Duration | 25 November 2004 | – 22 October 2005
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Number of official events | 30 |
Most wins |
Rafael Gómez (2) Brad Sutterfield (2) Marc Warren (2) Fredrik Widmark (2) |
Rankings | Marc Warren |
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The 2005 Challenge Tour was the 17th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2005 season. [1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ( €) |
Winner [a] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 Nov | Abierto Mexicano de Golf | Mexico | US$300,000 | Rafael Gómez (1) | 6 | TLA | New to Challenge Tour |
5 Dec | Panasonic Panama Open | Panama | US$200,000 | Richard McEvoy (1) | 6 | TLA | New to Challenge Tour |
12 Dec | TIM Peru Open | Peru | US$168,000 | Brad Sutterfield (1) | 6 | TLA | New to Challenge Tour |
13 Feb | American Express Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | US$125,000 | Kyle Dobbs (1) | 6 | TLA | |
20 Feb | Summit Panama Masters | Panama | US$125,000 | Kevin Haefner (1) | 6 | TLA | |
27 Feb | Abierto Telefónica Moviles de Guatemala | Guatemala | US$125,000 | César Monasterio (1) | 6 | TLA | |
21 Mar | Tusker Kenya Open | Kenya | 160,000 | Daniel Vancsik (3) | 6 | ||
10 Apr | Madeira Island Open Caixa Geral de Depositos | Portugal | 600,000 | Robert-Jan Derksen (1) | 16 | EUR | |
1 May | Peugeot Challenge R.C.G. El Prat | Spain | 115,000 | Tomás Jesús Muñoz (1) | 6 | ||
8 May | Firstplus Wales Challenge | Wales | 125,000 | Olivier David (1) | 6 | ||
15 May | Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata | Italy | 120,000 | Rafael Gómez (2) | 6 | ||
29 May | Riu Tikida Hotels Moroccan Classic | Morocco | 130,000 | Fredrik Widmark (2) | 6 | ||
12 Jun | Thomas Bjørn Open | Denmark | 115,000 | Toni Karjalainen (1) | 6 | New tournament | |
19 Jun | Aa St Omer Open | France | 400,000 | Joakim Bäckström (n/a) | 16 | EUR | |
26 Jun | Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge | Germany | 115,000 | Gareth Davies (2) | 6 | ||
3 Jul | Open Mahou de Madrid | Spain | 120,000 | Benn Barham (2) | 6 | New tournament | |
10 Jul | Open des Volcans – Challenge de France | France | 120,000 | Ilya Goroneskoul (1) | 6 | ||
16 Jul | Texbond Open | Italy | 115,000 | Fredrik Widmark (3) | 6 | ||
31 Jul | Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge | Ireland | 130,000 | Marc Warren (1) | 6 | New tournament | |
14 Aug | Cadillac Russian Open | Russia | US$500,000 | Mikael Lundberg (2) | 16 | EUR | |
21 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 165,000 | Marc Warren (2) | 6 | ||
21 Aug | Skandia PGA Open | Sweden | SKr 1,000,000 | David Patrick (1) | 6 | ||
27 Aug | Morson International Pro-Am Challenge | England | 150,000 | Andrés Romero (1) | 6 | ||
4 Sep | BA-CA Golf Open | Austria | 150,000 | Michael Hoey (1) | 6 | ||
11 Sep | Telia Challenge Waxholm | Sweden | SKr 1,000,000 | Morten Hagen (1) | 6 | ||
18 Sep | Rotterdam International Open | Netherlands | 115,000 | Per G. Nyman (2) | 6 | New tournament | |
25 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 250,000 | Stephen Browne (2) | 6 | New tournament | |
2 Oct | Open de Toulouse | France | 115,000 | Brad Sutterfield (2) | 6 | ||
9 Oct | Abama Open de Canarias | Spain | 450,000 | John Bickerton (2) | 16 | EUR | New tournament |
22 Oct | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | Italy | 250,000 | Carl Suneson (5) | 6 | Tour Championship |
For full rankings, see 2005 Challenge Tour graduates.
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. [2] [3] The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2006 European Tour. [3]
Rank | Player | Prize money ( €) |
---|---|---|
1 | Marc Warren | 103,577 |
2 | Carl Suneson | 103,129 |
3 | Fredrik Widmark | 99,750 |
4 | Andrew Butterfield | 94,335 |
5 | Michael Kirk | 90,620 |
The European Tour's 20 newest Members have been handed their cards following Carl Suneson of Spain's victory at the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final, where he recorded a one shot victory from the man who finished the year as the European Challenge Tour's Number One – Marc Warren of Scotland.