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2006 PGA Championship payout Major

Tiger Woods won $1,224,000 from a $6,500,000 purse. 70 players were paid, and the smallest check was $12,725.

Medinah CC (No. 3)

$6.5MPurse
$1.2MWinner's share
$13KSmallest check
70Players paid
64%To the top 10
86Missed the cut

Tiger Woods finished -18 and took 19% of the purse. It was his 51st PGA Tour win, and 12% of the $9,941,563 he earned that season.

How the 2006 PGA Championship purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 64% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$250K$500K$750K$1.0M$1.2M1$1.2M6T9T16T20T24T29T34T41T46T49T55T60T6570Smallest check $13K

2006 PGA Championship prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.

PosPlayerCountryTo parLast yearPrize money
1Tiger Woods USA-18$1,170,000$1,224,000 +5%
2Shaun Micheel USA-13$572,000$734,400 +28%
T3Adam Scott Australia-12$353,600
T3Luke Donald England-12$353,600
T3Sergio Garcia Spain-12$353,600
6Mike Weir Canada-11$201,500$244,800 +21%
T7K.J. Choi South Korea-10$207,788
T7Steve Stricker USA-10$207,788
T9Geoff Ogilvy Australia-9$165,000
T9Ian Poulter England-9$165,000
T9Ryan Moore USA-9$165,000
T12Chris DiMarco USA-8$134,500
T12Sean O'Hair USA-8$134,500
T14Henrik Stenson Sweden-7$115,000
T14Tim Herron USA-7$115,000
T16David Toms USA-6$94,000
T16Ernie Els South Africa-6$94,000
T16Phil Mickelson USA-6$94,000
T16Woody Austin USA-6$94,000
T20Fred Funk USA-5$71,250
T20Harrison Frazar USA-5$71,250
T20Jonathan Byrd USA-5$71,250
T20Robert Allenby Australia-5$71,250
T24Anders Hansen Denmark-4$53,100
T24Chad Campbell USA-4$53,100
T24Steve Flesch USA-4$53,100
T24Stewart Cink USA-4$53,100
T24Tim Clark South Africa-4$53,100
T29Dean Wilson USA-3$41,100
T29Heath Slocum USA-3$41,100
T29Jim Furyk USA-3$41,100
T29Lee Westwood England-3$41,100
T29Robert Karlsson Sweden-3$41,100
T34Davis Love III USA-2$31,917$34,500
T34Retief Goosen South Africa-2$31,917$34,500
T34Trevor Immelman South Africa-2$31,917$34,500
T37Billy Mayfair USA-1$29,250
T37Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland-1$29,250
T37J.B. Holmes USA-1$29,250
T37Richard Green Australia-1$29,250
T41Billy Andrade USAE$23,080
T41Chris Riley USAE$23,080
T41Daniel Chopra SwedenE$23,080
T41J.J. Henry USAE$23,080
T41Justin Rose EnglandE$23,080
T46Lucas Glover USA+1$19,025
T46Olin Browne USA+1$19,025
48Jerry Kelly USA+2$17,300
T49Corey Pavin USA+3$15,533
T49Joey Sindelar USA+3$15,533
T49Kenny Perry USA+3$15,533
T49Nathan Green Australia+3$15,533
T49Rich Beem USA+3$15,533
T49Ryan Palmer USA+3$15,533
T55Aaron Baddeley Australia+4$14,320
T55Hideto Tanihara Japan+4$14,320
T55José María Olazábal Spain+4$14,320
T55Stephen Ames Canada+4$14,320
T55Stuart Appleby Australia+4$14,320
T60Ben Curtis USA+5$13,750
T60Steve Lowery USA+5$13,750
T62Charles Warren USA+7$13,425
T62Jason Gore USA+7$13,425
T62Jeff Maggert USA+7$13,425
T65Bob Tway USA+8$13,175
T65Miguel Angel Jiménez Spain+8$13,175
67David Howell England+9$13,025
T68Don Yrene USA+12$12,875
T68Jay Haas USA+12$12,875
70Jim Kane USA+13$12,450$12,725 +2%
MCAlan Schulte USA+8$0
MCAndres Romero Argentina+4$0
MCAndrew Buckle Australia+2$0
MCÁngel Cabrera Argentina+1$0
MCAnthony Wall England+1$0
MCArron Oberholser USA+1$0
MCBarry Evans USA+16$0
MCBart Bryant USA+2$0
MCBen Crane USA+5$0
MCBernhard Langer Germany+7$0
MCBob Estes USA+2$0
MCBrad Faxon USA+2$0
MCBradley Dredge Wales+4$0
MCBrandt Jobe USA+2$0
MCBrett Quigley USA+1$0
MCBrett Wetterich USA+9$0
MCCamilo Villegas Colombia+2$0
MCCarl Pettersson Sweden+4$0
MCCharl Schwartzel South Africa+1$0
MCCharles Howell III USA+1$0
MCChip Sullivan USA+7$0
MCChris Couch USA+1$0
MCChris Wiemers +5$0
MCColin Montgomerie Scotland+4$0
MCCraig Barlow USA+4$0
MCCraig Thomas USA+2$0
MCDavid Duval USA+1$0
MCDudley Hart USA+6$0
MCFred Couples USA+3$0
MCGonzalo Fernandez-Castaño Spain+6$0
MCGreg Owen England+1$0
MCGregory Bisconti USA+4$0
MCJason Bohn USA+6$0
MCJeff Sluman USA+3$0
MCJeffrey Cranford USA+8$0
MCJerry Haas USA+9$0
MCJesper Parnevik Sweden+2$0
MCJohan Edfors Sweden+5$0
MCJohn Aber USA+7$0
MCJohn Bickerton England+3$0
MCJohn Daly USA+2$0
MCJohn Rollins USA+2$0
MCJohn Senden Australia+3$0
MCJustin Leonard USA+2$0
MCKelly Mitchum USA+6$0
MCKenneth Ferrie England+4$0
MCKirk Triplett USA+9$0
MCLarry Nelson USA+8$0
MCLee Rinker USA+3$0
MCMark Brooks USA+4$0
MCMark Brown USA+13$0
MCMark Calcavecchia USA+5$0
MCMichael Campbell New Zealand+2$0
MCMike Small USA+1$0
MCNick Dougherty England+8$0
MCNick O'Hern Australia+3$0
MCNick Price Zimbabwe+4$0
MCNiclas Fasth Sweden+4$0
MCPadraig Harrington Ireland+5$0
MCPat Perez USA+2$0
MCPaul Azinger USA+3$0
MCPaul Broadhurst England+6$0
MCPaul Casey England+3$0
MCPeter Lonard Australia+4$0
MCRichard S. Johnson Sweden+11$0
MCRobert Gamez USA+2$0
MCRod Pampling Australia+3$0
MCRonald Philo USA+11$0
MCRory Sabbatini Slovakia+1$0
MCSam Arnold USA+18$0
MCScott Verplank USA+4$0
MCShigeki Maruyama Japan+2$0
MCSimon Khan England+7$0
MCS.K. Ho South Korea+9$0
MCStephen Dodd Wales+4$0
MCSteve Schneiter USA+7$0
MCTed Purdy USA+4$0
MCThomas Bjørn Denmark+6$0
MCTim Weinhart USA+7$0
MCTodd Hamilton USA+9$0
MCTom Lehman USA+4$0
MCTom Pernice Jr. USA+9$0
MCVaughn Taylor USA+5$0
MCVijay Singh Fiji+1$0
MCWes Short, Jr. USA+2$0
MCZach Johnson USA+1$0

PGA Championship winner's share over time

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2006 PGA Championship payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 2006 PGA Championship get?

Tiger Woods won $1,224,000 from a $6,500,000 purse.

What was the 2006 PGA Championship purse?

$6,500,000.

How much did last place get at the 2006 PGA Championship?

The smallest check was $12,725, to Jim Kane (70).

How many players made the cut at the 2006 PGA Championship?

70 players made the cut and finished, and 86 players missed it.

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