The 2005 Challenge Tour was the 17th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
| Duration | 25 November 2004 – 22 October 2005 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30 |
| Most wins |  Rafael Gómez (2) Brad Sutterfield (2) Marc Warren (2) Fredrik Widmark (2) |
| Rankings | Marc Warren |
← 2004 2006 → | |
Schedule edit
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 |
Rankings edit
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 |
Notes edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ EUR − European Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
References edit
- ^ "2005 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "European Tour Results and Rankings" (PDF). European Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ a b "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.