2005 Champions Tour

Golf tour season

2005 Champions Tour seasonDuration| January 21, 2005 (2005-01-21) – October 30, 2005 (2005-10-30)

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Number of official events| 28
Most wins|  Hale Irwin (4)
Charles Schwab Cup|  Tom Watson
Money list|  Dana Quigley
Player of the Year|  Dana Quigley
Rookie of the Year|  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

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

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Dec 4 | MBNA WorldPoints Father/Son Challenge | Florida | 1,000,000 |  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

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1 |  Tom Watson | 2,980
2 |  Dana Quigley | 2,733
3 |  Mark McNulty | 2,210
4 |  Hale Irwin | 2,001
5 |  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 ($)

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1 |  Dana Quigley | 2,170,258
2 |  Hale Irwin | 1,983,596
3 |  Mark McNulty | 1,791,452
4 |  D. A. Weibring | 1,550,030
5 |  Tom Watson | 1,532,482

## Awards

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Award | Winner | Ref.

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Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) |  Dana Quigley | [5]
Rookie of the Year |  Jay Haas | [5]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) |  Mark McNulty | [6]
Comeback Player of the Year |  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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