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.
| Duration | January 6, 2005 – November 6, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 48 |
| Most wins |  Tiger Woods (6) |
| Money winner | Tiger Woods |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year | Tiger Woods |
| PGA Player of the Year | Tiger Woods |
| Rookie of the Year | Sean O'Hair |
← 2004 2006 → | |
Schedule
editThe 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 | Stuart Appleby (6) | 54 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 16 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 4,800,000 | Vijay Singh (25) | 60 | |
| Jan 23 | Buick Invitational | California | 4,800,000 | Tiger Woods (41) | 58 | |
| Jan 30 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 4,700,000 | Justin Leonard (9) | 54 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 6 | FBR Open | Arizona | 5,200,000 | Phil Mickelson (24) | 60 | |
| Feb 13 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 5,300,000 | Phil Mickelson (25) | 52 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 20 | Nissan Open | California | 4,800,000 | Adam Scott (n/a) | 48 | Unofficial win[b] |
| Feb 27 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | California | 7,500,000 | David Toms (11) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Feb 27 | Chrysler Classic of Tucson | Arizona | 3,000,000 | Geoff Ogilvy (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Mar 6 | Ford Championship at Doral | Florida | 5,500,000 | Tiger Woods (42) | 66 | |
| Mar 13 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 5,500,000 | Pádraig Harrington (1) | 50 | |
| Mar 20 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 5,000,000 | Kenny Perry (8) | 70 | Invitational |
| Mar 28 | The Players Championship | Florida | 8,000,000 | Fred Funk (7) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 3 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 5,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (26) | 42 | |
| Apr 10 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 7,000,000 | Tiger Woods (43) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 17 | MCI Heritage | South Carolina | 5,200,000 | Peter Lonard (1) | 52 | Invitational |
| Apr 24 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 5,000,000 | Vijay Singh (26) | 46 | |
| May 1 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 5,500,000 | Tim Petrovic (1) | 48 | |
| May 8 | Wachovia Championship | North Carolina | 6,000,000 | Vijay Singh (27) | 68 | |
| May 15 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | 6,200,000 | Ted Purdy (1) | 66 | |
| May 22 | Bank of America Colonial | Texas | 5,600,000 | Kenny Perry (8) | 58 | Invitational |
| May 29 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 4,900,000 | Justin Leonard (10) | 38 | |
| Jun 5 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 5,500,000 | Bart Bryant (2) | 70 | Invitational |
| Jun 12 | Booz Allen Classic | Maryland | 5,000,000 | Sergio García (6) | 68 | |
| Jun 19 | U.S. Open | North Carolina | 6,250,000 | Michael Campbell (n/a) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 26 | Barclays Classic | New York | 5,750,000 | Pádraig Harrington (2) | 50 | |
| Jul 3 | Cialis Western Open | Illinois | 5,000,000 | Jim Furyk (10) | 54 | |
| Jul 10 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 4,000,000 | Sean O'Hair (1) | 30 | |
| Jul 17 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,000,000 | Tiger Woods (44) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 17 | B.C. Open | New York | 3,000,000 | Jason Bohn (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Jul 24 | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 3,800,000 | Ben Crane (2) | 30 | |
| Jul 31 | Buick Open | Michigan | 4,600,000 | Vijay Singh (28) | 46 | |
| Aug 7 | The International | Colorado | 5,000,000 | Retief Goosen (6) | 54 | |
| Aug 15 | PGA Championship | New Jersey | 6,500,000 | Phil Mickelson (27) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 21 | WGC-NEC Invitational | Ohio | 7,500,000 | Tiger Woods (45) | 74 | World Golf Championship |
| Aug 21 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | Vaughn Taylor (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Aug 28 | Buick Championship | Connecticut | 4,300,000 | Brad Faxon (8) | 36 | |
| Sep 5 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | 5,500,000 | Olin Browne (3) | 44 | |
| Sep 11 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 5,000,000 | Mark Calcavecchia (12) | 44 | |
| Sep 18 | 84 Lumber Classic | Pennsylvania | 4,400,000 | Jason Gore (1) | 54 | |
| Sep 25 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 3,500,000 | Robert Gamez (3) | 30 | Alternate event |
| Oct 2 | Chrysler Classic of Greensboro | North Carolina | 5,000,000 | K. J. Choi (3) | 44 | |
| Oct 9 | WGC-American Express Championship | California | 7,500,000 | Tiger Woods (46) | 72 | World Golf Championship |
| Oct 16 | Michelin Championship at Las Vegas | Nevada | 4,000,000 | Wes Short Jr. (1) | 52 | |
| Oct 23 | Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort | Florida | 4,400,000 | Lucas Glover (1) | 52 | |
| Oct 30 | Chrysler Championship | Florida | 5,300,000 | Carl Pettersson (1) | 58 | |
| Nov 6 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | 6,500,000 | Bart Bryant (3) | 56 | Tour Championship |
| Nov 6 |
Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | 3,000,000 | Heath Slocum (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
Unofficial events
editThe 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 | Chris DiMarco and 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 | John Huston and 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 | Stephen Dodd and Bradley Dredge |
World Golf Championship Team event |
| Nov 23 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | Tiger Woods | Limited-field event |
| Nov 27 | Merrill Lynch Skins Game | California | 1,000,000 | Fred Funk | Limited-field event |
| Dec 11 | Target World Challenge | California | 5,500,000 | Luke Donald | Limited-field event |
Location of tournaments
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Location of official tournaments of the 2005 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada. Players & Majors World Golf Championships Regular events Alternate events Tour Championship |
Location of official tournaments of the 2005 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada. Players & Majors World Golf Championships Regular events
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Money list
editThe money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 10,628,024 |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | 8,017,336 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | 5,699,605 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | 4,255,369 |
| 5 | David Toms | 3,962,013 |
| 6 | Kenny Perry | 3,607,155 |
| 7 | Chris DiMarco | 3,562,548 |
| 8 | Retief Goosen | 3,494,106 |
| 9 | Bart Bryant | 3,249,136 |
| 10 | Sergio García | 3,213,375 |
Awards
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
edit- ^ "2005 Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "2006 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "2005 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.