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Boo Weekley finished in the Top 10 in Driving Distance (299.9) and Driving Accuracy (73.51%). He was the obvious the leader in Total Driving (19) and he was also number one in Scoring Average (69.59) and Greens In Regulation (74.31). His Total Driving score and his GIR mark are both new Tour records.

• Jeff Quinney set a new Tour record for earnings without a victory--$317,802.

• Scott Hend led the Tour in Driving Distance at 315.5 yards per drive. He led the PGA TOUR in the same category in 2005.

• Three players -- Paul Claxton, Scott Weatherly and Scott Ford led the Tour in tournament starts with 30 each.

• A record 10 players earned at least $300,000. A total of 22 players earned at least $200,000 and 62 collected at least $100,000.

• Michael Sim was the youngest winner on Tour in 2006 earning the title at the PalmettoPride Classic on his 22nd birthday.

• The oldest winner was Jim Rutledge who was 46 years, six months old when he won the ING New Zealand PGA Championship.

• Eight international players were victorious this year Paul Sheehan (Australia), Jim Rutledge (Canada), Paul Gow (Australia), Andrew Buckle (Australia), Brenden Pappas (South Africa), Gavin Coles (Australia), Kevin Na (South Korea) and Michael Sim (Australia).

• Six international players graduated the PGA TOUR this year -- Andrew Buckle, Jim Rutledge, Gavin Coles, Jarrod Lyle, Michael Sim and Paul Sheehan.

• Two players-- Tripp Isenhour and Gavin Coles -- each graduated to the PGA TOUR for the third time. Only three other players have done so in the history of the Tour Sean Murphy, Chris Smith and Jeff Gove.

• Ricky Barnes made the cut in his last 23 consecutive starts this year. That's the second longest streak in Tour history.

• Jarrod Lyle led the Tour in Scrambling this year, getting up and down 65.93% of the time.

• Boo Weekley and Ken Duke each had nine Top-10 finishes this year to lead the Tour.

• Jim Rutledge had the longest drive on Tour this year with a 410-yard effort at the Scholarship America Showdown.

• Johnson Wagner and Boo Weekley each had 47 rounds in the 60s this year to top the Tour.

• It's all about consistency throughout the year. Eight players who won this year failed to graduate to the PGA TOUR, but four players who didn't win did. Jeff Quinney, Michael Putnam, Boo Weekley and Jarrod Lyle all finished in the Top 20 this year without earning a victory.

• Johnson Wagner played the Par 3 holes better than anyone on Tour at 13-under par while Boo Weekley topped all players on the Par-4s at 41-under. Wagner and Ken Duke led the way on Par 5 holes at 150-under.