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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes6 FebHeineken ClassicVictoria2,000,000 Craig Parry (11)40EUR13 FebHolden New Zealand OpenNew ZealandNZ$1,500,000 Niclas Fasth (n/a)24EUR20 FebJacob's Creek Open ChampionshipSouth Australia1,000,000 Steven Bowditch (1)12NWT27 FebING New Zealand PGA ChampionshipNew ZealandUS$600,000 Peter O'Malley (4)12NWT24 AprJohnnie Walker ClassicChina£1,250,000 Adam Scott (1)24ASA, EUR27 NovMFS Australian OpenVictoria1,250,000 Robert Allenby (9)32Flagship event4 DecCadbury Schweppes Centenary Australian PGA ChampionshipQueensland1,200,000 Robert Allenby (10)2611 DecMasterCard MastersVictoria1,250,000 Robert Allenby (11)30
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes13 NovHSBC ChampionsChinaUS$5,000,000 David Howell48AFR, ASA, EURNew limited-field event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.
Position Player Prize money (A$)1 Adam Scott 545,4292 Nick O'Hern 441,2003 Craig Parry 404,3414 Steven Bowditch 328,4815 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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(A$)WinnerRef.30 JanMitsubishi Motors Victorian OpenVictoria100,000 Kurt Barnes (2)5 MarNational Australia Bank Victorian PGA ChampionshipVictoria105,000 Cameron Percy (1)13 MarBega Cheese NSW PGA ChampionshipNew South Wales110,000 Gavin Flint (1)20 MarToyota Southern ClassicNew South Wales100,000 Michael Wright (1)29 AprSA PGA ChampionshipSouth Australia100,000 Tony McFadyean (1)29 MayWA PGA ChampionshipWestern Australia100,000 Adam Bland (1)26 JunNth QLD X-Ray Services Cairns ClassicQueensland105,000 Tony Christie (1)30 OctMinniecon & Burke Queensland MastersQueensland105,000 Nick Flanagan (1)6 NovRoadcon Group Queensland OpenQueensland105,000 Brad McIntosh (2)13 NovGreater Building Society QLD PGA ChampionshipQueensland105,000 Scott Gardiner (1)20 NovProton New South Wales OpenNew South Wales120,000 Michael Wright (2)
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2006 PGA Tour of Australasia.
Position Player Prize money (A$)1 Adam Bland 40,1802 Brad McIntosh 38,8113 Michael Wright 38,1224 Tony McFadyean 33,3315 Gavin Flint 30,9546 Brad Andrews 30,6847 Nick Flanagan 30,2778 Leigh McKechnie 27,7329 Cameron Percy 26,21410 Tony Christie 21,936
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