2006 Asian Tour
| Duration | 15 December 2005 – 10 December 2006 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 27 |
| Most wins |  Yang Yong-eun (2) |
| Order of Merit |  Jeev Milkha Singh |
| Players' Player of the Year | Jeev Milkha Singh |
| Rookie of the Year |  Juvic Pagunsan |
← 2005 2007 → | |
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.
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 ($) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | 5,000,000 | Yang Yong-eun |
52 | AFR, ANZ, EUR | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 591,884 |
| 2 |  Thongchai Jaidee | 444,736 |
| 3 | Prom Meesawat | 392,672 |
| 4 | Charlie Wi | 369,881 |
| 5 |  Andrew Buckle | 348,296 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Jeev Milkha Singh | |
| Rookie of the Year | Juvic Pagunsan |
Notes
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.
- ↑ Sunshine Tour unofficial event
- ↑ PGA Tour of Australasia unofficial event
References
- ↑ "Tournament schedule 2006 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ↑ "2006 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ↑ "Golf-Singh wraps up Asian order of merit title in Hong Kong". Reuters. 20 January 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- 1 2 "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...