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2005 PGA Tour

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2005 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 6, 2005 (2005-01-06) – November 6, 2005 (2005-11-06)
Number of official events48
Most winsUnited States Tiger Woods (6)
Money winnerUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
Rookie of the YearUnited States Sean O'Hair
2004
2006

The 2005 PGA Tour was the 90th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 37th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 9 Mercedes Championships Hawaii 5,300,000 Australia Stuart Appleby (6) 54 Winners-only event
Jan 16 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 4,800,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (25) 60
Jan 23 Buick Invitational California 4,800,000 United States Tiger Woods (41) 58
Jan 30 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 4,700,000 United States Justin Leonard (9) 54 Pro-Am
Feb 6 FBR Open Arizona 5,200,000 United States Phil Mickelson (24) 60
Feb 13 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 5,300,000 United States Phil Mickelson (25) 52 Pro-Am
Feb 20 Nissan Open California 4,800,000 Australia Adam Scott (n/a) 48 Unofficial win[b]
Feb 27 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship California 7,500,000 United States David Toms (11) 76 World Golf Championship
Feb 27 Chrysler Classic of Tucson Arizona 3,000,000 Australia Geoff Ogilvy (1) 24 Alternate event
Mar 6 Ford Championship at Doral Florida 5,500,000 United States Tiger Woods (42) 66
Mar 13 The Honda Classic Florida 5,500,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (1) 50
Mar 20 Bay Hill Invitational Florida 5,000,000 United States Kenny Perry (8) 70 Invitational
Mar 28 The Players Championship Florida 8,000,000 United States Fred Funk (7) 80 Flagship event
Apr 3 BellSouth Classic Georgia 5,000,000 United States Phil Mickelson (26) 42
Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia 7,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (43) 100 Major championship
Apr 17 MCI Heritage South Carolina 5,200,000 Australia Peter Lonard (1) 52 Invitational
Apr 24 Shell Houston Open Texas 5,000,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (26) 46
May 1 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 5,500,000 United States Tim Petrovic (1) 48
May 8 Wachovia Championship North Carolina 6,000,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (27) 68
May 15 EDS Byron Nelson Championship Texas 6,200,000 United States Ted Purdy (1) 66
May 22 Bank of America Colonial Texas 5,600,000 United States Kenny Perry (8) 58 Invitational
May 29 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 4,900,000 United States Justin Leonard (10) 38
Jun 5 Memorial Tournament Ohio 5,500,000 United States Bart Bryant (2) 70 Invitational
Jun 12 Booz Allen Classic Maryland 5,000,000 Spain Sergio García (6) 68
Jun 19 U.S. Open North Carolina 6,250,000 New Zealand Michael Campbell (n/a) 100 Major championship
Jun 26 Barclays Classic New York 5,750,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (2) 50
Jul 3 Cialis Western Open Illinois 5,000,000 United States Jim Furyk (10) 54
Jul 10 John Deere Classic Illinois 4,000,000 United States Sean O'Hair (1) 30
Jul 17 The Open Championship Scotland £4,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (44) 100 Major championship
Jul 17 B.C. Open New York 3,000,000 United States Jason Bohn (1) 24 Alternate event
Jul 24 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee Wisconsin 3,800,000 United States Ben Crane (2) 30
Jul 31 Buick Open Michigan 4,600,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (28) 46
Aug 7 The International Colorado 5,000,000 South Africa Retief Goosen (6) 54
Aug 15 PGA Championship New Jersey 6,500,000 United States Phil Mickelson (27) 100 Major championship
Aug 21 WGC-NEC Invitational Ohio 7,500,000 United States Tiger Woods (45) 74 World Golf Championship
Aug 21 Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada 3,000,000 United States Vaughn Taylor (2) 24 Alternate event
Aug 28 Buick Championship Connecticut 4,300,000 United States Brad Faxon (8) 36
Sep 5 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts 5,500,000 United States Olin Browne (3) 44
Sep 11 Bell Canadian Open Canada 5,000,000 United States Mark Calcavecchia (12) 44
Sep 18 84 Lumber Classic Pennsylvania 4,400,000 United States Jason Gore (1) 54
Sep 25 Valero Texas Open Texas 3,500,000 United States Robert Gamez (3) 30 Alternate event
Oct 2 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro North Carolina 5,000,000 South Korea K. J. Choi (3) 44
Oct 9 WGC-American Express Championship California 7,500,000 United States Tiger Woods (46) 72 World Golf Championship
Oct 16 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas Nevada 4,000,000 United States Wes Short Jr. (1) 52
Oct 23 Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort Florida 4,400,000 United States Lucas Glover (1) 52
Oct 30 Chrysler Championship Florida 5,300,000 Sweden Carl Pettersson (1) 58
Nov 6 The Tour Championship Georgia 6,500,000 United States Bart Bryant (3) 56 Tour Championship
Nov 6
Oct 9
Southern Farm Bureau Classic Mississippi 3,000,000 United States Heath Slocum (2) 24 Alternate event

Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)
Winner(s) Notes
Mar 29 Tavistock Cup Florida 2,000,000 Tie Team event
Jun 28 CVS Charity Classic Rhode Island 1,350,000 United States Chris DiMarco and
United States Fred Funk
Team event
Sep 25 Presidents Cup Virginia n/a Team USA Team event
Nov 8 Tommy Bahama Challenge Arizona 700,000 Team International Team event
Nov 13 Franklin Templeton Shootout Florida 2,600,000 United States John Huston and
United States Kenny Perry
Team event
Nov 15 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Nevada 900,000 Champions Tour Team event
Nov 20 WGC-World Cup Portugal 4,000,000 Wales Stephen Dodd and
Wales Bradley Dredge
World Golf Championship
Team event
Nov 23 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000 United States Tiger Woods Limited-field event
Nov 27 Merrill Lynch Skins Game California 1,000,000 United States Fred Funk Limited-field event
Dec 11 Target World Challenge California 5,500,000 England Luke Donald Limited-field event

Location of tournaments

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Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Tiger Woods 10,628,024
2 Fiji Vijay Singh 8,017,336
3 United States Phil Mickelson 5,699,605
4 United States Jim Furyk 4,255,369
5 United States David Toms 3,962,013
6 United States Kenny Perry 3,607,155
7 United States Chris DiMarco 3,562,548
8 South Africa Retief Goosen 3,494,106
9 United States Bart Bryant 3,249,136
10 Spain Sergio García 3,213,375

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) United States Tiger Woods [4]
PGA Player of the Year United States Tiger Woods [5]
Rookie of the Year United States Sean O'Hair [4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) United States Tiger Woods [4]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) United States Tiger Woods [6]
Comeback Player of the Year United States Olin Browne [4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. ^ Shortened to 36 holes due to rain. Due to the event's length, this win is not officially recognized as a PGA Tour victory.

References

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  1. ^ "2005 Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "2006 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "2005 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Woods is PGA player of the year". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. December 7, 2005. p. C2. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Woods clinches PGA Player of the Year". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Honolulu, Hawaii. September 21, 2005. p. 15 (B3 in paper). Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "2005: Year of the Tiger". Tampa Bay Times. St Petersburg, Florida. November 10, 2005. p. 28 (4C in paper). Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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