2006 Challenge Tour

The 2006 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.[1]

The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by Wales' Mark Pilkington. Frenchman Adrien Mörk shot the first 59 in the history of the PGA European Tour's three tours at the Moroccan Classic.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 2006 Challenge Tour schedule.[2] The season started in December 2005 and comprised 31 tournaments played in Europe, Latin America, East Africa and Central Asia.

The numbers in brackets after winners' names indicate the player's total number of wins on the Challenge Tour including that event.

DateTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
4 DecAbierto Mexicano CoronaMexico Antonio Maldonado (1)Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
11 DecAbierto Visa de la RepúblicaArgentina Kevin Stadler (1)Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
5 FebAbierto Movistar Guatemala OpenGuatemala Miguel Ángel Carballo (1)Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
12 FebKai Fieberg Costa Rica OpenCosta Rica Johan Axgren (2)Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
26 FebEstoril ChallengePortugal Kyron Sullivan (1)
12 MarTusker Kenya OpenKenya Johan Axgren (3)
9 AprPeugeot Challenge R.C.G. El PratSpain David Drysdale (2)
30 AprTessali Metaponto Open di Puglia e BasilicataItaly Anthony Snobeck (1)
14 MayParco di Monza ChallengeItaly Álvaro Salto (3)
21 MayTelenet TrophyBelgium Toni Karjalainen (2)
28 MayTikida Hotels Agadir Moroccan ClassicMorocco Adrien Mörk (1)
3 JunMorson International Pro-am ChallengeEngland Álvaro Quirós (1)
11 JunThomas Bjørn OpenDenmark Marcus Higley (1)
18 JunAa St Omer OpenFrance César Monasterio (2)Dual-ranking event with European Tour
18 JunLexus OpenNorway Kalle Brink (3)Alternate to the Aa St Omer Open
25 JunCredit Suisse ChallengeSwitzerland Francisco Cea (2)
2 JulOpen Mahou de MadridSpain Juan Parrón (1)
9 JulScottish ChallengeScotland Sam Walker (1)
16 JulTexbond OpenItaly Carlos del Moral (1)
23 JulMAN NÖ OpenAustria Rafa Cabrera-Bello (1)
30 JulRyder Cup Wales ChallengeWales Sion Bebb (1)
6 AugIreland Ryder Cup ChallengeIreland John Wade (1)
13 AugVodafone ChallengeGermany Martin Kaymer (1)
20 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland Alex Norén (1)
27 AugECCO Tour ChampionshipDenmark James Heath (1)
3 SepTelia Challenge WaxholmSweden Rafael Echenique (1)
17 SepOpen des Volcans - Challenge de FranceFrance Martin Kaymer (2)
24 SepOki Mahou Challenge de EspañaSpain Adrien Mörk (2)
1 OctKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan Mark Pilkington (1)
8 OctGolf Open International de ToulouseFrance Julien Forêt (1)
22 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItaly James Hepworth (2)

Rankings

The top 20 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained membership of the European Tour for the 2007 season.[1]

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (€)
1Mark Pilkington Wales119,152
2Johan Axgren Sweden105,699
3Alex Norén Sweden99,631
4Martin Kaymer Germany93,321
5James Hepworth England84,236
6Kyron Sullivan Wales83,364
7Rafael Echenique Argentina82,737
8Juan Parron Spain71,089
9Sam Walker England69,853
10Marcus Higley England67,851
11Shaun Webster England65,536
12Gary Lockerbie England64,073
13Rafa Cabrera-Bello Spain62,849
14James Heath England60,346
15Gareth Davies England60,189
16Lee S. James England59,704
17Jean-Baptiste Gonnet France59,343
18Álvaro Quirós Spain57,278
19Mads Vibe-Hastrup Denmark52,485
20Adrien Mörk France52,136

See also

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  2. "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
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