The 2006 Champions Tour was the 27th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotesJan 22 MasterCard Championship Hawaii 1,700,000 Loren Roberts (2) Jan 29 Turtle Bay Championship Hawaii 1,500,000 Loren Roberts (3) Feb 19 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 Loren Roberts (4) Feb 26 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida 1,600,000 Jerry Pate (1) Pro-AmMar 12 AT&T Classic California 1,600,000 Tom Kite (8) Mar 20 Toshiba Classic California 1,650,000 Brad Bryant (1) Apr 2 Puerto Vallarta Blue Agave Golf Classic Mexico 1,600,000 Morris Hatalsky (3) New tournamentApr 23 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia 2,500,000 Jay Haas (3) Apr 30 FedEx Kinko's Classic Texas 1,600,000 Jay Haas (4) May 7 Regions Charity Classic Alabama 1,600,000 Brad Bryant (2) May 14 Boeing Championship at Sandestin Florida 1,600,000 Bobby Wadkins (2) May 28 Senior PGA Championship Oklahoma 2,000,000 Jay Haas (5) Senior major championshipJun 4 Allianz Championship Iowa 1,500,000 Gil Morgan (24) Jun 11 Bank of America Championship Massachusetts – Canceled Jun 25 Commerce Bank Championship New York 1,500,000 John Harris (1) Jul 2 Greater Kansas City Golf Classic Kansas 1,650,000 Dana Quigley (11) Jul 9 U.S. Senior Open Kansas 2,600,000 Allen Doyle (11) Senior major championshipJul 16 Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan 2,500,000 Bobby Wadkins (3) Champions Tour major championshipJul 30 The Senior British Open Championship Scotland 1,800,000 Loren Roberts (5) Senior major championshipAug 6 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 David Edwards (1) Aug 20 Boeing Greater Seattle Classic Washington 1,600,000 Tom Kite (9) Aug 27 JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon 2,500,000 Eduardo Romero (1) Champions Tour major championshipSep 3 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 2,000,000 Scott Simpson (1) Sep 17 Constellation Energy Classic Maryland 1,700,000 Bob Gilder (9) Oct 1 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,600,000 Andy Bean (1) Oct 8 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,000,000 Tom Jenkins (7) Oct 15 Administaff Small Business Classic Texas 1,600,000 Jay Haas (6) Oct 23 AT&T Championship Texas 1,600,000 Fred Funk (1) Oct 30 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000 Jim Thorpe (12) Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)WinnersNotes Dec 3 Del Webb Father/Son Challenge Florida 1,000,000 Bernhard Langer andson Stefan Langer Team event
Charles Schwab Cup The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
PositionPlayerPoints1 Jay Haas 3,0532 Loren Roberts 3,0333 Tom Kite 1,9104 Brad Bryant 1,6855 Eduardo Romero 1,546
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Jay Haas 2,420,2272 Loren Roberts 2,365,3953 Brad Bryant 1,692,4174 Tom Kite 1,643,3485 Gil Morgan 1,525,050
Awards AwardWinnerPlayer of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Jay Haas Rookie of the Year Eduardo Romero Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Loren Roberts Comeback Player of the Year Tim Simpson
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