2005 EPD Tour

2005 EPD Tour season
Duration17 February 2005 (2005-02-17) – 16 October 2005 (2005-10-16)
Number of official events19
Most winsGermany Nicolas Meitinger (4)
Order of MeritGermany Nicolas Meitinger
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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

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(€)		Winner
19 FebOliva Nova ClassicSpain35,000France Anthony Grenier (2)
6 AprJakobsberg ClassicGermany25,000Germany Marcel Haremza (3)
20 AprPaderborner ClassicGermany25,000England Andrew Willey (1)
1 MayHassberge ClassicGermany22,500Germany Matthias Ziegler (3)
11 MayGleidingen ClassicGermany20,000Germany Nicolas Meitinger (1)
17 MayBad Abbach-Deutenhof ClassicGermany20,000Germany Marcel Haremza (4)
1 JunLich ClassicGermany22,500Denmark Kasper Linnet Jørgensen (1)
8 JunBaloise Esprit Pro TourFrance18,500Germany Wolfgang Huget (1)
14 JunCentral German ClassicGermany20,000Germany Martin Kaymer (a) (1)
28 JunCoburg Brose OpenGermany30,000Germany Dennis Küpper (1)
5 JulCentral European OpenGermany20,000Germany Nicolas Meitinger (2)
18 JulBarockstadt Schärding ClassicAustria20,000England Matt Green (1)
21 JulHohenpähl ClassicGermany15,000Germany Matthias Ziegler (4)
27 JulHöslwang ClassicGermany17,500Germany Nicolas Meitinger (3)
10 AugSybrook ClassicNetherlands17,500Germany Nicolas Meitinger (4)
24 AugSchloss Meisdorf ClassicGermany15,000France Anthony Grenier (3)
7 SepHolledau ClassicGermany17,500England Lee Spencer (1)
28 SepMärkischer ClassicGermany15,000France Anthony Grenier (4)
16 OctSchönbuch PGA Tour ChampionshipGermany25,000France Émilien Chamaulte (1)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2006 Challenge Tour.

Position Player Prize money (€) Status earned
1Germany Nicolas Meitinger20,280Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
2Germany Marcel Haremza17,272Promoted to Challenge Tour
3France Anthony Grenier17,178
4Germany Wolfgang Huget16,280
5Germany Dennis Küpper13,771
6Denmark Kasper Linnet Jørgensen13,394
7Netherlands John Bleys13,061
8England Andrew Willey11,184
9Germany Patrick Niederdrenk10,805
10Germany Matthias Ziegler10,360

Notes

  1. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ "2005 Renault EPD Tour" (in German). EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.