The 2005 Champions Tour was the 26th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotesJan 23 MasterCard Championship Hawaii 1,600,000 Dana Quigley (9) Jan 30 Turtle Bay Championship Hawaii 1,500,000 Hale Irwin (41) Feb 20 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 Mark James (2) Feb 28 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida 1,600,000 Hale Irwin (42) Pro-AmMar 13 SBC Classic California 1,550,000 Des Smyth (1) Mar 20 Toshiba Senior Classic California 1,650,000 Mark Johnson (1) Apr 24 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia 2,250,000 Des Smyth (2) May 1 FedEx Kinko's Classic Texas 1,650,000 Jim Thorpe (10) May 16 Blue Angels Classic Florida 1,500,000 Jim Thorpe (11) May 22 Bruno's Memorial Classic Alabama 1,500,000 D. A. Weibring (3) May 29 Senior PGA Championship Pennsylvania 2,000,000 Mike Reid (1) Senior major championshipJun 5 Allianz Championship Iowa 1,500,000 Tom Jenkins (6) Jun 13 Bayer Advantage Classic Kansas 1,650,000 Dana Quigley (10) Jun 26 Bank of America Championship Massachusetts 1,600,000 Mark McNulty (4) Jul 3 Commerce Bank Championship New York 1,500,000 Ron Streck (1) Jul 10 Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan 2,500,000 Peter Jacobsen (2) Champions Tour major championshipJul 24 The Senior British Open Championship Scotland 1,800,000 Tom Watson (7) Senior major championshipJul 31 U.S. Senior Open Ohio 2,600,000 Allen Doyle (10) Senior major championshipAug 7 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 Tom Purtzer (3) Aug 21 Boeing Greater Seattle Classic Washington 1,600,000 David Eger (2) Aug 28 JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon 2,500,000 Loren Roberts (1) Champions Tour major championshipSep 4 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 2,000,000 Hale Irwin (43) Sep 18 Constellation Energy Classic Maryland 1,700,000 Bob Gilder (8) Oct 2 SAS Championship North Carolina 1,900,000 Hale Irwin (44) Oct 9 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,600,000 Jay Haas (1) Oct 16 Administaff Small Business Classic Texas 1,600,000 Mark McNulty (5) Oct 23 SBC Championship Texas 1,550,000 Jay Haas (2) Oct 30 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000 Tom Watson (8) Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)WinnersNotes Dec 4 MBNA WorldPoints Father/Son Challenge Florida 1,000,000 Bernhard Langer andson Stefan Langer Team event
Charles Schwab Cup The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
PositionPlayerPoints1 Tom Watson 2,9802 Dana Quigley 2,7333 Mark McNulty 2,2104 Hale Irwin 2,0015 Loren Roberts 1,846
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Dana Quigley 2,170,2582 Hale Irwin 1,983,5963 Mark McNulty 1,791,4524 D. A. Weibring 1,550,0305 Tom Watson 1,532,482
Awards AwardWinnerPlayer of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Dana Quigley Rookie of the Year Jay Haas Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Mark McNulty Comeback Player of the Year Peter Jacobsen
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