2006 Ladies European Tour
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. The tour featured 21 events with prize money totalling more than €10.6 million. Laura Davies won the Order of Merit with earnings of €471,727.42.
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.Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
20–22 Jan | Acer World Cup of Golf | South Africa | Liselotte Neumann and Annika Sörenstam | Team event Unofficial LPGA Tour event |
2–5 Feb | ANZ Ladies Masters | Australia | Amy Yang | Co-sanctioned with the ALPG Tour |
27–30 Apr | Tenerife Ladies Open | Spain | Riikka Hakkarainen | |
11–14 May | Open De España Femenino | Spain | Lynnette Brooky | |
18–21 May | Ladies Swiss Open | Switzerland | Gwladys Nocera | |
25–28 May | Vediorbis Open de France | France | Veronica Zorzi | |
2–4 Jun | KLM Ladies Open | Netherlands | Stéphanie Arricau | |
14–17 Jun | Ladies Italian Open | Italy | Gwladys Nocera | |
22–24 Jun | Ladies Open of Portugal | Portugal | Stéphanie Arricau | |
13–15 Jul | Ladies Central European Open | Hungary | Rebecca Hudson | |
21–23 Jul | Catalonia Ladies Masters | Spain | Gwladys Nocera | |
26–29 Jul | Evian Masters | France | Karrie Webb | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour |
3–6 Aug | Weetabix Women's British Open | England | Sherri Steinhauer | Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour |
10–13 Aug | Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika | Sweden | Annika Sörenstam | |
17–20 Aug | Wales Ladies Championship of Europe | Wales | Linda Wessberg | |
25–27 Aug | SAS Masters | Norway | Laura Davies | |
1–3 Sep | Finnair Masters | Finland | Virginie Lagoutte | |
7–10 Sep | Nykredit Masters | Denmark | Karen Margrethe Juul | |
14–17 Sep | Austrian Ladies Open | Austria | Sophie Gustafson | |
6–8 Oct | BBC Radio Kent Ladies’ English Open | England | Cecilia Ekelundh | |
26–29 Oct | Dubai Ladies Masters | United Arab Emirates | Annika Sörenstam |
Major championships are shown in bold.