2005 Challenge Tour
The 2005 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.[1]
The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by Scotland's Marc Warren.
Tournament schedule
The table below shows the 2005 Challenge Tour schedule.[2]
| Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25–28 Nov | Abierto Mexicano de Golf | Mexico |  Rafael Gómez | |
| 2–5 Dec | Panasonic Panama Open | Panama |  Richard McEvoy | |
| 9–12 Dec | TIM Peru Open | Peru |  Brad Sutterfield | |
| 10–13 Feb | Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | Kyle Dobbs | |
| 17–20 Feb | Summit Panama Masters | Panama | Kevin Haefner | |
| 24–27 Feb | Abierto Telefonica Moviles de Guatemala | Guatemala | César Monasterio | |
| 18–21 Mar | Tusker Kenya Open | Kenya | Daniel Vancsik | |
| 7–10 Apr | Madeira Island Open Caixa Geral de Depositos | Portugal |  Robert-Jan Derksen | Dual-ranking event with the European Tour |
| 28 Apr–1 May | Peugeot Challenge R.C.G. El Prat | Spain |  Tomás Jesús Muñoz | |
| 5–8 May | FIRSTPLUS Wales Challenge | Wales |  Olivier David | |
| 12–15 May | Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata | Italy | Rafael Gómez | |
| 26–29 May | Riu Tikida Hotels Moroccan Classic | Morocco |  Fredrik Widmark | |
| 9–12 Jun | Thomas Bjørn Open | Denmark |  Toni Karjalainen | |
| 16–19 Jun | Aa St Omer Open | France | Joakim Bäckström | Dual-ranking event with the European Tour |
| 23–26 Jun | Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge | Germany | Gareth Davies | |
| 30 Jun–3 Jul | Open Mahou de Madrid | Spain | Benn Barham | |
| 7–10 Jul | Open des Volcans - Challenge de France | France | Ilya Goroneskoul | |
| 13–16 Jul | Texbond Open | Italy | Fredrik Widmark | |
| 28–31 Jul | Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge | Republic of Ireland |  Marc Warren | |
| 11–14 Aug | Cadillac Russian Open | Russia | Mikael Lundberg | Dual-ranking event with the European Tour |
| 18–21 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | Marc Warren | |
| 18–21 Aug | Skandia PGA Open | Sweden | David Patrick | |
| 24–27 Aug | Morson International Pro-Am Challenge | England | Andrés Romero | |
| 1–4 Sept | BA-CA Golf Open | Austria |  Michael Hoey | |
| 8–11 Sept | Telia Challenge Waxholm | Sweden |  Morten Hagen | |
| 15–18 Sept | Rotterdam International Open | Netherlands | Per G. Nyman | |
| 22–25 Sept | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan |  Stephen Browne | |
| 29 Sept–2 Oct | Open de Toulouse | France | Brad Sutterfield | |
| 6–9 Oct | Abama Open de Canarias | Spain | John Bickerton | Dual-ranking event with the European Tour |
| 19–22 Oct | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | Italy | Carl Suneson |
Rankings
The top 20 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained membership of the European Tour for the 2006 season.[1]
| Position | Player | Country | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Warren | England | 103,577 |
| 2 | Carl Suneson | Spain | 103,129 |
| 3 | Fredrik Widmark | Sweden | 99,750 |
| 4 | Andrew Butterfield | England | 94,335 |
| 5 | Michael Kirk |  South Africa | 90,620 |
| 6 | Steven Jeppesen | Sweden | 88,517 |
| 7 | Benn Barham | England | 86,259 |
| 8 | Michael Hoey | Northern Ireland | 86,124 |
| 9 | Daniel Vancsik | Argentina | 81,053 |
| 10 | Richard McEvoy | England | 80,047 |
| 11 | Rafael Gómez | Argentina | 79,880 |
| 12 | David Higgins | Ireland | 77,259 |
| 13 | Paul Dwyer | England | 73,479 |
| 14 | Andrés Romero | Argentina | 71,221 |
| 15 | Marco Ruiz |  Paraguay | 69,845 |
| 16 | Ariel Cañete | Argentina | 66,087 |
| 17 | Tom Whitehouse | England | 63,344 |
| 18 | Ross Fisher | England | 61,029 |
| 19 | Stephen Browne | Ireland | 59,916 |
| 20 | Toni Karjalainen | Finland | 58,384 |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ↑ "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
External links
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