2006 Tour de las Américas
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Duration2 February 2006 – 10 December 2006
Number of official events12
Order of Merit
Fabrizio Zanotti
Fabrizio Zanotti| Duration | 2 February 2006 – 10 December 2006 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Order of Merit | Fabrizio Zanotti |
← 2005 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.
Unofficial events
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb | Abierto Movistar Guatemala Open | Guatemala | 150,000 |  Miguel Ángel Carballo (1) | 12 | CHA |
| 5 Feb | Abierto del Sur Personal | Argentina | 55,000 | Luciano Giometti (1) | n/a | ARG |
| 12 Feb | Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | 125,000 |  Johan Axgren (n/a) | 12 | CHA |
| 15 Apr | Abierto Visa del Centro | Argentina | 60,000 | Ángel Cabrera (6) | n/a | ARG |
| 28 May | TLA Players Championship | Mexico | 60,000 | Julio Zapata (1) | n/a | |
| 4 Jun | Siemens Venezuela Open | Venezuela | 65,000 | Fabián Gómez (1) | n/a | |
| 9 Jul | Colombian Open | Colombia | 90,000 |  Manuel Merizalde (1) | n/a | |
| 5 Nov | Torneo de Maestros | Argentina | 100,000 | Andrés Romero (4) | n/a | ARG |
| 19 Nov | Brazil Classic | Brazil | 80,000 | Paulo Pinto (1) | n/a | |
| 26 Nov | Abierto de San Luis | Argentina | 150,000 | Rafael Gómez (5) | n/a | ARG |
| 3 Dec | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | 200,000 | Rafael Echenique (1) | 12 | ARG, CHA |
| 10 Dec | Abierto Mexicano Corona | Mexico | 310,000 | Fabrizio Zanotti (1) | 12 | CHA |
The following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May | Copa 3 Diamantes Mitsubishi | Venezuela | 40,000 |  Otto Solís |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabrizio Zanotti | 68,790 |