The 2005 Alps Tour was the fifth season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

2005 Alps Tour season
Duration23 March 2005 (2005-03-23) – 23 October 2005 (2005-10-23)
Number of official events18
Most winsAustria Thomas Feyrsinger (3)
Order of MeritFrance Cédric Menut
2004
2006

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
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Winner[a]
25 Mar Trophée Maroc Telecom Morocco 35,000   Adrien Mörk (2)
1 Apr Open de Fès Morocco 35,000   Giorgio Grillo (1)
8 Apr Open de Mohammedia Morocco 35,000   Mustapha El Kharraz (1)
15 May Open de Bordeaux France 45,000   Nicolas Colsaerts (1)
28 May Gösser Open Austria 35,000   Thomas Feyrsinger (1)
5 Jun Open International Côtes d'Armor Bretagne France 50,000   Nicolas Joakimides (1)
19 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland 35,000   Bertrand Coathalem (1)
24 Jun Open Le Fronde Italy 35,000   Andrea Zani (2)
3 Jul Open de Neuchâtel Switzerland 45,000   Thomas Feyrsinger (2)
8 Jul Open La Margherita Italy 35,000   Matteo Peroni (1)
20 Aug MAN NÖ Open Austria 55,000   Markus Brier (2)
25 Aug Waldviertel Open Austria 35,000   Francisco Valera (1)
4 Sep Open International de la Mirabelle d'Or France 45,000   Mike Lorenzo-Vera (a) (1)
11 Sep Uniqa FinanceLife Styrian Open Austria 45,000   Florian Praegant (a) (1)
17 Sep Open International Stade Français Paris France 45,000   Grégory Bourdy (3)
30 Sep Open La Pavoniere Italy 35,000   Thomas Feyrsinger (3)
9 Oct Open du Haut Poitou France 40,000   Renaud Guillard (1)
23 Oct Masters 13 France 50,000   José-Filipe Lima (2)

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2006 Challenge Tour.

Position Player Points Status earned
1   Cédric Menut 38,931 Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
2   Francisco Valera 31,029 Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School)
3   Thomas Feyrsinger 29,944 Promoted to Challenge Tour
4   Bertrand Coathalem 22,771
5   Adrien Mörk 18,739
6   Anthony Snobeck 16,845
7   Jean-Marc de Polo 15,958
8   Renaud Guillard 15,800
9   Clemens Prader 15,633
10   Thomas Kogler 13,410

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Alps Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Alps Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Tournament schedules 2001–2021" (PDF). Alps Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ "2005 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Archived from the original on 14 November 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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