Geoff Ogilvy finished +5 and took 20% of the purse. It was his 3rd PGA Tour win, and 28% of the $4,354,969 he earned that season.
How the 2006 U.S. Open Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 62% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2006 U.S. Open 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 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | +5 | $1,170,000 | $1,225,000 +5% |
| T2 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | +6 | $700,000 | $501,249 |
| T2 | Jim Furyk | USA | +6 | $700,000 | $501,249 |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | USA | +6 | $700,000 | $501,249 |
| 5 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +7 | $255,642 | |
| T6 | Jeff Sluman | USA | +8 | $187,813 | $183,255 |
| T6 | Kenneth Ferrie | England | +8 | $187,813 | $183,255 |
| T6 | Mike Weir | Canada | +8 | $187,813 | $183,255 |
| T6 | Nick O'Hern | Australia | +8 | $187,813 | $183,255 |
| T6 | Steve Stricker | USA | +8 | $187,813 | $183,255 |
| T6 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | +8 | $187,813 | $183,255 |
| T12 | Ian Poulter | England | +9 | $131,670 | |
| T12 | Luke Donald | England | +9 | $131,670 | |
| T12 | Ryuji Imada | Japan | +9 | $131,670 | |
| 15 | Paul Casey | England | +10 | $88,120 | $116,735 +32% |
| T16 | Arron Oberholser | USA | +11 | $99,417 | |
| T16 | David Duval | USA | +11 | $99,417 | |
| T16 | David Howell | England | +11 | $99,417 | |
| T16 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | +11 | $99,417 | |
| T16 | Robert Allenby | Australia | +11 | $99,417 | |
| T21 | Adam Scott | Australia | +12 | $74,252 | |
| T21 | José María Olazábal | Spain | +12 | $74,252 | |
| T21 | Peter Hedblom | Sweden | +12 | $74,252 | |
| T21 | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +12 | $74,252 | |
| T21 | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | +12 | $74,252 | |
| T26 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +13 | $52,341 | |
| T26 | Craig Barlow | USA | +13 | $52,341 | |
| T26 | Ernie Els | South Africa | +13 | $52,341 | |
| T26 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | +13 | $52,341 | |
| T26 | Sean O'Hair | USA | +13 | $52,341 | |
| T26 | Ted Purdy | USA | +13 | $52,341 | |
| T32 | Bart Bryant | USA | +14 | $41,912 | |
| T32 | Rod Pampling | Australia | +14 | $41,912 | |
| T32 | Scott Hend | Australia | +14 | $41,912 | |
| T32 | Steve Jones | USA | +14 | $41,912 | |
| T32 | Woody Austin | USA | +14 | $41,912 | |
| T37 | Charles Howell III | USA | +15 | $36,647 | |
| T37 | Jay Haas | USA | +15 | $36,647 | |
| T37 | Stewart Cink | USA | +15 | $36,647 | |
| T40 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | +16 | $29,459 | |
| T40 | Chad Collins | USA | +16 | $29,459 | |
| T40 | Fred Funk | USA | +16 | $29,459 | |
| T40 | Jason Dufner | USA | +16 | $29,459 | |
| T40 | John Cook | USA | +16 | $29,459 | |
| T40 | Lee Williams | USA | +16 | $29,459 | |
| T40 | Stephen Gangluff | USA | +16 | $29,459 | |
| T40 | Tommy Armour III | USA | +16 | $29,459 | |
| T48 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | +17 | $20,482 | |
| T48 | Charley Hoffman | USA | +17 | $20,482 | |
| T48 | Fred Couples | USA | +17 | $20,482 | |
| T48 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | +17 | $20,482 | |
| T48 | J.B. Holmes | USA | +17 | $20,482 | |
| T48 | Kent Jones | USA | +17 | $20,482 | |
| T48 | Phillip Archer | England | +17 | $20,482 | |
| T48 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | +17 | $20,482 | |
| 56 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | +18 | $18,031 | |
| 57 | Ben Curtis | USA | +19 | $15,223 | $17,614 +16% |
| 58 | Kenny Perry | USA | +21 | $17,281 | |
| T59 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | +22 | $16,676 | |
| T59 | Jeev Milkha Singh | India | +22 | $16,676 | |
| T59 | Skip Kendall | USA | +22 | $16,676 | |
| 62 | Ben Crane | USA | +23 | $16,126 | |
| 63 | Tim Herron | USA | +25 | $15,836 | |
| MC | Alex Coe | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Allen Doyle | USA | +150 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Svoboda | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Andy Bare | USA | +22 | $0 | |
| MC | Andy Morse | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Benjamin Hayes | +13 | $0 | ||
| MC | Billy Horschel | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Mayfair | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Estes | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Fritch | Canada | +156 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Fritsch | Canada | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Jobe | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Quigley | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Campbell | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris DiMarco | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Nallen | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Corey Pavin | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | David Berganio Jr | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | David Oh | USA | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | David Toms | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Love III | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Dillon Dougherty | USA | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Trahan | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Dustin White | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Edoardo Molinari | Italy | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | George McNeill | USA | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Graeme Storm | England | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Kraft | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Allred | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Delsing | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Henry | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Joey Sindelar | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | John Koskinen | +13 | $0 | ||
| MC | John Mallinger | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | John Rollins | USA | +23 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Moore | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Leonard | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Jyoti Randhawa | India | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Keiichiro Fukabori | Japan | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Stadler | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Janzen | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Glover | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Maarten Lafeber | Netherlands | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Madalitso Muthiya | Zambia | +21 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Hensby | Australia | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathew Goggin | Australia | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Kuchar | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Derminio | +21 | $0 | ||
| MC | Michael Harris | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Nathan Green | Australia | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Nicholas Thompson | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Dougherty | England | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Niclas Fasth | Sweden | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Olin Browne | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Oliver Wilson | England | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Nagle | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul McGinley | Ireland | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Jacobsen | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Phil Tataurangi | New Zealand | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Retief Goosen | South Africa | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard Green | Australia | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Rob Johnson | USA | +24 | $0 | |
| MC | Rocco Mediate | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Baca | USA | +21 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Posey | +22 | $0 | ||
| MC | Scott Verplank | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Shaun Micheel | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Shingo Katayama | Japan | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Woodard | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Lowery | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Tadahiro Takayama | Japan | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Tadd Fujikawa | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Tag Ridings | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Taylor Wood | +12 | $0 | ||
| MC | Tiger Woods | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Clark | South Africa | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Hamilton | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Lehman | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Travis Hurst | +16 | $0 | ||
| MC | Zach Johnson | USA | +10 | $0 |
U.S. Open winner's share over time
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2006 U.S. Open Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2006 U.S. Open Championship get?
Geoff Ogilvy won $1,225,000 from a $6,250,000 purse.
What was the 2006 U.S. Open Championship purse?
$6,250,000.
How much did last place get at the 2006 U.S. Open Championship?
The smallest check was $15,836, to Tim Herron (63).
How many players made the cut at the 2006 U.S. Open Championship?
63 players made the cut and finished, and 94 players missed it.