2005 Challenge Tour

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

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$300,000Argentina Rafael Gómez (1)6TLANew to Challenge Tour
5 DecPanasonic Panama OpenPanamaUS$200,000England Richard McEvoy (1)6TLANew to Challenge Tour
12 DecTIM Peru OpenPeruUS$168,000United States Brad Sutterfield (1)6TLANew to Challenge Tour
13 FebAmerican Express Costa Rica OpenCosta RicaUS$125,000United States Kyle Dobbs (1)6TLA
20 FebSummit Panama MastersPanamaUS$125,000United States Kevin Haefner (1)6TLA
27 FebAbierto Telefónica Moviles de GuatemalaGuatemalaUS$125,000Argentina César Monasterio (1)6TLA
21 MarTusker Kenya OpenKenya160,000Argentina Daniel Vancsik (3)6
10 AprMadeira Island Open Caixa Geral de DepositosPortugal600,000Netherlands Robert-Jan Derksen (1)16EUR
1 MayPeugeot Challenge R.C.G. El PratSpain115,000Spain Tomás Jesús Muñoz (1)6
8 MayFirstplus Wales ChallengeWales125,000France Olivier David (1)6
15 MayTessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e BasilicataItaly120,000Argentina Rafael Gómez (2)6
29 MayRiu Tikida Hotels Moroccan ClassicMorocco130,000Sweden Fredrik Widmark (2)6
12 JunThomas Bjørn OpenDenmark115,000Finland Toni Karjalainen (1)6New tournament
19 JunAa St Omer OpenFrance400,000Sweden Joakim Bäckström (n/a)16EUR
26 JunGaleria Kaufhof Pokal ChallengeGermany115,000England Gareth Davies (2)6
3 JulOpen Mahou de MadridSpain120,000England Benn Barham (2)6New tournament
10 JulOpen des Volcans – Challenge de FranceFrance120,000France Ilya Goroneskoul (1)6
16 JulTexbond OpenItaly115,000Sweden Fredrik Widmark (3)6
31 JulIreland Ryder Cup ChallengeIreland130,000Scotland Marc Warren (1)6New tournament
14 AugCadillac Russian OpenRussiaUS$500,000Sweden Mikael Lundberg (2)16EUR
21 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland165,000Scotland Marc Warren (2)6
21 AugSkandia PGA OpenSwedenSKr 1,000,000Scotland David Patrick (1)6
27 AugMorson International Pro-Am ChallengeEngland150,000Argentina Andrés Romero (1)6
4 SepBA-CA Golf OpenAustria150,000Northern Ireland Michael Hoey (1)6
11 SepTelia Challenge WaxholmSwedenSKr 1,000,000Norway Morten Hagen (1)6
18 SepRotterdam International OpenNetherlands115,000Sweden Per G. Nyman (2)6New tournament
25 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan250,000Republic of Ireland Stephen Browne (2)6New tournament
2 OctOpen de ToulouseFrance115,000United States Brad Sutterfield (2)6
9 OctAbama Open de CanariasSpain450,000England John Bickerton (2)16EURNew tournament
22 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItaly250,000Spain 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 (€)
1Scotland Marc Warren103,577
2Spain Carl Suneson103,129
3Sweden Fredrik Widmark99,750
4England Andrew Butterfield94,335
5South Africa Michael Kirk90,620

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