2006 Challenge Tour graduates

This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2006. The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2006 earned their European Tour card for 2007.

2006 Challenge Tour2007 European Tour
PlayerMoney list
rank		Earnings (€)StartsCuts
made		Best
finish		Money list
rank		Earnings (€)
Mark Pilkington1119,1523313T6136175,085
Johan Axgren2105,6992912T15170118,696
Alexander Norén*399,6312813T363472,336
Martin Kaymer*493,3212916T241754,691
James Hepworth584,2363011T16164136,173
Kyron Sullivan*683,3643012T12131180,643
Rafael Echenique*782,73728122113227,069
Juan Parrón*871,089279T1318381,554
Sam Walker969,8533112T480341,293
Marcus Higley*1067,8513113T2151151,185
Shaun Webster1165,536257T1820453,786
Gary Lockerbie*1264,0733013T5144162,709
Rafael Cabrera-Bello*1362,8493316T18134178,927
James Heath*1460,3462911T4152150,758
Gareth Davies*1560,189259T918186,887
Lee S. James1659,704237T1020256,775
Jean-Baptiste Gonnet*1759,3432413T290292,379
Álvaro Quirós*1857,278137Win102259,350
Mads Vibe-Hastrup1952,4852415Win61482,549
Adrien Mörk*2052,136184T4627112,020

* European Tour rookie in 2007
T = Tied
     The player retained his European Tour card for 2008 (finished inside the top 117).
     The player did not retain his European Tour Tour card for 2008, but retained conditional status (finished between 118-149).
     The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2008 (finished outside the top 149).

The players ranked 16th through 20th were placed below the Qualifying School graduates on the exemption list, and thus could improve their status by competing in Qualifying School. Álvaro Quirós improved his status in this way.

Winners on the European Tour in 2007
No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 10 Dec 2006 Álvaro Quirós Alfred Dunhill Championship −13 (74-66-68-67=275) 1 stroke Charl Schwartzel
2 14 Oct Mads Vibe-Hastrup Open de Madrid Valle Romano –16 (69-69-67-67=272) 3 strokes Alejandro Cañizares

Runners-up on the European Tour in 2007
No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score
1 18 Mar Rafael Echenique TCL Classic Chapchai Nirat −22 (61-66-68-71=266) –19 (64-69-68-68=269)
2 17 Jun Marcus Higley Open de Saint-Omer Carl Suneson −8 (67-70-70-69=276) –5 (67-70-71-71=279)
3–4 14 May Jean-Baptiste Gonnet Scandinavian Masters Mikko Ilonen −6 (67-72-67-68=274) –4 (67-70-71-68=276)
Martin Kaymer –4 (67-68-68-73=276)
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