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- Main tournaments
- Table of results
- Order of Merit
- See also
- Notes
- External links
The 2006 European Tour was the 35th golf season since the European Tour officially began in 1972. The 2006 season consisted of 47 official money events, equalling the record set the previous year. This included seven major championships and World Golf Championships, which are also sanctioned by the PGA Tour. 27 events took place in Europe, 12 in Asia, five in the United States, two in South Africa and one in Australia. There were two new tournaments, the HSBC Champions in China and the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, and the BA-CA Golf Open returned to the schedule for the first time since 1996. Total prize money exceeded €117 million, including nearly €40 million in the four major championships and three individual World Golf Championships events. The Order of Merit race came down to the last few shots of the final tournament, and was won by Pádraig Harrington for the first time. He was the first Irishman to top the Order of Merit since the formal beginning of the tour. The Player of the Year award was given to Order of Merit runner up Paul Casey of England and the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year was Marc Warren of Scotland. Main tournamentsFor details of what happened in the main tournaments of 2006, including the major championships and the World Golf Championships, see 2006 in golf. Table of resultsThe first five events actually took place in late 2005. The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the European Tour. To give such a number for non-members would misrepresent the amount of time some international golfers spend on the European Tour; as the Tour co-sanctions the major championships and World Golf Championships events, some top players accumulate a significant number of wins in European Tour sanctioned events without really playing on it. Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | OWGR points | Notes | 10–13 Nov | HSBC Champions Tournament | China | ENG}} David Howell (3) | 48 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia, and Sunshine Tour | 24–27 Nov | Volvo China Open | China | ENG}} Paul Casey (5) | 18 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour | 1–4 Dec | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | SCO}} Colin Montgomerie (30) | 28 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour | 8–11 Dec | Dunhill Championship | South Africa | ZAF}} Ernie Els (22) | 20 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour | 15–18 Dec | South African Airways Open | South Africa | ZAF}} Retief Goosen (13) | 32 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour | 7–8 Jan | Royal Trophy | Thailand | EUR}} Europe | n/a | Team event - Europe v. Asia | 19–22 Jan | Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | United Arab Emirates | USA}} Chris DiMarco (n/a) | 42 | 26–29 Jan | Qatar Masters | Qatar | SWE}} Henrik Stenson (3) | 44 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour | 2–5 Feb | Dubai Desert Classic | United Arab Emirates | USA}} Tiger Woods (n/a) | 48 | 9–12 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | Australia | USA}} Kevin Stadler (n/a) | 44 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia | 16–19 Feb | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | KOR|1997}} Charlie Wi (1) | 20 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour | 22–26 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | AUS}} Geoff Ogilvy (1) | 76 | World Golf Championships | 2–5 Mar | Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open | Indonesia | ENG}} Simon Dyson (1) | 20 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour | 9–12 Mar | Singapore Masters | Singapore | SIN}} Mardan Mamat (1) | 20 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour | 16–19 Mar | TCL Classic | China | SWE}} Johan Edfors (1) | 24 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour | 23–26 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | FRA}} Jean van de Velde (2) | 24 | 30 Mar – 2 Apr | Portuguese Open | Portugal | ENG}} Paul Broadhurst (6) | 24 | 6–9 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | USA}} Phil Mickelson (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | 13–16 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | IND}} Jeev Milkha Singh (1) | 24 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour | 20–23 Apr | BMW Asian Open | China | ESP}} Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (2) | 30 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour | 27–30 Apr | Andalucía Open de España Valle Romano | Spain | SWE}} Niclas Fasth (4) | 24 | 4–7 May | Telecom Italia Open | Italy | ITA}} Francesco Molinari (1) | 24 | 11–14 May | British Masters | England | SWE}} Johan Edfors (2) | 42 | 18–21 May | Nissan Irish Open | Ireland | DNK}} Thomas Bjørn (9) | 38 | 25–28 May | BMW Championship | England | ENG}} David Howell (4) | 64 | The European Tour's flagship event | 1–4 Jun | Celtic Manor Wales Open | Wales | SWE}} Robert Karlsson (6) | 28 | 8–11 Jun | BA-CA Golf Open | Austria | AUT}} Markus Brier (1) | 24 | 15–18 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | AUS}} Geoff Ogilvy (2) | 100 | Major championship | 15–18 Jun | Aa St Omer Open | France | ARG}} César Monasterio (1) | 18 | Dual ranking event with the Challenge Tour | 22–25 Jun | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | ENG}} Paul Casey (6) | 24 | 29 Jun – 2 Jul | Open de France | France | ENG}} John Bickerton (2) | 40 | 6–9 Jul | Smurfit European Open | Ireland | WAL}} Stephen Dodd (3) | 46 | 13–16 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | SWE}} Johan Edfors (3) | 50 | 20–23 Jul | The Open Championship | England | USA}} Tiger Woods (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | 27–30 Jul | Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe | Germany | SWE}} Robert Karlsson (7) | 50 | 3–6 Aug | EnterCard Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | SCO}} Marc Warren (1) | 24 | 10–13 Aug | KLM Open | Netherlands | ENG}} Simon Dyson (2) | 24 | 17–20 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | USA}} Tiger Woods (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | 17–20 Aug | Imperial Collection Russian Open | Russia | ESP}} Alejandro Cañizares (1) | 24 | 24–27 Aug | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | United States | USA}} Tiger Woods (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championships | 31 Aug – 3 Sep | BMW International Open | Germany | SWE}} Henrik Stenson (4) | 44 | 7–10 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | WAL}} Bradley Dredge (2) | 24 | 14–17 Sep | HSBC World Match Play Championship | England | ENG}} Paul Casey (7) | 48 | 16-man match play event; highest 1st prize in golf | 14–17 Sep | Open de Madrid | Spain | ENG}} Ian Poulter (7) | 24 | 22–24 Sep | Ryder Cup | Ireland | EUR}} Europe | n/a | Team event - Europe v. United States | 28 Sep – 1 Oct | WGC-American Express Championship | England | USA}} Tiger Woods (n/a) | 70 | World Golf Championships | 5–8 Oct | Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | IRL}} Pádraig Harrington (10) | 50 | Celebrity pro-am | 19–22 Oct | Mallorca Classic | Spain | SWE}} Niclas Fasth (5) | 28 | 26–29 Oct | Volvo Masters | Spain | IND}} Jeev Milkha Singh (2) | 48 | Tour Championship |
Order of MeritIn 2006, the European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was calculated in euro, although around half of the events had prize funds which were fixed in other currencies, mostly either British pounds or U.S. dollars. In these instances the amounts were converted into euro at the exchange rate for the week that the tournament was played. The top 10 golfers in 2006 were: Position | Player | Country | Prize money (€) | 1. | Pádraig Harrington | {{IRL}} | 2,489,337 | 2. | Paul Casey | {{ENG}} | 2,454,084 | 3. | David Howell | {{ENG}} | 2,321,116 | 4. | Robert Karlsson | {{SWE}} | 2,044,936 | 5. | Ernie Els | {{RSA}} | 1,716,208 | 6. | Henrik Stenson | {{SWE}} | 1,709,359 | 7. | Luke Donald | {{ENG}} | 1,658,060 | 8. | Ian Poulter | {{ENG}} | 1,589,070 | 9. | Colin Montgomerie | {{SCO}} | 1,534,748 | 10. | Johan Edfors | {{SWE}} | 1,505,583 |
See also- 2006 in golf
- 2006 European Seniors Tour
- 2006 PGA Tour
- List of golfers with most European Tour wins
NotesExternal links- 2006 season results on the PGA European Tour website
- 2006 Order of Merit on the PGA European Tour website
{{European Tour Seasons}} 2 : European Tour seasons|2006 in golf |