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.
Duration | 25 November 2004 | – 30 October 2005
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Number of official events | 47 |
Most wins | Ernie Els (3) |
Order of Merit | Colin Montgomerie |
Golfer of the Year | Michael Campbell |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño |
← 2004 2006 → |
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, 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.
The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
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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 | |
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 |
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner(s) | OWGR points | Notes |
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5 Jul | J. P. McManus Pro-Am | Ireland | n/a | Pádraig Harrington | n/a | Pro-Am |
25 Sep | Seve Trophy | England | €2,000,000 | Team GB&I | n/a | Team event |
20 Nov | WGC-World Cup | Portugal | US$4,000,000 | Stephen Dodd and Bradley Dredge | n/a | World Golf Championship Team event |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
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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 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Golfer of the Year | Michael Campbell | |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño |
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