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]

DateTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
28 NovAbierto Mexicano de GolfMexicoArgentina Rafael Gómez (1)Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
5 DecPanasonic Panama OpenPanamaEngland Richard McEvoy (1)Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
12 DecTIM Peru OpenPeruUnited States Brad Sutterfield (1)Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
13 FebCosta Rica OpenCosta RicaUnited States Kyle Dobbs (1)Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
20 FebSummit Panama MastersPanamaUnited States Kevin Haefner (1)Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
27 FebAbierto Telefonica Moviles de GuatemalaGuatemalaArgentina César Monasterio (1)Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
21 MarTusker Kenya OpenKenyaArgentina Daniel Vancsik (3)
10 AprMadeira Island Open Caixa Geral de DepositosPortugalNetherlands Robert-Jan Derksen (1)Dual-ranking event with European Tour
1 MayPeugeot Challenge R.C.G. El PratSpainSpain Tomás Jesús Muñoz (1)
8 MayFirstPlus Wales ChallengeWalesFrance Olivier David (1)
15 MayTessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e BasilicataItalyArgentina Rafael Gómez (2)
29 MayRiu Tikida Hotels Moroccan ClassicMoroccoSweden Fredrik Widmark (2)
12 JunThomas Bjørn OpenDenmarkFinland Toni Karjalainen (1)
19 JunAa St Omer OpenFranceSweden Joakim Bäckström (1)Dual-ranking event with European Tour
26 JunGaleria Kaufhof Pokal ChallengeGermanyEngland Gareth Davies (2)
3 JulOpen Mahou de MadridSpainEngland Benn Barham (2)
10 JulOpen des Volcans - Challenge de FranceFranceFrance Ilya Goroneskoul (1)
16 JulTexbond OpenItalySweden Fredrik Widmark (3)
31 JulIreland Ryder Cup ChallengeIrelandScotland Marc Warren (1)
14 AugCadillac Russian OpenRussiaSweden Mikael Lundberg (2)Dual-ranking event with European Tour
21 AugRolex TrophySwitzerlandScotland Marc Warren (2)
21 AugSkandia PGA OpenSwedenScotland David Patrick (1)Alternate to the Rolex Trophy
27 AugMorson International Pro-Am ChallengeEnglandArgentina Andrés Romero (1)
4 SepBA-CA Golf OpenAustriaNorthern Ireland Michael Hoey (1)
11 SepTelia Challenge WaxholmSwedenNorway Morten Hagen (1)
18 SepRotterdam International OpenNetherlandsSweden Per G. Nyman (2)
25 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstanRepublic of Ireland Stephen Browne (2)
2 OctOpen de ToulouseFranceUnited States Brad Sutterfield (2)
9 OctAbama Open de CanariasSpainEngland John Bickerton (2)Dual-ranking event with European Tour
22 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItalySpain Carl Suneson (5)

Rankings

The top 20 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained membership of the European Tour for the 2006 season.[1]

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (€)
1Marc Warren Scotland103,577
2Carl Suneson Spain103,129
3Fredrik Widmark Sweden99,750
4Andrew Butterfield England94,335
5Michael Kirk South Africa90,620
6Steven Jeppesen Sweden88,517
7Benn Barham England86,259
8Michael Hoey Northern Ireland86,124
9Daniel Vancsik Argentina81,053
10Richard McEvoy England80,047
11Rafael Gómez Argentina79,880
12David Higgins Ireland77,259
13Paul Dwyer England73,479
14Andrés Romero Argentina71,221
15Marco Ruiz Paraguay69,845
16Ariel Cañete Argentina66,087
17Tom Whitehouse England63,344
18Ross Fisher England61,029
19Stephen Browne Ireland59,916
20Toni Karjalainen Finland58,384

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
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