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2006 Challenge Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2005 |
| tour | Challenge Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 31 |
| most_wins | SWE Johan Axgren (2) |
| GER Martin Kaymer (2) | |
| FRA Adrien Mörk (2) | |
| honor1 | Rankings |
| honoree1 | WAL Mark Pilkington |
| prevseason | [2005](2005-challenge-tour) |
| nextseason | [2007](2007-challenge-tour) |
GER Martin Kaymer (2) FRA Adrien Mörk (2) The 2006 Challenge Tour was the 18th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
OWGR points increase
In July 2005, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the minimum points awarded to Challenge Tour events, beginning in 2006, would be increased from 6 to 12.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (€) | Winner | OWGR | |||||
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 4 Dec | Abierto Mexicano Corona | Mexico | US$305,000 | MEX Antonio Maldonado (1) | 6 | [TLA](2005-tour-de-las-americas) | |
| 11 Dec | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | US$250,000 | USA Kevin Stadler (n/a) | 12 | [TLA](2005-tour-de-las-americas) | New to Challenge Tour |
| 5 Feb | Abierto Movistar Guatemala Open | Guatemala | US$150,000 | ARG Miguel Ángel Carballo (1) | 12 | [TLA](2006-tour-de-las-americas) | |
| 12 Feb | Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | US$125,000 | SWE Johan Axgren (2) | 12 | [TLA](2006-tour-de-las-americas) | |
| 26 Feb | Estoril Challenge | Portugal | 120,000 | WAL Kyron Sullivan (1) | 12 | ||
| 12 Mar | Tusker Kenya Open | Kenya | 160,000 | SWE Johan Axgren (3) | 12 | ||
| 9 Apr | Peugeot Challenge R.C.G. El Prat | Spain | 120,000 | SCO David Drysdale (2) | 12 | ||
| 30 Apr | Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata | Italy | 120,000 | FRA Anthony Snobeck (1) | 12 | ||
| 14 May | Parco di Monza Challenge | Italy | 130,000 | ESP Álvaro Salto (3) | 12 | New tournament | |
| 21 May | Telenet Trophy | Belgium | 130,000 | FIN Toni Karjalainen (2) | 12 | New tournament | |
| 28 May | Tikida Hotels Agadir Moroccan Classic | Morocco | 130,000 | FRA Adrien Mörk (1) | 12 | ||
| 3 Jun | Morson International Pro-Am Challenge | England | £100,000 | ESP Álvaro Quirós (1) | 12 | ||
| 11 Jun | Thomas Bjørn Open | Denmark | 120,000 | ENG Marcus Higley (1) | 12 | ||
| 18 Jun | Aa St Omer Open | France | 400,000 | ARG César Monasterio (2) | 18 | [EUR](2006-european-tour) | |
| 18 Jun | Lexus Open | Norway | 120,000 | SWE Kalle Brink (3) | 12 | ||
| 25 Jun | Credit Suisse Challenge | Switzerland | 140,000 | ESP Francisco Cea (2) | 12 | ||
| 2 Jul | Open Mahou de Madrid | Spain | 120,000 | ESP Juan Parrón (1) | 12 | ||
| 9 Jul | Scottish Challenge | Scotland | 200,000 | ENG Sam Walker (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
| 16 Jul | Texbond Open | Italy | 120,000 | ESP Carlos del Moral (1) | 12 | ||
| 23 Jul | MAN NÖ Open | Austria | 130,000 | ESP Rafa Cabrera-Bello (1) | 12 | New to Challenge Tour | |
| 30 Jul | Ryder Cup Wales Challenge | Wales | 130,000 | WAL Sion Bebb (1) | 12 | ||
| 6 Aug | Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge | Ireland | 130,000 | AUS John Wade (1) | 12 | ||
| 13 Aug | Vodafone Challenge | Germany | 120,000 | DEU Martin Kaymer (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
| 20 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 200,000 | SWE Alex Norén (1) | 12 | ||
| 27 Aug | ECCO Tour Championship | Denmark | 130,000 | ENG James Heath (1) | 12 | [NGL](2006-nordic-golf-league) | New tournament |
| 3 Sep | Telia Challenge Waxholm | Sweden | SKr 1,130,000 | ARG Rafael Echenique (1) | 12 | ||
| 17 Sep | Open des Volcans – Challenge de France | France | 120,000 | DEU Martin Kaymer (2) | 12 | ||
| 24 Sep | OKI Mahou Challenge de España | Spain | 130,000 | FRA Adrien Mörk (2) | 12 | ||
| 1 Oct | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 300,000 | WAL Mark Pilkington (1) | 12 | ||
| 8 Oct | Golf Open International de Toulouse | France | 120,000 | FRA Julien Forêt (1) | 12 | ||
| 22 Oct | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | Italy | 250,000 | ENG James Hepworth (2) | 12 | Tour Championship |
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2007 European Tour.
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAL Mark Pilkington | 119,152 |
| 2 | SWE Johan Axgren | 105,699 |
| 3 | SWE Alex Norén | 99,631 |
| 4 | GER Martin Kaymer | 93,321 |
| 5 | ENG James Hepworth | 84,236 |
Notes
References
References
- (20 July 2005). "Official World Golf Ranking Governing Board approves minimum points adjustments". Official World Golf Ranking.
- "2006 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- "2006 Rankings". European Tour.
- (19 March 2010). "Hepworth and Pilkington Crowned Challenge Tour Champions at the Grand Final". European Tour.
- (19 March 2010). "Challenge Tour Poised for Nail-Biting Climax". European Tour.
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