2006 Ladies European Tour

2006 Ladies European Tour season
DurationJanuary 2006 (2006-01) – October 2006 (2006-10)
Number of official events21
Order of MeritEngland Laura Davies
Player of the YearFrance Gwladys Nocera
Rookie of the YearAustralia Nikki Garrett
Lowest stroke averageSweden Annika Sörenstam
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The 2006 Ladies European Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through October 2006. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).[1]

The season featured 21 events with prize money totalling more than €10.6 million. Laura Davies won the Order of Merit with earnings of €471,727 and Gwladys Nocera was Player of the Year.

Tournament results

The table below shows the 2006 schedule. The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the Ladies European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the tour.

Key
Major championships
LET majors in bold
Regular events
Team championships
DatesTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
22 JanAcer World Cup of GolfSouth AfricaSweden Liselotte Neumann
and Annika Sörenstam (n/a)
Team event
Unofficial LPGA Tour event
5 FebANZ Ladies MastersAustraliaSouth Korea Amy Yang (1)Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour
30 AprTenerife Ladies OpenSpainFinland Riikka Hakkarainen (1)
14 MayOpen De España FemeninoSpainNew Zealand Lynnette Brooky (4)
21 MayLadies Swiss OpenSwitzerlandFrance Gwladys Nocera (1)
28 MayVediorbis Open de FranceFranceItaly Veronica Zorzi (2)
4 JunKLM Ladies OpenNetherlandsFrance Stéphanie Arricau (3)
17 JunLadies Italian OpenItalyFrance Gwladys Nocera (2)
24 JunLadies Open of PortugalPortugalFrance Stéphanie Arricau (4)
15 JulLadies Central European OpenHungaryEngland Rebecca Hudson (1)
23 JulCatalonia Ladies MastersSpainFrance Gwladys Nocera (3)
29 JulEvian MastersFranceAustralia Karrie Webb (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
6 AugWeetabix Women's British OpenEnglandUnited States Sherri Steinhauer (n/a)Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
13 AugScandinavian TPC hosted by AnnikaSwedenSweden Annika Sörenstam (14)
20 AugWales Ladies Championship of EuropeWalesSweden Linda Wessberg (1)
27 AugSAS MastersNorwayEngland Laura Davies (35)
3 SepFinnair MastersFinlandFrance Virginie Lagoutte (2)
10 SepNykredit MastersDenmarkDenmark Karen Margrethe Juul (1)
17 SepAustrian Ladies OpenAustriaSweden Sophie Gustafson (12)
8 OctBBC Radio Kent Ladies’ English OpenEnglandSweden Cecilia Ekelundh (3)
29 OctDubai Ladies MastersUnited Arab EmiratesSweden Annika Sörenstam (15)

Order of Merit rankings

RankPlayerCountryEarnings (€)
1Laura Davies England471,727
2Gwladys Nocera France415,021
3Annika Sörenstam Sweden225,822
4Sophie Gustafson Sweden193,774
5Veronica Zorzi Italy143,881
6Linda Wessberg Sweden142,414
7Stéphanie Arricau France140,377
8Rebecca Hudson England123,836
9Riikka Hakkarainen Finland112,361
10Karen Margrethe Juul Denmark107,532

See also

References

  1. ↑ "LET announces richest ever schedule for 2006". Ladies European Tour. 30 November 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2022.