2006 Asian Tour

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox golf season The 2006 Asian Tour was the 12th season of the modern Asian Tour (formerly the Asian PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
WinnerTemplate:Efn OWGR
points
Other
toursTemplate:Efn
Notes
18 Dec Asia Japan Okinawa Open Japan ¥100,000,000 Template:Flagicon Tadahiro Takayama (n/a) 14 JPN
22 Jan Pakistan Open Pakistan 200,000 Template:Flagicon Chris Rodgers (1) 14 New to Asian Tour
29 Jan Commercialbank Qatar Masters Qatar 2,000,000 Template:Flagicon Henrik Stenson (n/a) 44 EUR
12 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Australia £1,250,000 Template:Flagicon Kevin Stadler (n/a) 44 ANZ, EUR
19 Feb Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia 1,250,000 Template:Flagicon Charlie Wi (7) 20 EUR
5 Mar Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open Indonesia 1,000,000 Template:Flagicon Simon Dyson (4) 20 EUR
12 Mar OSIM Singapore Masters Singapore 1,000,000 Template:Flagicon Mardan Mamat (2) 20 EUR
19 Mar TCL Classic China 1,000,000 Template:Flagicon Johan Edfors (n/a) 24 EUR
16 Apr Volvo China Open China 1,800,000 Template:Flagicon Jeev Milkha Singh (5) 24 EUR
23 Apr BMW Asian Open China 1,800,000 Template:Flagicon Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (n/a) 30 EUR
30 Apr GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea ₩600,000,000 Template:Flagicon Suk Jong-yul (1) 14 KOR
7 May SK Telecom Open South Korea ₩600,000,000 Template:Flagicon Prom Meesawat (1) 14 KOR
14 May Aamby Valley Asian Masters India 400,000 Template:Flagicon Hendrik Buhrmann (1) 14 New tournament
21 May Macau Open Macau 300,000 Template:Flagicon Kane Webber (1) 14
28 May Philippine Open Philippines 200,000 Template:Flagicon Scott Strange (2) 14
4 Jun Bangkok Airways Open Thailand 300,000 Template:Flagicon Chawalit Plaphol (2) 14
20 Aug Crowne Plaza Open China 200,000 Template:Flagicon Chinnarat Phadungsil (2) 14
27 Aug Brunei Open Brunei 500,000 Template:Flagicon Wang Ter-chang (4) 12
3 Sep Pulai Springs Malaysian Masters Malaysia 300,000 Template:Flagicon Anton Haig (1) 14 New tournament
10 Sep Barclays Singapore Open Singapore 3,000,000 Template:Flagicon Adam Scott (n/a) 36
24 Sep Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open South Korea ₩700,000,000 Template:Flagicon Yang Yong-eun (1) 16 KOR
1 Oct Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 500,000 Template:Flagicon Gaurav Ghei (2) 14
8 Oct Taiwan Open Taiwan 300,000 Template:Flagicon Lin Wen-tang (1) 14
15 Oct Volkswagen Masters-China China 350,000 Template:Flagicon Retief Goosen (n/a) 18
22 Oct Hero Honda Indian Open India 300,000 Template:Flagicon Jyoti Randhawa (6) 14
19 Nov UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 2,000,000 Template:Flagicon José Manuel Lara (n/a) 32 EUR
10 Dec Volvo Masters of Asia Thailand 700,000 Template:Flagicon Thongchai Jaidee (8) 20

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Asian Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
($)
Winner OWGR
points
Other
toursTemplate:Efn
Notes
12 Nov HSBC Champions China 5,000,000 Template:Flagicon Yang Yong-eun 52 AFR,Template:Efn ANZ,Template:Efn EUR Limited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Template:Flagicon Jeev Milkha Singh 591,884
2 Template:Flagicon Thongchai Jaidee 444,736
3 Template:Flagicon Prom Meesawat 392,672
4 Template:Flagicon Charlie Wi 369,881
5 Template:Flagicon Andrew Buckle 348,296

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year Template:Flagicon Jeev Milkha Singh [4]
Rookie of the Year Template:Flagicon Juvic Pagunsan [4]

Notes

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External links

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