2005 European Seniors Tour

2005 European Seniors Tour season
Duration2 March 2005 (2005-03-02) – 12 November 2005 (2005-11-12)
Number of official events23
Most winsScotland Sam Torrance (3)
Order of MeritScotland Sam Torrance
Rookie of the YearEngland Kevin Spurgeon
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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.

Schedule

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 Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan (6)
13 Mar Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic Trinidad and Tobago US$250,000 Argentina Luis Carbonetti (3)
23 Apr Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh Seniors Open Egypt US$255,000 United States Bob Lendzion (2) New tournament
22 May Nokia 9300 Italian Seniors Open Italy 170,000 France Géry Watine (1)
29 May Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,000,000 United States Mike Reid (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
5 Jun AIB Irish Seniors Open Ireland 400,000 Australia Noel Ratcliffe (8)
12 Jun Irvine Whitlock Seniors Classic Jersey £120,000 Scotland Sam Torrance (2)
19 Jun Mobile Cup England £125,000 Italy Giuseppe Calì (1)
26 Jun De Vere Northumberland Seniors Classic England £150,000 England Carl Mason (10)
3 Jul Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open Wales £500,000 England Carl Mason (10)
10 Jul Nigel Mansell Sunseeker International Classic England £150,000 England Jim Rhodes (3)
24 Jul The Senior British Open Championship Scotland US$1,800,000 United States Tom Watson (n/a) Senior major championship
31 Jul U.S. Senior Open United States US$2,600,000 United States Allen Doyle (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
7 Aug De Vere PGA Seniors Championship England £200,000 Scotland Sam Torrance (3)
14 Aug Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Switzerland 210,000 Australia Terry Gale (7)
21 Aug Travis Perkins Senior Masters England £225,000 Argentina Eduardo Romero (1)
28 Aug Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open Scotland £150,000 England Nick Job (3)
4 Sep Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters England £225,000 England Mark James (1)
11 Sep Scandinavian Senior Open Denmark 250,000 Scotland Bill Longmuir (5) New tournament
25 Sep Bendinat London Seniors Masters England £150,000 Scotland Sam Torrance (4)
2 Oct Castellon Costa Azahar Open de España Spain 250,000 United States Bob Boyd (1)
9 Oct Algarve Seniors Open of Portugal Portugal 300,000 United States Jerry Bruner (3) New tournament
12 Nov Arcapita Seniors Tour Championship Bahrain US$450,000 Republic of Ireland Des Smyth (1) Tour Championship

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money (€)
1 Scotland Sam Torrance 277,421
2 England Carl Mason 257,114
3 Republic of Ireland Des Smyth 229,515
4 Argentina Luis Carbonetti 199,412
5 England Nick Job 192,690

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year England Kevin Spurgeon [4]

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Official win; unofficial money.

References

  1. ^ "2005 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ^ "John Jacobs Trophy Winners". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Torrance tops Seniors Tour order". BBC Sport. 12 November 2005. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ^ "'Cheers' to the European Senior Tour". Golf Business News. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023. Other previous winners include José Rivero (2006), Kevin Spurgeon (2005)...