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.

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
2004
2006

Schedule

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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)
6 Apr Jakobsberg Classic Germany 25,000   Marcel Haremza (3)
20 Apr Paderborner Classic Germany 25,000   Andrew Willey (1)
1 May Hassberge Classic Germany 22,500   Matthias Ziegler (3)
11 May Gleidingen Classic Germany 20,000   Nicolas Meitinger (1)
17 May Bad Abbach-Deutenhof Classic Germany 20,000   Marcel Haremza (4)
1 Jun Lich Classic Germany 22,500   Kasper Linnet Jørgensen (1)
8 Jun Baloise Esprit Pro Tour France 18,500   Wolfgang Huget (1)
14 Jun Central German Classic Germany 20,000   Martin Kaymer (a) (1)
28 Jun Coburg Brose Open Germany 30,000   Dennis Küpper (1)
5 Jul Central European Open Germany 20,000   Nicolas Meitinger (2)
18 Jul Barockstadt Schärding Classic Austria 20,000   Matt Green (1)
21 Jul Hohenpähl Classic Germany 15,000   Matthias Ziegler (4)
27 Jul Höslwang Classic Germany 17,500   Nicolas Meitinger (3)
10 Aug Sybrook Classic Netherlands 17,500   Nicolas Meitinger (4)
24 Aug Schloss Meisdorf Classic Germany 15,000   Anthony Grenier (3)
7 Sep Holledau Classic Germany 17,500   Lee Spencer (1)
28 Sep Märkischer Classic Germany 15,000   Anthony Grenier (4)
16 Oct Schönbuch PGA Tour Championship Germany 25,000   Émilien Chamaulte (1)

Order of Merit

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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

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  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

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  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.
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