{{short description|Golf tour season}} {{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox golf season | year = 2006 | tour = Alps Tour | regular_season = {{Start date|2006|3|15|df=y}} – {{end date|2006|10|27|df=y}} | no_of_events = 21 | most_wins = {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Nicolas Billot (3) | honor1 = Order of Merit | honoree1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} François Calmels | honor2 = | honoree2 = | honor3 = | honoree3 = | honor4 = | honoree4 = | prevseason = 2005 | nextseason = 2007 }} The '''2006 Alps Tour''' was the sixth season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier golf tour recognised by the European Tour.
==Schedule== The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wp-alpstour.ocs-sport.com/factsheets/2022/File_1.pdf |title=Tournament schedules 2001–2021 |publisher=Alps Tour |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830173453/https://wp-alpstour.ocs-sport.com/factsheets/2022/File_1.pdf |archive-date=30 August 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !Date !! Tournament !! Host country !! Purse<br>(€) !! Winner{{efn|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Alps Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Alps Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.}} |- | 17 Mar || Open de Fès || Morocco || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Forêt (1) |- | 24 Mar || Open de Mohammedia || Morocco || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} François Calmels (1) |- | 1 Apr || Trophée Maroc Telecom || Morocco || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} François Calmels (2) |- | 7 May || Waidhofen Open || Austria || align=right|55,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Bruno-Teva Lecuona (1) |- | 14 May || Open de Bordeaux || France || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Nicolas Billot (2) |- | 19 May || Open La Margherita || Italy || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Nicolas Billot (3) |- | 28 May || Gösser Open || Austria || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Jürgen Maurer (1) |- | 4 Jun || Open Aquarelle.com Côtes d'Armor Bretagne || France || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Xanthopoulos (1) |- | 19 Jun || Memorial Olivier Barras || Switzerland || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|ESP}} Agustín Domingo (1) |- | 23 Jun || Open Le Fronde || Italy || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Nicolas Billot (4) |- | 2 Jul || Open de Neuchâtel || Switzerland || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Marks (1) |- | 9 Jul || Open du Haut Poitou || France || align=right|40,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Xavier Lazurowicz (1) |- | 19 Aug || Schärding Baroque Open || Austria || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Fabien Marty (1) |- | 27 Aug || Uniqa FinanceLife Styrian Open || Austria || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Maestroni (2) |- | 10 Sep || Open de la Mirabelle d'Or || France || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Mike Lorenzo-Vera (2) |- | 17 Sep || Open La Pavoniere || Italy || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Charles Dubois (1) |- | 24 Sep || Open International Stade Français Paris || France || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe Brazillier (1) |- | 6 Oct || Cordial Resort Pelagone Open || Italy || align=right|35,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Charles-Édouard Russo (1) |- | 15 Oct || Masters 26 Dijon-Bourgogne || France || align=right|40,000 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Ulf Wendling (1) |- | 22 Oct || Masters 13 || France || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-François Remésy (2) |- | 27 Oct || Open Le Madonie || Italy || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|ESP}} Agustín Domingo (2) |}
==Order of Merit== The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://info.alpstourgolf.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=AT~imp=n~lspos=Y~dc=Y~bdlink=Y~season=2006~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2006 Alps Tour Order of Merit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925125341/https://info.alpstourgolf.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=AT~imp=n~lspos=Y~dc=Y~bdlink=Y~season=2006~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |archive-date=25 September 2022 |publisher=Alps Tour |accessdate=25 September 2022}}</ref> The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2007 Challenge Tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wp-alpstour.ocs-sport.com/factsheets/2022/File_2.pdf |title=Players in Top 5 Order of Merit qualified for the Challenge Tour 2001–2021 |publisher=Alps Tour |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921201819/https://wp-alpstour.ocs-sport.com/factsheets/2022/File_2.pdf |archive-date=21 September 2022}}</ref>
{|class=wikitable !Position !Player !Points !Status earned |-style="background:#C0F0F0;" | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|FRA}} François Calmels || align=center|32,818 || Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School) |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|2 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Nicolas Billot || align=center|28,145 || rowspan=5|Promoted to Challenge Tour |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|3 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe Brazillier || align=center|27,860 |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|4 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Mike Lorenzo-Vera || align=center|27,489 |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|5 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Xanthopoulos || align=center|24,337 |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|6 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Millet || align=center|21,930 |- | align=center|7 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Charles Dubois || align=center|21,126 || |- | align=center|8 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Bruno-Teva Lecuona || align=center|19,953 || |- | align=center|9 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Ulf Wendling || align=center|16,966 || |- | align=center|10 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Roland Steiner || align=center|16,855 || |}
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{official site|https://alpstourgolf.com/}}
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