Golf tour season
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[a]
|
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[b]
|
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[b]
|
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]