2006 Asian Tour
Golf tour season
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The 2006 Asian Tour was the 12th season of the modern Asian Tour (formerly the Asian PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.
Duration15 December 2005 – 10 December 2006
Number of official events27
Most wins
Yang Yong-eun (2)
Yang Yong-eun (2)Order of Merit
Jeev Milkha Singh
Jeev Milkha Singh| Duration | 15 December 2005 – 10 December 2006 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 27 |
| Most wins | Yang Yong-eun (2) |
| Order of Merit | Jeev Milkha Singh |
| Players' Player of the Year | Jeev Milkha Singh |
| Rookie of the Year |  Juvic Pagunsan |
← 2005 2007 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[1]
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Asian Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | 5,000,000 | Yang Yong-eun |
52 | AFR,[c] ANZ,[d] EUR | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 591,884 |
| 2 |  Thongchai Jaidee | 444,736 |
| 3 | Prom Meesawat | 392,672 |
| 4 | Charlie Wi | 369,881 |
| 5 |  Andrew Buckle | 348,296 |
Awards
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.
- AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
- Sunshine Tour unofficial event
- PGA Tour of Australasia unofficial event