2005 PGA Tour

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.

2005 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 6, 2005 (2005-01-06) – November 6, 2005 (2005-11-06)
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
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.^[1][2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 2]
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 Oct 9	Southern Farm Bureau Classic	Mississippi	3,000,000	Heath Slocum (2)	24	Alternate event

Unofficial events

The 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

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

Money list

The 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

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Tiger Woods	[4]
PGA Player of the Year	Tiger Woods	[5]
Rookie of the Year	Sean O'Hair	[4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Tiger Woods	[4]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Tiger Woods	[6]
Comeback Player of the Year	Olin Browne	[4]

See also

• 2005 in golf
• 2005 Champions Tour
• 2005 Nationwide Tour

Notes

1. 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.
2. 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

1. "2005 Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
2. "2006 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
3. "2005 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "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.

External links

• Official website