2006 Alps Tour Explained

Year:2006
Tour:Alps Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:21
Most Wins: Jean-Nicolas Billot (3)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: François Calmels
Prevseason:2005
Nextseason:2007

The 2006 Alps Tour was the sixth season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
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Winner
17 Mar Open de Fès Morocco 35,000 Julien Forêt (1)
24 Mar Open de Mohammedia Morocco 35,000 François Calmels (1)
1 Apr Trophée Maroc Telecom Morocco 35,000 François Calmels (2)
7 May Waidhofen Open Austria 55,000 Bruno-Teva Lecuona (1)
14 May Open de Bordeaux France 45,000 Jean-Nicolas Billot (2)
19 May Open La Margherita Italy 35,000 Jean-Nicolas Billot (3)
28 May Gösser Open Austria 35,000 Jürgen Maurer (1)
4 Jun France 45,000 Julien Xanthopoulos (1)
19 Jun Switzerland 35,000 Agustín Domingo (1)
23 Jun Open Le Fronde Italy 35,000 Jean-Nicolas Billot (4)
2 Jul Switzerland 45,000 Gary Marks (1)
9 Jul Open du Haut Poitou France 40,000 Xavier Lazurowicz (1)
19 Aug Schärding Baroque Open Austria 35,000 Fabien Marty (1)
27 Aug Uniqa FinanceLife Styrian Open Austria 50,000 Andrea Maestroni (2)
10 Sep Open de la Mirabelle d'Or France 45,000 Mike Lorenzo-Vera (2)
17 Sep Open La Pavoniere Italy 35,000 Charles Dubois (1)
24 Sep Open International Stade Français Paris France 45,000 Christophe Brazillier (1)
6 Oct Cordial Resort Pelagone Open Italy 35,000 Charles-Édouard Russo (1)
15 Oct Masters 26 Dijon-Bourgogne France 40,000 Ulf Wendling (1)
22 Oct Masters 13 France 50,000 Jean-François Remésy (2)
27 Oct Open Le Madonie Italy 50,000 Agustín Domingo (2)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2007 Challenge Tour.

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 32,818 Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School)
2 28,145 Promoted to Challenge Tour
3 27,860
4 27,489
5 24,337
6 21,930
7 21,126
8 19,953
9 16,966
10 16,855

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournament schedules 2001–2021 . Alps Tour . 3 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830173453/https://wp-alpstour.ocs-sport.com/factsheets/2022/File_1.pdf . 30 August 2022.
  2. Web site: 2006 Alps Tour Order of Merit . https://web.archive.org/web/20220925125341/https://info.alpstourgolf.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=AT~imp=n~lspos=Y~dc=Y~bdlink=Y~season=2006~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ . 25 September 2022 . Alps Tour . 25 September 2022.