2006 LPGA Tour
The 2006 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December of 2006. each year. The tournaments were organized and sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association or LPGA. In 2006 prize money on the LPGA Tour exceeded US$50 million for the first time.
Tournament schedule
- The winner of Major Events automatically qualified for The LPGA Playoffs at The ADT. ADT Playoffs Points were doubled at Major Events.
- The top-20 finishers in Points Events earned double ADT Playoffs Points.
- The champion of Winner Events automatically qualifed for LPGA Playoffs at The ADT. Other top-20 finishers earned single ADT Playoffs Points.
- The Global Group (pre-determined international events) events were combined to count as one Winner Event qualifier, with the player earning the most combined points in these events earning automatic entry to LPGA Playoffs at The ADT. No additional points were awarded.
- Unofficial Money Events did not count toward entry into the LPGA Playoffs at The ADT.
- The first half of the season concluded with the final full-field domestic event (Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic) prior to the Tour traveling to Europe.
- The second half concluded with final event (The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions) prior to the LPGA Playoffs at The ADT.
The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of official money, individual event wins on the LPGA Tour including that event.
* tournament shortened to 54 holes because of rain.
tournaments in bold are majors.