2005 EPD Tour
| Duration | 17 February 2005 – 16 October 2005 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 19 |
| Most wins |  Nicolas Meitinger (4) |
| Order of Merit | Nicolas Meitinger |
← 2004 2006 → | |
The 2005 EPD Tour, titled as the 2005 Renault EPD Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the ninth season of the EPD Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb | Oliva Nova Classic | Spain | 35,000 |  Anthony Grenier (2)
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| 6 Apr | Jakobsberg Classic | Germany | 25,000 | Marcel Haremza (3)
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| 20 Apr | Paderborner Classic | Germany | 25,000 |  Andrew Willey (1)
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| 1 May | Hassberge Classic | Germany | 22,500 | Matthias Ziegler (3)
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| 11 May | Gleidingen Classic | Germany | 20,000 | Nicolas Meitinger (1)
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| 17 May | Bad Abbach-Deutenhof Classic | Germany | 20,000 | Marcel Haremza (4)
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| 1 Jun | Lich Classic | Germany | 22,500 |  Kasper Linnet Jørgensen (1)
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| 8 Jun | Baloise Esprit Pro Tour | France | 18,500 | Wolfgang Huget (1)
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| 14 Jun | Central German Classic | Germany | 20,000 | Martin Kaymer (a) (1)
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| 28 Jun | Coburg Brose Open | Germany | 30,000 | Dennis Küpper (1)
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| 5 Jul | Central European Open | Germany | 20,000 | Nicolas Meitinger (2)
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| 18 Jul | Barockstadt Schärding Classic | Austria | 20,000 | Matt Green (1)
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| 21 Jul | Hohenpähl Classic | Germany | 15,000 | Matthias Ziegler (4)
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| 27 Jul | Höslwang Classic | Germany | 17,500 | Nicolas Meitinger (3)
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| 10 Aug | Sybrook Classic | Netherlands | 17,500 | Nicolas Meitinger (4)
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| 24 Aug | Schloss Meisdorf Classic | Germany | 15,000 | Anthony Grenier (3)
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| 7 Sep | Holledau Classic | Germany | 17,500 | Lee Spencer (1)
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| 28 Sep | Märkischer Classic | Germany | 15,000 | Anthony Grenier (4)
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| 16 Oct | Schönbuch PGA Tour Championship | Germany | 25,000 | Émilien Chamaulte (1)
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Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[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 | Prize money (€) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Meitinger |
20,280 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
| 2 | Marcel Haremza |
17,272 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 3 | Anthony Grenier |
17,178 | |
| 4 | Wolfgang Huget |
16,280 | |
| 5 | Dennis Küpper |
13,771 | |
| 6 | Kasper Linnet Jørgensen |
13,394 | |
| 7 |  John Bleys |
13,061 | |
| 8 | Andrew Willey |
11,184 | |
| 9 | Patrick Niederdrenk |
10,805 | |
| 10 | Matthias Ziegler |
10,360 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of EPD Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the EPD Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "2005 Renault EPD Tour" (in German). EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Offizielle Jahres-Endrangliste (Order of Merit) 2005" [Official Year-End Ranking (Order of Merit) 2005] (in German). EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Emilien Chamaulte und Dennis Küpper die großen Sieger des Tour-Finales" [Emilien Chamaulte and Dennis Küpper the big winners of the Tour finale] (PDF) (in German). PGA of Germany. 18 October 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2023.