Senior Men's Professional Golf
Senior majors
- 25–28 May: Senior PGA Championship - Jay Haas won a playoff against Brad Bryant to claim his first senior major.
- 6–9 July: U.S. Senior Open - Defending champion Allen Doyle finished two shots ahead of Tom Watson. It was Doyle's fourth senior major and he was the oldest U.S. Senior Open Champion at 700157000000000000057 years, 7002348000000000000348 days.
- 13–16 July: Senior Players Championship - Bobby Wadkins won his first senior major
- 27–30 July: Senior British Open - Loren Roberts defeated Eduardo Romero at the first hole of a playoff to claim his first senior major.
- 24–27 August: The Tradition - Argentinian Eduardo Romero defeated Lonnie Nielsen in a playoff for his first Champions Tour title.
For a complete list of Champions Tour results see 2006 Champions Tour.
For a complete list of European Seniors Tour results see 2006 European Seniors Tour.
Money list winners
- Champions Tour - Jay Haas topped the money list for the first time with earnings of US$2,420,227 - Final money list
- European Seniors Tour - Sam Torrance topped the Order of Merit for the second consecutive year with earnings of €347,525 Final Order of Merit list
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