Wikipedia / 2006 Challenge Tour
Wikipedia / 2006 Challenge Tour
The 2006 Challenge Tour was the 18th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
OWGR points increase
In July 2005, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the minimum points awarded to Challenge Tour events, beginning in 2006, would be increased from 6 to 12.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse(€) | Winner | OWGRpoints | Othertours | Notes |
4 Dec | Mexico | US$305,000 | 6 | ||||
11 Dec | Argentina | US$250,000 | Kevin Stadler (n/a) | 12 | New to Challenge Tour | ||
5 Feb | Guatemala | US$150,000 | 12 | ||||
12 Feb | Costa Rica | US$125,000 | Johan Axgren (2) | 12 | |||
26 Feb | Portugal | 120,000 | Kyron Sullivan (1) | 12 | |||
12 Mar | Kenya | 160,000 | Johan Axgren (3) | 12 | |||
9 Apr | Spain | 120,000 | David Drysdale (2) | 12 | |||
30 Apr | Italy | 120,000 | Anthony Snobeck (1) | 12 | |||
14 May | Italy | 130,000 | Álvaro Salto (3) | 12 | New tournament | ||
21 May | Belgium | 130,000 | Toni Karjalainen (2) | 12 | New tournament | ||
28 May | Morocco | 130,000 | Adrien Mörk (1) | 12 | |||
3 Jun | England | £100,000 | Álvaro Quirós (1) | 12 | |||
11 Jun | Denmark | 120,000 | Marcus Higley (1) | 12 | |||
18 Jun | France | 400,000 | César Monasterio (2) | 18 | |||
18 Jun | Norway | 120,000 | Kalle Brink (3) | 12 | |||
25 Jun | Switzerland | 140,000 | Francisco Cea (2) | 12 | |||
2 Jul | Spain | 120,000 | Juan Parrón (1) | 12 | |||
9 Jul | Scotland | 200,000 | Sam Walker (1) | 12 | New tournament | ||
16 Jul | Italy | 120,000 | Carlos del Moral (1) | 12 | |||
23 Jul | Austria | 130,000 | 12 | New to Challenge Tour | |||
30 Jul | Wales | 130,000 | Sion Bebb (1) | 12 | |||
6 Aug | Ireland | 130,000 | John Wade (1) | 12 | |||
13 Aug | Germany | 120,000 | Martin Kaymer (1) | 12 | New tournament | ||
20 Aug | Switzerland | 200,000 | Alex Norén (1) | 12 | |||
27 Aug | Denmark | 130,000 | James Heath (1) | 12 | New tournament | ||
3 Sep | Sweden | SKr 1,130,000 | Rafael Echenique (1) | 12 | |||
17 Sep | France | 120,000 | Martin Kaymer (2) | 12 | |||
24 Sep | Spain | 130,000 | Adrien Mörk (2) | 12 | |||
1 Oct | Kazakhstan | 300,000 | Mark Pilkington (1) | 12 | |||
8 Oct | France | 120,000 | Julien Forêt (1) | 12 | |||
22 Oct | Italy | 250,000 | James Hepworth (2) | 12 | Tour Championship |
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2007 European Tour.
Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
1 | 119,152 | |
2 | 105,699 | |
3 | 99,631 | |
4 | 93,321 | |
5 | 84,236 |
Notes
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