2005 Alps Tour
Golf tour season
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The 2005 Alps Tour was the fifth season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier golf tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar | Trophée Maroc Telecom | Morocco | 35,000 |  Adrien Mörk (2) |
| 1 Apr | Open de Fès | Morocco | 35,000 |  Giorgio Grillo (1) |
| 8 Apr | Open de Mohammedia | Morocco | 35,000 |  Mustapha El Kharraz (1) |
| 15 May | Open de Bordeaux | France | 45,000 |  Nicolas Colsaerts (1) |
| 28 May | Gösser Open | Austria | 35,000 |  Thomas Feyrsinger (1) |
| 5 Jun | Open International Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | France | 50,000 | Nicolas Joakimides (1) |
| 19 Jun | Memorial Olivier Barras | Switzerland | 35,000 | Bertrand Coathalem (1) |
| 24 Jun | Open Le Fronde | Italy | 35,000 | Andrea Zani (2) |
| 3 Jul | Open de Neuchâtel | Switzerland | 45,000 | Thomas Feyrsinger (2) |
| 8 Jul | Open La Margherita | Italy | 35,000 | Matteo Peroni (1) |
| 20 Aug | MAN NÖ Open | Austria | 55,000 | Markus Brier (2) |
| 25 Aug | Waldviertel Open | Austria | 35,000 |  Francisco Valera (1) |
| 4 Sep | Open International de la Mirabelle d'Or | France | 45,000 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera (a) (1) |
| 11 Sep | Uniqa FinanceLife Styrian Open | Austria | 45,000 | Florian Praegant (a) (1) |
| 17 Sep | Open International Stade Français Paris | France | 45,000 | Grégory Bourdy (3) |
| 30 Sep | Open La Pavoniere | Italy | 35,000 | Thomas Feyrsinger (3) |
| 9 Oct | Open du Haut Poitou | France | 40,000 | Renaud Guillard (1) |
| 23 Oct | Masters 13 | France | 50,000 |  José-Filipe Lima (2) |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2006 Challenge Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cédric Menut | 38,931 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
| 2 | Francisco Valera | 31,029 | Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School) |
| 3 | Thomas Feyrsinger | 29,944 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 4 | Bertrand Coathalem | 22,771 | |
| 5 | Adrien Mörk | 18,739 | |
| 6 | Anthony Snobeck | 16,845 | |
| 7 | Jean-Marc de Polo | 15,958 | |
| 8 | Renaud Guillard | 15,800 | |
| 9 | Clemens Prader | 15,633 | |
| 10 | Thomas Kogler | 13,410 |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Alps Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Alps Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.