# 2005 PGA Tour of Australasia

The 2005 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 33rd season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 6 Feb | Heineken Classic | Victoria | 2,000,000 | Craig Parry (11) | 40 | EUR | |
| 13 Feb | Holden New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$1,500,000 | Niclas Fasth (n/a) | 24 | EUR | |
| 20 Feb | Jacob's Creek Open Championship | South Australia | 1,000,000 | Steven Bowditch (1) | 12 | NWT | |
| 27 Feb | ING New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | US$600,000 | Peter O'Malley (4) | 12 | NWT | |
| 24 Apr | Johnnie Walker Classic | China | £1,250,000 | Adam Scott (1) | 24 | ASA, EUR | |
| 27 Nov | MFS Australian Open | Victoria | 1,250,000 | Robert Allenby (9) | 32 | | Flagship event |
| 4 Dec | Cadbury Schweppes Centenary Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,200,000 | Robert Allenby (10) | 26 | | |
| 11 Dec | MasterCard Masters | Victoria | 1,250,000 | Robert Allenby (11) | 30 | | |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 13 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 | David Howell | 48 | AFR, ASA, EUR | New limited-field event |

## Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
| 1 | Adam Scott | 545,429 |
| 2 | Nick O'Hern | 441,200 |
| 3 | Craig Parry | 404,341 |
| 4 | Steven Bowditch | 328,481 |
| 5 | Peter O'Malley | 294,109 |

## Von Nida Tour

The 2005 Von Nida Tour was the third season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008.

### Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) | Winner |
| 30 Jan | Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open | Victoria | 100,000 | Kurt Barnes (2) |
| 5 Mar | National Australia Bank Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 105,000 | Cameron Percy (1) |
| 13 Mar | Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | 110,000 | Gavin Flint (1) |
| 20 Mar | Toyota Southern Classic | New South Wales | 100,000 | Michael Wright (1) |
| 29 Apr | SA PGA Championship | South Australia | 100,000 | Tony McFadyean (1) |
| 29 May | WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 100,000 | Adam Bland (1) |
| 26 Jun | Nth QLD X-Ray Services Cairns Classic | Queensland | 105,000 | Tony Christie (1) |
| 30 Oct | Minniecon & Burke Queensland Masters | Queensland | 105,000 | Nick Flanagan (1) |
| 6 Nov | Roadcon Group Queensland Open | Queensland | 105,000 | Brad McIntosh (2) |
| 13 Nov | Greater Building Society QLD PGA Championship | Queensland | 105,000 | Scott Gardiner (1) |
| 20 Nov | Proton New South Wales Open | New South Wales | 120,000 | Michael Wright (2) |

### Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2006 PGA Tour of Australasia.
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
| 1 | Adam Bland | 40,180 |
| 2 | Brad McIntosh | 38,811 |
| 3 | Michael Wright | 38,122 |
| 4 | Tony McFadyean | 33,331 |
| 5 | Gavin Flint | 30,954 |
| 6 | Brad Andrews | 30,684 |
| 7 | Nick Flanagan | 30,277 |
| 8 | Leigh McKechnie | 27,732 |
| 9 | Cameron Percy | 26,214 |
| 10 | Tony Christie | 21,936 |