2006 Challenge Tour
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The 2006 Challenge Tour was a series of golf
tournaments known as the Challenge Tour
, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour
. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.
The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by Wales' Mark Pilkington. Frenchman Adrien Mörk
shot the first 59
in the history of the PGA European Tour's three tours at the Moroccan Classic.
The numbers in brackets after winners' names indicate the player's total number of wins on the Challenge Tour including that event.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournaments known as the Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour
PGA European Tour
The PGA European Tour is an organization which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England...
. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.
The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by Wales' Mark Pilkington. Frenchman Adrien Mörk
Adrien Mörk
Adrien Mörk is a French professional golfer. In 2006 he recorded the first ever sub 60 round on any tour run by the PGA European Tour.-Career:Mörk was born in Montbéliard. He attended the McNeese State University in the United States...
shot the first 59
Perfect round
Perfect Round is a term used to define a round of eighteen holes of golf where all holes were played at one under par resulting in a score of 54 on a par 72 course, 53 on a par 71 course, 52 on a par 70 course, and 55 on a par 73 course...
in the history of the PGA European Tour's three tours at the Moroccan Classic.
Tournament schedule
The table below shows the 2006 Challenge Tour schedule. The season started in December 2005 and comprised 31 tournaments played in Europe, Latin America, East Africa and Central Asia.The numbers in brackets after winners' names indicate the player's total number of wins on the Challenge Tour including that event.
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1–4 Dec | Abierto Mexicano Corona | Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
Antonio Maldonado (1) | |
8–11 Dec | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
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... (1) |
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2–5 Feb | Abierto Movistar Guatemala Open | Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... |
Miguel Carballo Miguel Carballo Miguel Ángel Carballo is an Argentine professional golfer who plays mainly on the Nationwide Tour. Known affectionately as "El Tati" Carballo, he is the first Argentine to win on the Nationwide Tour... (1) |
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9–12 Feb | Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east.... |
Johan Axgren Johan Axgren Bengt Johan Axgren is a Swedish professional golfer.Axgren was born in Gothenburg. He turned professional in 1995.Axgren has won four times on the Challenge Tour, the first in 1996, and then once in 2004 and twice more in 2006, when he finished second on the end of season money list, to graduate... (2) |
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22–26 Feb | Estoril Challenge | Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
Kyron Sullivan Kyron Sullivan Kyron Sullivan is a Welsh professional golfer.Sullivan attended the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and briefly worked as an IT analyst before deciding to attempt professional golf in 2002. He spent two years playing on the PGA EuroPro Tour and a further three on the Challenge Tour, where... (1) |
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9–12 Mar | Tusker Kenya Open | Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... |
Johan Axgren Johan Axgren Bengt Johan Axgren is a Swedish professional golfer.Axgren was born in Gothenburg. He turned professional in 1995.Axgren has won four times on the Challenge Tour, the first in 1996, and then once in 2004 and twice more in 2006, when he finished second on the end of season money list, to graduate... (3) |
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6–9 Apr | Peugeot Challenge R.C.G. El Prat | Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
David Drysdale David Drysdale David Drysdale is a Scottish professional golfer.Drysdale was born in Edinburgh. He turned professional in 1995.Drysdale currently competes on the European Tour, having graduated through qualifying school for the fourth time at the end of 2008... (2) |
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27–30 Apr | Tessali Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Anthony Snobeck Anthony Snobeck Anthony Snobeck is a French professional golfer, who has played on both the European and Challenge Tours.-Biography:Snobeck was born in Paris; his father Dany was a successful racing driver who won the French Supertouring Championship three times and the Andros Trophy twice, and the family lived... (1) |
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11–14 May | Parco di Monza Challenge Parco di Monza Challenge The Parco di Monza Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour that was played in 2006 at Golf Club Milano in Monza near Milan, Italy. It was won by Spain's Álvaro Salto.-Winners:-External links:*... |
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Álvaro Salto Álvaro Salto Álvaro Salto is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour.Salto represented Spain in the Eisenhower Trophy in 1996 with Sergio García, José Manuel Lara and Ivo Giner. He turned professional the following year.... (3) |
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18–21 May | Telenet Trophy Telenet Trophy The Telenet Trophy is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier men's professional golf tour. It was first played in 2006, with the host course being alternated between Limburg Golf & Country Club in Houthalen-Helchteren, Royal Waterloo in Lasne, and Rinkven Golf Club.As the... |
Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
Toni Karjalainen Toni Karjalainen Toni Karjalainen is one of only a few Finnish professional golfers on the international circuit, and has been his country's highest ranked male golfer.... (2) |
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25–28 May | Tikida Hotels Agadir Moroccan Classic | Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... |
Adrien Mörk Adrien Mörk Adrien Mörk is a French professional golfer. In 2006 he recorded the first ever sub 60 round on any tour run by the PGA European Tour.-Career:Mörk was born in Montbéliard. He attended the McNeese State University in the United States... (1) |
Mörk shot 59 in second round |
31 May–3 Jun | Morson International Pro-am Challenge | England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
Álvaro Quirós Álvaro Quirós Álvaro Quirós García is a Spanish professional golfer.Quirós was born in Guadiaro, a borough of San Roque, Cádiz. He turned professional in 2004.-Professional career:... (1) |
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8–11 Jun | Thomas Bjørn Open Thomas Bjørn Open The Thomas Bjørn Open was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour in 2005 and 2006. It was sponsored by Denmark's leading European Tour player, and former Challenge Tour Rankings winner, Thomas Bjørn.-Winners:-External links:*... |
Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
Marcus Higley (1) | |
15–18 Jun | Aa St Omer Open Aa St Omer Open The Saint-Omer Open is an annual men's professional golf tournament which played at Saint-Omer Golf Club in Saint-Omer, France. The tournament was founded in 1997 and was part of the MasterCard Tour a year later, before taking its place on the Challenge Tour for the 2000 season... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
César Monasterio Cesar Monasterio César Omar Monasterio is an Argentine professional golfer.Monasterio was born in Tucumán. He turned professional in 1990.... (2) |
Dual-ranking event with the European Tour |
15–18 Jun | Lexus Open | Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
Kalle Brink Kalle Brink Kalle Henrik Brink is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the Challenge Tour.Brink was born in Helsingborg, Sweden. He turned professional in 1994... (3) |
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22–25 Jun | Credit Suisse Challenge Credit Suisse Challenge The Credit Suisse Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, held in Switzerland. It was first played as the Credit Suisse Private Banking Open in 2000 and 2001 at the Golf Club Patriziale Ascona in Ascona. Following a four year hiatus, the tournament returned in 2006 and was held at the... |
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
Francisco Cea (2) | |
29 Jun–2 Jul | Open Mahou de Madrid Open Mahou de Madrid The Open Mahou de Madrid was a men's professional golf tournament on the Challenge Tour from 2005 to 2007.There is also a Madrid Open on the European Tour.-Tournament hosts:*2007 Casino Club de Golf Retamares*2006 Club de Golf La Herreria... |
Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
Juan Parron (1) | |
6–9 Jul | Scottish Challenge Scottish Challenge The Scottish Hydro Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It has run annually since 2006.-Winners:-External links:*... |
Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
Sam Walker Sam Walker (golfer) Sam James Walker is an English professional golfer.Walker was born in Birmingham and turned professional in 2000. He came through the ranks, starting his career on the third tier MasterCard Tour before graduating to the Challenge Tour and finally the top level European Tour... (1) |
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13–16 Jul | Texbond Open Texbond Open The Texbond Open was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour that was played from 2004 to 2006 at Gardagolf, close to the shores of Lake Garda in Soiano del Lago near Brescia, Italy.-Winners:-External links:*... |
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Carlos del Moral Carlos del Moral -Amateur and early professional career:Born in Valencia, he was a successful junior, winning the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy before taking up a scholarship at the University of Oklahoma, where he played on the golf team alongside Anthony Kim... (1) |
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20–23 Jul | MAN NÖ Open MAN NÖ Open The MAN NÖ Open was a men's professional golf tournament held in Austria. It was founded in 2004 as an event on the third tier Alps Tour, before moving up to the second tier Challenge Tour in 2006, replacing the Austrian Open, which had been promoted to the full European Tour schedule. It was... |
Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
Rafael Cabrera-Bello Rafael Cabrera-Bello Rafael Cabrera-Bello is a Spanish professional golfer.-Career:Cabrera-Bello was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. He first played golf aged six and went on to enjoy a successful amateur career, winning the Spanish National Championship at every age group level from under-7 through under-18... (1) |
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27–30 Jul | Ryder Cup Wales Challenge | Wales Wales Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²... |
Sion Bebb Sion Bebb Sion Emrys Bebb is a Welsh professional golfer.Bebb was born in Church Village, Mid Glamorgan, and is the son of former Welsh international rugby player Dewi Bebb. He turned professional in 1986 and worked for many years as a club professional before forging a tournament career... (1) |
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3–6 Aug | Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge | Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,... |
John Wade (1) | |
10–13 Aug | Vodafone Challenge Vodafone Challenge The Vodafone Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour from 2006 to 2008. It was played at Golf & Country Club An der Elfrather Mühle in Düsseldorf, Germany.... |
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Martin Kaymer Martin Kaymer Martin Kaymer is a German professional golfer. He became the No. 1 ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Rankings on 27 February 2011 after his runner-up finish in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.... (1) |
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17–20 Aug | Rolex Trophy Rolex Trophy The Rolex Trophy is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, that is played in Geneva, Switzerland. It has been held annually since 1991.Unlike many Challenge Tour events, the Rolex Trophy has been played at the same venue, the Golf Club de Genève, every year... |
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
Alexander Norén Alexander Norén Alexander Norén is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.Norén was born in Stockholm. He attended Oklahoma State University in the United States before turning professional in 2005.... (1) |
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24–27 Aug | ECCO Tour Championship ECCO Tour Championship The ECCO Tour Championship is the most prestigious golf tournament on the Denmark based ECCO Tour, being jointly sanctioned by Europe's second tier Challenge Tour. It has run annually since 2006... |
Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
James Heath James Heath (golfer) James Joseph Heath is an English professional golfer.Heath was born in London. He started playing golf with his father at the age of ten. Having played in the Faldo Junior Series, he went on to a successful amateur career, highlighted by winning the English Amateur and Lytham Trophy, where he... (1) |
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31 Aug–3 Sep | Telia Challenge Waxholm Telia Challenge Waxholm The Telia Challenge Waxholm was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour and the Telia Tour. It ran from 1996 to 2007 and was always played in Sweden.-Winners:-External links:*... |
Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
Rafael Echenique Rafael Echenique Rafael Echenique is an Argentine professional golfer.Echenique was born in San Luis, Argentina. He turned pro in 1999. Having failed to gain a place on the European Tour via the qualifying school on four occasions, Echenique finally won his card on the main tour by virtue of finishing seventh on... (1) |
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14–17 Sep | Open des Volcans - Challenge de France | France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Martin Kaymer Martin Kaymer Martin Kaymer is a German professional golfer. He became the No. 1 ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Rankings on 27 February 2011 after his runner-up finish in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.... (2) |
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22–24 Sep | OKI Mahou Challenge de España OKI Mahou Challenge de España The Challenge de España is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour that is played in Spain. It has run annually since 1999 except in 2005.-Winners:PO – won following playoff-External links:*... |
Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
Adrien Mörk Adrien Mörk Adrien Mörk is a French professional golfer. In 2006 he recorded the first ever sub 60 round on any tour run by the PGA European Tour.-Career:Mörk was born in Montbéliard. He attended the McNeese State University in the United States... (2) |
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28 Sep–1 Oct | Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan Open The Kazakhstan Open is a men's professional golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, the official developmental tour of the PGA European Tour. First played in 2005, it was held at the Nurtau Golf Club in Almaty, Kazakhstan for the first four editions before moving to the Zhailjau Golf Resort, also in... |
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe... |
Mark Pilkington (1) | |
5–8 Oct | Golf Open International de Toulouse | France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Julien Foret (1) | |
19–22 Oct | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
James Hepworth (2) |
Rankings
The top 20 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained membership of the European Tour for the 2007 season.Position | Player | Country | Prize money (€ Euro The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,... ) |
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1 | Mark Pilkington | 119,152 | |
2 | Johan Axgren Johan Axgren Bengt Johan Axgren is a Swedish professional golfer.Axgren was born in Gothenburg. He turned professional in 1995.Axgren has won four times on the Challenge Tour, the first in 1996, and then once in 2004 and twice more in 2006, when he finished second on the end of season money list, to graduate... |
105,699 | |
3 | Alexander Norén Alexander Norén Alexander Norén is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.Norén was born in Stockholm. He attended Oklahoma State University in the United States before turning professional in 2005.... |
99,631 | |
4 | Martin Kaymer Martin Kaymer Martin Kaymer is a German professional golfer. He became the No. 1 ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Rankings on 27 February 2011 after his runner-up finish in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.... |
93,321 | |
5 | James Hepworth | 84,236 | |
6 | Kyron Sullivan Kyron Sullivan Kyron Sullivan is a Welsh professional golfer.Sullivan attended the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and briefly worked as an IT analyst before deciding to attempt professional golf in 2002. He spent two years playing on the PGA EuroPro Tour and a further three on the Challenge Tour, where... |
83,364 | |
7 | Rafael Echenique Rafael Echenique Rafael Echenique is an Argentine professional golfer.Echenique was born in San Luis, Argentina. He turned pro in 1999. Having failed to gain a place on the European Tour via the qualifying school on four occasions, Echenique finally won his card on the main tour by virtue of finishing seventh on... |
82,737 | |
8 | Juan Parron | 71,089 | |
9 | Sam Walker Sam Walker (golfer) Sam James Walker is an English professional golfer.Walker was born in Birmingham and turned professional in 2000. He came through the ranks, starting his career on the third tier MasterCard Tour before graduating to the Challenge Tour and finally the top level European Tour... |
69,853 | |
10 | Marcus Higley | 67,851 | |
11 | Shaun Webster | 65,536 | |
12 | Gary Lockerbie Gary Lockerbie Gary Lockerbie is an English professional golfer.Lockerbie was born in Penrith, Cumbria. He had a successful amateur career, including wins in the English Amateur and the Lytham Trophy, before turning professional after representing Great Britain and Ireland in the 2005 Walker Cup.In his first... |
64,073 | |
13 | Rafael Cabrera-Bello Rafael Cabrera-Bello Rafael Cabrera-Bello is a Spanish professional golfer.-Career:Cabrera-Bello was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. He first played golf aged six and went on to enjoy a successful amateur career, winning the Spanish National Championship at every age group level from under-7 through under-18... |
62,849 | |
14 | James Heath James Heath (golfer) James Joseph Heath is an English professional golfer.Heath was born in London. He started playing golf with his father at the age of ten. Having played in the Faldo Junior Series, he went on to a successful amateur career, highlighted by winning the English Amateur and Lytham Trophy, where he... |
60,346 | |
15 | Gareth Davies | 60,189 | |
16 | Lee S. James Lee S. James Lee Scott James is an English professional golfer.James was born in Poole, Dorset. He won the 1994 Amateur Championship with a 2 & 1 victory over Gordon Sherry... |
59,704 | |
17 | Jean-Baptiste Gonnet Jean-Baptiste Gonnet Jean-Baptiste Gonnet is a French professional golfer.Gonnet was born in Cannes. He turned professional in 2004 and has competed on the European Tour since graduating from the Challenge Tour in 2006.-Results in major championships:... |
59,343 | |
18 | Álvaro Quirós Álvaro Quirós Álvaro Quirós García is a Spanish professional golfer.Quirós was born in Guadiaro, a borough of San Roque, Cádiz. He turned professional in 2004.-Professional career:... |
57,278 | |
19 | Mads Vibe-Hastrup Mads Vibe-Hastrup Mads Vibe-Hastrup is a Danish professional golfer.Vibe-Hastrup was born in Helsingør. He turned professional in 1999.Vibe-Hastrup qualified for the European Tour after finishing 11th on the 2001 Challenge Tour rankings... |
52,485 | |
20 | Adrien Mörk Adrien Mörk Adrien Mörk is a French professional golfer. In 2006 he recorded the first ever sub 60 round on any tour run by the PGA European Tour.-Career:Mörk was born in Montbéliard. He attended the McNeese State University in the United States... |
52,136 |