2006 Asian Tour

The 2006 Asian Tour was the 12th season of the modern Asian Tour, the main professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995.

2006 Asian Tour season
Duration15 December 2005 (2005-12-15) – 10 December 2006 (2006-12-10)
Number of official events28
Most winsSouth Korea Yang Yong-eun (2)
Order of MeritIndia Jeev Milkha Singh
Players' Player of the YearIndia Jeev Milkha Singh
Rookie of the YearPhilippines Juvic Pagunsan
2005
2007

Schedule

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
18 DecAsia Japan Okinawa OpenJapan¥100,000,000Japan Tadahiro Takayama (n/a)14JPN
22 JanPakistan OpenPakistan200,000England Chris Rodgers (1)14New to Asian Tour
29 JanCommercialbank Qatar MastersQatar2,000,000Sweden Henrik Stenson (n/a)44EUR
12 FebJohnnie Walker ClassicAustralia£1,250,000United States Kevin Stadler (n/a)44ANZ, EUR
19 FebMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysia1,250,000South Korea Charlie Wi (7)20EUR
5 MarEnjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia OpenIndonesia1,000,000England Simon Dyson (4)20EUR
12 MarOSIM Singapore MastersSingapore1,000,000Singapore Mardan Mamat (2)20EUR
19 MarTCL ClassicChina1,000,000Sweden Johan Edfors (n/a)24EUR
16 AprVolvo China OpenChina1,800,000India Jeev Milkha Singh (5)24EUR
23 AprBMW Asian OpenChina1,800,000Spain Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (n/a)30EUR
30 AprGS Caltex Maekyung OpenSouth Korea600,000South Korea Suk Jong-yul (1)14KOR
7 MaySK Telecom OpenSouth Korea600,000Thailand Prom Meesawat (1)14KOR
14 MayAamby Valley Asian MastersIndia400,000South Africa Hendrik Buhrmann (1)14New tournament
21 MayMacau OpenMacau300,000Australia Kane Webber (1)14
28 MayPhilippine OpenPhilippines200,000Australia Scott Strange (2)14
4 JunBangkok Airways OpenThailand300,000Thailand Chawalit Plaphol (2)14
20 AugCrowne Plaza OpenChina200,000Thailand Chinnarat Phadungsil (2)14
27 AugBrunei OpenBrunei500,000Taiwan Wang Ter-chang (4)12
3 SepPulai Springs Malaysian MastersMalaysia300,000South Africa Anton Haig (1)14New tournament
10 SepBarclays Singapore OpenSingapore3,000,000Australia Adam Scott (n/a)36
24 SepKolon-Hana Bank Korea OpenSouth Korea750,000South Korea Yang Yong-eun (1)16KOR
1 OctMercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan500,000India Gaurav Ghei (2)14
8 OctTaiwan OpenTaiwan300,000Taiwan Lin Wen-tang (1)14
15 OctVolkswagen Masters-ChinaChina350,000South Africa Retief Goosen (n/a)18
22 OctHero Honda Indian OpenIndia300,000India Jyoti Randhawa (6)14
12 NovHSBC ChampionsChina5,000,000South Korea Yang Yong-eun (2)52AFR, ANZ, EUR
19 NovUBS Hong Kong OpenHong Kong2,000,000Spain José Manuel Lara (n/a)32EUR
10 DecVolvo Masters of AsiaThailand700,000Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (8)20

Order of Merit

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1India Jeev Milkha Singh591,884
2Thailand Thongchai Jaidee444,736
3Thailand Prom Meesawat392,672
4South Korea Charlie Wi369,881
5Australia Andrew Buckle348,296

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the YearIndia Jeev Milkha Singh[4]
Rookie of the YearPhilippines Juvic Pagunsan[4]

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.
  2. AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

References

  1. "Tournament schedule 2006 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. "2006 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. "Golf-Singh wraps up Asian order of merit title in Hong Kong". Reuters. 20 January 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. "Jeev sweeps top Asian golf awards". Rediff News. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2023. ...the tenacious Indian made it a night to remember when he was feted by his peers at the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok after being voted the Players' Player of the Year... The Rookie of the Year honour went to exciting Filipino talent Juvic Pagunsan...
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