2006 European Seniors Tour

The 2006 European Seniors Tour was the 15th season of the European Seniors Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged fifty and above operated by the PGA European Tour. Scotland's Sam Torrance retained his Order of Merit title, despite a late charge by the 2003 and 2004 Order of Merit winner Carl Mason.

Tournament results

The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Seniors Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for players who are members of the tour.

Dates Tournament Host country Winner Notes
1-3 Mar DGM Barbados Open Barbados José Rivero (1)
19-21 May Italian Seniors Open Italy Sam Torrance (5)
25-28 May Senior PGA Championship United States Jay Haas (N/A) Champions Tour major. Unofficial money on the EST up to and including 2006.
2-4 Jun Irish Seniors Open Republic of Ireland Sam Torrance (6)
9-11 Jun Irvine Whitlock Seniors Classic Jersey Guillermo Encina (1)
16-18 Jun Wales Seniors Open Wales José Rivero (2)
29 Jun - 1 Jul London Senior Masters England Giuseppe Calì (2)
7-9 Jul United States Senior Open United States Allen Doyle (N/A) Champions Tour major. Unofficial money on the EST.
27-30 Jul Senior British Open Championship Scotland Loren Roberts (N/A) A senior major and also an official money event on the Champions Tour.
4-6 Aug Wentworth Senior Masters England Eduardo Romero (3)
11-13 Aug Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Switzerland Juan Quirós (1)
17-19 Aug Scandinavian Senior Open Denmark Katsuyoshi Tomori (1)
25-28 Aug PGA Seniors Championship England Sam Torrance (7)
1-3 Sep Scottish Seniors Open Scotland Sam Torrance (8)
8-10 Sep European Senior Masters England Carl Mason (11)
15-17 Sep English Seniors Open England Carl Mason (12)
13-15 Oct Spanish Senior Open Spain Gordon J. Brand (1)
20-22 Oct Seniors Open of Portugal Portugal Carl Mason (13)
9-11 Nov Seniors Tour Championship Bahrain Gordon J. Brand (2)

Source: [1]

Leading money winners

Position Player Country Prize money (euro)
1 Sam Torrance Scotland 347,525
2 Carl Mason England 268,453
3 José Rivero Spain 233,374
4 Gordon J. Brand England 196,002
5 Stewart Ginn Australia 178,260
6 Juan Quirós Spain 159,071
7 Horacio Carbonetti Argentina 147,655
8 David J Russell England 140,784
9 Guiseppi Calì Italy 138,242
10 Luis Carbonetti Argentina 136,375

There is a complete list on the official site here.

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