The 2006 Alps Tour was the sixth season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

2006 Alps Tour season
Duration15 March 2006 (2006-03-15) – 27 October 2006 (2006-10-27)
Number of official events21
Most winsFrance Jean-Nicolas Billot (3)
Order of MeritFrance François Calmels
2005
2007

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner[a]
17 Mar Open de Fès Morocco 35,000   Julien Forêt (1)
24 Mar Open de Mohammedia Morocco 35,000   François Calmels (1)
1 Apr Trophée Maroc Telecom Morocco 35,000   François Calmels (2)
7 May Waidhofen Open Austria 55,000   Bruno-Teva Lecuona (1)
14 May Open de Bordeaux France 45,000   Jean-Nicolas Billot (2)
19 May Open La Margherita Italy 35,000   Jean-Nicolas Billot (3)
28 May Gösser Open Austria 35,000   Jürgen Maurer (1)
4 Jun Open Aquarelle.com Côtes d'Armor Bretagne France 45,000   Julien Xanthopoulos (1)
19 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland 35,000   Agustín Domingo (1)
23 Jun Open Le Fronde Italy 35,000   Jean-Nicolas Billot (4)
2 Jul Open de Neuchâtel Switzerland 45,000   Gary Marks (1)
9 Jul Open du Haut Poitou France 40,000   Xavier Lazurowicz (1)
19 Aug Schärding Baroque Open Austria 35,000   Fabien Marty (1)
27 Aug Uniqa FinanceLife Styrian Open Austria 50,000   Andrea Maestroni (2)
10 Sep Open de la Mirabelle d'Or France 45,000   Mike Lorenzo-Vera (2)
17 Sep Open La Pavoniere Italy 35,000   Charles Dubois (1)
24 Sep Open International Stade Français Paris France 45,000   Christophe Brazillier (1)
6 Oct Cordial Resort Pelagone Open Italy 35,000   Charles-Édouard Russo (1)
15 Oct Masters 26 Dijon-Bourgogne France 40,000   Ulf Wendling (1)
22 Oct Masters 13 France 50,000   Jean-François Remésy (2)
27 Oct Open Le Madonie Italy 50,000   Agustín Domingo (2)

Order of Merit edit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2007 Challenge Tour.

Position Player Points Status earned
1   François Calmels 32,818 Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School)
2   Jean-Nicolas Billot 28,145 Promoted to Challenge Tour
3   Christophe Brazillier 27,860
4   Mike Lorenzo-Vera 27,489
5   Julien Xanthopoulos 24,337
6   Julien Millet 21,930
7   Charles Dubois 21,126
8   Bruno-Teva Lecuona 19,953
9   Ulf Wendling 16,966
10   Roland Steiner 16,855

Notes edit

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Alps Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Alps Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.

References edit

  1. ^ "Tournament schedules 2001–2021" (PDF). Alps Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ "2006 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

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