2006 EPD Tour season
Duration8 February 2006 (2006-02-08) – 3 October 2006 (2006-10-03)
Number of official events18
Most winsGermany Martin Kaymer (5)
Order of MeritGermany Martin Kaymer
2005
2007

The 2006 EPD Tour, titled as the 2006 Renault EPD Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 10th season of the EPD Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
10 FebReal de Faula ClassicSpain20,000Netherlands Robin Swane (1)
17 FebOliva Nova ClassicSpain30,000Spain Carlos Aguilar (1)
5 AprKempferhof ClassicGermany20,000Germany Richard Treis (1)
12 AprJakobsberg ClassicGermany20,000Denmark Mark Schytter (1)
26 AprPaderborn ClassicGermany20,000Netherlands John Bleys (1)
10 MayGleidingen ClassicGermany20,000Germany Patrick Niederdrenk (1)
24 MayHaus Bey ClassicGermany20,000Denmark Lasse Jensen (1)
1 JunFriedberg ClassicGermany20,000Germany Martin Kaymer (2)
14 JunLicher ClassicGermany20,000Germany Marcel Haremza (5)
22 JunHabsburg ClassicGermany20,000Germany Martin Kaymer (3)
27 JunSierra ClassicPoland20,000Germany Ralf Geilenberg (1)
4 JulCoburg Brose OpenGermany26,000Germany Martin Kaymer (4)
12 JulGut Winterbrock ClassicGermany20,000Germany Martin Kaymer (5)
26 JulAugsburg ClassicGermany20,000Netherlands John Bleys (2)
17 AugHockenberg ClassicGermany20,000Germany Martin Kaymer (6)
24 AugSybrook ClassicNetherlands20,000Netherlands Robin Swane (2)
24 SepSchönbuch OpenGermany20,000Germany Benjamin Miarka (1)
3 OctJob AG EPD ChampionshipGermany25,000Germany Manuel Kempe (1)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2007 Challenge Tour.[3]

Position Player Prize money () Status earned
1Germany Martin Kaymer26,664Promoted to European Tour (Top 15 of Challenge Tour Rankings)
2Netherlands Robin Swane17,416Promoted to Challenge Tour
3Germany Benjamin Miarka15,196
4Germany Manuel Kempe15,073
5Denmark Lasse Jensen14,154
6Germany Richard Treis13,467
7England Matt Green12,842
8Denmark Mark Schytter12,498
9Netherlands John Bleys11,434
10France Émilien Chamaulte10,812

Notes

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

References

  1. "2006 Renault EPD Tour" (in German). EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. "2006 Order of Merit" (in German). PGA of Germany. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. "EPD Tour-Finale 2006 auf "Praforst-Golfplatz": Doppel-Triumph für Manuel Kempe" [EPD Tour Final 2006 on "Praforst-Golfplatz": Double triumph for Manuel Kempe]. Osthessen News (in German). 4 October 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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