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.

DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
1–4 DecAbierto Mexicano CoronaMexicoMexico Antonio Maldonado (1)
8–11 DecAbierto Visa de la RepúblicaArgentinaUnited States Kevin Stadler (1)
2–5 FebAbierto Movistar Guatemala OpenGuatemalaArgentina Miguel Carballo (1)
9–12 FebKai Fieberg Costa Rica OpenCosta RicaSweden Johan Axgren (2)
22–26 FebEstoril ChallengePortugalWales Kyron Sullivan (1)
9–12 MarTusker Kenya OpenKenyaSweden Johan Axgren (3)
6–9 AprPeugeot Challenge R.C.G. El PratSpainScotland David Drysdale (2)
27–30 AprTessali Metaponto Open di Puglia e BasilicataItalyFrance Anthony Snobeck (1)
11–14 MayParco di Monza ChallengeItalySpain Álvaro Salto (3)
18–21 MayTelenet TrophyBelgiumFinland Toni Karjalainen (2)
25–28 MayTikida Hotels Agadir Moroccan ClassicMoroccoFrance Adrien Mörk (1)Mörk shot 59 in second round
31 May–3 JunMorson International Pro-am ChallengeEnglandSpain Álvaro Quirós (1)
8–11 JunThomas Bjørn OpenDenmarkEngland Marcus Higley (1)
15–18 JunAa St Omer OpenFranceArgentina César Monasterio (2)Dual-ranking event with the European Tour
15–18 JunLexus OpenNorwaySweden Kalle Brink (3)
22–25 JunCredit Suisse ChallengeSwitzerlandSpain Francisco Cea (2)
29 Jun–2 JulOpen Mahou de MadridSpainSpain Juan Parron (1)
6–9 JulScottish ChallengeScotlandEngland Sam Walker (1)
13–16 JulTexbond OpenItalySpain Carlos del Moral (1)
20–23 JulMAN NÖ OpenAustriaSpain Rafael Cabrera-Bello (1)
27–30 JulRyder Cup Wales ChallengeWalesWales Sion Bebb (1)
3–6 AugIreland Ryder Cup ChallengeIrelandAustralia John Wade (1)
10–13 AugVodafone ChallengeGermanyGermany Martin Kaymer (1)
17–20 AugRolex TrophySwitzerlandSweden Alexander Norén (1)
24–27 AugECCO Tour ChampionshipDenmarkEngland James Heath (1)
31 Aug–3 SepTelia Challenge WaxholmSwedenArgentina Rafael Echenique (1)
14–17 SepOpen des Volcans - Challenge de FranceFranceGermany Martin Kaymer (2)
22–24 SepOKI Mahou Challenge de EspañaSpainFrance Adrien Mörk (2)
28 Sep–1 OctKazakhstan OpenKazakhstanWales Mark Pilkington (1)
5–8 OctGolf Open International de ToulouseFranceFrance Julien Foret (1)
19–22 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItalyEngland James Hepworth (2)

Rankings

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

Position Player Country Prize money (€)
1 Mark Pilkington  Wales 119,152
2 Johan Axgren  Sweden 105,699
3 Alexander Norén  Sweden 99,631
4 Martin Kaymer  Germany 93,321
5 James Hepworth  England 84,236
6 Kyron Sullivan  Wales 83,364
7 Rafael Echenique  Argentina 82,737
8 Juan Parron  Spain 71,089
9 Sam Walker  England 69,853
10 Marcus Higley  England 67,851
11 Shaun Webster  England 65,536
12 Gary Lockerbie  England 64,073
13 Rafael Cabrera-Bello  Spain 62,849
14 James Heath  England 60,346
15 Gareth Davies  England 60,189
16 Lee S. James  England 59,704
17 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet  France 59,343
18 Álvaro Quirós  Spain 57,278
19 Mads Vibe-Hastrup  Denmark 52,485
20 Adrien Mörk  France 52,136

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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.

External links

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