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Encyclopedia > 2006 in golf

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Men's professional golf

Major championships The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in mens professional golf. ...

World Golf Championships (individual events) The Masters is one of four major championships in mens golf. ... The United States Open Championship is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. ... The Open Championship logo The Open Championship (sometimes referred to as the British Open to distinguish it from other national opens), is the oldest of the four major championships in mens golf. ... // The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament, conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA TOUR. The PGA Championship is one of the four Major Championships in mens golf, and it is the golf seasons final major, being played in August. ... The World Golf Championships are a group of four annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours. ...

  • 22-26 February: WGC-Accenture World Matchplay Championship
  • 24-27 August: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
  • 28 September - 1 October: WGC-American Express Championship

Other leading PGA Tour events The WGC-Accenture World Matchplay Championship is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers. ... The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers. ... The WGC-American Express Championship is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers. ... The PGA Tour is an organization that is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. It operates the USAs main professional golf tours. ...

There is a complete list of PGA Tour results here. THE PLAYERS Championship is a prestigious annual golf tournament for professional male golfers which takes place every March on the PGA TOUR. The event was founded in 1974 as the Tournament Players Championship, played at Sawgrass Country Clubs Oceanside Course (a combination of the East and West 9-hole... THE TOUR Championship (the capitalisation is official) is the final event of golfs PGA Tour season. ... The PGA Tour is an organization that is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. It operates the USAs main professional golf tours. ...


Other leading PGA European Tour events // The PGA European Tour is a top-level professional mens golf tour. ...

There is a complete list of European Tour results here. The BMW Championship, known as the Volvo PGA Championship for many years up to 2004, is an annual mens professional golf tournament on the PGA European Tour. ... The HSBC World Match Play Championship is the current sponsored name of a matchplay golf tournament played each September at Wentworth Club near London. ... The Volvo Masters is the concluding official money event of the PGA European Tour season, the equivalent of the Tour Championship on the PGA Tour. ... // The PGA European Tour is a top-level professional mens golf tour. ...


Tour money list / order of merit winners:

Team events The PGA Tour is an organization that is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. It operates the USAs main professional golf tours. ... // The PGA European Tour is a top-level professional mens golf tour. ... The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. ... The Asian Golf Tour is the principal mens professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has a separate tour. ... The PGA Tour of Australasia is a prominent golf tour for men. ... The Sunshine Tour is a mens professional golf tour based in Southern Africa. ...

  • 22-24 September: Ryder Cup
  • 7-10 December: WGC-World Cup

Other happenings The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event officially called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ... The WGC-World Cup is an annual mens golf tournament. ...


Women's professional golf

LPGA majors Womens golf has evolved a set of major tournaments which parallels that in mens golf, but the womens system is younger and has been less stable that the mens. ...

For a full list of LPGA Tour results click (not yet available). The Kraft Nabisco Championship (originally the Dinah Shore Championship) is one of the four major golf tournaments for women on the LPGA Tour. ... The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonalds LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Womens Open. ... The U.S. Womens Open Golf Championship is one of the LPGAs major championships along with the LPGA Championship, the Womens British Open, and the Kraft Nabisco Championship. ... The Womens British Open, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Weetabix Womens British Open, is one of the leading events in womens professional golf, being the only tournament which is classified as a major by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. ... The LPGA is the Ladies Professional Golf Association. ...


Ladies European Tour major (in addition to the Women's British Open) The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. ...

Additional LPGA Tour event The Evian Masters is a womens professional golf tournament which is played in France each July. ...

Money list winners The HSBC Womens World Match Play Championship is an LPGA Tour golf tournament which will be played for the first time on 30 June to 3 July 2005 at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, New Jersey. ...

Team events The LPGA is the Ladies Professional Golf Association. ... The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. ...

Other happenings The Womens World Cup of Golf is a professional event for two woman teams which was played for the first time in February 2005. ...


Senior men's professional golf

Senior majors Mens professional senior golf is for players aged fifty and above. ...

For a full list of Champions Tour results click here The Senior PGA Championship is one of the major championships in mens senior golf. ... The U.S. Senior Open is one of the major championships in mens senior golf. ... The Senior Players Championship is one of the major championships in mens senior golf. ... The Senior British Open Championship is a professional golf tournament for men aged fifty and over. ... The Tradition is one of the five major championships recognised by the U.S. based Champions Tour, the worlds leading tour for male professional golfers aged fifty and up. ... The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA TOUR, hosts 30 events annually in the United States and Canada for golfers 50 and older. ...


Money list winners

The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA TOUR, hosts 30 events annually in the United States and Canada for golfers 50 and older. ... The European Seniors Tour is a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over. ...

Amateur golf

The NCAA Division I Mens Golf Championships, which is played in late May or early June, is the top annual competition in U.S. mens collegiate golf. ... The Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held in the United Kingdom. ... The Curtis Cup is the best known team tournament for women amateur golfers. ... The U.S. Amateur Championship is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for male amateur golfers. ... The Espirito Santo Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. ... The Eisenhower Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organised by the International Golf Federation. ...

Tables of results

Overview

This table summarises all the results referred to above in date order.

Date Tournament Status or tour Winner
20-22 January Women's World Cup of Golf Professional world team championship
22-26 February WGC-Accenture World Matchplay Championship World Golf Championships
23-26 March The Players Championship PGA Tour
30 March - 2 April Kraft Nabisco Championship LPGA major
6-9 April The Masters Men's major championship
25-28 May BMW Championship PGA European Tour
25-28 May Senior PGA Championship Senior major
1-4 June NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships U.S. college championship
8-11 June LPGA Championship LPGA major
15-18 June U.S. Open Men's major championship
19-24 June The Amateur Championship Amateur men's individual tournament
29 June - 2 July U.S. Women's Open LPGA major
6-9 July HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship LPGA Tour
6-9 July U.S. Senior Open Senior major
13-16 July Senior Players Championship Senior major
20-23 July The Open Championship Men's major championship
26-29 July Evian Masters Ladies European Tour major and LPGA Tour regular event
27-30 July Senior British Open Senior major
29-30 July Curtis Cup GB & Ireland v United States - women's amateur
3-6 August Women's British Open LPGA and Ladies European Tour major
17-20 August PGA Championship Men's major championship
14-27 August WGC-Bridgestone Invitational World Golf Championships
23-27 August U.S. Amateur Championship Amateur men's individual tournament
24-27 August The Tradition Senior major
14-17 September HSBC World Match Play Championship PGA European Tour
22-24 September Ryder Cup Europe v United States - men's professional
28 September - 1 October WGC-American Express Championship World Golf Championships
18-21 October Espirito Santo Trophy Women's world amateur team championship
26-29 October Eisenhower Trophy Men's world amateur team championship
26-29 October Volvo Masters PGA European Tour
2-5 November The Tour Championship PGA Tour
7-10 December WGC-World Cup World Golf Championships

The following biennial events will next be played in 2007: Presidents Cup; Seve Trophy; Solheim Cup; Walker Cup The Womens World Cup of Golf is a professional event for two woman teams which was played for the first time in February 2005. ... The WGC-Accenture World Matchplay Championship is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers. ... The World Golf Championships are a group of four annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours. ... THE PLAYERS Championship is a prestigious annual golf tournament for professional male golfers which takes place every March on the PGA TOUR. The event was founded in 1974 as the Tournament Players Championship, played at Sawgrass Country Clubs Oceanside Course (a combination of the East and West 9-hole... The PGA Tour is an organization that is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. It operates the USAs main professional golf tours. ... The Kraft Nabisco Championship (originally the Dinah Shore Championship) is one of the four major golf tournaments for women on the LPGA Tour. ... Womens golf has evolved a set of major tournaments which parallels that in mens golf, but the womens system is younger and has been less stable that the mens. ... The Masters is one of four major championships in mens golf. ... The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual golf tournaments in mens professional golf. ... The BMW Championship, known as the Volvo PGA Championship for many years up to 2004, is an annual mens professional golf tournament on the PGA European Tour. ... // The PGA European Tour is a top-level professional mens golf tour. ... The Senior PGA Championship is one of the major championships in mens senior golf. ... Mens professional senior golf is for players aged fifty and above. ... The NCAA Division I Mens Golf Championships, which is played in late May or early June, is the top annual competition in U.S. mens collegiate golf. ... The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonalds LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Womens Open. ... Womens golf has evolved a set of major tournaments which parallels that in mens golf, but the womens system is younger and has been less stable that the mens. ... The United States Open Championship is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. ... The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual golf tournaments in mens professional golf. ... The Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held in the United Kingdom. ... The U.S. Womens Open Golf Championship is one of the LPGAs major championships along with the LPGA Championship, the Womens British Open, and the Kraft Nabisco Championship. ... Womens golf has evolved a set of major tournaments which parallels that in mens golf, but the womens system is younger and has been less stable that the mens. ... The HSBC Womens World Match Play Championship is an LPGA Tour golf tournament which will be played for the first time on 30 June to 3 July 2005 at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, New Jersey. ... The LPGA is the Ladies Professional Golf Association. ... The U.S. Senior Open is one of the major championships in mens senior golf. ... Mens professional senior golf is for players aged fifty and above. ... The Senior Players Championship is one of the major championships in mens senior golf. ... Mens professional senior golf is for players aged fifty and above. ... The Open Championship logo The Open Championship (sometimes referred to as the British Open to distinguish it from other national opens), is the oldest of the four major championships in mens golf. ... The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual golf tournaments in mens professional golf. ... The Evian Masters is a womens professional golf tournament which is played in France each July. ... The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. ... Womens golf has evolved a set of major tournaments which parallels that in mens golf, but the womens system is younger and has been less stable that the mens. ... LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. ... The Senior British Open Championship is a professional golf tournament for men aged fifty and over. ... Mens professional senior golf is for players aged fifty and above. ... The Curtis Cup is the best known team tournament for women amateur golfers. ... The Womens British Open, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Weetabix Womens British Open, is one of the leading events in womens professional golf, being the only tournament which is classified as a major by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. ... LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. ... The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. ... Womens golf has evolved a set of major tournaments which parallels that in mens golf, but the womens system is younger and has been less stable that the mens. ... // The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament, conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA TOUR. The PGA Championship is one of the four Major Championships in mens golf, and it is the golf seasons final major, being played in August. ... The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual golf tournaments in mens professional golf. ... The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers. ... The World Golf Championships are a group of four annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours. ... The U.S. Amateur Championship is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for male amateur golfers. ... The Tradition is one of the five major championships recognised by the U.S. based Champions Tour, the worlds leading tour for male professional golfers aged fifty and up. ... Mens professional senior golf is for players aged fifty and above. ... The HSBC World Match Play Championship is the current sponsored name of a matchplay golf tournament played each September at Wentworth Club near London. ... // The PGA European Tour is a top-level professional mens golf tour. ... The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event officially called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ... The WGC-American Express Championship is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers. ... The World Golf Championships are a group of four annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours. ... The Espirito Santo Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. ... The Eisenhower Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organised by the International Golf Federation. ... The Volvo Masters is the concluding official money event of the PGA European Tour season, the equivalent of the Tour Championship on the PGA Tour. ... // The PGA European Tour is a top-level professional mens golf tour. ... THE TOUR Championship (the capitalisation is official) is the final event of golfs PGA Tour season. ... The PGA Tour is an organization that is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. It operates the USAs main professional golf tours. ... The WGC-World Cup is an annual mens golf tournament. ... The World Golf Championships are a group of four annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours. ... Presidents Cup The Presidents Cup is a series of golf matches between teams of professional players representing the United States and the rest of the world less Europe, which competes against the U.S. in a similar but considerably older event, the Ryder Cup. ... The Seve Trophy is a biennial golf tournament between teams of professional male golfers representing Great Britain and Ireland (in political terms, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland) and Continental Europe. ... The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. ... The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in odd numbered years between teams comprising the leading amateur golfers of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland (in political terms the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland). ...


See also

// Mens professional golf Major championships 7-10 April: The Masters - Tiger Woods defeated fellow American Chris DiMarco at the first playoff hole to claim his 4th Masters title, and his 9th major. ...

External links

Men's tours' official sites.

  • PGA Tour, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour
  • PGA European Tour, European Seniors Tour and Challenge Tour
  • Japan Golf Tour (English version)
  • Asian Tour
  • PGA Tour of Australasia
  • Sunshine Tour

Women's tours' official sites.

  • LPGA Tour and Futures Tour
  • Ladies European Tour

Rankings

  • Official World Golf Rankings - updated Monday lunchtime GMT

Golf news sites
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is mean solar time at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in Greenwich, London, England, which by convention is at 0 degrees geographic longitude. ...


Australia based:

  • iseekgolf.com

U.K. based:

  • BBC golf coverage
  • Golf365.com

U.S. based:

  • golf.com
  • The Golf Channel


 

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