| 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 → | |
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]
| 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 |
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 |
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.
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