2006 European Seniors Tour

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Duration1 March 2006 (2006-3-1) – 11 November 2006 (2006-11-11)
Number of official events19
Most winsScotland Sam Torrance (4)
Order of MeritScotland Sam Torrance
2006 European Seniors Tour season
Duration1 March 2006 (2006-3-1) – 11 November 2006 (2006-11-11)
Number of official events19
Most winsScotland Sam Torrance (4)
Order of MeritScotland Sam Torrance
Rookie of the YearSpain José Rivero
2005
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[a] Notes
3 MarDGM Barbados OpenBarbadosUS$225,000Spain José Rivero (1)
21 MaySharp Italian Seniors OpenItaly175,000Scotland Sam Torrance (5)
28 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,000,000United States Jay Haas (n/a)Senior major championship[b]
4 JunAIB Irish Seniors OpenIreland420,000Scotland Sam Torrance (6)
11 JunIrvine Whitlock Seniors ClassicJersey£120,000Chile Guillermo Encina (1)
18 JunFirstplus Wales Seniors OpenWales£500,000Spain José Rivero (2)
1 JulBendinat London Seniors MastersEngland£150,000Italy Giuseppe Calì (2)
9 JulU.S. Senior OpenUnited StatesUS$2,600,000United States Allen Doyle (n/a)Senior major championship[b]
30 JulThe Senior British Open ChampionshipScotlandUS$1,800,000United States Loren Roberts (n/a)Senior major championship
6 AugWentworth Senior MastersEngland£250,000Argentina Eduardo Romero (2)
13 AugBad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenSwitzerland210,000Spain Juan Quirós (1)
19 AugScandinavian Senior OpenDenmark250,000Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori (1)
28 AugPGA Seniors ChampionshipEngland£200,000Scotland Sam Torrance (7)
3 SepCharles Church Scottish Seniors OpenScotland£200,000Scotland Sam Torrance (8)
10 SepEuropean Senior MastersEngland£225,000England Carl Mason (12)
17 SepMidas Group English Seniors OpenEngland£150,000England Carl Mason (13)
15 OctOKI Castellón Open de España SeniorSpain300,000England Gordon J. Brand (1)
22 OctEstoril Seniors Open of PortugalPortugal300,000England Carl Mason (14)
11 NovArcapita Seniors Tour ChampionshipBahrainUS$500,000England Gordon J. Brand (2)Tour Championship

Order of Merit

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ()
1Scotland Sam Torrance347,525
2England Carl Mason268,453
3Spain José Rivero233,374
4England Gordon J. Brand196,002
5Australia Stewart Ginn178,260

Awards

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References

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