2006 Memorial Tournament prize money
Carl Pettersson won the 2006 Memorial Tournament on 4 June 2006 and took $1,035,000. Below is every one of the 45 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $11,155 Kevin Stadler collected for finishing 73.
Every cheque at the 2006 Memorial Tournament
4 June 2006
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -12 | 276 | $1,035,000 |
| T2 | Zach Johnson | USA | -10 | 278 | $506,000 |
| T4 | Adam Scott | AUS | -9 | 279 | $237,667 |
| T4 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -9 | 279 | $237,667 |
| T7 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | -8 | 280 | $179,208 |
| T7 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -8 | 280 | $179,208 |
| 11 | José María Olazábal | ESP | -6 | 282 | $143,750 |
| T12 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -5 | 283 | $126,500 |
| T12 | Stewart Cink | USA | -5 | 283 | $126,500 |
| T14 | Justin Rose | ENG | -4 | 284 | $100,625 |
| T14 | Ted Purdy | USA | -4 | 284 | $100,625 |
| T14 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -4 | 284 | $100,625 |
| T18 | Jim Furyk | USA | -2 | 286 | $63,078 |
| T18 | Paul Casey | ENG | -2 | 286 | $63,078 |
| T18 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -2 | 286 | $63,078 |
| T18 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -2 | 286 | $63,078 |
| T18 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -2 | 286 | $63,078 |
| 28 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -1 | 287 | $42,550 |
| T29 | Davis Love III | USA | 0 | 288 | $39,963 |
| T29 | Jay Haas | USA | 0 | 288 | $39,963 |
| T31 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | 1 | 289 | $35,650 |
| T31 | Ryan Moore | USA | 1 | 289 | $35,650 |
| T34 | Bubba Watson | USA | 2 | 290 | $30,331 |
| T34 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 2 | 290 | $30,331 |
| T34 | J.J. Henry | USA | 2 | 290 | $30,331 |
| T34 | Shaun Micheel | USA | 2 | 290 | $30,331 |
| T38 | Heath Slocum | USA | 3 | 291 | $25,300 |
| T38 | Jason Bohn | USA | 3 | 291 | $25,300 |
| T38 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 3 | 291 | $25,300 |
| T42 | Greg Owen | ENG | 4 | 292 | $20,700 |
| T42 | Mike Weir | CAN | 4 | 292 | $20,700 |
| T46 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | 5 | 293 | $15,640 |
| T52 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | 6 | 294 | $13,409 |
| T52 | Richard Johnson | SWE | 6 | 294 | $13,409 |
| T57 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 7 | 295 | $12,765 |
| T57 | Peter Lonard | AUS | 7 | 295 | $12,765 |
| T62 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | 8 | 296 | $12,248 |
| T62 | John Rollins | USA | 8 | 296 | $12,248 |
| T62 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 8 | 296 | $12,248 |
| T62 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 8 | 296 | $12,248 |
| T66 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | 9 | 297 | $11,903 |
| T68 | Ben Crane | USA | 10 | 298 | $11,500 |
| T68 | Ernie Els | RSA | 10 | 298 | $11,500 |
| T68 | Tim Herron | USA | 10 | 298 | $11,500 |
| 73 | Kevin Stadler | USA | 11 | 299 | $11,155 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,262,609 between them, against $733,094 shared by the other 30 players paid.
The 45 cheques above come to $3,995,703 between them. We hold 59 players for the week in all, so fourteen 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 Memorial Tournament years
30 editions, 1997 to 2026
The 2005 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2007 ladder is the one after, won by K.J. Choi. The Memorial 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 Memorial Tournament?
Carl Pettersson, on 4 June 2006. The win paid $1,035,000.
How much did the 2006 Memorial Tournament pay out?
The 45 cheques on this page come to $3,995,703 between them, from $1,035,000 at the top down to $11,155.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2006 Memorial Tournament?
$11,155, which Kevin Stadler collected for finishing 73.
How many players were paid at the 2006 Memorial Tournament?
45. We hold 59 players for that week in all, so fourteen 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.