Golf tour season
The 2005 European Seniors Tour was the 14th season of the European Seniors Tour , the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[ 1]
Date
Tournament
Host country
Purse (€ )
Winner[ a]
Notes
4 Mar
DGM Barbados Open
Barbados
US$250,000
Denis O'Sullivan (6)
13 Mar
Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic
Trinidad and Tobago
US$250,000
Luis Carbonetti (3)
23 Apr
Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh Seniors Open
Egypt
US$255,000
Bob Lendzion (2)
New tournament
22 May
Nokia 9300 Italian Seniors Open
Italy
170,000
Géry Watine (1)
29 May
Senior PGA Championship
United States
US$2,000,000
Mike Reid (n/a)
Senior major championship [ b]
5 Jun
AIB Irish Seniors Open
Ireland
400,000
Noel Ratcliffe (8)
12 Jun
Irvine Whitlock Seniors Classic
Jersey
£120,000
Sam Torrance (2)
19 Jun
Mobile Cup
England
£125,000
Giuseppe Calì (1)
26 Jun
De Vere Northumberland Seniors Classic
England
£150,000
Carl Mason (10)
3 Jul
Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open
Wales
£500,000
Carl Mason (10)
10 Jul
Nigel Mansell Sunseeker International Classic
England
£150,000
Jim Rhodes (3)
24 Jul
The Senior British Open Championship
Scotland
US$1,800,000
Tom Watson (n/a)
Senior major championship
31 Jul
U.S. Senior Open
United States
US$2,600,000
Allen Doyle (n/a)
Senior major championship [ b]
7 Aug
De Vere PGA Seniors Championship
England
£200,000
Sam Torrance (3)
14 Aug
Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open
Switzerland
210,000
Terry Gale (7)
21 Aug
Travis Perkins Senior Masters
England
£225,000
Eduardo Romero (1)
28 Aug
Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open
Scotland
£150,000
Nick Job (3)
4 Sep
Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters
England
£225,000
Mark James (1)
11 Sep
Scandinavian Senior Open
Denmark
250,000
Bill Longmuir (5)
New tournament
25 Sep
Bendinat London Seniors Masters
England
£150,000
Sam Torrance (4)
2 Oct
Castellon Costa Azahar Open de España
Spain
250,000
Bob Boyd (1)
9 Oct
Algarve Seniors Open of Portugal
Portugal
300,000
Jerry Bruner (3)
New tournament
12 Nov
Arcapita Seniors Tour Championship
Bahrain
US$450,000
Des Smyth (1)
Tour Championship
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros .[ 2] [ 3]
^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Seniors Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Seniors Tour members.
^ a b Official win; unofficial money.