2006 Asian Tour

The 2006 Asian Tour was the 12th season of the modern Asian Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995. Prize money for the season exceeded US$24 million and Jeev Milkha Singh of India set a new season's prize money record of $591,884.

2006 Asian Tour season
Duration15 December 2005 (2005-12-15) – 10 December 2006 (2006-12-10)
Number of official events28
Most wins2:
Yang Yong-eun
Order of Merit Jeev Milkha Singh
Players' Player of the Year Jeev Milkha Singh
Rookie of the Year Juvic Pagunsan
← 2005
2007 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.

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

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

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Jeev Milkha Singh[2]
Rookie of the Year Juvic Pagunsan[2]

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. "2006 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. "Jeev sweeps top Asian golf awards". Rediff News. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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