2006 Texas Children's Houston Open prize money
Stuart Appleby won the 2006 Texas Children's Houston Open on 23 April 2006 and took $990,000. Below is every one of the 43 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $9,680 Shane Bertsch collected for finishing 82.
Every cheque at the 2006 Texas Children's Houston Open
23 April 2006
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -19 | 269 | $990,000 |
| 2 | Bob Estes | USA | -13 | 275 | $594,000 |
| 3 | Steve Stricker | USA | -12 | 276 | $374,000 |
| 5 | Jerry Smith | USA | -10 | 278 | $220,000 |
| T6 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -9 | 279 | $172,150 |
| T6 | Mike Weir | CAN | -9 | 279 | $172,150 |
| T6 | Richard Johnson | SWE | -9 | 279 | $172,150 |
| T11 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -8 | 280 | $116,600 |
| T11 | Nick Watney | USA | -8 | 280 | $116,600 |
| T11 | Paul Goydos | USA | -8 | 280 | $116,600 |
| T11 | Rich Beem | USA | -8 | 280 | $116,600 |
| T11 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | -8 | 280 | $116,600 |
| T16 | Ted Purdy | USA | -7 | 281 | $88,000 |
| T21 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -5 | 283 | $47,750 |
| T21 | Ian Poulter | ENG | -5 | 283 | $47,750 |
| T21 | John Senden | AUS | -5 | 283 | $47,750 |
| T21 | Lucas Glover | USA | -5 | 283 | $47,750 |
| T21 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -5 | 283 | $47,750 |
| T21 | Scott Gutschewski | USA | -5 | 283 | $47,750 |
| T32 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -4 | 284 | $33,275 |
| T34 | Greg Owen | ENG | -3 | 285 | $30,388 |
| T36 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | -2 | 286 | $24,234 |
| T36 | Daniel Chopra | SWE | -2 | 286 | $24,234 |
| T36 | Tag Ridings | USA | -2 | 286 | $24,234 |
| T36 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -2 | 286 | $24,234 |
| T44 | Charles Howell III | USA | -1 | 287 | $15,334 |
| T44 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -1 | 287 | $15,334 |
| T44 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -1 | 287 | $15,334 |
| T44 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -1 | 287 | $15,334 |
| T54 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | 0 | 288 | $12,540 |
| T59 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 1 | 289 | $11,770 |
| T59 | Chris Smith | USA | 1 | 289 | $11,770 |
| T59 | John Daly | USA | 1 | 289 | $11,770 |
| T59 | Olin Browne | USA | 1 | 289 | $11,770 |
| T59 | Shaun Micheel | USA | 1 | 289 | $11,770 |
| T68 | Jason Gore | USA | 2 | 290 | $11,165 |
| T70 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | 3 | 291 | $10,835 |
| T70 | D.A. Points | USA | 3 | 291 | $10,835 |
| T70 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | 3 | 291 | $10,835 |
| T74 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | 4 | 292 | $10,450 |
| T78 | Kevin Stadler | USA | 6 | 294 | $10,010 |
| 81 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | 9 | 297 | $9,790 |
| 82 | Shane Bertsch | USA | 13 | 301 | $9,680 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,460,950 between them, against $567,925 shared by the other 28 players paid.
The 43 cheques above come to $4,028,875 between them. We hold 67 players for the week in all, so 24 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 Texas Children's Houston Open years
27 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2005 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Vijay Singh. The 2007 ladder is the one after, won by Adam Scott. The Texas Children's Houston Open 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 Texas Children's Houston Open?
Stuart Appleby, on 23 April 2006. The win paid $990,000.
How much did the 2006 Texas Children's Houston Open pay out?
The 43 cheques on this page come to $4,028,875 between them, from $990,000 at the top down to $9,680.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2006 Texas Children's Houston Open?
$9,680, which Shane Bertsch collected for finishing 82.
How many players were paid at the 2006 Texas Children's Houston Open?
43. We hold 67 players for that week in all, so 24 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.