Tiger Woods finished -10 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 47th PGA Tour win, and 9% of the $9,941,563 he earned that season.
How the 2006 Buick Invitational purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 67% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2006 Buick Invitational prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | Country | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -10 | $864,000 | $918,000 +6% |
| T2 | José María Olazábal | Spain | -10 | $358,400 | $448,800 |
| T2 | Nathan Green | Australia | -10 | $358,400 | $448,800 |
| T4 | Arjun Atwal | India | -9 | $200,812 | |
| T4 | John Rollins | USA | -9 | $200,812 | |
| T4 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -9 | $200,812 | |
| T4 | Lucas Glover | USA | -9 | $200,812 | |
| T8 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -8 | $153,000 | |
| T8 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | -8 | $153,000 | |
| T10 | Brandt Jobe | USA | -7 | $117,300 | |
| T10 | Henrik Bjornstad | Norway | -7 | $117,300 | |
| T10 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | -7 | $117,300 | |
| T10 | Rod Pampling | Australia | -7 | $117,300 | |
| T10 | Tim Clark | South Africa | -7 | $117,300 | |
| 15 | Arron Oberholser | USA | -6 | $91,800 | |
| T16 | Brett Quigley | USA | -5 | $69,232 | |
| T16 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -5 | $69,232 | |
| T16 | Kent Jones | USA | -5 | $69,232 | |
| T16 | Mark O'Meara | USA | -5 | $69,232 | |
| T16 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | -5 | $69,232 | |
| T16 | Skip Kendall | USA | -5 | $69,232 | |
| T16 | Todd Fischer | USA | -5 | $69,232 | |
| T16 | Tom Lehman | USA | -5 | $69,232 | |
| T24 | Davis Love III | USA | -4 | $38,880 | $43,478 |
| T24 | Kevin Stadler | USA | -4 | $38,880 | $43,478 |
| T24 | Luke Donald | England | -4 | $38,880 | $43,478 |
| T24 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | -4 | $38,880 | $43,478 |
| T28 | Chad Campbell | USA | -3 | $33,186 | |
| T28 | Craig Barlow | USA | -3 | $33,186 | |
| T28 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -3 | $33,186 | |
| T28 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -3 | $33,186 | |
| T28 | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | -3 | $33,186 | |
| T28 | Stewart Cink | USA | -3 | $33,186 | |
| T28 | Troy Matteson | USA | -3 | $33,186 | |
| T35 | Ben Curtis | USA | -2 | $25,691 | |
| T35 | D.A. Points | USA | -2 | $25,691 | |
| T35 | Mathew Goggin | Australia | -2 | $25,691 | |
| T35 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -2 | $25,691 | |
| T39 | Charles Howell III | USA | -1 | $21,420 | |
| T39 | Pat Perez | USA | -1 | $21,420 | |
| T39 | Ryuji Imada | Japan | -1 | $21,420 | |
| T39 | Vance Veazey | USA | -1 | $21,420 | |
| T43 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | E | $16,354 | |
| T43 | Frank Lickliter II | USA | E | $16,354 | |
| T43 | James Driscoll | USA | E | $16,354 | |
| T43 | John Mallinger | USA | E | $16,354 | |
| T43 | Patrick Sheehan | USA | E | $16,354 | |
| T43 | Tommy Armour III | USA | E | $16,354 | |
| T49 | Hank Kuehne | USA | +1 | $12,357 | |
| T49 | J.L. Lewis | USA | +1 | $12,357 | |
| T49 | Matt Hansen | USA | +1 | $12,357 | |
| T49 | Nick Watney | USA | +1 | $12,357 | |
| T49 | Ted Purdy | USA | +1 | $12,357 | |
| T49 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | +1 | $12,357 | |
| T49 | Zach Johnson | USA | +1 | $12,357 | |
| T56 | Brent Geiberger | USA | +2 | $10,656 | $11,322 |
| T56 | Bubba Watson | USA | +2 | $10,656 | $11,322 |
| T56 | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | +2 | $10,656 | $11,322 |
| T56 | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | +2 | $10,656 | $11,322 |
| T56 | Joey Sindelar | USA | +2 | $10,656 | $11,322 |
| T56 | Scott McCarron | USA | +2 | $10,656 | $11,322 |
| T56 | Thomas Levet | France | +2 | $10,656 | $11,322 |
| T63 | Billy Mayfair | USA | +3 | $10,272 | $10,608 |
| T63 | Brian Davis | England | +3 | $10,272 | $10,608 |
| T63 | Chris Smith | USA | +3 | $10,272 | $10,608 |
| T63 | Daisuke Maruyama | Japan | +3 | $10,272 | $10,608 |
| T63 | Fred Couples | USA | +3 | $10,272 | $10,608 |
| T63 | John Daly | USA | +3 | $10,272 | $10,608 |
| T63 | Roger Tambellini | USA | +3 | $10,272 | $10,608 |
| T70 | Bob Tway | USA | +4 | $9,552 | $9,945 |
| T70 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | +4 | $9,552 | $9,945 |
| T70 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | +4 | $9,552 | $9,945 |
| T70 | Marco Dawson | USA | +4 | $9,552 | $9,945 |
| T70 | Shane Bertsch | USA | +4 | $9,552 | $9,945 |
| T70 | Steve Lowery | USA | +4 | $9,552 | $9,945 |
| T76 | Bubba Dickerson | USA | +5 | $8,976 | $9,486 |
| T76 | Chris Couch | USA | +5 | $8,976 | $9,486 |
| T76 | Chris Riley | USA | +5 | $8,976 | $9,486 |
| T79 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +6 | $9,231 | |
| T79 | Woody Austin | USA | +6 | $9,231 | |
| 81 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | +8 | $8,544 | $9,078 +6% |
| 82 | Chris Starkjohann | USA | +11 | $8,976 | |
| MC | Alex Aragon | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Alex Cejka | Germany | E | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crane | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bernhard Langer | Germany | E | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Glasson | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Haas | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Andrade | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | B.J. Staten | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Bo Van Pelt | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Wetterich | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bateman | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Gay | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Briny Baird | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Warren | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Corey Pavin | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Perks | New Zealand | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | David Branshaw | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | David McKenzie | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | David Oh | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Trahan | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Dudley Hart | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Eric Axley | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Fred Sutton | +7 | $0 | ||
| MC | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Chalmers | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Kraft | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Owen | England | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Mahan | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Bohn | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Gore | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Schultz | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Choe | South Korea | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Williamson | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Gove | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Overton | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Walker | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Henry | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Durant | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Joel Kribel | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Joey Snyder III | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | John Engler, Jr. | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | John Senden | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jon Mills | Canada | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kris Cox | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Janzen | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Wilson | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Gogel | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Allen | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Connell | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Sposa | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Dietsche | +6 | $0 | ||
| MC | Robert Damron | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Ron Whittaker | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Hietala | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Moore | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Miller | +1 | $0 | ||
| MC | Sean O'Hair | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | E | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Leaney | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Flesch | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Jones | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Bowditch | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Hamilton | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Byrum | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | E | $0 | |
| MC | Wes Short, Jr. | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Will MacKenzie | USA | E | $0 |
Farmers Insurance Open winner's share over time
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2006 Buick Invitational payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2006 Buick Invitational get?
Tiger Woods won $918,000 from a $5,100,000 purse.
What was the 2006 Buick Invitational purse?
$5,100,000.
How much did last place get at the 2006 Buick Invitational?
The smallest check was $8,976, to Chris Starkjohann (82).
How many players made the cut at the 2006 Buick Invitational?
82 players made the cut and finished, and 74 players missed it.