2005 Asian Tour

The 2005 Asian Tour was the 11th season of the modern Asian Tour (formerly the Asian PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.

2005 Asian Tour season
Duration16 December 2004 (2004-12-16) – 11 December 2005 (2005-12-11)
Number of official events27
Most winsThailand Thaworn Wiratchant (4)
Order of MeritThailand Thaworn Wiratchant
Players' Player of the YearThailand Thaworn Wiratchant
Rookie of the YearIndia Shiv Kapur
2004
2006

Schedule

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[a]OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
19 DecAsia Japan Okinawa OpenJapan¥100,000,000 Kiyoshi Miyazato (n/a)24JPN
30 JanCaltex MastersSingapore1,000,000 Nick Dougherty (n/a)30EUR
20 FebCarlsberg Malaysian OpenMalaysia1,210,000 Thongchai Jaidee (7)26EUR
27 FebMyanmar OpenMyanmar200,000 Scott Strange (1)8
6 MarThai Airways International Thailand OpenThailand500,000 Richard Lee (1)6
13 MarQatar MastersQatar1,500,000 Ernie Els (n/a)26EURNew to Asian Tour
20 MarTCL ClassicChina1,000,000 Paul Casey (1)20EUR
27 MarEnjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia OpenIndonesia1,000,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (5)16EUR
24 AprJohnnie Walker ClassicChina£1,250,000 Adam Scott (n/a)46ANZ, EUR
1 MayBMW Asian OpenChina1,500,000 Ernie Els (n/a)38EUR
8 MaySK Telecom OpenSouth Korea₩500,000,000 K. J. Choi (3)14KOR
15 MayMacau OpenMacau275,000 Wang Ter-chang (3)10
22 MayPhilippine OpenPhilippines200,000 Adam Le Vesconte (1)6
29 MayKT&G Maekyung OpenSouth Korea₩500,000,000 Choi Sang-ho (1)6KOR
26 JunBrunei OpenBrunei300,000 Terry Pilkadaris (3)6New tournament
4 SepVolkswagen Masters-ChinaChina300,000 Retief Goosen (n/a)20
11 SepSingapore OpenSingapore2,000,000 Adam Scott (n/a)22
18 SepTaiwan OpenTaiwan300,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (6)6
25 SepMercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan400,000 Lu Wei-chih (1)6
2 OctCrowne Plaza OpenChina200,000 Prayad Marksaeng (5)6
16 OctBangkok Airways OpenThailand200,000 Lu Wen-teh (2)6New tournament
30 OctHero Honda Indian OpenIndia300,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (7)8
6 NovDouble A International OpenThailand300,000 Chinnarat Phadungsil (a) (1)6New tournament
20 NovCarlsberg Masters VietnamVietnam200,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (8)6
27 NovVolvo China OpenChina1,300,000 Paul Casey (2)18EUR
4 DecUBS Hong Kong OpenHong Kong1,200,000 Colin Montgomerie (n/a)28EUR
11 DecVolvo Masters of AsiaThailand600,000 Shiv Kapur (1)20

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
($)
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
13 NovHSBC ChampionsChina5,000,000 David Howell48AFR, ANZ, EURNew tournament
Limited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the UBS Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Thaworn Wiratchant510,123
2 Thongchai Jaidee454,335
3 Jyoti Randhawa329,835
4 Shiv Kapur242,101
5 Terry Pilkadaris234,970

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Players' Player of the Year Thaworn Wiratchant[4]
Rookie of the Year Shiv Kapur[4]

Notes

References

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