Stephen Ames finished -14 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 2nd PGA Tour win, and 60% of the $2,395,155 he earned that season.
How the 2006 The Players Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 66% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2006 The Players Championship 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 | Stephen Ames | Canada | -14 | $1,440,000 | $1,440,000 |
| 2 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | -8 | $597,333 | $864,000 +45% |
| T3 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | -5 | $384,000 | |
| T3 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | -5 | $384,000 | |
| T3 | Jim Furyk | USA | -5 | $384,000 | |
| T3 | Pat Perez | USA | -5 | $384,000 | |
| 7 | José María Olazábal | Spain | -4 | $268,000 | |
| T8 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -3 | $224,000 | $208,000 |
| T8 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | -3 | $224,000 | $208,000 |
| T8 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -3 | $224,000 | $208,000 |
| T8 | John Rollins | USA | -3 | $224,000 | $208,000 |
| T8 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -3 | $224,000 | $208,000 |
| T8 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | -3 | $224,000 | $208,000 |
| T14 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -2 | $148,000 | |
| T14 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | -2 | $148,000 | |
| T16 | Brad Faxon | USA | -1 | $124,000 | |
| T16 | Charles Warren | USA | -1 | $124,000 | |
| T16 | Fred Funk | USA | -1 | $124,000 | |
| T16 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | -1 | $124,000 | |
| T20 | Brian Davis | England | E | $100,000 | |
| T20 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | E | $100,000 | |
| T22 | Craig Parry | Australia | +1 | $86,400 | $76,800 |
| T22 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +1 | $86,400 | $76,800 |
| T22 | Greg Owen | England | +1 | $86,400 | $76,800 |
| T22 | Mike Weir | Canada | +1 | $86,400 | $76,800 |
| T22 | Tiger Woods | USA | +1 | $86,400 | $76,800 |
| T27 | Ian Poulter | England | +2 | $56,800 | $53,250 |
| T27 | James Driscoll | USA | +2 | $56,800 | $53,250 |
| T27 | Jason Bohn | USA | +2 | $56,800 | $53,250 |
| T27 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | +2 | $56,800 | $53,250 |
| T27 | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | +2 | $56,800 | $53,250 |
| T27 | Todd Fischer | USA | +2 | $56,800 | $53,250 |
| T27 | Tom Lehman | USA | +2 | $56,800 | $53,250 |
| T27 | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +2 | $56,800 | $53,250 |
| 35 | Fred Couples | USA | +3 | $43,200 | |
| T36 | Ben Crane | USA | +4 | $40,200 | |
| T36 | Joe Durant | USA | +4 | $40,200 | |
| T38 | David Howell | England | +5 | $32,800 | |
| T38 | J.B. Holmes | USA | +5 | $32,800 | |
| T38 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | +5 | $32,800 | |
| T38 | Lee Westwood | England | +5 | $32,800 | |
| T38 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | +5 | $32,800 | |
| T38 | Robert Allenby | Australia | +5 | $32,800 | |
| T38 | Tim Petrovic | USA | +5 | $32,800 | |
| T45 | Arron Oberholser | USA | +6 | $22,020 | |
| T45 | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | +6 | $22,020 | |
| T45 | Dudley Hart | USA | +6 | $22,020 | |
| T45 | Jeff Maggert | USA | +6 | $22,020 | |
| T45 | Jeff Sluman | USA | +6 | $22,020 | |
| T45 | J.J. Henry | USA | +6 | $22,020 | |
| T45 | John Daly | USA | +6 | $22,020 | |
| T45 | Peter Lonard | Australia | +6 | $22,020 | |
| T53 | Adam Scott | Australia | +7 | $18,613 | $18,613 |
| T53 | Charles Howell III | USA | +7 | $18,613 | $18,613 |
| T53 | Robert Gamez | USA | +7 | $18,613 | $18,613 |
| T56 | Bart Bryant | USA | +8 | $17,760 | $18,160 |
| T56 | Steve Lowery | USA | +8 | $17,760 | $18,160 |
| T58 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | +9 | $17,600 | |
| T58 | Joey Sindelar | USA | +9 | $17,600 | |
| T58 | Rocco Mediate | USA | +9 | $17,600 | |
| T58 | Sean O'Hair | USA | +9 | $17,600 | |
| T58 | Zach Johnson | USA | +9 | $17,600 | |
| T63 | Harrison Frazar | USA | +10 | $16,800 | $16,960 |
| T63 | Kirk Triplett | USA | +10 | $16,800 | $16,960 |
| T63 | Steve Flesch | USA | +10 | $16,800 | $16,960 |
| T66 | Nathan Green | Australia | +11 | $16,480 | |
| T66 | Olin Browne | USA | +11 | $16,480 | |
| T66 | Rich Beem | USA | +11 | $16,480 | |
| 69 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | +12 | $16,160 | |
| T70 | Chad Campbell | USA | +13 | $15,920 | |
| T70 | Shingo Katayama | Japan | +13 | $15,920 | |
| 72 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +14 | $15,680 | |
| 73 | Woody Austin | USA | +16 | $15,440 | $15,520 +1% |
| 74 | Mark Hensby | Australia | +18 | $15,360 | |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Arjun Atwal | India | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Curtis | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Andrade | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Mayfair | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Estes | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Tway | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Jobe | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Quigley | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Gay | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris DiMarco | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Corey Pavin | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Barlow | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Perks | New Zealand | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | David Toms | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Love III | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Trahan | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Barron | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Hank Kuehne | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Heath Slocum | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Gore | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Brehaut | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | J.L. Lewis | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Ogilvie | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huston | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | John Senden | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Byrd | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Kaye | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Leonard | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Rose | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kent Jones | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Na | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Sutherland | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Loren Roberts | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Glover | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke Donald | England | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Faldo | England | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick O'Hern | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Sheehan | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul McGinley | Ireland | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Damron | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Pampling | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Palmer | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryuji Imada | Japan | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott McCarron | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Verplank | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Shaun Micheel | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Leaney | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Elkington | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Jones | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Stewart Cink | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tag Ridings | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ted Purdy | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Clark | South Africa | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Herron | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Hamilton | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Armour III | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Wes Short, Jr. | USA | +1 | $0 |
The Players Championship winner's share over time
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2006 The Players Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2006 The Players Championship get?
Stephen Ames won $1,440,000 from a $8,000,000 purse.
What was the 2006 The Players Championship purse?
$8,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2006 The Players Championship?
The smallest check was $15,360, to Mark Hensby (74).
How many players made the cut at the 2006 The Players Championship?
74 players made the cut and finished, and 72 players missed it.