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2006 Ladies European Tour

FieldValue
year2006
tourLadies European Tour
regular_season–
no_of_events21
honor1Order of Merit
honoree1ENG Laura Davies
honor2Player of the Year
honoree2FRA Gwladys Nocera
honor3Rookie of the Year
honoree3AUS Nikki Garrett
honor4Lowest stroke average
honoree4SWE Annika Sörenstam
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The 2006 Ladies European Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through October 2006. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

The season featured 21 events with prize money totalling more than €10.6 million. Laura Davies won the Order of Merit with earnings of €471,727 and Gwladys Nocera was Player of the Year.

Tournament results

The table below shows the 2006 schedule. The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the Ladies European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the tour.

;Key

Team championships
DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
22 JanAcer World Cup of GolfSouth AfricaSWE Liselotte Neumann
and Annika Sörenstam (n/a)Team event
Unofficial LPGA Tour event
5 FebANZ Ladies MastersAustraliaKOR Amy Yang (1)Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
30 AprTenerife Ladies OpenSpainFIN Riikka Hakkarainen (1)
14 MayOpen De España FemeninoSpainNZL Lynnette Brooky (4)
21 MayLadies Swiss OpenSwitzerlandFRA Gwladys Nocera (1)
28 MayVediorbis Open de FranceFranceITA Veronica Zorzi (2)
4 JunKLM Ladies OpenNetherlandsFRA Stéphanie Arricau (3)
17 JunLadies Italian OpenItalyFRA Gwladys Nocera (2)
24 JunLadies Open of PortugalPortugalFRA Stéphanie Arricau (4)
15 JulLadies Central European OpenHungaryENG Rebecca Hudson (1)
23 JulCatalonia Ladies MastersSpainFRA Gwladys Nocera (3)
29 Jul**Evian Masters**FranceAUS Karrie Webb (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
6 Aug**Weetabix Women's British Open**EnglandUSA Sherri Steinhauer (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
13 AugScandinavian TPC hosted by AnnikaSwedenSWE Annika Sörenstam (14)
20 AugWales Ladies Championship of EuropeWalesSWE Linda Wessberg (1)
27 AugSAS MastersNorwayENG Laura Davies (35)
3 SepFinnair MastersFinlandFRA Virginie Lagoutte (2)
10 SepNykredit MastersDenmarkDNK Karen Margrethe Juul (1)
17 SepAustrian Ladies OpenAustriaSWE Sophie Gustafson (12)
8 OctBBC Radio Kent Ladies’ English OpenEnglandSWE Cecilia Ekelundh (3)
29 OctDubai Ladies MastersUnited Arab EmiratesSWE Annika Sörenstam (15)

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryEarnings (€)
1Laura Davies471,727
2Gwladys Nocera415,021
3Annika Sörenstam225,822
4Sophie Gustafson193,774
5Veronica Zorzi143,881
6Linda Wessberg142,414
7Stéphanie Arricau140,377
8Rebecca Hudson123,836
9Riikka Hakkarainen112,361
10Karen Margrethe Juul107,532

References

References

  1. (30 November 2005). "LET announces richest ever schedule for 2006". Ladies European Tour.
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