2006 Tour de las Américas explained

Year:2006
Tour:Tour de las Américas
Regular Season:
No Of Events:12
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Fabrizio Zanotti
Prevseason:2005
Nextseason:2007

The 2006 Tour de las Américas was the 15th season of the Tour de las Américas (formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was formed in 1991.

Schedule

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
5 Feb Guatemala 150,000 Miguel Ángel Carballo (1) 12 CHA
5 Feb Argentina 55,000 Luciano Giometti (1) n/a ARG
12 Feb Costa Rica 125,000 Johan Axgren (n/a) 12 CHA
15 Apr Argentina 60,000 Ángel Cabrera (6) n/a ARG
28 May Mexico 60,000 Julio Zapata (1) n/a
4 Jun Venezuela 65,000 Fabián Gómez (1) n/a
9 Jul Colombia 90,000 Manuel Merizalde (1) n/a
5 Nov Argentina 100,000 Andrés Romero (4) n/a ARG
19 Nov Brazil 80,000 Paulo Pinto (1) n/a
26 Nov Argentina 150,000 Rafael Gómez (5) n/a ARG
3 Dec Argentina 200,000 Rafael Echenique (1) 12 ARG, CHA
10 Dec Mexico 310,000 Fabrizio Zanotti (1) 12 CHA

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 Tournament schedule . Tour de las Américas . 23 March 2024 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20070224093648/http://www.tourdelasamericas.com/schedule_2006.php . 24 February 2007.
  2. Web site: Repunte ganador Paraguayo en el Abierto Mexicano Corona . Paraguayan winner in the Mexican Corona Open . PGA of Mexico . es . 10 December 2006 . 23 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070103145409/http://pgam.com.mx/noticia/254 . 3 January 2007.