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.
| Duration | 8 February 2006 – 3 October 2006 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 18 |
| Most wins |  Martin Kaymer (5) |
| Order of Merit | Martin Kaymer |
← 2005 2007 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb | Real de Faula Classic | Spain | 20,000 | |
| 17 Feb | Oliva Nova Classic | Spain | 30,000 | |
| 5 Apr | Kempferhof Classic | Germany | 20,000 | |
| 12 Apr | Jakobsberg Classic | Germany | 20,000 | |
| 26 Apr | Paderborn Classic | Germany | 20,000 | |
| 10 May | Gleidingen Classic | Germany | 20,000 | |
| 24 May | Haus Bey Classic | Germany | 20,000 | |
| 1 Jun | Friedberg Classic | Germany | 20,000 | |
| 14 Jun | Licher Classic | Germany | 20,000 | |
| 22 Jun | Habsburg Classic | Germany | 20,000 | |
| 27 Jun | Sierra Classic | Poland | 20,000 | |
| 4 Jul | Coburg Brose Open | Germany | 26,000 | |
| 12 Jul | Gut Winterbrock Classic | Germany | 20,000 | |
| 26 Jul | Augsburg Classic | Germany | 20,000 | |
| 17 Aug | Hockenberg Classic | Germany | 20,000 | |
| 24 Aug | Sybrook Classic | Netherlands | 20,000 | |
| 24 Sep | Schönbuch Open | Germany | 20,000 | |
| 3 Oct | Job AG EPD Championship | Germany | 25,000 |
Order of Merit
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26,664 | Promoted to European Tour (Top 15 of Challenge Tour Rankings) | |
| 2 | 17,416 | Promoted to Challenge Tour | |
| 3 | 15,196 | ||
| 4 | 15,073 | ||
| 5 | 14,154 | ||
| 6 | 13,467 | ||
| 7 | 12,842 | ||
| 8 | 12,498 | ||
| 9 | 11,434 | ||
| 10 | 10,812 |
Notes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ "2006 Renault EPD Tour" (in German). EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "2006 Order of Merit" (in German). PGA of Germany. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "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.