2005 Challenge Tour
Year2005
TourChallenge Tour
Regular season25 November 2004 – 22 October 2005
No of events30
Most winsRafael Gómez (2)
Brad Sutterfield (2)
Marc Warren (2)
Fredrik Widmark (2)
Honor 1Rankings
Honoree 1Marc 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.

Schedule

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(€)		Winner[a]OWGR
points		Other
tours[b]		Notes
28 NovAbierto Mexicano de GolfMexicoUS$300,000Rafael Gómez (1)6TLANew to Challenge Tour
5 DecPanasonic Panama OpenPanamaUS$200,000Richard McEvoy (1)6TLANew to Challenge Tour
12 DecTIM Peru OpenPeruUS$168,000Brad Sutterfield (1)6TLANew to Challenge Tour
13 FebAmerican Express Costa Rica OpenCosta RicaUS$125,000Kyle Dobbs (1)6TLA
20 FebSummit Panama MastersPanamaUS$125,000Kevin Haefner (1)6TLA
27 FebAbierto Telefónica Moviles de GuatemalaGuatemalaUS$125,000César Monasterio (1)6TLA
21 MarTusker Kenya OpenKenya160,000Daniel Vancsik (3)6
10 AprMadeira Island Open Caixa Geral de DepositosPortugal600,000Robert-Jan Derksen (1)16EUR
1 MayPeugeot Challenge R.C.G. El PratSpain115,000Tomás Jesús Muñoz (1)6
8 MayFirstplus Wales ChallengeWales125,000Olivier David (1)6
15 MayTessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e BasilicataItaly120,000Rafael Gómez (2)6
29 MayRiu Tikida Hotels Moroccan ClassicMorocco130,000Fredrik Widmark (2)6
12 JunThomas Bjørn OpenDenmark115,000Toni Karjalainen (1)6New tournament
19 JunAa St Omer OpenFrance400,000Joakim Bäckström (n/a)16EUR
26 JunGaleria Kaufhof Pokal ChallengeGermany115,000Gareth Davies (2)6
3 JulOpen Mahou de MadridSpain120,000Benn Barham (2)6New tournament
10 JulOpen des Volcans – Challenge de FranceFrance120,000Ilya Goroneskoul (1)6
16 JulTexbond OpenItaly115,000Fredrik Widmark (3)6
31 JulIreland Ryder Cup ChallengeIreland130,000Marc Warren (1)6New tournament
14 AugCadillac Russian OpenRussiaUS$500,000Mikael Lundberg (2)16EUR
21 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland165,000Marc Warren (2)6
21 AugSkandia PGA OpenSwedenSKr 1,000,000David Patrick (1)6
27 AugMorson International Pro-Am ChallengeEngland150,000Andrés Romero (1)6
4 SepBA-CA Golf OpenAustria150,000Michael Hoey (1)6
11 SepTelia Challenge WaxholmSwedenSKr 1,000,000Morten Hagen (1)6
18 SepRotterdam International OpenNetherlands115,000Per G. Nyman (2)6New tournament
25 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan250,000Stephen Browne (2)6New tournament
2 OctOpen de ToulouseFrance115,000Brad Sutterfield (2)6
9 OctAbama Open de CanariasSpain450,000John Bickerton (2)16EURNew tournament
22 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItaly250,000Carl Suneson (5)6Tour Championship

Rankings

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]

RankPlayerPrize money (€)
1Marc Warren103,577
2Carl Suneson103,129
3Fredrik Widmark99,750
4Andrew Butterfield94,335
5Michael Kirk90,620

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.

References

  1. ^ "2005 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ "European Tour Results and Rankings". European Tour. Archived 27 October 2005 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  3. ^ "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.