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.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes19 Dec Asia Japan Okinawa Open Japan ¥100,000,000 Kiyoshi Miyazato (n/a)24 JPN 30 Jan Caltex Masters Singapore 1,000,000 Nick Dougherty (n/a)30 EUR 20 Feb Carlsberg Malaysian Open Malaysia 1,210,000 Thongchai Jaidee (7)26 EUR 27 Feb Myanmar Open Myanmar 200,000 Scott Strange (1)8 6 Mar Thai Airways International Thailand Open Thailand 500,000 Richard Lee (1)6 13 Mar Qatar Masters Qatar 1,500,000 Ernie Els (n/a)26 EUR New to Asian Tour20 Mar TCL Classic China 1,000,000 Paul Casey (1)20 EUR 27 Mar Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open Indonesia 1,000,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (5)16 EUR 24 Apr Johnnie Walker Classic China £1,250,000 Adam Scott (n/a)46 ANZ, EUR 1 May BMW Asian Open China 1,500,000 Ernie Els (n/a)38 EUR 8 May SK Telecom Open South Korea ₩500,000,000 K. J. Choi (3)14 KOR 15 May Macau Open Macau 275,000 Wang Ter-chang (3)10 22 May Philippine Open Philippines 200,000 Adam Le Vesconte (1)6 29 May KT&G Maekyung Open South Korea ₩500,000,000 Choi Sang-ho (1)6 KOR 26 Jun Brunei Open Brunei 300,000 Terry Pilkadaris (3)6 New tournament4 Sep Volkswagen Masters-China China 300,000 Retief Goosen (n/a)20 11 Sep Singapore Open Singapore 2,000,000 Adam Scott (n/a)22 18 Sep Taiwan Open Taiwan 300,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (6)6 25 Sep Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 400,000 Lu Wei-chih (1)6 2 Oct Crowne Plaza Open China 200,000 Prayad Marksaeng (5)6 16 Oct Bangkok Airways Open Thailand 200,000 Lu Wen-teh (2)6 New tournament30 Oct Hero Honda Indian Open India 300,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (7)8 6 Nov Double A International Open Thailand 300,000 Chinnarat Phadungsil (a) (1)6 New tournament20 Nov Carlsberg Masters Vietnam Vietnam 200,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (8)6 27 Nov Volvo China Open China 1,300,000 Paul Casey (2)18 EUR 4 Dec UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 1,200,000 Colin Montgomerie (n/a)28 EUR 11 Dec Volvo Masters of Asia Thailand 600,000 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($)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes13 NovHSBC ChampionsChina5,000,000 David Howell48AFR, ANZ, EURNew 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.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Thaworn Wiratchant 510,1232 Thongchai Jaidee 454,3353 Jyoti Randhawa 329,8354 Shiv Kapur 242,1015 Terry Pilkadaris 234,970
Awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Year Thaworn Wiratchant Rookie of the Year Shiv Kapur
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