2006 European Seniors Tour
| Duration | 1 March 2006 – 11 November 2006 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 19 |
| Most wins |  Sam Torrance (4) |
| Order of Merit | Sam Torrance |
| Rookie of the Year |  José Rivero |
← 2005 → | |
The 2006 European Seniors Tour was the 15th season of the
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 | José Rivero (1) |
|
| 21 May | Sharp Italian Seniors Open |
Italy | 175,000 | Sam Torrance (5) |
|
| 28 May | Senior PGA Championship | United States | US$2,000,000 |  Jay Haas (n/a) |
Senior major championship[b] |
| 4 Jun | AIB Irish Seniors Open |
Ireland | 420,000 | Sam Torrance (6) |
|
| 11 Jun | Irvine Whitlock Seniors Classic |
Jersey | £120,000 |  Guillermo Encina (1) |
|
| 18 Jun | Firstplus Wales Seniors Open |
Wales | £500,000 | José Rivero (2) |
|
| 1 Jul | Bendinat London Seniors Masters |
England | £150,000 |  Giuseppe Calì (2) |
|
| 9 Jul | U.S. Senior Open | United States | US$2,600,000 | Allen Doyle (n/a) |
Senior major championship[b] |
| 30 Jul | The Senior British Open Championship | Scotland | US$1,800,000 | Loren Roberts (n/a) |
Senior major championship |
| 6 Aug | Wentworth Senior Masters | England | £250,000 |  Eduardo Romero (2) |
|
| 13 Aug | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open |
Switzerland | 210,000 | Juan Quirós (1) |
|
| 19 Aug | Scandinavian Senior Open |
Denmark | 250,000 |  Katsuyoshi Tomori (1) |
|
| 28 Aug | PGA Seniors Championship | England | £200,000 | Sam Torrance (7) |
|
| 3 Sep | Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open |
Scotland | £200,000 | Sam Torrance (8) |
|
| 10 Sep | European Senior Masters |
England | £225,000 |  Carl Mason (12) |
|
| 17 Sep | Midas Group English Seniors Open |
England | £150,000 | Carl Mason (13) |
|
| 15 Oct | OKI Castellón Open de España Senior |
Spain | 300,000 | Gordon J. Brand (1) |
|
| 22 Oct | Estoril Seniors Open of Portugal |
Portugal | 300,000 | Carl Mason (14) |
|
| 11 Nov | Arcapita Seniors Tour Championship |
Bahrain | US$500,000 | Gordon J. Brand (2) |
Tour Championship |
Order of Merit
The
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Torrance |
347,525 |
| 2 | Carl Mason |
268,453 |
| 3 | José Rivero |
233,374 |
| 4 | Gordon J. Brand |
196,002 |
| 5 |  Stewart Ginn |
178,260 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
Rookie of the Year |
José Rivero |
[3] |
Notes
References
- ^ "2006 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "2006 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 11 November 2006. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "'Cheers' to the European Senior Tour". Golf Business News. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
Other previous winners include José Rivero (2006)...