2006 Champions Tour
Golf tour season
The 2006 Champions Tour was the 27th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour ), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[ 1]
Date
Tournament
Location
Purse (US$ )
Winner[ b]
Notes
Jan 22
MasterCard Championship
Hawaii
1,700,000
Loren Roberts (2)
Jan 29
Turtle Bay Championship
Hawaii
1,500,000
Loren Roberts (3)
Feb 19
ACE Group Classic
Florida
1,600,000
Loren Roberts (4)
Feb 26
Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am
Florida
1,600,000
Jerry Pate (1)
Pro-Am
Mar 12
AT&T Classic
California
1,600,000
Tom Kite (8)
Mar 20
Toshiba Classic
California
1,650,000
Brad Bryant (1)
Apr 2
Puerto Vallarta Blue Agave Golf Classic
Mexico
1,600,000
Morris Hatalsky (3)
New tournament
Apr 23
Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
Georgia
2,500,000
Jay Haas (3)
Apr 30
FedEx Kinko's Classic
Texas
1,600,000
Jay Haas (4)
May 7
Regions Charity Classic
Alabama
1,600,000
Brad Bryant (2)
May 14
Boeing Championship at Sandestin
Florida
1,600,000
Bobby Wadkins (2)
May 28
Senior PGA Championship
Oklahoma
2,000,000
Jay Haas (5)
Senior major championship
Jun 4
Allianz Championship
Iowa
1,500,000
Gil Morgan (24)
Jun 11
Bank of America Championship
Massachusetts
–
Canceled
Jun 25
Commerce Bank Championship
New York
1,500,000
John Harris (1)
Jul 2
Greater Kansas City Golf Classic
Kansas
1,650,000
Dana Quigley (11)
Jul 9
U.S. Senior Open
Kansas
2,600,000
Allen Doyle (11)
Senior major championship
Jul 16
Ford Senior Players Championship
Michigan
2,500,000
Bobby Wadkins (3)
Champions Tour major championship
Jul 30
The Senior British Open Championship
Scotland
1,800,000
Loren Roberts (5)
Senior major championship
Aug 6
3M Championship
Minnesota
1,750,000
David Edwards (1)
Aug 20
Boeing Greater Seattle Classic
Washington
1,600,000
Tom Kite (9)
Aug 27
JELD-WEN Tradition
Oregon
2,500,000
Eduardo Romero (1)
Champions Tour major championship
Sep 3
Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
California
2,000,000
Scott Simpson (1)
Sep 17
Constellation Energy Classic
Maryland
1,700,000
Bob Gilder (9)
Oct 1
Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn
North Carolina
1,600,000
Andy Bean (1)
Oct 8
SAS Championship
North Carolina
2,000,000
Tom Jenkins (7)
Oct 15
Administaff Small Business Classic
Texas
1,600,000
Jay Haas (6)
Oct 23
AT&T Championship
Texas
1,600,000
Fred Funk (1)
Oct 30
Charles Schwab Cup Championship
California
2,500,000
Jim Thorpe (12)
Tour Championship
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Charles Schwab Cup
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[ 2] [ 3]
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 4] [ 3]
Position
Player
Prize money ($)
1
Jay Haas
2,420,227
2
Loren Roberts
2,365,395
3
Brad Bryant
1,692,417
4
Tom Kite
1,643,348
5
Gil Morgan
1,525,050
Awards
Notes
^ One further tournament was scheduled but was canceled.
^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Champions Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Champions Tour members.
References
^ "2006 Tournament schedule" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 27, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2023 .
^ "2006 Charles Schwab Cup" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 5, 2006. Retrieved November 29, 2023 .
^ a b "Haas' Cup Win Wraps Up Champions Tour Season" . Golf Channel . Associated Press. October 31, 2006. Archived from the original on November 1, 2006. Retrieved November 29, 2023 . Haas also won the Arnold Palmer Award as the tour's leading money-winner, finishing with $2,420,227 in earnings...
^ "2006 Money list" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2023 .
^ a b c "Jay Haas Named Champions Tour Player Of The Year; Eduardo Romero Wins Rookie Of The Year Award And Tim Simpson Comeback Player Of The Year" . The Golf Wire . December 4, 2006. Retrieved November 29, 2023 .
^ "2006 Scoring average" . PGA Tour. Retrieved November 29, 2023 .
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