Duration | 25 November 2004 – 30 October 2005 |
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Number of official events | 47 |
Most wins | Ernie Els (3) [a] |
Order of Merit | Colin Montgomerie |
Golfer of the Year | Michael Campbell |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | 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 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.
The following table lists official events during the 2005 season. [2] [3]
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. [4] [5]
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 | [6] |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | [7] |
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