The Abama Open de Canarias was a

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tournament on the

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and

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s which was only played in 2005, and was last of four dual ranking events that year. It was held at the Abama Golf Club in

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, during the same week in October as the WGC-American Express Championship.

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's John Bickerton won the event, his first win on the European Tour, and collected the

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75,000 (£51,104) first prize. The total prize fund was towards the lower end of the scale on the European Tour, at €450,000, but was the third richest tournament on the Challenge Tour that season. The European Tour had previously visited the Canary Islands between 2002 and 2004 for the

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, the Turespana Masters Open de Canarias in 1997, and for the Turespana Open De Canaria, originally the Tenerife Open, from 1989 to 1995.

Winners

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External links

Coverage on the European Tour's official site
{{Former European Tour Events Former European Tour events Golf tournaments in Spain 2005 establishments in Spain 2005 disestablishments in Spain Defunct sports competitions in Spain