The 2005 European Seniors Tour was the 14th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)WinnerNotes 4 Mar DGM Barbados Open Barbados US$250,000 Denis O'Sullivan (6) 13 Mar Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic Trinidad and Tobago US$250,000 Luis Carbonetti (3) 23 Apr Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh Seniors Open Egypt US$255,000 Bob Lendzion (2) New tournament 22 May Nokia 9300 Italian Seniors Open Italy 170,000 Géry Watine (1) 29 May Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,000,000 Mike Reid (n/a) Senior major championship 5 Jun AIB Irish Seniors Open Ireland 400,000 Noel Ratcliffe (8) 12 Jun Irvine Whitlock Seniors Classic Jersey £120,000 Sam Torrance (2) 19 Jun Mobile Cup England £125,000 Giuseppe Calì (1) 26 Jun De Vere Northumberland Seniors Classic England £150,000 Carl Mason (10) 3 Jul Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open Wales £500,000 Carl Mason (10) 10 Jul Nigel Mansell Sunseeker International Classic England £150,000 Jim Rhodes (3) 24 Jul The Senior British Open Championship Scotland US$1,800,000 Tom Watson (n/a) Senior major championship 31 Jul U.S. Senior Open United States US$2,600,000 Allen Doyle (n/a) Senior major championship 7 Aug De Vere PGA Seniors Championship England £200,000 Sam Torrance (3) 14 Aug Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Switzerland 210,000 Terry Gale (7) 21 Aug Travis Perkins Senior Masters England £225,000 Eduardo Romero (1) 28 Aug Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open Scotland £150,000 Nick Job (3) 4 Sep Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters England £225,000 Mark James (1) 11 Sep Scandinavian Senior Open Denmark 250,000 Bill Longmuir (5) New tournament 25 Sep Bendinat London Seniors Masters England £150,000 Sam Torrance (4) 2 Oct Castellon Costa Azahar Open de España Spain 250,000 Bob Boyd (1) 9 Oct Algarve Seniors Open of Portugal Portugal 300,000 Jerry Bruner (3) New tournament 12 Nov Arcapita Seniors Tour Championship Bahrain US$450,000 Des Smyth (1) Tour Championship
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
Position Player Prize money (€)1 Sam Torrance 277,4212 Carl Mason 257,1143 Des Smyth 229,5154 Luis Carbonetti 199,4125 Nick Job 192,690
Awards AwardWinner Rookie of the Year Kevin Spurgeon
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