2006 PGA Tour
The 2006 PGA Tour was the last season of the PGA Tour before the major reorganization of the season brought about by the introduction of the FedEx Cup in 2007. After being challenged by Phil Mickelson in the first half of the year, when Mickelson won his second straight major at the Masters and was on course to win the U.S. Open until the 72nd hole, Tiger Woods emphatically re-established his status as the dominant golfer of his era in the second half of the season by finishing with six consecutive wins, and took the Player of the Year award for the eighth time in his career. Jim Furyk had his career year to date, finishing second on the money list despite picking up only two wins, due to exceptional consistency.
Ten players won three million dollars, 31 won two million or more and 93 won one million or more. The cut off to make the top 125 on the money list and retain a tour card was a record $660,898.
The total prize money, as stated on the 2006 schedule of tournaments page of the PGA Tour website, was $256.3 million. The actual prize money was slightly higher – $258,669,218.84. If one player had played and won each of the 44 events, he would have won $44,209,480.
Schedule
The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event.| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | OWGR points | Purse | Winner's share | Notes |
| Jan 8 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii |  Stuart Appleby | 46 | 5,400,000 | 1,060,000 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 15 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii |  David Toms | 52 | 5,100,000 | 918,000 | |
| Jan 22 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | Chad Campbell | 48 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | Celebrity pro-am |
| Jan 29 | Buick Invitational | California | Tiger Woods | 56 | 5,100,000 | 918,000 | |
| Feb 5 | FBR Open | Arizona | J. B. Holmes | 58 | 5,200,000 | 936,000 | |
| Feb 12 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | Arron Oberholser | 48 | 5,400,000 | 972,000 | Celebrity pro-am |
| Feb 19 | Nissan Open | California |  Rory Sabbatini | 66 | 5,100,000 | 918,000 | |
| Feb 26 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | California | Geoff Ogilvy | 76 | 7,500,000 | 1,350,000 | World Golf Championships |
| Feb 26 | Chrysler Classic of Tucson | Arizona | Kirk Triplett | 24 | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | Alternate event |
| Mar 5 | Ford Championship at Doral | Florida | Tiger Woods | 66 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | |
| Mar 12 | The Honda Classic | Florida |  Luke Donald | 44 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | |
| Mar 19 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | Rod Pampling | 68 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | Invitational |
| Mar 26 | The Players Championship | Florida |  Stephen Ames | 80 | 8,000,000 | 1,440,000 | Flagship event |
| Apr 2 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | Phil Mickelson | 52 | 5,300,000 | 954,000 | |
| Apr 9 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Phil Mickelson | 100 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | Major championship |
| Apr 16 | Verizon Heritage | South Carolina | Aaron Baddeley | 54 | 5,300,000 | 954,000 | Invitational |
| Apr 23 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | Stuart Appleby | 44 | 5,300,000 | 954,000 | |
| Apr 30 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | Chris Couch | 48 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
| May 7 | Wachovia Championship | North Carolina | Jim Furyk | 66 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
| May 14 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | Brett Wetterich | 58 | 6,200,000 | 1,116,000 | |
| May 21 | Bank of America Colonial | Texas | Tim Herron | 54 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | Invitational |
| May 28 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | Jeff Maggert | 32 | 5,200,000 | 936,000 | |
| Jun 4 | The Memorial Tournament | Ohio |  Carl Pettersson | 68 | 5,750,000 | 1,035,000 | Invitational |
| Jun 11 | Barclays Classic | New York |  Vijay Singh | 68 | 5,750,000 | 1,035,000 | |
| Jun 18 | U.S. Open | New York | Geoff Ogilvy | 100 | 6,800,000 | 1,225,000 | Major championship |
| Jun 27 | Booz Allen Classic | Maryland | Ben Curtis | 32 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | |
| Jul 2 | Buick Championship | Connecticut | J. J. Henry | 40 | 4,400,000 | 792,000 | |
| Jul 9 | Cialis Western Open | Illinois | Trevor Immelman | 60 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | |
| Jul 16 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | John Senden | 24 | 4,000,000 | 720,000 | |
| Jul 23 | The Open Championship | England | Tiger Woods | 100 | 7,436,000 | 1,338,480 | Major championship |
| Jul 23 | B.C. Open | New York | John Rollins | 24 | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | Alternate event |
| Jul 30 | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Corey Pavin | 30 | 4,000,000 | 720,000 | |
| Aug 6 | Buick Open | Michigan | Tiger Woods | 54 | 4,800,000 | 864,000 | |
| Aug 13 | The International | Colorado | Dean Wilson | 52 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | |
| Aug 20 | PGA Championship | Illinois | Tiger Woods | 100 | 6,800,000 | 1,224,000 | Major championship |
| Aug 27 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | Ohio | Tiger Woods | 76 | 7,500,000 | 1,350,000 | World Golf Championships |
| Aug 27 | Reno-Tahoe Open | Nevada | Will MacKenzie | 24 | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | Alternate event |
| Sep 4 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | Tiger Woods | 46 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | |
| Sep 10 | Canadian Open | Ontario | Jim Furyk | 46 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | |
| Sep 17 | 84 Lumber Classic | Pennsylvania | Ben Curtis | 40 | 4,600,000 | 828,000 | |
| Sep 24 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | Eric Axley | 24 | 4,000,000 | 720,000 | Played opposite Ryder Cup |
| Oct 1 | WGC-American Express Championship | England | Tiger Woods | 70 | 7,500,000 | 1,350,000 | World Golf Championships |
| Oct 1 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | D. J. Trahan | 24 | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | Alternate event |
| Oct 8 | Chrysler Classic of Greensboro | North Carolina | Davis Love III | 36 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | |
| Oct 15 | Frys.com Open | Nevada | Troy Matteson | 42 | 4,000,000 | 720,000 | |
| Oct 22 | Funai Classic | Florida | Joe Durant | 48 | 4,600,000 | 828,000 | |
| Oct 29 | Chrysler Championship | Florida |  K. J. Choi | 56 | 5,300,000 | 954,000 | |
| Nov 5 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | Adam Scott | 52 | 6,500,000 | 1,170,000 | Limited to top 30 on money list |
Unofficial events
The following events did not carry official money.Source:
Location of tournaments
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 68.11 | |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | 68.86 | |
| 3 | Adam Scott | 68.95 | |
| 4 | Luke Donald | 69.17 | |
| 5 | Steve Stricker | 69.37 |
Source:
Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings | Events | Wins |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 9,941,563 | 15 | 8 | |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | 7,213,316 | 24 | 2 | |
| 3 | Adam Scott | 4,978,858 | 19 | 1 | |
| 4 | Vijay Singh | 4,602,416 | 27 | 1 | |
| 5 | Geoff Ogilvy | 4,354,969 | 20 | 2 |
Source:
Career Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings | Wins |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 65,712,324 | 54 | |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | 49,379,841 | 29 | |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | 39,514,038 | 29 | |
| 4 | Davis Love III | 34,613,823 | 19 | |
| 5 | Jim Furyk | 31,200,066 | 12 |
Source:
Awards
Notes- Tiger Woods was the PGA Tour Player of the Year for the eighth time, and for the second consecutive year
- Tiger Woods was the Money Winner for the seventh time, and for the second consecutive year
- Tiger Woods won the Byron Nelson Award for the seventh time, and for the second consecutive year
- Tiger Woods won the three most prestigious awards given by the PGA Tour in the same year for the sixth time
- Although Woods had a significantly lower adjusted scoring average than Furyk, Woods had taken several weeks off earlier in the season to mourn his father's death and was 5 rounds short of the 60-round requirement to win the Vardon Trophy. The Byron Nelson Award requires only 50 rounds for eligibility.