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2005 Champions Tour

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2005 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 21, 2005 (2005-01-21) – October 30, 2005 (2005-10-30)
Number of official events28
Most winsUnited States Hale Irwin (4)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Tom Watson
Money listUnited States Dana Quigley
Player of the YearUnited States Dana Quigley
Rookie of the YearUnited States Jay Haas
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The 2005 Champions Tour was the 26th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] Notes
Jan 23 MasterCard Championship Hawaii 1,600,000 United States Dana Quigley (9)
Jan 30 Turtle Bay Championship Hawaii 1,500,000 United States Hale Irwin (41)
Feb 20 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 England Mark James (2)
Feb 28 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida 1,600,000 United States Hale Irwin (42) Pro-Am
Mar 13 SBC Classic California 1,550,000 Republic of Ireland Des Smyth (1)
Mar 20 Toshiba Senior Classic California 1,650,000 United States Mark Johnson (1)
Apr 24 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia 2,250,000 Republic of Ireland Des Smyth (2)
May 1 FedEx Kinko's Classic Texas 1,650,000 United States Jim Thorpe (10)
May 16 Blue Angels Classic Florida 1,500,000 United States Jim Thorpe (11)
May 22 Bruno's Memorial Classic Alabama 1,500,000 United States D. A. Weibring (3)
May 29 Senior PGA Championship Pennsylvania 2,000,000 United States Mike Reid (1) Senior major championship
Jun 5 Allianz Championship Iowa 1,500,000 United States Tom Jenkins (6)
Jun 13 Bayer Advantage Classic Kansas 1,650,000 United States Dana Quigley (10)
Jun 26 Bank of America Championship Massachusetts 1,600,000 Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty (4)
Jul 3 Commerce Bank Championship New York 1,500,000 United States Ron Streck (1)
Jul 10 Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan 2,500,000 United States Peter Jacobsen (2) Champions Tour major championship
Jul 24 The Senior British Open Championship Scotland 1,800,000 United States Tom Watson (7) Senior major championship
Jul 31 U.S. Senior Open Ohio 2,600,000 United States Allen Doyle (10) Senior major championship
Aug 7 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 United States Tom Purtzer (3)
Aug 21 Boeing Greater Seattle Classic Washington 1,600,000 United States David Eger (2)
Aug 28 JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon 2,500,000 United States Loren Roberts (1) Champions Tour major championship
Sep 4 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 2,000,000 United States Hale Irwin (43)
Sep 18 Constellation Energy Classic Maryland 1,700,000 United States Bob Gilder (8)
Oct 2 SAS Championship North Carolina 1,900,000 United States Hale Irwin (44)
Oct 9 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,600,000 United States Jay Haas (1)
Oct 16 Administaff Small Business Classic Texas 1,600,000 Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty (5)
Oct 23 SBC Championship Texas 1,550,000 United States Jay Haas (2)
Oct 30 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000 United States Tom Watson (8) Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winners Notes
Dec 4 MBNA WorldPoints Father/Son Challenge Florida 1,000,000 Germany Bernhard Langer and
son Stefan Langer		 Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

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The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]

Position Player Points
1 United States Tom Watson 2,980
2 United States Dana Quigley 2,733
3 Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty 2,210
4 United States Hale Irwin 2,001
5 United States Loren Roberts 1,846

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Dana Quigley 2,170,258
2 United States Hale Irwin 1,983,596
3 Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty 1,791,452
4 United States D. A. Weibring 1,550,030
5 United States Tom Watson 1,532,482

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) United States Dana Quigley [5]
Rookie of the Year United States Jay Haas [5]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty [6]
Comeback Player of the Year United States Peter Jacobsen [5]

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Champions Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Champions Tour members.

References

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  1. ^ "2005 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "2005 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 2, 2005. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tom Watson Captures the 2005 Charles Schwab Cup". The Golf Wire. November 1, 2005. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "2005 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "NASCAR annoyed with no-shows | Tour Golf". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. December 7, 2005. p. 42 (D4 in paper). Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "2005 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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