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.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)WinnerNotes 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 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 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.
Position Player Prize money (€)1 Sam Torrance 347,5252 Carl Mason 268,4533 José Rivero 233,3744 Gordon J. Brand 196,0025 Stewart Ginn 178,260
Awards AwardWinner Rookie of the Year José Rivero
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