2005 PGA Tour of Australasia
The 2005 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer so they are split between the first and last months of the year. The tour's developmental series, known as the Von Nida Tour was played in the middle of the year.
Main tournament results
The table below shows the 2005 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (A$) |
Winner | OWGR points[1] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb | Heineken Classic | Victoria | 2,000,000 |  Craig Parry (12)
|
40 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| 13 Feb | Holden New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZD1,500,000 |  Niclas Fasth (n/a)
|
24 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| 20 Feb | Jacob's Creek Open Championship | South Australia | 1,000,000 | Steven Bowditch (1)
|
12 | Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour |
| 27 Feb | ING New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | US$600,000 | Peter O'Malley (4)
|
12 | Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour |
| 24 Apr | Johnnie Walker Classic | China | £1,250,000 | Adam Scott (1)
|
24 | Co-sanctioned by the Asian and European Tours |
| 12 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 |  David Howell (n/a)
|
48 | Co-sanctioned by the Asian and European Tours |
| 27 Nov | MFS Australian Open | Victoria | 1,250,000 | Robert Allenby (9)
|
32 | Flagship event |
| 4 Dec | Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship |
Queensland | 1,200,000 | Robert Allenby (10)
|
26 | |
| 11 Dec | MasterCard Masters | Victoria | 1,250,000 | Robert Allenby (11)
|
30 |
Leading money winners
| Position | Player | Country | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Scott | Australia |
545,429 |
| 2 | Nick O'Hern | Australia |
441,200 |
| 3 | Craig Parry | Australia |
404,340 |
| 4 | Steven Bowditch | Australia |
328,480 |
| 5 | Peter O'Malley | Australia |
294,109 |
| 6 | Mathew Goggin | Australia |
209,454 |
| 7 | Michael Campbell |  New Zealand |
179,080 |
| 8 | Nathan Green | Australia |
178,176 |
| 9 | Brett Rumford | Australia |
158,067 |
| 10 | Paul Sheehan | Australia |
152,760 |
| n/a | Robert Allenby | Australia |
660,000 |
| n/a | Niclas Fasth | Sweden |
254,840 |
| n/a | John Senden | Australia |
191,425 |
| n/a | Ernie Els |  South Africa |
171,440 |
Allenby, Fasth, Senden, and Els were either non-members or did not play the minimum number of tournaments required to qualify for the Order of Merit.
References
- ^ "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2005". Official World Golf Ranking.
- ^ 2005 PGA Tour of Australasia Schedule
- ^ a b 2006 Media Guide. PGA Tour of Australasia. pp. 30–163.
- ^ 2005 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit