2006 Swedish Golf Tour
The 2006 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 2006 Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.
| Duration | 12 May 2006 – 6 October 2006 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 17 |
| Order of Merit | Fredrik Hammarberg |
← 2005 2007 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (SKr) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | Main tour[lower-alpha 2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May | St Ibb Open | Skåne | 250,000 | Per Barth | NGL |
| 19 May | Gambro Open | Skåne | 200,000 | Johan Carlsson | NGL |
| 26 May | Kinnaborg Open | Västergötland | 200,000 | Andreas Andersson | NGL |
| 2 Jun | Booz Allen Nordic Classic | Södermanland | 100,000 | Johan Bjerhag (2) | |
| 11 Jun | Telia Masters | Skåne | 500,000 | Tony Edlund | NGL |
| 18 Jun | Husqvarna Open | Småland | 350,000 | Fredrik Orest | NGL |
| 9 Jul | Skåne Open | Skåne | 200,000 | Björn Pettersson | NGL |
| 15 Jul | Salem Open | Södermanland | 200,000 | Åke Nilsson | NGL |
| 30 Jul | Hansabanka Baltic Open | Latvia | 425,000 | Daniel Lindgren | NGL |
| 12 Aug | Västerås Open | Västmanland | 250,000 | Robert Wahlin | NGL |
| 19 Aug | PGA Landmann Open | Halland | 300,000 | Rikard Karlberg | NGL |
| 25 Aug | SM Match | Gotland | 200,000 | Andreas Ljunggren | NGL |
| 3 Sep | Telia Challenge Waxholm | Uppland | 1,130,000 | Rafael Echenique | CHA |
| 9 Sep | Thermia Open | Småland | 200,000 | Joakim Rask | NGL |
| 22 Sep | Swedish International | Södermanland | 225,000 | Andreas Ljunggren | NGL |
| 1 Oct | TourGolf Open | Skåne | 600,000 | Pelle Edberg | NGL |
| 6 Oct | Telia Tour Final | Västergötland | 300,000 | Pontus Leijon (1) |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredrik Hammarberg | 1,491 |
| 2 | Pelle Edberg | 1,473 |
| 3 | Tony Edlund | 1,430 |
| 4 | Björn Pettersson | 1,423 |
| 5 | Per Barth | 1,352 |
See also
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Swedish Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. As most Swedish Golf Tour events are incorporated into the Nordic Golf League or Challenge Tour schedules, details of these wins are displayed there instead.
- CHA − Challenge Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League.
References
- "Telia Tour Men 2006". golfdata.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- "Telia Tour Program 2006". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. June 2006. p. 176. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- "Telia Ranking Herrar 2006" [Telia Ranking Men 2006]. golfdata.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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