2006 European Seniors Tour

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.

2006 European Seniors Tour season
Duration1 March 2006 (2006-03-01) – 11 November 2006 (2006-11-11)
Number of official events19
Most wins Sam Torrance (4)
Order of Merit Sam Torrance
Rookie of the Year José Rivero
← 2005
2007 →

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
3 MarDGM Barbados OpenBarbadosUS$225,000 José Rivero (1)
21 MaySharp Italian Seniors OpenItaly175,000 Sam Torrance (5)
28 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,000,000 Jay Haas (n/a)Senior major championship[lower-alpha 2]
4 JunAIB Irish Seniors OpenIreland420,000 Sam Torrance (6)
11 JunIrvine Whitlock Seniors ClassicJersey£120,000 Guillermo Encina (1)
18 JunFirstplus Wales Seniors OpenWales£500,000 José Rivero (2)
1 JulBendinat London Seniors MastersEngland£150,000 Giuseppe Calì (2)
9 JulU.S. Senior OpenUnited StatesUS$2,600,000 Allen Doyle (n/a)Senior major championship[lower-alpha 2]
30 JulThe Senior British Open ChampionshipScotlandUS$1,800,000 Loren Roberts (n/a)Senior major championship
6 AugWentworth Senior MastersEngland£250,000 Eduardo Romero (2)
13 AugBad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenSwitzerland210,000 Juan Quirós (1)
19 AugScandinavian Senior OpenDenmark250,000 Katsuyoshi Tomori (1)
28 AugPGA Seniors ChampionshipEngland£200,000 Sam Torrance (7)
3 SepCharles Church Scottish Seniors OpenScotland£200,000 Sam Torrance (8)
10 SepEuropean Senior MastersEngland£225,000 Carl Mason (12)
17 SepMidas Group English Seniors OpenEngland£150,000 Carl Mason (13)
15 OctOKI Castellón Open de España SeniorSpain300,000 Gordon J. Brand (1)
22 OctEstoril Seniors Open of PortugalPortugal300,000 Carl Mason (14)
11 NovArcapita Seniors Tour ChampionshipBahrainUS$500,000 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 (€)
1 Sam Torrance347,525
2 Carl Mason268,453
3 José Rivero233,374
4 Gordon J. Brand196,002
5 Stewart Ginn178,260

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the Year 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. 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)...
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