The 2005 European Tour was the 34th season of the

European Tour The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...

, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 2005

Changes from the 2004 season included five new tournaments: the

Volvo China Open The Volvo China Open is a men's golf tournament that has been held annually in China since 1995. The event is organised by the China Golf Association and was co-sanctioned by the European Tour from 2004 until 2019. It has also featured as part of ...

and

TCL Classic The TCL Classic was a men's Professional golf tours, professional golf golf tournament, tournament which was played on a Golf course, course architect, designed by American Robert Trent Jones, Jr. at Yalong Bay Golf Club in Sanya on Hainan Island ...

in China, making a total of five events in the country, the Indonesia Open, the

New Zealand Open The New Zealand Open is the premier men's golf tournament in New Zealand. It has been a regular fixture on the PGA Tour of Australasia tournament schedule since the 1970s. The 2019 event was the 100th edition of the tournament. Since 2014 it has ...

and the Abama Open de Canarias, as the tour retained a stop in the Canary Islands. The

ANZ Championship The ANZ Championship, also known as the Trans-Tasman Netball League, is a former netball league featuring teams from both Australia and New Zealand. Between 2008 and 2016, it was the top-level league in both countries. The competition was owned ...

, Open de Sevilla and The Heritage were lost from the schedule.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.

Unofficial events

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

Order of Merit

The

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was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in

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Changes for 2005

Schedule

Unofficial events

Order of Merit

Awards

See also

Notes

References

External links