2005 European Seniors Tour

2005 European Seniors Tour season

Duration	2 March 2005 (2005-03-02) – 12 November 2005 (2005-11-12)
Number of official events	23
Most wins	Sam Torrance (3)
Order of Merit	Sam Torrance
Rookie of the Year	Kevin Spurgeon
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The 2005 European Seniors Tour was the 14th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

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

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	Notes
4 Mar	DGM Barbados Open	Barbados	US$250,000	Denis O'Sullivan (6)
13 Mar	Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic	Trinidad and Tobago	US$250,000	Luis Carbonetti (3)
23 Apr	Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh Seniors Open	Egypt	US$255,000	Bob Lendzion (2)	New tournament
22 May	Nokia 9300 Italian Seniors Open	Italy	170,000	Géry Watine (1)
29 May	Senior PGA Championship	United States	US$2,000,000	Mike Reid (n/a)	Senior major championship [lower-alpha 2]
5 Jun	AIB Irish Seniors Open	Ireland	400,000	Noel Ratcliffe (8)
12 Jun	Irvine Whitlock Seniors Classic	Jersey	£120,000	Sam Torrance (2)
19 Jun	Mobile Cup	England	£125,000	Giuseppe Calì (1)
26 Jun	De Vere Northumberland Seniors Classic	England	£150,000	Carl Mason (10)
3 Jul	Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open	Wales	£500,000	Carl Mason (10)
10 Jul	Nigel Mansell Sunseeker International Classic	England	£150,000	Jim Rhodes (3)
24 Jul	The Senior British Open Championship	Scotland	US$1,800,000	Tom Watson (n/a)	Senior major championship
31 Jul	U.S. Senior Open	United States	US$2,600,000	Allen Doyle (n/a)	Senior major championship [lower-alpha 2]
7 Aug	De Vere PGA Seniors Championship	England	£200,000	Sam Torrance (3)
14 Aug	Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open	Switzerland	210,000	Terry Gale (7)
21 Aug	Travis Perkins Senior Masters	England	£225,000	Eduardo Romero (1)
28 Aug	Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open	Scotland	£150,000	Nick Job (3)
4 Sep	Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters	England	£225,000	Mark James (1)
11 Sep	Scandinavian Senior Open	Denmark	250,000	Bill Longmuir (5)	New tournament
25 Sep	Bendinat London Seniors Masters	England	£150,000	Sam Torrance (4)
2 Oct	Castellon Costa Azahar Open de España	Spain	250,000	Bob Boyd (1)
9 Oct	Algarve Seniors Open of Portugal	Portugal	300,000	Jerry Bruner (3)	New tournament
12 Nov	Arcapita Seniors Tour Championship	Bahrain	US$450,000	Des Smyth (1)	Tour Championship

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. ^{[2] [3]}

Position	Player	Prize money (€)
1	Sam Torrance	277,421
2	Carl Mason	257,114
3	Des Smyth	229,515
4	Luis Carbonetti	199,412
5	Nick Job	192,690

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Rookie of the Year	Kevin Spurgeon	[4]

Notes

1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Seniors Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Seniors Tour members.
2. Official win; unofficial money.

References

1. "2005 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
2. "John Jacobs Trophy Winners". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
3. "Torrance tops Seniors Tour order". BBC Sport. 12 November 2005. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
4. "'Cheers' to the European Senior Tour". Golf Business News. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023. Other previous winners include José Rivero (2006), Kevin Spurgeon (2005)...

External links

• Official website