $1,260,000 |
| T3 | Chad Campbell | USA | -4 | 284 | $315,700 |
| T3 | Fred Couples | USA | -4 | 284 | $315,700 |
| T3 | José María Olazábal | ESP | -4 | 284 | $315,700 |
| T3 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -4 | 284 | $315,700 |
| T3 | Tiger Woods | USA | -4 | 284 | $315,700 |
| T8 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | -3 | 285 | $210,000 |
| T8 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -3 | 285 | $210,000 |
| 10 | Stewart Cink | USA | -2 | 286 | $189,000 |
| T11 | Mike Weir | CAN | -1 | 287 | $161,000 |
| T16 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | 1 | 289 | $112,000 |
| T16 | Rod Pampling | AUS | 1 | 289 | $112,000 |
| T19 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 2 | 290 | $91,000 |
| T22 | Davis Love III | USA | 3 | 291 | $67,200 |
| T22 | Jim Furyk | USA | 3 | 291 | $67,200 |
| T22 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 3 | 291 | $67,200 |
| T27 | Adam Scott | AUS | 4 | 292 | $49,700 |
| T27 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | 4 | 292 | $49,700 |
| T27 | Ernie Els | RSA | 4 | 292 | $49,700 |
| T27 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 4 | 292 | $49,700 |
| T32 | Ted Purdy | USA | 5 | 293 | $40,512 |
| T32 | Zach Johnson | USA | 5 | 293 | $40,512 |
| T36 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | 6 | 294 | $34,416 |
| T36 | Tim Herron | USA | 6 | 294 | $34,416 |
| T39 | Jason Bohn | USA | 7 | 295 | $30,100 |
| T39 | Justin Leonard | USA | 7 | 295 | $30,100 |
| T42 | Luke Donald | ENG | 8 | 296 | $25,900 |
| T42 | Rich Beem | USA | 8 | 296 | $25,900 |
| 45 | Olin Browne | USA | 9 | 297 | $23,100 |
| 46 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | 10 | 298 | $21,700 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,057,900 between them, against $572,656 shared by the other fifteen players paid.
The 30 cheques above come to $4,630,556 between them. We hold 47 players for the week in all, so seventeen 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 Masters Tournament years
29 editions, 1998 to 2026
The 2005 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Tiger Woods. The 2007 ladder is the one after, won by Zach Johnson. The Masters Tournament 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 Masters Tournament?
Phil Mickelson, on 9 April 2006. The win paid $1,260,000.
How much did the 2006 Masters Tournament pay out?
The 30 cheques on this page come to $4,630,556 between them, from $1,260,000 at the top down to $21,700.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2006 Masters Tournament?
$21,700, which Sergio Garcia collected for finishing 46.
How many players were paid at the 2006 Masters Tournament?
30. We hold 47 players for that week in all, so seventeen 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.