Year: | 2006 |
Tour: | European Seniors Tour |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 19 |
Most Wins: | Sam Torrance (4) |
Honor1: | Order of Merit |
Honoree1: | Sam Torrance |
Honor2: | Rookie of the Year |
Honoree2: | José Rivero |
Prevseason: | 2005 |
Nextseason: | 2007 |
The 2006 European Seniors Tour was the 15th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner | Notes | |
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3 Mar | Barbados | US$225,000 | José Rivero (1) | |||
21 May | Italy | 175,000 | Sam Torrance (5) | |||
28 May | Senior PGA Championship | United States | US$2,000,000 | Jay Haas (n/a) | Senior major championship | |
4 Jun | Ireland | 420,000 | Sam Torrance (6) | |||
11 Jun | Jersey | £120,000 | Guillermo Encina (1) | |||
18 Jun | Wales | £500,000 | José Rivero (2) | |||
1 Jul | England | £150,000 | Giuseppe Calì (2) | |||
9 Jul | U.S. Senior Open | United States | US$2,600,000 | Allen Doyle (n/a) | Senior major championship | |
30 Jul | The Senior British Open Championship | Scotland | US$1,800,000 | Loren Roberts (n/a) | Senior major championship | |
6 Aug | England | £250,000 | Eduardo Romero (2) | |||
13 Aug | Switzerland | 210,000 | Juan Quirós (1) | |||
19 Aug | Denmark | 250,000 | Katsuyoshi Tomori (1) | |||
28 Aug | England | £200,000 | Sam Torrance (7) | |||
3 Sep | Scotland | £200,000 | Sam Torrance (8) | |||
10 Sep | England | £225,000 | Carl Mason (12) | |||
17 Sep | England | £150,000 | Carl Mason (13) | |||
15 Oct | Spain | 300,000 | Gordon J. Brand (1) | |||
22 Oct | Portugal | 300,000 | Carl Mason (14) | |||
11 Nov | Bahrain | US$500,000 | Gordon J. Brand (2) | Tour Championship |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2]
Position | Player | Prize money (€) | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 347,525 | ||
2 | 268,453 | ||
3 | 233,374 | ||
4 | 196,002 | ||
5 | 178,260 |