2005 Champions Tour

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.

2005 Champions Tour season

Duration	January 21, 2005 (2005-01-21) – October 30, 2005 (2005-10-30)
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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Schedule

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner[a]	Notes
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

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
Dec 4	MBNA WorldPoints Father/Son Challenge	Florida	1,000,000	Bernhard Langer and son Stefan Langer	Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.^[2][3]

Position	Player	Points
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

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.^[4]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
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

Award	Winner	Ref.
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

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.