The 2006 Asian Tour was the 12th season of the modern Asian Tour

Asian Tour

The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. The Asian Tour is administered from offices in Singapore...

, 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 dollars and Jeev Milkha Singh

Jeev Milkha Singh

Jeev Milkha Singh is the first Indian professional golfer to become a member of the European Tour. He is the highest ranked Indian golfer in the world and first broke into the top 100 in October 2006.-Early life:...

 of India set a new season's prize money record of $591,884.

Tournament results

The list of results below includes one special event which did not count towards the money list (the HSBC Champions

HSBC Champions

The WGC-HSBC Champions is a men's professional golf 72-hole tournament. It has been contested annually since 2005 in November at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. In April 2009 it was announced that the tournament had been awarded World Golf Championships status,...

) and one team event (the Royal Trophy

Royal Trophy

The Royal Trophy is a men's professional team golf tournament which was played for the first time in January 2006 at the Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi, Thailand. The competing teams represent Europe and Asia. Eight man teams play a series of 16 matches involving foursomes, four-ball and...

). The first event took place in December 2005. Prize funds shown in brackets do not count towards the money list.

The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.

Dates	Tournament	Prize fund (US$)	Winner	Notes
Dec 15-18	Okinawa Open Okinawa Open The Okinawa Open was a men's professional golf tournament that was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. It was played each December from 2002 to 2005 and counted as the first official money event of the following season for both tours, that is for example the 2005 event was part...	830,000	Tadahiro Takayama Tadahiro Takayama is a Japanese professional golfer.Takayama was born in Wakayama. He took up golf at eighteen, an unusually advanced age for a future professional, and turned pro three years later...  (1)	Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with...
Jan 5-8	Royal Trophy Royal Trophy The Royal Trophy is a men's professional team golf tournament which was played for the first time in January 2006 at the Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi, Thailand. The competing teams represent Europe and Asia. Eight man teams play a series of 16 matches involving foursomes, four-ball and...	(1,500,000)	Europe	Team event: Asia v Europe
Jan 19-22	Pakistan Open Pakistan Open The Pakistan Open is a golf tournament organised by the Pakistan Golf Federation that was first played in 1967. In 2006 and 2007 was part of the Asian Tour schedule....	200,000	Chris Rodgers Chris Rodgers Chris Rodgers is an English professional golfer.Rodgers turned professional in 2000. He currently plays mainly on the Asian Tour and in 2005 he moved to Bangkok. His first Asian Tour win came at the 2006 Pakistan Open. In 2003 he won twice on the Elite Tour, a developmental tour based in the...  (1)
Jan 26-29	Qatar Masters Qatar Masters The Commercialbank Qatar Masters is a golf tournament held at the Doha Golf Club in Doha, Qatar. The tournament was established in 1998, and is one of four European Tour golf tournaments which are staged in the countries of the Persian Gulf, the others being the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, the...	2,000,000	Henrik Stenson Henrik Stenson Henrik Stenson is a Swedish professional golfer who plays both on the US and European tours. He has spent over 100 weeks ranked in the World top ten and his career high ranking of fourth is the best by any Swedish golfer.-Career:...  (N/A)	Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Feb 9-12	Johnnie Walker Classic Johnnie Walker Classic The Johnnie Walker Classic was a European Tour golf tournament which is played in the Asia Pacific region. Johnnie Walker is a brand name and the owners have a long history of tournament sponsorship. They also sponsor the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles which is a European Tour event...	2,300,000	Kevin Stadler Kevin Stadler Kevin Stadler is an American professional golfer.Stadler was born in Reno, Nevada, and is the son of former Masters champion and 13-time winner on the PGA Tour, Craig Stadler. He moved with his family to Denver, Colorado, where he attended Kent Denver School, excelling on the school's golf team...  (N/A)	Co-sanctioned by the European and Australasian tours
Feb 16-19	Malaysian Open	1,210,000	Charlie Wi Charlie Wi Charlie Wi is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has also previously played on both the European and Asian Tours.Wi was born in Seoul, and moved to Los Angeles, California, United States at the age of 10...  (7)	Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Mar 2-5	Indonesia Open	1,000,000	Simon Dyson Simon Dyson Simon Dyson is an English professional golfer who is currently a member of the European Tour, having formerly played on the Asian Tour.-Amateur career:...  (4)	Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Mar 9-12	Singapore Masters Singapore Masters The Singapore Masters is an annual men's professional golf tournament which has been played in Singapore since 2001. It is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour, and is one of many European Tour events established in East Asia since the early 1990s.There have been two important...	1,000,000	Mardan Mamat Mardan Mamat Mardan Mamat is a Singaporean professional golfer.Mamat was born in Singapore. He turned professional in 1994.Mamat plays on the Asian Tour, where he won for the first time at the 2004 Royal Challenge Indian Open. In 2006 he won the Singapore Masters, which was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and...  (2)	Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Mar 16-19	TCL Classic TCL Classic The TCL Classic was a men's professional golf tournament which was played on a course designed by American Robert Trent Jones, Jr. at Yalong Bay Golf Club in Sanya on Hainan Island, People's Republic of China four times between 2002 and 2007....	1,000,000	Johan Edfors Johan Edfors Johan Edfors is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the European Tour.Edfors was born in Varberg. He attended the University of Texas at San Antonio on a Division I athletic scholarship for men's golf. He played for the team under the coaching of Barry Denton for two years.Edfors...  (N/A)	Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Apr 13-16	Volvo China Open Volvo China Open The Volvo China Open is a men's golf tournament that has been held annually in China since 1995. The event is organised by the China Golf Association and has been co-sanctioned by the European Tour since 2003....	1,800,000	Jeev Milkha Singh Jeev Milkha Singh Jeev Milkha Singh is the first Indian professional golfer to become a member of the European Tour. He is the highest ranked Indian golfer in the world and first broke into the top 100 in October 2006.-Early life:...  (4)	Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Apr 20-23	BMW Asian Open BMW Asian Open The BMW Asian Open was a men's professional golf tournament that was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour. The event was founded in 2001, as part of the European Tour's drive to expand into Asia, and China in particular....	1,800,000	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño is a Spanish professional golfer.Fernández-Castaño was born in Madrid. He turned professional in 2004 and came eighth at that year's European Tour Qualifying School....  (N/A)	Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Apr 27-30	Maekyung Open Maekyung Open The GS Caltex Maekyung Open, as it is known for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament that takes place in South Korea. It was established in 1982...	600,000	Suk Jong-yul (1)
May 4-7	SK Telecom Open SK Telecom Open The SK Telecom Open is an annual professional golf tournament hosted in South Korea and sponsored by the Korean cell phone company SK Telecom. The tournament was inaugurated in June 1997 as "SK Telecom Classic", and renamed in 2001. It is part of the Korean Tour for men, and was co-sanctioned by...	600,000	Prom Meesawat Prom Meesawat Prom Meesawat is a Thai professional golfer. He won his age group at the World Junior Golf Championships in 1997 and 2002 and was Asia Pacific Junior Champion several times. He won the Thailand Open Amateur Championship in 2001, 2002 and 2003 and was victorious in a professional tournament as a...  (1)
May 11-14	Aamby Valley Asian Masters Aamby Valley Asian Masters The Aamby Valley Asian Masters was an Asian Tour golf tournament that was played only once, in May 2006. It is one of two Asian Tour events in India that year alongside the Hero Honda Indian Open. The prize fund was US$400,000 and the winner was Hendrik Buhrmann of South Africa, who finally won his...	400,000	Hendrik Buhrmann Hendrik Buhrmann Hendrik Theodor Smit Buhrmann is a South African professional golfer.Buhrmann was born in Vereeniging. He turned professional in 1985 and has won eight tournaments on the Southern African Sunshine Tour...  (1)
May 18-21	Macau Open Macau Open The Macau Open was a men's professional golf tournament on the Asian Tour which took place in Macau. It was founded in 1998. The venue was the Macau Golf & Country Club at Coloane. The best known golfer who won the tournament is eight-time European Tour Order of Merit champion Colin Montgomerie...	300,000	Kane Webber Kane Webber Kane Webber is an Australian professional golfer.Webber was born in Lismore, New South Wales. He attended the University of Colorado in the United States and turned professional in 2004. Webber has played professional golf on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. In May 2006 he won the Macau Open...  (1)
May 25-28	Philippine Open Philippine Open (golf) The Philippine Open is one of the world's longest running men's golf tournaments. First held in 1913, it is also Asia's oldest golf tournament and Asia's oldest national golf open...	200,000	Scott Strange Scott Strange Scott Strange is an Australian professional golfer who competes on the European Tour and the Asian Tour.Prior to turning Professional, Strange frequently represented the Western Australia amateur team in Australian Golf Union events...  (2)
June 1-4	Bangkok Airways Open Bangkok Airways Open The Bangkok Airways Open was an Asian Tour golf tournament played in Thailand from 2005 to 2008. In 2008 the prize fund was US$300,000, which is one of the smaller purses on the tour.-Winners:-External links:*...	300,000	Chawalit Plaphol Chawalit Plaphol Chawalit Plaphol is a Thai golfer.He took up golf at the age of twelve and won team and individual gold medals for Thailand at the 1995 South East Asian Games. He turned professional in 1996 and has been a regular competitor on the Asian Tour since that year. He has won two Asian Tour events and...  (2)
Aug 17-20	Crowne Plaza Open	200,000	Chanarat Phadungsil (1)
Aug 24-27	Brunei Open Brunei Open The Brunei Open is an Asian Tour golf tournament. The 2005 staging was Brunei's first ever professional golf tournament, and it was won by Terry Pilkadaris of Australia. The event is held at the Jack Nicklaus designed course at the Empire Hotel and Country Club. In 2010 the prize fund was...	500,000	Wang Ter-chang Wang Ter-chang Wang Ter-chang is a Taiwanese golfer who plays mainly on the Asian Tour. He turned professional in 1985 and has won four Asian Tour titles.-Asian Tour wins :*1997 Ta Shee Open Championship *1999 Myanmar Open*2005 Macau Open...  (4)
Aug 31-Sept 3	Malaysian Masters	300,000	Anton Haig Anton Haig Anton Jason Haig is a South African professional golfer.Haig was born in Nelspruit. He turned professional on 1 September 2004 and plays on the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour. He has won four times worldwide with his biggest win to date occurring at the multi-tour sanctioned Johnnie Walker...  (1)
Sep 7-10	Singapore Open Singapore Open (golf) The Singapore Open is a golf tournament in Singapore that has been sanctioned by the Asian Tour from that tour's inception in 1995 and by the European Tour since 2009. It was founded in 1961 and was staged annually until 2001, when it was won by Thaworn Wiratchant. It was then cancelled for lack of...	3,000,000	Adam Scott (N/A)	Richest sole-sanctioned event
Sep 21-24	Korea Open Korea Open The Kolon Korea Open, as it is currently known for sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional golf tournament that has been held annually in South Korea since 1958....	750,000	Yang Yong-eun Yang Yong-eun Yang Yong-eun , or Y. E. Yang, is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour, where he has won twice, including most notably the 2009 PGA Championship where he held off the challenge of Tiger Woods during the final round....  (N/A)
Sep 28-Oct 1	Mercuries Taiwan Masters Mercuries Taiwan Masters The Mercuries Taiwan Masters is an annual golf tournament on the Asian Tour. It was founded in 1987 and has been and Asian Tour event since 2000.-Winners:*2011 Lu Wei-chih - *2010 Pariya Junhasavasdikul - *2009 Lin Wen-tang - *2008 Lu Wen-teh -...	500,000	Gaurav Ghei Gaurav Ghei Gaurav Ghei is an Indian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He turned professional in 1991. His wins include three Asian Tour titles: the 1995 Gadgil Western Masters, the 2006 Taiwan Masters, and the 2007 Beijing Open...  (2)
Oct 5-8	Taiwan Open Taiwan Open (golf) The Taiwan Open was the national open golf tournament of Taiwan. It was also known as the Republic of China Open or simply the ROC Open. It was founded in 1965 and played annually through 2006. It was an Asian Tour event from 1999 to 2006.-Winners:...	300,000	Lin Wen-tang Lin Wen-tang Lin Wen-tang is a Taiwanese golfer. He comes from a golfing family, with his father and uncle both being professionals and two brothers who play with him on the Asian Tour....  (1)
Oct 12-15	Volkswagen Masters-China Volkswagen Masters-China The Volkswagen Masters-China was an event that was played on the Asian Tour from 2004 to 2006. It was played in Beijing, China. The purse was $300,000. The only multiple winner of the event was Retief Goosen, who won the event back-to-back in 2005 and 2006....	350,000	Retief Goosen Retief Goosen Retief Goosen is a South African professional golfer who has been in the top ten in the Official World Golf Rankings for over 250 weeks between 2001 and 2007. His main achievements have been two U.S...  (N/A)
Oct 19-22	Hero Honda Indian Open Hero Honda Indian Open The Hero Indian Open is a golf tournament on the Asian Tour that has been held for several years at the Delhi Golf Club.The inaugural event was held in 1964 and won by Peter Thomson of Australia, who was the inspiration behind the event...	300,000	Jyoti Randhawa Jyoti Randhawa Jyoti Singh Randhawa is an Indian professional golfer who was ranked in the top 100 of the world and is the third-highest Indian in the world rankings.-Career:...  (6)
Nov 9-12	HSBC Champions HSBC Champions The WGC-HSBC Champions is a men's professional golf 72-hole tournament. It has been contested annually since 2005 in November at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. In April 2009 it was announced that the tournament had been awarded World Golf Championships status,...	(5,000,000)	Yang Yong-eun Yang Yong-eun Yang Yong-eun , or Y. E. Yang, is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour, where he has won twice, including most notably the 2009 PGA Championship where he held off the challenge of Tiger Woods during the final round....  (N/A)	Co-sanctioned by the European, Australasian and Sunshine Sunshine Tour The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern Africa. For much of its history it was known either as the South African Tour or the FNB Tour, but it rebranded itself in an attempt to broaden its appeal...  tours
Nov 16-19	Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Open (golf) The Hong Kong Open is a golf tournament which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour. It was founded in 1959 and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since 2001...	2,000,000	José Manuel Lara José Manuel Lara José Manuel Lara is a Spanish professional golfer.Lara was born in Valencia, Spain. He turned professional in 1997, and has competed on the European Tour since 2001, having finished 11th in the previous seasons Challenge Tour rankings...  (N/A)	Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Dec 7-10	Volvo Masters of Asia Volvo Masters of Asia The Volvo Masters of Asia was the final event of the season on golf's Asian Tour until 2008.It was first played in 2002 and the field was originally restricted to the top 60 players on the Asian Tour's Order of Merit, increasing to 65 in the final year....	700,000	Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. He holds the record for most career victories and most career earnings on the Asian Tour....  (8)	Limited to top 60 on Order of Merit

Source: http://www.asiantour.com/schedule.htm

Leading money winners

Rank	Player	Country	Earnings (US$)
1	Jeev Milkha Singh Jeev Milkha Singh Jeev Milkha Singh is the first Indian professional golfer to become a member of the European Tour. He is the highest ranked Indian golfer in the world and first broke into the top 100 in October 2006.-Early life:...		591,884
2	Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. He holds the record for most career victories and most career earnings on the Asian Tour....		444,736
3	Prom Meesawat Prom Meesawat Prom Meesawat is a Thai professional golfer. He won his age group at the World Junior Golf Championships in 1997 and 2002 and was Asia Pacific Junior Champion several times. He won the Thailand Open Amateur Championship in 2001, 2002 and 2003 and was victorious in a professional tournament as a...		392,671
4	Charlie Wi Charlie Wi Charlie Wi is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has also previously played on both the European and Asian Tours.Wi was born in Seoul, and moved to Los Angeles, California, United States at the age of 10...		369,880
5	Andrew Buckle Andrew Buckle Andrew Nicholas Buckle is an Australian professional golfer.Buckle was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He has a promising amateur career, including two wins in the Boy's 15-17 division at the World Junior Golf Championships and the Australian Amateur.Buckle won the 2002 Queensland Open on his...		348,295
6	Jyoti Randhawa Jyoti Randhawa Jyoti Singh Randhawa is an Indian professional golfer who was ranked in the top 100 of the world and is the third-highest Indian in the world rankings.-Career:...		301,728
7	Juvic Pagunsan Juvic Pagunsan Juvic Pagunsan is a professional golfer from the Philippines who currently plays on the Asian Tour, where he has one victory....		291,847
8	Shiv Kapur Shiv Kapur Shiv Kapur is an Indian professional golfer.Kapur went to Purdue University and played the amateur circuit in the United States...		271,343
9	Thaworn Wiratchant Thaworn Wiratchant Thaworn Wiratchant is a Thai professional golfer. He is one of only two golfers to have won 10 or more events on the Asian Tour....		263,287
10	Brad Kennedy Brad Kennedy Brad Kennedy is an Australian professional golfer.Kennedy was born Sydney, Australia. He turned professional in 1994. He has played on the PGA Tour of Australasia, Asian Tour and European Tour. He has won several minor tournaments in Queensland...		263,218

There is a complete list on the official site here.

External links

• The Asian Tour's official English language site