The 2005 European Tour was the 34th

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season since the

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officially began in 1972. The season began with three tournaments held in late 2004 and consisted of 47 official money events, which was a new record total. This included four major championships and three

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, which were also sanctioned by the

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. 27 events took place in Europe, ten in Asia, six in the United States, two in South Africa and one each in Australia and New Zealand. Total prize money exceeded €97 million, including nearly €40 million in the four major championships and three individual

events. The Order of Merit race came down to the final tournament, and was won by

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for a record eighth time, and the first since 1999. The Player of the Year award was given to Order of Merit runner up and U.S. Open champion

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. The Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year was Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño of

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, who won his first title, the

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during his début season.

Major tournaments

For a summary of the major tournaments and events of 2005, including the major championships and the

, see

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Changes for 2005

Changes from the 2004 season included five new tournaments: the

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and

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in China, making a total of five events in the country, the Indonesia Open, the

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and the Abama Open de Canarias, as the tour retained a stop in the Canary Islands. The

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Open de Sevilla The Open de Sevilla was a golf tournament on the European Tour that was played only once, in 2004. It was held at Real Club de Golf de Sevilla, in Seville, Spain. It was won by Argentina's Ricardo González, who finished two strokes ahead of Jo ...

and The Heritage were lost from the schedule.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in

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Awards

Notes

References

External links

2005 season results on the PGA European Tour website
{{European Tour Seasons European Tour seasons