2006 European Seniors Tour

2006 European Seniors Tour season

Duration	1 March 2006 (2006-03-01) – 11 November 2006 (2006-11-11)
Number of official events	19
Most wins	Sam Torrance (4)
Order of Merit	Sam Torrance
Rookie of the Year	José Rivero
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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.

Schedule

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

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	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 [lower-alpha 2]
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 [lower-alpha 2]
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 Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. ^[2]

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

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)...

External links

• Official website