2006 PGA Championship prize money
Tiger Woods won the 2006 PGA Championship on 20 August 2006 and took $1,224,000. Below is every one of the 44 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $12,875 Jay Haas collected for finishing T68.
Every cheque at the 2006 PGA Championship
20 August 2006
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -18 | 270 | $1,224,000 |
| 2 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -13 | 275 | $734,400 |
| T3 | Adam Scott | AUS | -12 | 276 | $353,600 |
| T3 | Luke Donald | ENG | -12 | 276 | $353,600 |
| T3 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -12 | 276 | $353,600 |
| 6 | Mike Weir | CAN | -11 | 277 | $244,800 |
| T7 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -10 | 278 | $207,788 |
| T7 | Steve Stricker | USA | -10 | 278 | $207,788 |
| T9 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -9 | 279 | $165,000 |
| T9 | Ian Poulter | ENG | -9 | 279 | $165,000 |
| T9 | Ryan Moore | USA | -9 | 279 | $165,000 |
| T12 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -8 | 280 | $134,500 |
| T14 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | -7 | 281 | $115,000 |
| T14 | Tim Herron | USA | -7 | 281 | $115,000 |
| T16 | David Toms | USA | -6 | 282 | $94,000 |
| T16 | Ernie Els | RSA | -6 | 282 | $94,000 |
| T16 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -6 | 282 | $94,000 |
| T20 | Fred Funk | USA | -5 | 283 | $71,250 |
| T20 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -5 | 283 | $71,250 |
| T20 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -5 | 283 | $71,250 |
| T24 | Chad Campbell | USA | -4 | 284 | $53,100 |
| T24 | Stewart Cink | USA | -4 | 284 | $53,100 |
| T29 | Heath Slocum | USA | -3 | 285 | $41,100 |
| T29 | Jim Furyk | USA | -3 | 285 | $41,100 |
| T29 | Lee Westwood | ENG | -3 | 285 | $41,100 |
| T34 | Davis Love III | USA | -2 | 286 | $34,500 |
| T34 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -2 | 286 | $34,500 |
| T34 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | -2 | 286 | $34,500 |
| T37 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | -1 | 287 | $29,250 |
| T37 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -1 | 287 | $29,250 |
| T41 | Daniel Chopra | SWE | 0 | 288 | $23,080 |
| T41 | J.J. Henry | USA | 0 | 288 | $23,080 |
| T41 | Justin Rose | ENG | 0 | 288 | $23,080 |
| T46 | Lucas Glover | USA | 1 | 289 | $19,025 |
| T46 | Olin Browne | USA | 1 | 289 | $19,025 |
| 48 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 2 | 290 | $17,300 |
| T49 | Rich Beem | USA | 3 | 291 | $15,533 |
| T49 | Ryan Palmer | USA | 3 | 291 | $15,533 |
| T55 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | 4 | 292 | $14,320 |
| T55 | Hideto Tanihara | JPN | 4 | 292 | $14,320 |
| T55 | José María Olazábal | ESP | 4 | 292 | $14,320 |
| T55 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 4 | 292 | $14,320 |
| T62 | Jason Gore | USA | 7 | 295 | $13,425 |
| T68 | Jay Haas | USA | 12 | 300 | $12,875 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,633,076 between them, against $1,032,486 shared by the other 29 players paid.
The 44 cheques above come to $5,665,562 between them. We hold 75 players for the week in all, so 31 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 PGA Championship years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2005 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Phil Mickelson. The 2007 ladder is the one after, won by Tiger Woods. The PGA Championship 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 PGA Championship?
Tiger Woods, on 20 August 2006. The win paid $1,224,000.
How much did the 2006 PGA Championship pay out?
The 44 cheques on this page come to $5,665,562 between them, from $1,224,000 at the top down to $12,875.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2006 PGA Championship?
$12,875, which Jay Haas collected for finishing T68.
How many players were paid at the 2006 PGA Championship?
44. We hold 75 players for that week in all, so 31 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.