2006 Alps Tour
| Duration | 15 March 2006 – 27 October 2006 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 21 |
| Most wins |  Jean-Nicolas Billot (3) |
| Order of Merit | François Calmels |
← 2005 2007 → | |
The 2006 Alps Tour was the sixth season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
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)
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| 24 Mar | Open de Mohammedia | Morocco | 35,000 | François Calmels (1)
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| 1 Apr | Trophée Maroc Telecom | Morocco | 35,000 | François Calmels (2)
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| 7 May | Waidhofen Open | Austria | 55,000 | Bruno-Teva Lecuona (1)
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| 14 May | Open de Bordeaux | France | 45,000 | Jean-Nicolas Billot (2)
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| 19 May | Open La Margherita | Italy | 35,000 | Jean-Nicolas Billot (3)
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| 28 May | Gösser Open | Austria | 35,000 |  Jürgen Maurer (1)
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| 4 Jun | Open Aquarelle.com Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | France | 45,000 | Julien Xanthopoulos (1)
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| 19 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | 35,000 |  Agustín Domingo (1)
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| 23 Jun | Open Le Fronde | Italy | 35,000 | Jean-Nicolas Billot (4)
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| 2 Jul | Open de Neuchâtel | Switzerland | 45,000 |  Gary Marks (1)
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| 9 Jul | Open du Haut Poitou | France | 40,000 | Xavier Lazurowicz (1)
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| 19 Aug | Schärding Baroque Open | Austria | 35,000 | Fabien Marty (1)
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| 27 Aug | Uniqa FinanceLife Styrian Open | Austria | 50,000 |  Andrea Maestroni (2)
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| 10 Sep | Open de la Mirabelle d'Or | France | 45,000 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera (2)
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| 17 Sep | Open La Pavoniere | Italy | 35,000 | Charles Dubois (1)
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| 24 Sep | Open International Stade Français Paris | France | 45,000 | Christophe Brazillier (1)
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| 6 Oct | Cordial Resort Pelagone Open | Italy | 35,000 | Charles-Édouard Russo (1)
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| 15 Oct | Masters 26 Dijon-Bourgogne | France | 40,000 | Ulf Wendling (1)
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| 22 Oct | Masters 13 | France | 50,000 | Jean-François Remésy (2)
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| 27 Oct | Open Le Madonie | Italy | 50,000 | Agustín Domingo (2)
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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]- ^ 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]- ^ "Tournament schedules 2001–2021" (PDF). Alps Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "2006 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.