2005 Challenge Tour

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2005 Challenge Tour season
Duration25 November 2004 (2004-11-25) – 22 October 2005 (2005-10-22)
Number of official events30
Most wins Flag of Argentina.svg Rafael Gómez (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Sutterfield (2)
Flag of Scotland.svg Marc Warren (2)
Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Widmark (2)
Rankings Flag of Scotland.svg 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.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(€)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		Other
tours [lower-alpha 2] 		Notes
28 Nov Abierto Mexicano de Golf MexicoUS$300,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Rafael Gómez (1)6 TLA New to Challenge Tour
5 Dec Panasonic Panama Open PanamaUS$200,000 Flag of England.svg Richard McEvoy (1)6 TLA New to Challenge Tour
12 Dec TIM Peru Open PeruUS$168,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Sutterfield (1)6 TLA New to Challenge Tour
13 Feb American Express Costa Rica Open Costa RicaUS$125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Dobbs (1)6 TLA
20 Feb Summit Panama Masters PanamaUS$125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Haefner (1)6 TLA
27 Feb Abierto Telefónica Moviles de Guatemala GuatemalaUS$125,000 Flag of Argentina.svg César Monasterio (1)6 TLA
21 Mar Tusker Kenya Open Kenya160,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Vancsik (3)6
10 Apr Madeira Island Open Caixa Geral de Depositos Portugal600,000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert-Jan Derksen (1)16 EUR
1 May Peugeot Challenge R.C.G. El Prat Spain115,000 Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Jesús Muñoz (1)6
8 May Firstplus Wales Challenge Wales125,000 Flag of France.svg Olivier David (1)6
15 May Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata Italy120,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Rafael Gómez (2)6
29 May Riu Tikida Hotels Moroccan Classic Morocco130,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Widmark (2)6
12 Jun Thomas Bjørn Open Denmark115,000 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Karjalainen (1)6New tournament
19 Jun Aa St Omer Open France400,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Bäckström (n/a)16 EUR
26 Jun Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge Germany115,000 Flag of England.svg Gareth Davies (2)6
3 Jul Open Mahou de Madrid Spain120,000 Flag of England.svg Benn Barham (2)6New tournament
10 Jul Open des Volcans – Challenge de France France120,000 Flag of France.svg Ilya Goroneskoul (1)6
16 Jul Texbond Open Italy115,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Widmark (3)6
31 Jul Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge Ireland130,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Marc Warren (1)6New tournament
14 Aug Cadillac Russian Open RussiaUS$500,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Lundberg (2)16 EUR
21 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland165,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Marc Warren (2)6
21 Aug Skandia PGA Open SwedenSKr 1,000,000 Flag of Scotland.svg David Patrick (1)6
27 Aug Morson International Pro-Am Challenge England150,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Romero (1)6
4 Sep BA-CA Golf Open Austria150,000 Ulster Banner.svg Michael Hoey (1)6
11 Sep Telia Challenge Waxholm SwedenSKr 1,000,000 Flag of Norway.svg Morten Hagen (1)6
18 Sep Rotterdam International Open Netherlands115,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Per G. Nyman (2)6New tournament
25 Sep Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan250,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen Browne (2)6New tournament
2 Oct Open de Toulouse France115,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Sutterfield (2)6
9 Oct Abama Open de Canarias Spain450,000 Flag of England.svg John Bickerton (2)16 EUR New tournament
22 Oct Apulia San Domenico Grand Final Italy250,000 Flag of Spain.svg Carl Suneson (5)6Tour Championship

Rankings

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]

RankPlayerPrize money (€)
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Marc Warren 103,577
2 Flag of Spain.svg Carl Suneson 103,129
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Widmark 99,750
4 Flag of England.svg Andrew Butterfield 94,335
5 Flag of South Africa.svg Michael Kirk 90,620

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.
  2. ↑ EUR − European Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.

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References

  1. ↑ "2005 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "European Tour Results and Rankings" (PDF). European Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Suneson Wins Grand Final as Warren is Crowned Challenge Tour Number One". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023. 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.
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