Golf tour season
The 2005 European Tour was the 34th season of the European Tour , the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2005
Changes from the 2004 season included five new tournaments: the Volvo China Open and TCL Classic in China, making a total of five events in the country,[ 1] the Indonesia Open , the New Zealand Open and the Abama Open de Canarias , as the tour retained a stop in the Canary Islands. The ANZ Championship , Open de Sevilla and The Heritage were lost from the schedule.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[ 2] [ 3]
Date
Tournament
Host country
Purse
Winner[ b]
OWGR points
Other tours[ c]
Notes
28 Nov
Volvo China Open
China
US$1,000,000
Stephen Dodd (1)
16
ASA
New to European Tour
5 Dec
Omega Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong
US$800,000
Miguel Ángel Jiménez (12)
24
ASA
12 Dec
Dunhill Championship
South Africa
£500,000
Charl Schwartzel (1)
18
AFR
23 Jan
South African Airways Open
South Africa
£500,000
Tim Clark (2)
32
AFR [ d]
30 Jan
Caltex Masters
Singapore
US$1,000,000
Nick Dougherty (1)
30
ASA
6 Feb
Heineken Classic
Australia
A$2,000,000
Craig Parry (6)
40
ANZ
13 Feb
Holden New Zealand Open
New Zealand
NZ$1,500,000
Niclas Fasth (2)
24
ANZ
New to European Tour
20 Feb
Carlsberg Malaysian Open
Malaysia
US$1,210,000
Thongchai Jaidee (2)
26
ASA
27 Feb
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
United States
US$7,500,000
David Toms (n/a)
76
World Golf Championship
6 Mar
Dubai Desert Classic
UAE
US$2,200,000
Ernie Els (19)
36
13 Mar
Qatar Masters
Qatar
US$1,500,000
Ernie Els (20)
26
ASA
20 Mar
TCL Classic
China
US$1,000,000
Paul Casey (4)
20
ASA
New to European Tour
27 Mar
Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open
Indonesia
US$1,000,000
Thaworn Wiratchant (1)
16
ASA
New to European Tour
3 Apr
Estoril Open de Portugal
Portugal
€1,250,000
Paul Broadhurst (5)
24
10 Apr
Madeira Island Open Caixa Geral de Depositos
Portugal
€600,000
Robert-Jan Derksen (2)
16
CHA
10 Apr
Masters Tournament
United States
US$7,000,000
Tiger Woods (n/a)
100
Major championship
17 Apr
Jazztel Open de España en Andalucía
Spain
€1,650,000
Peter Hanson (1)
24
24 Apr
Johnnie Walker Classic
China
£1,250,000
Adam Scott (5)
46
ANZ , ASA
1 May
BMW Asian Open
China
US$1,500,000
Ernie Els (21)
38
ASA
8 May
Telecom Italia Open
Italy
€1,300,000
Steve Webster (1)
24
15 May
Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters
England
£1,700,000
Thomas Bjørn (8)
36
22 May
Nissan Irish Open
Ireland
€2,000,000
Stephen Dodd (2)
38
29 May
BMW Championship
England
€4,000,000
Ángel Cabrera (3)
64
Flagship event
5 Jun
Celtic Manor Wales Open
Wales
£1,500,000
Miguel Ángel Jiménez (13)
26
12 Jun
KLM Open
Netherlands
€1,500,000
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (1)
24
19 Jun
Aa St Omer Open
France
€400,000
Joakim Bäckström (1)
16
CHA
19 Jun
U.S. Open
United States
US$6,250,000
Michael Campbell (7)
100
Major championship
26 Jun
Open de France
France
€3,500,000
Jean-François Remésy (3)
24
3 Jul
Smurfit European Open
Ireland
£2,400,000
Kenneth Ferrie (2)
46
10 Jul
Barclays Scottish Open
Scotland
£2,400,000
Tim Clark (3)
50
17 Jul
The Open Championship
Scotland
£4,000,000
Tiger Woods (n/a)
100
Major championship
24 Jul
Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe
Germany
€3,300,000
Niclas Fasth (3)
44
31 Jul
Scandinavian Masters
Sweden
€1,600,000
Mark Hensby (1)
24
7 Aug
Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles
Scotland
£1,400,000
Emanuele Canonica (1)
24
14 Aug
Cadillac Russian Open
Russia
US$500,000
Mikael Lundberg (1)
16
CHA
15 Aug
PGA Championship
United States
US$6,500,000
Phil Mickelson (n/a)
100
Major championship
21 Aug
WGC-NEC Invitational
United States
US$7,500,000
Tiger Woods (n/a)
74
World Golf Championship
28 Aug
BMW International Open
Germany
€2,000,000
David Howell (2)
36
4 Sep
Omega European Masters
Switzerland
€1,700,000
Sergio García (6)
24
11 Sep
Linde German Masters
Germany
€3,000,000
Retief Goosen (12)
46
18 Sep
HSBC World Match Play Championship
England
£1,660,000
Michael Campbell (8)
36
Limited-field event
2 Oct
Dunhill Links Championship
Scotland
US$5,000,000
Colin Montgomerie (29)
38
Pro-Am
9 Oct
Abama Open de Canarias
Spain
€450,000
John Bickerton (1)
16
CHA
New tournament
9 Oct
WGC-American Express Championship
United States
US$7,500,000
Tiger Woods (n/a)
72
World Golf Championship
16 Oct
Open de Madrid
Spain
€1,000,000
Raphaël Jacquelin (1)
24
23 Oct
Mallorca Classic
Spain
€1,500,000
José María Olazábal (23)
24
30 Oct
Volvo Masters
Spain
€4,000,000
Paul McGinley (4)
46
Tour Championship
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros .[ 4] [ 5]
Position
Player
Prize money (€ )
1
Colin Montgomerie
2,794,223
2
Michael Campbell
2,496,269
3
Paul McGinley
2,296,423
4
Retief Goosen
2,261,211
5
Ángel Cabrera
1,866,277
6
Sergio García
1,828,545
7
David Howell
1,798,308
8
Henrik Stenson
1,585,750
9
Thomas Bjørn
1,561,190
10
José María Olazábal
1,489,016
Awards
See also
Notes
^ Tiger Woods won four events, but was not a European Tour member.
^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
^ AFR − Sunshine Tour ; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia ; ASA − Asian Tour ; CHA − Challenge Tour .
^ Sunshine Tour flagship event
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