2006_Tour_de_las_Américas
2006 Tour de las Américas
Golf tour season
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.
Quick Facts Duration, Number of official events ...
| Duration | 2 February 2006 (2006-02-02) – 10 December 2006 (2006-12-10) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Order of Merit |  Fabrizio Zanotti |
← 2005 2007 → | |
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The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[1]
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| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb | Abierto Movistar Guatemala Open | Guatemala | 150,000 |  Miguel Ángel Carballo (1) | 12 | CHA |
| 5 Feb | Abierto del Sur Personal | Argentina | 55,000 | Luciano Giometti (1) | n/a | ARG |
| 12 Feb | Kai Fieberg Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | 125,000 |  Johan Axgren (n/a) | 12 | CHA |
| 15 Apr | Abierto Visa del Centro | Argentina | 60,000 | Ángel Cabrera (6) | n/a | ARG |
| 28 May | TLA Players Championship | Mexico | 60,000 | Julio Zapata (1) | n/a | |
| 4 Jun | Siemens Venezuela Open | Venezuela | 65,000 | Fabián Gómez (1) | n/a | |
| 9 Jul | Colombian Open | Colombia | 90,000 |  Manuel Merizalde (1) | n/a | |
| 5 Nov | Torneo de Maestros | Argentina | 100,000 | Andrés Romero (4) | n/a | ARG |
| 19 Nov | Brazil Classic | Brazil | 80,000 | Paulo Pinto (1) | n/a | |
| 26 Nov | Abierto de San Luis | Argentina | 150,000 | Rafael Gómez (5) | n/a | ARG |
| 3 Dec | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | 200,000 | Rafael Echenique (1) | 12 | ARG, CHA |
| 10 Dec | Abierto Mexicano Corona | Mexico | 310,000 | Fabrizio Zanotti (1) | 12 | CHA |
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Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
More information Date, Tournament ...
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May | Copa 3 Diamantes Mitsubishi | Venezuela | 40,000 |  Otto Solís |
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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]
- ARG − PGA of Argentina Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
- "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.
- Official website (in Spanish)