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.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes18 Dec Asia Japan Okinawa Open Japan ¥100,000,000 Tadahiro Takayama (n/a)14 JPN 22 Jan Pakistan Open Pakistan 200,000 Chris Rodgers (1)14 New to Asian Tour29 Jan Commercialbank Qatar Masters Qatar 2,000,000 Henrik Stenson (n/a)44 EUR 12 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Australia £1,250,000 Kevin Stadler (n/a)44 ANZ, EUR 19 Feb Maybank Malaysian Open Malaysia 1,250,000 Charlie Wi (7)20 EUR 5 Mar Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open Indonesia 1,000,000 Simon Dyson (4)20 EUR 12 Mar OSIM Singapore Masters Singapore 1,000,000 Mardan Mamat (2)20 EUR 19 Mar TCL Classic China 1,000,000 Johan Edfors (n/a)24 EUR 16 Apr Volvo China Open China 1,800,000 Jeev Milkha Singh (5)24 EUR 23 Apr BMW Asian Open China 1,800,000 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (n/a)30 EUR 30 Apr GS Caltex Maekyung Open South Korea ₩600,000,000 Suk Jong-yul (1)14 KOR 7 May SK Telecom Open South Korea ₩600,000,000 Prom Meesawat (1)14 KOR 14 May Aamby Valley Asian Masters India 400,000 Hendrik Buhrmann (1)14 New tournament21 May Macau Open Macau 300,000 Kane Webber (1)14 28 May Philippine Open Philippines 200,000 Scott Strange (2)14 4 Jun Bangkok Airways Open Thailand 300,000 Chawalit Plaphol (2)14 20 Aug Crowne Plaza Open China 200,000 Chinnarat Phadungsil (2)14 27 Aug Brunei Open Brunei 500,000 Wang Ter-chang (4)12 3 Sep Pulai Springs Malaysian Masters Malaysia 300,000 Anton Haig (1)14 New tournament10 Sep Barclays Singapore Open Singapore 3,000,000 Adam Scott (n/a)36 24 Sep Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open South Korea ₩700,000,000 Yang Yong-eun (1)16 KOR 1 Oct Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 500,000 Gaurav Ghei (2)14 8 Oct Taiwan Open Taiwan 300,000 Lin Wen-tang (1)14 15 Oct Volkswagen Masters-China China 350,000 Retief Goosen (n/a)18 22 Oct Hero Honda Indian Open India 300,000 Jyoti Randhawa (6)14 19 Nov UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 2,000,000 José Manuel Lara (n/a)32 EUR 10 Dec Volvo Masters of Asia Thailand 700,000 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.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse($)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes12 NovHSBC ChampionsChina5,000,000 Yang Yong-eun52AFR, ANZ, EURLimited-field event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Jeev Milkha Singh 591,8842 Thongchai Jaidee 444,7363 Prom Meesawat 392,6724 Charlie Wi 369,8815 Andrew Buckle 348,296
Awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Year Jeev Milkha Singh Rookie of the Year Juvic Pagunsan
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