The 2006 Asian Tour was the 12th season of the modern Asian Tour (formerly the Asian PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.
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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] | Notes |
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| 18 Dec | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | Japan | ¥100,000,000 |  Tadahiro Takayama (n/a) | 14 | JPN | |
| 22 Jan | Pakistan Open | Pakistan | 200,000 |  Chris Rodgers (1) | 14 | | New to Asian Tour |
| 29 Jan | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | 2,000,000 |  Henrik Stenson (n/a) | 44 | EUR | |
| 12 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | Australia | £1,250,000 |  Kevin Stadler (n/a) | 44 | ANZ, EUR | |
| 19 Feb | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 1,250,000 |  Charlie Wi (7) | 20 | EUR | |
| 5 Mar | Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 1,000,000 | Simon Dyson (4) | 20 | EUR | |
| 12 Mar | OSIM Singapore Masters | Singapore | 1,000,000 |  Mardan Mamat (2) | 20 | EUR | |
| 19 Mar | TCL Classic | China | 1,000,000 | Johan Edfors (n/a) | 24 | EUR | |
| 16 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | 1,800,000 |  Jeev Milkha Singh (5) | 24 | EUR | |
| 23 Apr | BMW Asian Open | China | 1,800,000 |  Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (n/a) | 30 | EUR | |
| 30 Apr | GS Caltex Maekyung Open | South Korea | ₩600,000,000 | Suk Jong-yul (1) | 14 | KOR | |
| 7 May | SK Telecom Open | South Korea | ₩600,000,000 |  Prom Meesawat (1) | 14 | KOR | |
| 14 May | Aamby Valley Asian Masters | India | 400,000 |  Hendrik Buhrmann (1) | 14 | | New tournament |
| 21 May | Macau Open | Macau | 300,000 |  Kane Webber (1) | 14 | | |
| 28 May | Philippine Open | Philippines | 200,000 | Scott Strange (2) | 14 | | |
| 4 Jun | Bangkok Airways Open | Thailand | 300,000 | Chawalit Plaphol (2) | 14 | | |
| 20 Aug | Crowne Plaza Open | China | 200,000 | Chinnarat Phadungsil (2) | 14 | | |
| 27 Aug | Brunei Open | Brunei | 500,000 |  Wang Ter-chang (4) | 12 | | |
| 3 Sep | Pulai Springs Malaysian Masters | Malaysia | 300,000 | Anton Haig (1) | 14 | | New tournament |
| 10 Sep | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | 3,000,000 | Adam Scott (n/a) | 36 | | |
| 24 Sep | Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open | South Korea | ₩700,000,000 | Yang Yong-eun (1) | 16 | KOR | |
| 1 Oct | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 500,000 | Gaurav Ghei (2) | 14 | | |
| 8 Oct | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 300,000 | Lin Wen-tang (1) | 14 | | |
| 15 Oct | Volkswagen Masters-China | China | 350,000 | Retief Goosen (n/a) | 18 | | |
| 22 Oct | Hero Honda Indian Open | India | 300,000 | Jyoti Randhawa (6) | 14 | | |
| 19 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 2,000,000 | José Manuel Lara (n/a) | 32 | EUR | |
| 10 Dec | Volvo Masters of Asia | Thailand | 700,000 | Thongchai Jaidee (8) | 20 | | |
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Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Asian Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]
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The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.
Sunshine Tour unofficial event
PGA Tour of Australasia unofficial event
"Jeev sweeps top Asian golf awards". Rediff News. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2023. ...the tenacious Indian made it a night to remember when he was feted by his peers at the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok after being voted the Players' Player of the Year... The Rookie of the Year honour went to exciting Filipino talent Juvic Pagunsan...
Yang Yong-eun (2)
Jeev Milkha Singh
Juvic Pagunsan
Thongchai Jaidee
Andrew Buckle
