2006 Challenge Tour graduates

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This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2006. The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2006 earned their European Tour card for 2007.

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2006 Challenge Tour2007 European Tour
PlayerMoney list
rank
Earnings (€)StartsCuts
made
Best
finish
Money list
rank
Earnings (€)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Pilkington 1119,1523313T6136175,085
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Axgren 2105,6992912T15170118,696
Flag of Sweden.svg Alex Norén*399,6312813T363472,336
Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer*493,3212916T241754,691
Flag of England.svg James Hepworth 584,2363011T16164136,173
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kyron Sullivan*683,3643012T12131180,643
Flag of Argentina.svg Rafael Echenique*782,73728122113227,069
Flag of Spain.svg Juan Parrón*871,089279T1318381,554
Flag of England.svg Sam Walker 969,8533112T480341,293
Flag of England.svg Marcus Higley*1067,8513113T2151151,185
Flag of England.svg Shaun P. Webster 1165,536257T1820453,786
Flag of England.svg Gary Lockerbie*1264,0733013T5144162,709
Flag of Spain.svg Rafa Cabrera-Bello*1362,8493316T18134178,927
Flag of England.svg James Heath*1460,3462911T4152150,758
Flag of England.svg Gareth Davies*1560,189259T918186,887
Flag of England.svg Lee S. James 1659,704237T1020256,775
Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Gonnet*1759,3432413T290292,379
Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Quirós*1857,278137Win102259,350
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Vibe-Hastrup 1952,4852415Win61482,549
Flag of France.svg Adrien Mörk*2052,136184T4627112,020

* European Tour rookie in 2007
T = Tied
  The player retained his European Tour card for 2008 (finished inside the top 117).
  The player did not retain his European Tour Tour card for 2008, but retained conditional status (finished between 118-149).
  The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2008 (finished outside the top 149).

The players ranked 16th through 20th were placed below the Qualifying School graduates on the exemption list, and thus could improve their status by competing in Qualifying School. Álvaro Quirós improved his status in this way.

Winners on the European Tour in 2007

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
110 Dec 2006 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Quirós Alfred Dunhill Championship −13 (74-66-68-67=275)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Charl Schwartzel
214 Oct Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Vibe-Hastrup Open de Madrid Valle Romano −16 (69-69-67-67=272)3 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Cañizares

Runners-up on the European Tour in 2007

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score
118 Mar Flag of Argentina.svg Rafael Echenique TCL Classic Flag of Thailand.svg Chapchai Nirat −22 (61-66-68-71=266)−19 (64-69-68-68=269)
217 Jun Flag of England.svg Marcus Higley Open de Saint-Omer Flag of Spain.svg Carl Suneson −8 (67-70-70-69=276)−5 (67-70-71-71=279)
3–414 May Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Gonnet Scandinavian Masters Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Ilonen −6 (67-72-67-68=274)−4 (67-70-71-68=276)
Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer −4 (67-68-68-73=276)

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