The 2005 Challenge Tour was the 17th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes 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
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2006 European Tour.
Rank Player Prize money (€)1 Marc Warren 103,5772 Carl Suneson 103,1293 Fredrik Widmark 99,7504 Andrew Butterfield 94,3355 Michael Kirk 90,620
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