The 2006 Tour de las Américas was the 15th season of the Tour de las Américas (formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was formed in 1991.
| Duration | 2 February 2006 – 10 December 2006 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Order of Merit |  Fabrizio Zanotti |
← 2005 2007 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb | Abierto Movistar Guatemala Open | Guatemala | 150,000 |  Miguel Ángel Carballo (1) |
12 | CHA |
| 5 Feb | Abierto del Sur Personal | Argentina | 55,000 | Luciano Giometti (1) |
n/a | ARG |
| 12 Feb | Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | 125,000 |  Johan Axgren (n/a) |
12 | CHA |
| 15 Apr | Abierto Visa del Centro | Argentina | 60,000 | Ángel Cabrera (6) |
n/a | ARG |
| 28 May | TLA Players Championship | Mexico | 60,000 | Julio Zapata (1) |
n/a | |
| 4 Jun | Siemens Venezuela Open | Venezuela | 65,000 | Fabián Gómez (1) |
n/a | |
| 9 Jul | Colombian Open | Colombia | 90,000 |  Manuel Merizalde (1) |
n/a | |
| 5 Nov | Torneo de Maestros | Argentina | 100,000 | Andrés Romero (4) |
n/a | ARG |
| 19 Nov | Brazil Classic | Brazil | 80,000 | Paulo Pinto (1) |
n/a | |
| 26 Nov | Abierto de San Luis | Argentina | 150,000 | Rafael Gómez (5) |
n/a | ARG |
| 3 Dec | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | 200,000 | Rafael Echenique (1) |
12 | ARG, CHA |
| 10 Dec | Abierto Mexicano Corona | Mexico | 310,000 | Fabrizio Zanotti (1) |
12 | CHA |
Unofficial events edit
The following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May | Copa 3 Diamantes Mitsubishi | Venezuela | 40,000 |  Otto Solís
|
Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabrizio Zanotti |
68,790 |
Notes edit
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Tour de las Américas events they had won up to and including that tournament.
- ^ ARG − PGA of Argentina Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
References edit
- ^ "2006 Tournament schedule" (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Repunte ganador Paraguayo en el Abierto Mexicano Corona" [Paraguayan winner in the Mexican Corona Open] (in Spanish). PGA of Mexico. 10 December 2006. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
External links edit
- Official website (in Spanish)