2005 European Tour
The 2005 European Tour was the 34th golf season since the European Tour officially began in 1972.
| Duration | 25 November 2004 – 30 October 2005 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 47 |
| Most wins | 3:[lower-alpha 1] Ernie Els |
| Order of Merit |  Colin Montgomerie |
| Golfer of the Year |  Michael Campbell |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |  Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño |
← 2004 2006 → | |
The Order of Merit race came down to the final tournament, and was won by Colin Montgomerie for a record eighth time, and the first since 1999. The Player of the Year award was given to Order of Merit runner up and U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell of New Zealand. The Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year was Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño of Spain, who won his first title, the KLM Open during his début season.
Major tournaments
For a summary of the major tournaments and events of 2005, including the major championships and the World Golf Championships, see 2005 in golf.
Changes for 2005
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
The following table lists official events during the 2005 season. The season began with three tournaments held in late 2004 and consisted of 47 official money events,[2] which was a new record total. This included four major championships and three World Golf Championships, which were also sanctioned by the PGA Tour. 27 events took place in Europe, ten in Asia, six in the United States, two in South Africa and one each in Australia and New Zealand. Total prize money exceeded €97 million, including nearly €40 million in the four major championships and three individual World Golf Championships events.
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Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winners | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Order of Merit
In 2005, the European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was calculated in euro, although around half of the events had prize funds which were fixed in other currencies, mostly either British pounds or U.S. dollars. In these instances the amounts were converted into euro at the exchange rate for the week that the tournament was played. The top 10 golfers in 2005 were:
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Awards
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| European Tour Golfer of the Year | Michael Campbell |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño |
Notes
- Tiger Woods won 4 events, but was not a European Tour member.
- The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour 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. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
- AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
- Sunshine Tour flagship event
References
- "European tour confirms China date". BBC Sport. 8 February 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- "European Tour 2005". BBC Sport. 16 October 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.