2005 PGA Tour of Australasia

The 2005 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer so they are split between the first and last months of the year. The tour's developmental series, known as the Von Nida Tour was played in the middle of the year.

Main tournament results

The table below shows the 2005 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour.

Date Tournament Location Prize fund
(A$)		 Winner OWGR
points[1]		 Notes
6 Feb Heineken Classic Victoria 2,000,000 Craig Parry (12) 40 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
13 Feb Holden New Zealand Open New Zealand NZD1,500,000 Niclas Fasth (n/a) 24 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
20 Feb Jacob's Creek Open Championship South Australia 1,000,000 Steven Bowditch (1) 12 Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour
27 Feb ING New Zealand PGA Championship New Zealand US$600,000 Peter O'Malley (4) 12 Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour
24 Apr Johnnie Walker Classic China £1,250,000 Adam Scott (1) 24 Co-sanctioned by the Asian and European Tours
12 Nov HSBC Champions China US$5,000,000 David Howell (n/a) 48 Co-sanctioned by the Asian and European Tours
27 Nov MFS Australian Open Victoria 1,250,000 Robert Allenby (9) 32 Flagship event
4 Dec Cadbury Schweppes
Australian PGA Championship		 Queensland 1,200,000 Robert Allenby (10) 26
11 Dec MasterCard Masters Victoria 1,250,000 Robert Allenby (11) 30

Source:[2][3]

Leading money winners
PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (A$)
1Adam Scott Australia545,429
2Nick O'Hern Australia441,200
3Craig Parry Australia404,340
4Steven Bowditch Australia328,480
5Peter O'Malley Australia294,109
6Mathew Goggin Australia209,454
7Michael Campbell New Zealand179,080
8Nathan Green Australia178,176
9Brett Rumford Australia158,067
10Paul Sheehan Australia152,760
n/aRobert Allenby Australia660,000
n/aNiclas Fasth Sweden254,840
n/aJohn Senden Australia191,425
n/aErnie Els South Africa171,440

Allenby, Fasth, Senden, and Els were either non-members or did not play the minimum number of tournaments required to qualify for the Order of Merit.

Source:[3][4]

References
  1. "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2005". Official World Golf Ranking.
  2. 2005 PGA Tour of Australasia Schedule
  3. 2006 Media Guide. PGA Tour of Australasia. pp. 30–163.
  4. 2005 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit
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