Duration | 16 December 2004 – 11 December 2005 |
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Number of official events | 27 |
Most wins | Thaworn Wiratchant (4) |
Order of Merit | Thaworn Wiratchant |
Players' Player of the Year | Thaworn Wiratchant |
Rookie of the Year | Shiv Kapur |
← 2004 2006 → |
The 2005 Asian Tour was the 11th season of the modern Asian Tour (formerly the Asian PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.
The following table lists official events during the 2005 season. [1]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) | Winner [lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours [lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
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19 Dec | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | Japan | ¥100,000,000 | Kiyoshi Miyazato (n/a) | 24 | JPN | |
30 Jan | Caltex Masters | Singapore | 1,000,000 | Nick Dougherty (n/a) | 30 | EUR | |
20 Feb | Carlsberg Malaysian Open | Malaysia | 1,210,000 | Thongchai Jaidee (7) | 26 | EUR | |
27 Feb | Myanmar Open | Myanmar | 200,000 | Scott Strange (1) | 8 | ||
6 Mar | Thai Airways International Thailand Open | Thailand | 500,000 | Richard Lee (1) | 6 | ||
13 Mar | Qatar Masters | Qatar | 1,500,000 | Ernie Els (n/a) | 26 | EUR | New to Asian Tour |
20 Mar | TCL Classic | China | 1,000,000 | Paul Casey (1) | 20 | EUR | |
27 Mar | Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open | Indonesia | 1,000,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (5) | 16 | EUR | |
24 Apr | Johnnie Walker Classic | China | £1,250,000 | Adam Scott (n/a) | 46 | ANZ, EUR | |
1 May | BMW Asian Open | China | 1,500,000 | Ernie Els (n/a) | 38 | EUR | |
8 May | SK Telecom Open | South Korea | ₩500,000,000 | K. J. Choi (3) | 14 | KOR | |
15 May | Macau Open | Macau | 275,000 | Wang Ter-chang (3) | 10 | ||
22 May | Philippine Open | Philippines | 200,000 | Adam Le Vesconte (1) | 6 | ||
29 May | KT&G Maekyung Open | South Korea | ₩500,000,000 | Choi Sang-ho (1) | 6 | KOR | |
26 Jun | Brunei Open | Brunei | 300,000 | Terry Pilkadaris (3) | 6 | New tournament | |
4 Sep | Volkswagen Masters-China | China | 300,000 | Retief Goosen (n/a) | 20 | ||
11 Sep | Singapore Open | Singapore | 2,000,000 | Adam Scott (n/a) | 22 | ||
18 Sep | Taiwan Open | Taiwan | 300,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (6) | 6 | ||
25 Sep | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | Taiwan | 400,000 | Lu Wei-chih (1) | 6 | ||
2 Oct | Crowne Plaza Open | China | 200,000 | Prayad Marksaeng (5) | 6 | ||
16 Oct | Bangkok Airways Open | Thailand | 200,000 | Lu Wen-teh (2) | 6 | New tournament | |
30 Oct | Hero Honda Indian Open | India | 300,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (7) | 8 | ||
6 Nov | Double A International Open | Thailand | 300,000 | Chinnarat Phadungsil (a) (1) | 6 | New tournament | |
20 Nov | Carlsberg Masters Vietnam | Vietnam | 200,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (8) | 6 | ||
27 Nov | Volvo China Open | China | 1,300,000 | Paul Casey (2) | 18 | EUR | |
4 Dec | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | 1,200,000 | Colin Montgomerie (n/a) | 28 | EUR | |
11 Dec | Volvo Masters of Asia | Thailand | 600,000 | Shiv Kapur (1) | 20 |
The following events were sanctioned by the Asian Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours [lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | 5,000,000 | David Howell | 48 | AFR, ANZ, EUR | New limited-field event |
The Order of Merit was titled as the UBS Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [2] [3]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | Thaworn Wiratchant | 510,123 |
2 | Thongchai Jaidee | 454,335 |
3 | Jyoti Randhawa | 329,835 |
4 | Shiv Kapur | 242,101 |
5 | Terry Pilkadaris | 234,970 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Players' Player of the Year | Thaworn Wiratchant | [4] |
Rookie of the Year | Shiv Kapur | [4] |
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