# 2005 European Tour

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 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, 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.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 28 Nov | Volvo China Open | China | US$1,000,000 | Stephen Dodd (1) | 16 | ASA | New to European Tour |
| 5 Dec | Omega Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$800,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (12) | 24 | ASA | |
| 12 Dec | Dunhill Championship | South Africa | £500,000 | Charl Schwartzel (1) | 18 | AFR | |
| 23 Jan | South African Airways Open | South Africa | £500,000 | Tim Clark (2) | 32 | AFR | |
| 30 Jan | Caltex Masters | Singapore | US$1,000,000 | Nick Dougherty (1) | 30 | ASA | |
| 6 Feb | Heineken Classic | Australia | A$2,000,000 | Craig Parry (6) | 40 | ANZ | |
| 13 Feb | Holden New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,500,000 | Niclas Fasth (2) | 24 | ANZ | New to European Tour |
| 20 Feb | Carlsberg Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$1,210,000 | Thongchai Jaidee (2) | 26 | ASA | |
| 27 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$7,500,000 | David Toms (n/a) | 76 | | World Golf Championship |
| 6 Mar | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,200,000 | Ernie Els (19) | 36 | | |
| 13 Mar | Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$1,500,000 | Ernie Els (20) | 26 | ASA | |
| 20 Mar | TCL Classic | China | US$1,000,000 | Paul Casey (4) | 20 | ASA | New to European Tour |
| 27 Mar | Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open | Indonesia | US$1,000,000 | Thaworn Wiratchant (1) | 16 | ASA | New to European Tour |
| 3 Apr | Estoril Open de Portugal | Portugal | €1,250,000 | Paul Broadhurst (5) | 24 | | |
| 10 Apr | Madeira Island Open Caixa Geral de Depositos | Portugal | €600,000 | Robert-Jan Derksen (2) | 16 | CHA | |
| 10 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$7,000,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 17 Apr | Jazztel Open de España en Andalucía | Spain | €1,650,000 | Peter Hanson (1) | 24 | | |
| 24 Apr | Johnnie Walker Classic | China | £1,250,000 | Adam Scott (5) | 46 | ANZ, ASA | |
| 1 May | BMW Asian Open | China | US$1,500,000 | Ernie Els (21) | 38 | ASA | |
| 8 May | Telecom Italia Open | Italy | €1,300,000 | Steve Webster (1) | 24 | | |
| 15 May | Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters | England | £1,700,000 | Thomas Bjørn (8) | 36 | | |
| 22 May | Nissan Irish Open | Ireland | €2,000,000 | Stephen Dodd (2) | 38 | | |
| 29 May | BMW Championship | England | €4,000,000 | Ángel Cabrera (3) | 64 | | Flagship event |
| 5 Jun | Celtic Manor Wales Open | Wales | £1,500,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (13) | 26 | | |
| 12 Jun | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,500,000 | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (1) | 24 | | |
| 19 Jun | Aa St Omer Open | France | €400,000 | Joakim Bäckström (1) | 16 | CHA | |
| 19 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,250,000 | Michael Campbell (7) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 26 Jun | Open de France | France | €3,500,000 | Jean-François Remésy (3) | 24 | | |
| 3 Jul | Smurfit European Open | Ireland | £2,400,000 | Kenneth Ferrie (2) | 46 | | |
| 10 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £2,400,000 | Tim Clark (3) | 50 | | |
| 17 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,000,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 24 Jul | Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe | Germany | €3,300,000 | Niclas Fasth (3) | 44 | | |
| 31 Jul | Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | €1,600,000 | Mark Hensby (1) | 24 | | |
| 7 Aug | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | Emanuele Canonica (1) | 24 | | |
| 14 Aug | Cadillac Russian Open | Russia | US$500,000 | Mikael Lundberg (1) | 16 | CHA | |
| 15 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$6,500,000 | Phil Mickelson (n/a) | 100 | | Major championship |
| 21 Aug | WGC-NEC Invitational | United States | US$7,500,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 74 | | World Golf Championship |
| 28 Aug | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | David Howell (2) | 36 | | |
| 4 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €1,700,000 | Sergio García (6) | 24 | | |
| 11 Sep | Linde German Masters | Germany | €3,000,000 | Retief Goosen (12) | 46 | | |
| 18 Sep | HSBC World Match Play Championship | England | £1,660,000 | Michael Campbell (8) | 36 | | Limited-field event |
| 2 Oct | Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | Colin Montgomerie (29) | 38 | | Pro-Am |
| 9 Oct | Abama Open de Canarias | Spain | €450,000 | John Bickerton (1) | 16 | CHA | New tournament |
| 9 Oct | WGC-American Express Championship | United States | US$7,500,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 72 | | World Golf Championship |
| 16 Oct | Open de Madrid | Spain | €1,000,000 | Raphaël Jacquelin (1) | 24 | | |
| 23 Oct | Mallorca Classic | Spain | €1,500,000 | José María Olazábal (23) | 24 | | |
| 30 Oct | Volvo Masters | Spain | €4,000,000 | Paul McGinley (4) | 46 | | Tour Championship |

### 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 | Winner(s) | OWGR points | Notes |
| 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 |

## Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
| 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 | Ref. |
| Golfer of the Year | Michael Campbell | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | |