2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans prize money
Chris Couch won the 2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans on 30 April 2006 and took $1,080,000. Below is every one of the 31 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $12,420 Justin Rose collected for finishing T66.
Every cheque at the 2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
30 April 2006
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Couch | USA | -19 | 269 | $1,080,000 |
| T2 | Charles Howell III | USA | -18 | 270 | $528,000 |
| T2 | Fred Funk | USA | -18 | 270 | $528,000 |
| T4 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -15 | 273 | $248,000 |
| T7 | Ian Poulter | ENG | -14 | 274 | $180,750 |
| T7 | Lucas Glover | USA | -14 | 274 | $180,750 |
| T7 | Tim Herron | USA | -14 | 274 | $180,750 |
| T11 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | -13 | 275 | $132,000 |
| T11 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -13 | 275 | $132,000 |
| T15 | Bill Haas | USA | -12 | 276 | $81,720 |
| T15 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -12 | 276 | $81,720 |
| T15 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | -12 | 276 | $81,720 |
| T15 | John Senden | AUS | -12 | 276 | $81,720 |
| T15 | Nick Watney | USA | -12 | 276 | $81,720 |
| T15 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -12 | 276 | $81,720 |
| T25 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -11 | 277 | $45,800 |
| T25 | Steve Stricker | USA | -11 | 277 | $45,800 |
| T31 | Bubba Watson | USA | -10 | 278 | $31,920 |
| T31 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -10 | 278 | $31,920 |
| T31 | Jerry Smith | USA | -10 | 278 | $31,920 |
| T41 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -9 | 279 | $21,600 |
| T41 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -9 | 279 | $21,600 |
| T47 | David Toms | USA | -8 | 280 | $15,620 |
| T47 | Heath Slocum | USA | -8 | 280 | $15,620 |
| T47 | Mark Wilson | USA | -8 | 280 | $15,620 |
| T47 | Olin Browne | USA | -8 | 280 | $15,620 |
| T53 | Eric Axley | USA | -7 | 281 | $13,960 |
| T56 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -6 | 282 | $13,560 |
| T56 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -6 | 282 | $13,560 |
| T59 | Omar Uresti | USA | -5 | 283 | $13,140 |
| T66 | Justin Rose | ENG | -2 | 286 | $12,420 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,680,570 between them, against $359,680 shared by the other sixteen players paid.
The 31 cheques above come to $4,040,250 between them. We hold 59 players for the week in all, so 28 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 Zurich Classic of New Orleans years
27 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2005 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Tim Petrovic. The 2007 ladder is the one after, won by Nick Watney. The Zurich Classic of New Orleans 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 Zurich Classic of New Orleans?
Chris Couch, on 30 April 2006. The win paid $1,080,000.
How much did the 2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans pay out?
The 31 cheques on this page come to $4,040,250 between them, from $1,080,000 at the top down to $12,420.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans?
$12,420, which Justin Rose collected for finishing T66.
How many players were paid at the 2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans?
31. We hold 59 players for that week in all, so 28 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.