2005 PGA Tour of Australasia

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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.

Schedule[]

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] 		Other
tours[a] 		Notes
6 Feb Heineken Classic Victoria 2,000,000 Australia Craig Parry (11) 40 EUR
13 Feb Holden New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$1,500,000 Sweden Niclas Fasth (n/a) 24 EUR
20 Feb Jacob's Creek Open Championship South Australia 1,000,000 Australia Steven Bowditch (1) 12 NWT
27 Feb ING New Zealand PGA Championship New Zealand US$600,000 Australia Peter O'Malley (4) 12 NWT
24 Apr Johnnie Walker Classic China £1,250,000 Australia Adam Scott (1) 24 ASA, EUR
12 Nov HSBC Champions China US$5,000,000 England David Howell (n/a) 48 AFR, ASA, EUR
27 Nov MFS Australian Open Victoria 1,250,000 Australia Robert Allenby (9) 32 Flagship event
4 Dec Cadbury Schweppes Centenary
Australian PGA Championship 		Queensland 1,200,000 Australia Robert Allenby (10) 26
11 Dec MasterCard Masters Victoria 1,250,000 Australia Robert Allenby (11) 30
  1. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.

Source:[2][3]

Leading money winners[]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 Australia Adam Scott 545,429
2 Australia Nick O'Hern 441,200
3 Australia Craig Parry 404,340
4 Australia Steven Bowditch 328,480
5 Australia Peter O'Malley 294,109
6 Australia Mathew Goggin 209,454
7 New Zealand Michael Campbell 179,080
8 Australia Nathan Green 178,176
9 Australia Brett Rumford 158,067
10 Australia Paul Sheehan 152,760
n/a[a] Australia Robert Allenby 660,000
Sweden Niclas Fasth 254,840
Australia John Senden 191,425
South Africa Ernie Els 171,440
  1. ^ Allenby, Els, Fasth and Senden were either non-members or did not play the minimum number of tournaments required to qualify for the Order of Merit.

Source:[3][4]

Von Nida Tour[]

The Von Nida Tour consisted of 11 tournaments, all played in Australia. Prize money for each event was between A$100,000 and 120,000.[5]

Date Tournament Location Winner Ref.
30 Jan Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open Victoria Australia Kurt Barnes (2) [6]
5 Mar National Australia Bank Victorian PGA Championship Victoria Australia Cameron Percy (1) [7]
13 Mar Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship New South Wales Australia (1) [8]
20 Mar New South Wales Australia (1) [9]
29 Apr SA PGA Championship South Australia Australia (1) [10]
29 May WA PGA Championship Western Australia Australia Adam Bland (1) [11]
26 Jun Queensland New Zealand (1) [12]
30 Oct Queensland Australia Nick Flanagan (1) [13]
6 Nov Roadcon Group Queensland Open Queensland Australia (2) [14]
13 Nov Greater Building Society QLD PGA Championship Queensland Australia Scott Gardiner (1) [15]
20 Nov Proton New South Wales Open New South Wales Australia (2) [16]

Order of Merit leaders[]

Adam Bland won the Order of Merit, with second.[17] The leading five are given below.[18]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 Australia Adam Bland 40,179
2 Australia 38,810
3 Australia 38,122
4 Australia 33,330
5 Australia 30,953

References[]

  1. ^ "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2005". Official World Golf Ranking.
  2. ^ 2005 PGA Tour of Australasia Schedule
  3. ^ a b 2006 Media Guide. PGA Tour of Australasia. pp. 30–163.
  4. ^ "2005 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit". Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Von Nida Tour 2005". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  7. ^ "National Australia Bank Victorian PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Toyota Southern Golf Classic results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  10. ^ "SA PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  11. ^ "WA PGA Championship results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Nth QLD X-Ray Services Cairns Classic results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Minniecon & Burke Qld Masters results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Roadcon Group Qld Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Greater Building Society QLD PGA Championship Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Proton New South Wales Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 August 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Final 2005 Von Nida Tour OOM". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 January 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

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