2005 - Men Europe
The winners in the category "2005 - Men Europe" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Europe
Dunhill
Played as the Dunhill Links Championship (Sep 29-Oct 2). Second-placed Kenneth Ferrie (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Colin Montgomerie (Scot). [Old Course, St Andrews, Fife. Earlier rounds of this pro-am event also played at Carnoustie and Kingsbarns].
Europe
BA-CA
Played as the BA-CA Golf Open presented by Telekom Austria (Sept 1-4; Eurpn Challenge Tr event). Second-placed Steven Jeppesen (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Hoey (N.Ire). BA-CA stands for Bank-Austria Creditanstalt. [Fontana GC, Oberwaltersdorf, nr Vienna, Austria].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW International Open (Aug 25-28). Second-placed John Daly (USA) and Brett Rumford (Aus) finished 1 shot behind David Howell (Eng), who recorded his first European Tour win since 1999. [Golfclub München Eichenried, nr Munich, Germany].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW Championship (May 26-29). Second-placed Paul McGinley (Ire) finished 2 shots behind Cabrera (Arg). [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Europe
Daily Telegraph/Dunlop
Played as the Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters (May 12-15). Bjørn (Den) beat David Howell (Eng) with a par at the second playoff hole. Brian Davis (Eng) was eliminated at the first playoff. [Arden course, Forest of Arden CC, Meriden, nr Birmingham].
Europe
Abama
Played as the Abama Open de Canarias (Oct 6-9; one-off Eurpn Tr event). Second-placed Stuart Little (Eng) and Michael Kirk (RSA) finished 5 shots behind 35-year-old John Bickerton (Eng), who claimed his first win on the European Tour after 287 starts and finishing second on five occasions. [Abama GC, nr Playa San Juan, Tenerife].
Europe
x
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (March 3-6; European Tour event). Second-placed Stephen Dodd (Wales) and Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) finished 1 shot behind Ernie Els (RSA), who clinched victory with an eagle at the final hole, a 547-yard par-5. [Majlis course, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE].
Europe
KLM
Played as the KLM Open (June 9-12). Second-placed Gary Emerson (Eng) finished 2 shots behind tour rookie and first-time European Tour winner Fernández-Castaño (Esp), playing in his 16th start on the Tour. [Hilversumsche GC, Hilversum, nr Amsterdam].
Europe
Omega
Played as the Omega European Masters (Sept 1-4). Second-placed Peter Gustafsson (Swe) finished 1 shot behind García (Esp). [GC Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans-Montana, Switzerland].
Europe
Smurfit
Played as the Smurfit European Open (Jun 30-Jul 3). Second-placed Colin Montgomerie (Scot) and Graeme Storm (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Kenneth Ferrie (Eng). Thomas Bjørn (Den) lead the field by 4 shots after three rounds, but a final day 86, with an 11 at the par-4 17th, put paid to his chances of winning. [Palmer North course, K Club, Straffan, nr Dublin].
Europe
x
Played as the Open de France (June 23-26). Defending champion Remésy (Fra) beat Jean van de Velde (Fra) at the first playoff hole. [Albatros course, Golf National, Guyancourt, nr Paris].
Europe
Linde
Played as the Linde German Masters (Sept 8-11). Second-placed Nick Dougherty (Eng), David Lynn (Eng), Henrik Stenson (Swe) and José María Olazábal (Esp) finished 1 shot behind Goosen (RSA). [GC Gut Lärchenhof, Pulheim, nr Cologne, Germany].
Europe
x
Played as the Hassan II Trophy (Feb 24-27; unofficial limited-field event). Second-placed Jose-Filipe Lima (Port/Fra) finished 5 shots behind Compton (USA). [Red course, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco].
Europe
x
Played as the Aa St Omer Open (June 16-19; Eurpn Tr event). Bäckström (Swe) beat Paul Dwyer (Eng) with a par at the first playoff hole, to record his only win on the European Tour. [Aa St Omer Golf Club, Lumbres, Hauts-de-France, France].
Europe
Nissan
Played as the Nissan Irish Open (May 19-22). Dodd (Wales) beat David Howell (Eng) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. This was the second straight week that Howell lost in a playoff. [Montgomerie Course, Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare].
Europe
Telecom Italia
Played as the Telecom Italian Open (May 5-8). Second-placed Bradley Dredge (Wales), Anders Hansen (Den) and Richard Finch (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Webster (Eng), who claimed his first European Tour win after 10 years on the Tour. [Castello Tolcinasco GC, Pieve Emanuele, nr Milan].
Europe
Johnnie Walker
Played as the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles (Aug 4-7). Second-placed Barry Lane (Eng), Bradley Dredge (Wales), Nicolas Colsaerts (Belg) and David Lynn (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Canonica (Italy), who recorded his first win after 14 years on the European Tour. [PGA Centenary Course, Gleneagles, Perthshire].
Europe
CGD
Played as the Madeira Island Open Caixa Geral de Depositos (April 7-10). Second-placed Andrew McLardy (RSA) and Gary Orr (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Derksen (Nld). [Santo da Serra GC, Machico, Madeira].
Europe
x
Played as the Open de Madrid (Oct 13-16). Second-placed Paul Lawrie (Scot) finished 3 shots behind Jacquelin (Fra), who recorded his first European Tour win after 238 starts on the Tour. [Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain].
Europe
x
Played as the Mallorca Classic (Oct 20-23). Second-placed Sergio García (Esp), José Manuel Lara (Esp) and Paul Broadhurst (Eng) finished 5 shots behind Olazábal (Esp), who recorded his first European Tour win for 4 years. [Pula GC, Son Servera, Mallorca, Spain].
Europe
CGD
Played as the Estoril Open de Portugal Caixa Geral de Depositos (Mar 31-Apr 3). Second-placed Paul Lawrie (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Paul Broadhurst (Eng), who recorded his first European Tour win in 10 years. In the final round, Broadhurst benefitted from Lawrie's triple-bogey 7 at the 17th and co-leader Barry Lane's quadruple-bogey 9 at the 18th. [Oitavos Dunes, nr Cascais, Portugal].
Europe
x
Played as the Qatar Masters (March 10-13; Eurpn/Asian Trs event). Second-placed Henrik Stenson (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Ernie Els (RSA), whose final round 65 gave him back-to-back wins on the European Tour. [Doha GC, Qatar].
Europe
Cadillac
Played as the Cadillac Russian Open (Aug 11-14; Eurpn Tr event). First-time European Tour winner Lundberg (Swe) beat Andrew Butterfield (Eng) with a birdie at the fourth playoff hole. [Moscow CC, Nakhabino, nr Moscow].
Europe
Carlsberg
Played as the Scandinavian Masters by Carlsberg (Jul 28-31). 33-year-old Mark Hensby (Aus) beat home-favourite Henrik Stenson (Swe) with a par at the second playoff hole, to record his first and only European Tour win. [King's course, Kungsängen GC, nr Stockholm].
Europe
Barclays
Played as the Barclays Scottish Open (July 7-10). Second-placed Maarten Lafeber (Nld) and Darren Clarke (N.Ire) finished 2 shots behind Tim Clark (RSA), who recorded the last of his three European Tour wins. [Loch Lomond GC, Luss, Dunbartonshire].
Europe
Jazztel
Played as the Jazztel Open de Espana en Andalusia (April 14-17). First-time European Tour winner Hanson (Swe) beat Peter Gustafsson (Swe) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Old course, San Roque Club, Costa del Sol].
Europe
Deutsche Bank
Played as the Deutsche Bank Players' Championship of Europe (July 21-24). Fasth (Swe) beat Ángel Cabrera (Arg) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [Gut Kaden G&LC, Alveslohe, nr Hamburg].
Europe
Volvo
Played as the Volvo Masters (Oct 27-30; Eurpn Tr season-ending event). Second-placed Sergio García (Esp) finished 2 shots behind McGinley (Ire). By finishing third Colin Montgomerie secured the 2005 European Tour Order of Merit, his eighth such title. [Valderrama GC, San Roque, Spain].
Europe
Celtic Manor
Played as the Celtic Manor Wales Open (June 2-5). Second-placed Martin Erlandsson (Swe) and José Manuel Lara (Esp) finished 4 shots behind Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp). Jiménez shot a final round 62, including a final nine 29 to clinch his second European Tour win of the season. [Roman Road course, Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, South Wales].
Europe
HSBC
Played as the HSBC World Match Play Championship (Sept 15-18). Campbell (NZ) beat Paul McGinley (Ire) 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final, to scoop the richest prize in golf in 2005. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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