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2006 Challenge Tour

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2005 Challenge Tour season
Duration1 December 2005 (2005-12-01) – 22 October 2006 (2006-10-22)
Number of official events31
Most winsSweden Johan Axgren (2)
Germany Martin Kaymer (2)
France Adrien Mörk (2)
RankingsWales Mark Pilkington
2005
2007

The 2006 Challenge Tour was the 18th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

OWGR points increase

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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.[1]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
4 Dec Abierto Mexicano Corona Mexico US$305,000 Mexico Antonio Maldonado (1) 6 TLA
11 Dec Abierto Visa de la República Argentina US$250,000 United States Kevin Stadler (n/a) 12 TLA New to Challenge Tour
5 Feb Abierto Movistar Guatemala Open Guatemala US$150,000 Argentina Miguel Ángel Carballo (1) 12 TLA
12 Feb Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open Costa Rica US$125,000 Sweden Johan Axgren (2) 12 TLA
26 Feb Estoril Challenge Portugal 120,000 Wales Kyron Sullivan (1) 12
12 Mar Tusker Kenya Open Kenya 160,000 Sweden Johan Axgren (3) 12
9 Apr Peugeot Challenge R.C.G. El Prat Spain 120,000 Scotland David Drysdale (2) 12
30 Apr Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata Italy 120,000 France Anthony Snobeck (1) 12
14 May Parco di Monza Challenge Italy 130,000 Spain Álvaro Salto (3) 12 New tournament
21 May Telenet Trophy Belgium 130,000 Finland Toni Karjalainen (2) 12 New tournament
28 May Tikida Hotels Agadir Moroccan Classic Morocco 130,000 France Adrien Mörk (1) 12
3 Jun Morson International Pro-Am Challenge England £100,000 Spain Álvaro Quirós (1) 12
11 Jun Thomas Bjørn Open Denmark 120,000 England Marcus Higley (1) 12
18 Jun Aa St Omer Open France 400,000 Argentina César Monasterio (2) 18 EUR
18 Jun Lexus Open Norway 120,000 Sweden Kalle Brink (3) 12
25 Jun Credit Suisse Challenge Switzerland 140,000 Spain Francisco Cea (2) 12
2 Jul Open Mahou de Madrid Spain 120,000 Spain Juan Parrón (1) 12
9 Jul Scottish Challenge Scotland 200,000 England Sam Walker (1) 12 New tournament
16 Jul Texbond Open Italy 120,000 Spain Carlos del Moral (1) 12
23 Jul MAN NÖ Open Austria 130,000 Spain Rafa Cabrera-Bello (1) 12 New to Challenge Tour
30 Jul Ryder Cup Wales Challenge Wales 130,000 Wales Sion Bebb (1) 12
6 Aug Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge Ireland 130,000 Australia John Wade (1) 12
13 Aug Vodafone Challenge Germany 120,000 Germany Martin Kaymer (1) 12 New tournament
20 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland 200,000 Sweden Alex Norén (1) 12
27 Aug ECCO Tour Championship Denmark 130,000 England James Heath (1) 12 NGL New tournament
3 Sep Telia Challenge Waxholm Sweden SKr 1,130,000 Argentina Rafael Echenique (1) 12
17 Sep Open des Volcans – Challenge de France France 120,000 Germany Martin Kaymer (2) 12
24 Sep OKI Mahou Challenge de España Spain 130,000 France Adrien Mörk (2) 12
1 Oct Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan 300,000 Wales Mark Pilkington (1) 12
8 Oct Golf Open International de Toulouse France 120,000 France Julien Forêt (1) 12
22 Oct Apulia San Domenico Grand Final Italy 250,000 England James Hepworth (2) 12 Tour Championship

Rankings

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The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3][4] The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2007 European Tour.[5]

Rank Player Prize money ()
1 Wales Mark Pilkington 119,152
2 Sweden Johan Axgren 105,699
3 Sweden Alex Norén 99,631
4 Germany Martin Kaymer 93,321
5 England James Hepworth 84,236

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.
  2. ^ EUR − European Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League; TLA − Tour de las Américas.

References

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  1. ^ "Official World Golf Ranking Governing Board approves minimum points adjustments". Official World Golf Ranking. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ "2006 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. ^ "2006 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 17 November 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Hepworth and Pilkington Crowned Challenge Tour Champions at the Grand Final". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Challenge Tour Poised for Nail-Biting Climax". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023. ...where the top 45 players on the Rankings will do battle for the 20 available European Tour cards on offer through the Challenge Tour.
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