2006 European Seniors Tour

2006 European Seniors Tour season
Duration1 March 2006 (2006-03-01) – 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
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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.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€) 		Winner[a] Notes
3 Mar DGM Barbados Open Barbados US$225,000 Spain José Rivero (1)
21 May Sharp Italian Seniors Open Italy 175,000 Scotland Sam Torrance (5)
28 May Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,000,000 United States Jay Haas (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
4 Jun AIB Irish Seniors Open Ireland 420,000 Scotland Sam Torrance (6)
11 Jun Irvine Whitlock Seniors Classic Jersey £120,000 Chile Guillermo Encina (1)
18 Jun Firstplus Wales Seniors Open Wales £500,000 Spain José Rivero (2)
1 Jul Bendinat London Seniors Masters England £150,000 Italy Giuseppe Calì (2)
9 Jul U.S. Senior Open United States US$2,600,000 United States Allen Doyle (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
30 Jul The Senior British Open Championship Scotland US$1,800,000 United States Loren Roberts (n/a) Senior major championship
6 Aug Wentworth Senior Masters England £250,000 Argentina Eduardo Romero (2)
13 Aug Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Switzerland 210,000 Spain Juan Quirós (1)
19 Aug Scandinavian Senior Open Denmark 250,000 Japan Katsuyoshi Tomori (1)
28 Aug PGA Seniors Championship England £200,000 Scotland Sam Torrance (7)
3 Sep Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open Scotland £200,000 Scotland Sam Torrance (8)
10 Sep European Senior Masters England £225,000 England Carl Mason (12)
17 Sep Midas Group English Seniors Open England £150,000 England Carl Mason (13)
15 Oct OKI Castellón Open de España Senior Spain 300,000 England Gordon J. Brand (1)
22 Oct Estoril Seniors Open of Portugal Portugal 300,000 England Carl Mason (14)
11 Nov Arcapita Seniors Tour Championship Bahrain US$500,000 England 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]

Position Player Prize money (€)
1 Scotland Sam Torrance 347,525
2 England Carl Mason 268,453
3 Spain José Rivero 233,374
4 England Gordon J. Brand 196,002
5 Australia Stewart Ginn 178,260

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year Spain José Rivero [3]

Notes

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Seniors Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Seniors Tour members.
  2. ^ a b Official win; unofficial money.

References

  1. ^ "2006 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2006 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 11 November 2006. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ^ "'Cheers' to the European Senior Tour". Golf Business News. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023. Other previous winners include José Rivero (2006)...