2006 American Express prize money
Chad Campbell won the 2006 American Express on 22 January 2006 and took $900,000. Below is every one of the 40 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $9,400 Craig Barlow collected for finishing T75.
Every cheque at the 2006 American Express
22 January 2006
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad Campbell | USA | -25 | 335 | $900,000 |
| T5 | John Senden | AUS | -19 | 341 | $182,500 |
| T5 | Mike Weir | CAN | -19 | 341 | $182,500 |
| T5 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -19 | 341 | $182,500 |
| T8 | Olin Browne | USA | -17 | 343 | $150,000 |
| T10 | Bernhard Langer | GER | -16 | 344 | $110,833 |
| T10 | Justin Rose | ENG | -16 | 344 | $110,833 |
| T10 | Lucas Glover | USA | -16 | 344 | $110,833 |
| T10 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -16 | 344 | $110,833 |
| T10 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -16 | 344 | $110,833 |
| T16 | Shane Bertsch | USA | -15 | 345 | $80,000 |
| T19 | Bill Haas | USA | -14 | 346 | $60,600 |
| T19 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -14 | 346 | $60,600 |
| T24 | Arjun Atwal | IND | -13 | 347 | $40,500 |
| T24 | Bob Estes | USA | -13 | 347 | $40,500 |
| T24 | Fred Couples | USA | -13 | 347 | $40,500 |
| T24 | Richard Johnson | SWE | -13 | 347 | $40,500 |
| T24 | Troy Matteson | USA | -13 | 347 | $40,500 |
| T30 | Alex Cejka | GER | -12 | 348 | $31,050 |
| T30 | Ben Crane | USA | -12 | 348 | $31,050 |
| T30 | Tim Herron | USA | -12 | 348 | $31,050 |
| T35 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -11 | 349 | $22,583 |
| T35 | Daniel Chopra | SWE | -11 | 349 | $22,583 |
| T35 | Justin Leonard | USA | -11 | 349 | $22,583 |
| T35 | Nick Watney | USA | -11 | 349 | $22,583 |
| T35 | Rich Beem | USA | -11 | 349 | $22,583 |
| T35 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | -11 | 349 | $22,583 |
| T44 | Brian Gay | USA | -10 | 350 | $14,178 |
| T44 | Fred Funk | USA | -10 | 350 | $14,178 |
| T44 | Tag Ridings | USA | -10 | 350 | $14,178 |
| T53 | D.A. Points | USA | -9 | 351 | $11,311 |
| T53 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -9 | 351 | $11,311 |
| T53 | John Rollins | USA | -9 | 351 | $11,311 |
| T53 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -9 | 351 | $11,311 |
| T62 | Greg Owen | ENG | -8 | 352 | $10,550 |
| T62 | Heath Slocum | USA | -8 | 352 | $10,550 |
| T62 | Paul Goydos | USA | -8 | 352 | $10,550 |
| T68 | Brian Davis | ENG | -7 | 353 | $10,100 |
| 73 | Pat Perez | USA | -4 | 356 | $9,700 |
| T75 | Craig Barlow | USA | -2 | 358 | $9,400 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,433,865 between them, against $498,776 shared by the other 25 players paid.
The 40 cheques above come to $2,932,641 between them. We hold 57 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 American Express years
28 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2005 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Justin Leonard. The 2007 ladder is the one after, won by Charley Hoffman. The American Express 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 American Express?
Chad Campbell, on 22 January 2006. The win paid $900,000.
How much did the 2006 American Express pay out?
The 40 cheques on this page come to $2,932,641 between them, from $900,000 at the top down to $9,400.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2006 American Express?
$9,400, which Craig Barlow collected for finishing T75.
How many players were paid at the 2006 American Express?
40. We hold 57 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.