Chris Couch finished -19 and took 18% of the purse. It was his first PGA Tour win, and 80% of the $1,356,731 he earned that season.
How the 2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 60% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans 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 | Chris Couch | USA | -19 | $990,000 | $1,080,000 +9% |
| T2 | Charles Howell III | USA | -18 | $594,000 | $528,000 |
| T2 | Fred Funk | USA | -18 | $594,000 | $528,000 |
| T4 | Brett Wetterich | USA | -15 | $248,000 | |
| T4 | Joe Durant | USA | -15 | $248,000 | |
| T4 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | -15 | $248,000 | |
| T7 | Danny Ellis | USA | -14 | $180,750 | |
| T7 | Ian Poulter | England | -14 | $180,750 | |
| T7 | Lucas Glover | USA | -14 | $180,750 | |
| T7 | Tim Herron | USA | -14 | $180,750 | |
| T11 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | -13 | $132,000 | |
| T11 | Brian Bateman | USA | -13 | $132,000 | |
| T11 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | -13 | $132,000 | |
| T11 | Tommy Armour III | USA | -13 | $132,000 | |
| T15 | Bill Haas | USA | -12 | $81,720 | |
| T15 | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | -12 | $81,720 | |
| T15 | David Branshaw | USA | -12 | $81,720 | |
| T15 | Dean Wilson | USA | -12 | $81,720 | |
| T15 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | -12 | $81,720 | |
| T15 | J.L. Lewis | USA | -12 | $81,720 | |
| T15 | John Senden | Australia | -12 | $81,720 | |
| T15 | Nick Watney | USA | -12 | $81,720 | |
| T15 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -12 | $81,720 | |
| T15 | Scott McCarron | USA | -12 | $81,720 | |
| T25 | Jason Schultz | USA | -11 | $45,800 | |
| T25 | J.P. Hayes | USA | -11 | $45,800 | |
| T25 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | -11 | $45,800 | |
| T25 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | -11 | $45,800 | |
| T25 | Steve Stricker | USA | -11 | $45,800 | |
| T25 | Woody Austin | USA | -11 | $45,800 | |
| T31 | Bubba Watson | USA | -10 | $26,871 | $31,920 |
| T31 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -10 | $26,871 | $31,920 |
| T31 | Jeff Sluman | USA | -10 | $26,871 | $31,920 |
| T31 | Jerry Smith | USA | -10 | $26,871 | $31,920 |
| T31 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | -10 | $26,871 | $31,920 |
| T31 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | -10 | $26,871 | $31,920 |
| T31 | Patrick Sheehan | USA | -10 | $26,871 | $31,920 |
| T31 | Scott Verplank | USA | -10 | $26,871 | $31,920 |
| T31 | Stephen Leaney | Australia | -10 | $26,871 | $31,920 |
| T31 | Steve Lowery | USA | -10 | $26,871 | $31,920 |
| T41 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -9 | $21,600 | |
| T41 | Darron Stiles | USA | -9 | $21,600 | |
| T41 | Greg Kraft | USA | -9 | $21,600 | |
| T41 | Jeff Brehaut | USA | -9 | $21,600 | |
| T41 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -9 | $21,600 | |
| T41 | Steve Flesch | USA | -9 | $21,600 | |
| T47 | David Toms | USA | -8 | $14,542 | $15,620 |
| T47 | Heath Slocum | USA | -8 | $14,542 | $15,620 |
| T47 | Jeff Overton | USA | -8 | $14,542 | $15,620 |
| T47 | Mark Wilson | USA | -8 | $14,542 | $15,620 |
| T47 | Olin Browne | USA | -8 | $14,542 | $15,620 |
| T47 | Skip Kendall | USA | -8 | $14,542 | $15,620 |
| T53 | Eric Axley | USA | -7 | $13,960 | |
| T53 | Matt Hansen | USA | -7 | $13,960 | |
| T53 | Michael Allen | USA | -7 | $13,960 | |
| T56 | Glen Day | USA | -6 | $13,560 | |
| T56 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -6 | $13,560 | |
| T56 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -6 | $13,560 | |
| T59 | Omar Uresti | USA | -5 | $11,935 | $13,140 |
| T59 | Paul Azinger | USA | -5 | $11,935 | $13,140 |
| T59 | Roger Tambellini | USA | -5 | $11,935 | $13,140 |
| T59 | Stuart Deane | USA | -5 | $11,935 | $13,140 |
| 63 | Wes Short, Jr. | USA | -4 | $12,840 | |
| T64 | Daisuke Maruyama | Japan | -3 | $12,660 | |
| T64 | Ryan Hietala | USA | -3 | $12,660 | |
| T66 | Justin Rose | England | -2 | $12,420 | |
| T66 | Tjaart van der Walt | South Africa | -2 | $12,420 | |
| 68 | Kent Jones | USA | -1 | $10,890 | $12,240 +12% |
| 69 | Kirk Triplett | USA | E | $12,120 | |
| 70 | Larry Mize | USA | +1 | $12,000 | |
| 71 | Craig Perks | New Zealand | +7 | $11,880 | |
| MC | Alex Aragon | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Alex Cejka | Germany | E | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Magee | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Arjun Atwal | India | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crane | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bernhard Langer | Germany | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | B.J. Staten | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Tway | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Boyd Summerhays | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Faxon | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brent Geiberger | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Gay | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Rowell | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Briny Baird | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bubba Dickerson | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris DiMarco | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Perry | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Smith | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Cliff Bailey | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Cody Freeman | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Points | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Dan Forsman | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | David McKenzie | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Trahan | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Lickliter II | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Gabriel Hjertstedt | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Gavin Coles | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Chalmers | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Frazar | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Henrik Bjornstad | Norway | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ian Leggatt | Canada | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | James Driscoll | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | James McLean | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Gove | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Walker | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Ogilvie | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Joey Sindelar | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | John Cook | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | John Engler, Jr. | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | John Riegger | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jon Mills | Canada | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Kaye | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kelly Gibson | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Hall | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Na | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Kris Cox | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Westwood | England | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Len Mattiace | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Marco Dawson | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Rominger | Switzerland | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathew Goggin | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Kuchar | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Connell | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Heinen | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Sposa | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Nicholas Thompson | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Oliver Thomson | +11 | $0 | ||
| MC | Paul Stankowski | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Phil Schmitt | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Rett Crowder | +3 | $0 | ||
| MC | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Damron | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Gamez | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ron Whittaker | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Ryuji Imada | Japan | E | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Gutschewski | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Piercy | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Shane Bertsch | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Bowditch | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ted Purdy | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Fischer | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Byrum | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Vance Veazey | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Will MacKenzie | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Willie Wood | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Zach Johnson | USA | E | $0 |
Zurich Classic of New Orleans winner's share over time
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2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans get?
Chris Couch won $1,080,000 from a $6,000,000 purse.
What was the 2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans purse?
$6,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans?
The smallest check was $11,880, to Craig Perks (71).
How many players made the cut at the 2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans?
71 players made the cut and finished, and 87 players missed it.