2005 PGA Tour of Australasia
Duration | 3 February 2005 | – 11 December 2005
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Number of official events | 8 |
Most wins | Robert Allenby (3) |
Order of Merit | Adam Scott |
← 2004 2006 → |
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
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
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$600,000 | Peter O'Malley (4) | 12 | NWT | |
24 Apr | Johnnie Walker Classic | China | £1,250,000 | Adam Scott (1) | 24 | ASA, EUR | |
27 Nov | MFS Australian Open | Victoria | 1,250,000 | Robert Allenby (9) | 32 | Flagship event | |
4 Dec | Cadbury Schweppes Centenary Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,200,000 | Robert Allenby (10) | 26 | ||
11 Dec | MasterCard Masters | Victoria | 1,250,000 | Robert Allenby (11) | 30 |
Unofficial events
[edit]The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 | David Howell | 48 | AFR,[c] ASA,[d] EUR | New limited-field event |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3]
Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
---|---|---|
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
[edit]Duration | 28 January 2005 | – 20 November 2005
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Number of official events | 11 |
Most wins | Michael Wright (2) |
Order of Merit | Adam Bland |
← 2004 2006 → |
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
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[4]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[e] | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 Jan | Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open | Victoria | 100,000 | Kurt Barnes (2) | [5] |
5 Mar | National Australia Bank Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 105,000 | Cameron Percy (1) | [6] |
13 Mar | Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | 110,000 | Gavin Flint (1) | [7] |
20 Mar | Toyota Southern Classic | New South Wales | 100,000 | Michael Wright (1) | [8] |
29 Apr | SA PGA Championship | South Australia | 100,000 | Tony McFadyean (1) | [9] |
29 May | WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 100,000 | Adam Bland (1) | [10] |
26 Jun | Nth QLD X-Ray Services Cairns Classic | Queensland | 105,000 | Tony Christie (1) | [11] |
30 Oct | Minniecon & Burke Queensland Masters | Queensland | 105,000 | Nick Flanagan (1) | [12] |
6 Nov | Roadcon Group Queensland Open | Queensland | 105,000 | Brad McIntosh (2) | [13] |
13 Nov | Greater Building Society QLD PGA Championship | Queensland | 105,000 | Scott Gardiner (1) | [14] |
20 Nov | Proton New South Wales Open | New South Wales | 120,000 | Michael Wright (2) | [15] |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[16] The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2006 PGA Tour of Australasia.[17][18]
Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
---|---|---|
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 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.
- ^ a b AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.
- ^ Sunshine Tour unofficial event
- ^ Asian Tour unofficial event
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Von Nida Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Von Nida Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.
References
[edit]- ^ "2005 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "2005 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Great Scott finishes No.1". PGA Tour of Australasia. 15 December 2005. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Von Nida Tour 2005 Tournament schedule". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "National Australia Bank Victorian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Toyota Southern Golf Classic results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "SA PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "WA PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Nth QLD X-Ray Services Cairns Classic results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Minniecon & Burke Qld Masters results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Roadcon Group Qld Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Greater Building Society QLD PGA Championship Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Proton New South Wales Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "2005 Von Nida Tour OOM". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 January 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Bland tops Von Nida Tour Order of Merit". PGA of Australia. 21 November 2005. Archived from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
In winning the Von Nida Tour Order of Merit, Bland will be afforded a variety of exemptions to the Australasian PGA Tour in 2006...
- ^ "Felton tops 2004 Von Nida Tour". PGA Tour of Australasia. 24 November 2004. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
...the Von Nida Tour provides fully-exempt Australasian Tour cards to the top 10 players on the moneylist who would not otherwise be exempt.