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2005 European Tour

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2005 European Tour season
Duration25 November 2004 (2004-11-25) – 30 October 2005 (2005-10-30)
Number of official events47
Most winsSouth Africa Ernie Els (3)[a]
Order of MeritScotland Colin Montgomerie
Golfer of the YearNew Zealand Michael Campbell
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearSpain Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
2004
2006

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

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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

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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 Wales Stephen Dodd (1) 16 ASA New to European Tour
5 Dec Omega Hong Kong Open Hong Kong US$800,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (12) 24 ASA
12 Dec Dunhill Championship South Africa £500,000 South Africa Charl Schwartzel (1) 18 AFR
23 Jan South African Airways Open South Africa £500,000 South Africa Tim Clark (2) 32 AFR[d]
30 Jan Caltex Masters Singapore US$1,000,000 England Nick Dougherty (1) 30 ASA
6 Feb Heineken Classic Australia A$2,000,000 Australia Craig Parry (6) 40 ANZ
13 Feb Holden New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$1,500,000 Sweden Niclas Fasth (2) 24 ANZ New to European Tour
20 Feb Carlsberg Malaysian Open Malaysia US$1,210,000 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (2) 26 ASA
27 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United States US$7,500,000 United States David Toms (n/a) 76 World Golf Championship
6 Mar Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$2,200,000 South Africa Ernie Els (19) 36
13 Mar Qatar Masters Qatar US$1,500,000 South Africa Ernie Els (20) 26 ASA
20 Mar TCL Classic China US$1,000,000 England Paul Casey (4) 20 ASA New to European Tour
27 Mar Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open Indonesia US$1,000,000 Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant (1) 16 ASA New to European Tour
3 Apr Estoril Open de Portugal Portugal €1,250,000 England Paul Broadhurst (5) 24
10 Apr Madeira Island Open Caixa Geral de Depositos Portugal €600,000 Netherlands Robert-Jan Derksen (2) 16 CHA
10 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$7,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship
17 Apr Jazztel Open de España en Andalucía Spain €1,650,000 Sweden Peter Hanson (1) 24
24 Apr Johnnie Walker Classic China £1,250,000 Australia Adam Scott (5) 46 ANZ, ASA
1 May BMW Asian Open China US$1,500,000 South Africa Ernie Els (21) 38 ASA
8 May Telecom Italia Open Italy €1,300,000 England Steve Webster (1) 24
15 May Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters England £1,700,000 Denmark Thomas Bjørn (8) 36
22 May Nissan Irish Open Ireland €2,000,000 Wales Stephen Dodd (2) 38
29 May BMW Championship England €4,000,000 Argentina Ángel Cabrera (3) 64 Flagship event
5 Jun Celtic Manor Wales Open Wales £1,500,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (13) 26
12 Jun KLM Open Netherlands €1,500,000 Spain Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (1) 24
19 Jun Aa St Omer Open France €400,000 Sweden Joakim Bäckström (1) 16 CHA
19 Jun U.S. Open United States US$6,250,000 New Zealand Michael Campbell (7) 100 Major championship
26 Jun Open de France France €3,500,000 France Jean-François Remésy (3) 24
3 Jul Smurfit European Open Ireland £2,400,000 England Kenneth Ferrie (2) 46
10 Jul Barclays Scottish Open Scotland £2,400,000 South Africa Tim Clark (3) 50
17 Jul The Open Championship Scotland £4,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 100 Major championship
24 Jul Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe Germany €3,300,000 Sweden Niclas Fasth (3) 44
31 Jul Scandinavian Masters Sweden €1,600,000 Australia Mark Hensby (1) 24
7 Aug Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles Scotland £1,400,000 Italy Emanuele Canonica (1) 24
14 Aug Cadillac Russian Open Russia US$500,000 Sweden Mikael Lundberg (1) 16 CHA
15 Aug PGA Championship United States US$6,500,000 United States Phil Mickelson (n/a) 100 Major championship
21 Aug WGC-NEC Invitational United States US$7,500,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 74 World Golf Championship
28 Aug BMW International Open Germany €2,000,000 England David Howell (2) 36
4 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland €1,700,000 Spain Sergio García (6) 24
11 Sep Linde German Masters Germany €3,000,000 South Africa Retief Goosen (12) 46
18 Sep HSBC World Match Play Championship England £1,660,000 New Zealand Michael Campbell (8) 36 Limited-field event
2 Oct Dunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (29) 38 Pro-Am
9 Oct Abama Open de Canarias Spain €450,000 England John Bickerton (1) 16 CHA New tournament
9 Oct WGC-American Express Championship United States US$7,500,000 United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 72 World Golf Championship
16 Oct Open de Madrid Spain €1,000,000 France Raphaël Jacquelin (1) 24
23 Oct Mallorca Classic Spain €1,500,000 Spain José María Olazábal (23) 24
30 Oct Volvo Masters Spain €4,000,000 Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley (4) 46 Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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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
5 Jul J. P. McManus Pro-Am Ireland n/a Republic of Ireland 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 Wales Stephen Dodd and
Wales Bradley Dredge
n/a World Golf Championship
Team event

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[4][5]

Position Player Prize money ()
1 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 2,794,223
2 New Zealand Michael Campbell 2,496,269
3 Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley 2,296,423
4 South Africa Retief Goosen 2,261,211
5 Argentina Ángel Cabrera 1,866,277
6 Spain Sergio García 1,828,545
7 England David Howell 1,798,308
8 Sweden Henrik Stenson 1,585,750
9 Denmark Thomas Bjørn 1,561,190
10 Spain José María Olazábal 1,489,016

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Golfer of the Year New Zealand Michael Campbell [6]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Spain Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño [7]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Tiger Woods won 4 events, but was not a European Tour member.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
  4. ^ Sunshine Tour flagship event

References

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  1. ^ "European tour confirms China date". BBC Sport. 8 February 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ "2005 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. ^ "European Tour 2005". BBC Sport. 16 October 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. ^ "2005 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 19 February 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Monty lands eighth European crown". BBC Sport. 30 October 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Campbell Awarded European Player of the Year". NBC Sports. Associated Press. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Spaniard wins Rookie of Year title". RTÉ. 8 November 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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