The 2005 Nationwide Tour was the 16th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
| Duration | January 27, 2005 – October 30, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30[a] |
| Most wins |  Jason Gore (3) |
| Money list | Troy Matteson |
| Player of the Year | Jason Gore |
← 2004 2006 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30 | BellSouth Panama Championship | Panama | 525,000 | Vance Veazey (3)
|
6 | ||
| Feb 20 | Jacob's Creek Open Championship | Australia | A$1,000,000 |  Steven Bowditch (1)
|
12 | ANZ | |
| Feb 27 | ING New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | 600,000 | Peter O'Malley (n/a)
|
12 | ANZ | |
| Mar 27 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 500,000 | Ryan Hietala (1)
|
6 | ||
| Apr 24 | Virginia Beach Open | Virginia | 450,000 | Troy Matteson (1)
|
6 | ||
| May 1 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 625,000 | Shane Bertsch (2)
|
6 | Pro-Am | |
| May 8 | Rex Hospital Open | North Carolina | 450,000 | Eric Axley (1)
|
6 | ||
| May 15 | Rheem Classic | Arkansas | 475,000 | Chris Couch (4)
|
6 | ||
| May 22 | Henrico County Open | Virginia | 450,000 | Chad Collins (1)
|
6 | ||
| Jun 5 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 450,000 | Jason Schultz (1)
|
6 | ||
| Jun 12 | LaSalle Bank Open | Illinois | 750,000 | Chris Couch (5)
|
6 | ||
| Jun 19 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 475,000 | Kim Felton (1)
|
6 | ||
| Jun 26 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 450,000 | Greg Kraft (1)
|
6 | ||
| Jul 1 | Lake Erie Charity Classic | New York | 450,000 |  Esteban Toledo (1)
|
6 | ||
| Jul 10 | National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic | West Virginia | 600,000 | Jason Gore (4)
|
6 | ||
| Jul 17 | Scholarship America Showdown | Wisconsin | 525,000 | Jason Gore (5)
|
6 | ||
| Jul 24 | Canadian PGA Championship | Canada | 450,000 |  Jon Mills (1)
|
6 | ||
| Jul 31 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | 475,000 | Joe Daley (2)
|
6 | ||
| Aug 7 | Cox Classic | Nebraska | 625,000 | Jason Gore (6)[d]
|
6 | ||
| Aug 14 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | 550,000 | Roger Tambellini (2)
|
6 | ||
| Aug 21 | Xerox Classic | New York | 550,000 | Rick Price (1)
|
6 | New tournament | |
| Aug 28 | Cleveland Open | Ohio | 450,000 | Andrew Johnson (1)
|
6 | New tournament | |
| Sep 4 | Alberta Classic | Canada | 450,000 | Peter Tomasulo (1)
|
6 | ||
| Sep 11 | Envirocare Utah Classic | Utah | 475,000 | Garrett Willis (1)
|
6 | ||
| Sep 18 | Mark Christopher Charity Classic | California | 475,000 | Troy Matteson (2)
|
6 | ||
| Sep 25 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | 650,000 | Greg Chalmers (1)
|
6 | ||
| Oct 2 | Oregon Classic | Oregon | 450,000 | Jeff Gove (3)
|
6 | ||
| Oct 9 | Gila River Golf Classic | Arizona | 450,000 | David McKenzie (1)
|
6 | ||
| Oct 16 | Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic | Texas | 475,000 | Kris Cox (1)
|
6 | ||
| Miccosukee Championship | Florida | – | Canceled[e] | – | |||
| Oct 30 | Nationwide Tour Championship | Alabama | 650,000 | David Branshaw (2)
|
6 | Tour Championship |
Money list edit
For full rankings, see 2005 Nationwide Tour graduates.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5] The top 21 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2006 PGA Tour.[6]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Matteson |
495,009 |
| 2 | Jason Gore |
356,579 |
| 3 | Chris Couch |
337,205 |
| 4 | Steven Bowditch |
333,329 |
| 5 | Jon Mills |
325,806 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Jason Gore |
[7] |
Notes edit
- ^ A further one tournament was scheduled but was canceled.
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Nationwide Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Nationwide Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Nationwide Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
- ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.
- ^ Gore earned immediate promotion to the PGA Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[2]
- ^ Canceled due to Hurricane Wilma.[3]
References edit
- ^ "2005 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 26, 2005. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "Gore Wins His Way Back to PGA Tour". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. August 8, 2005. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "Miami Event Cancelled Due to Hurricane Wilma". Golf Channel. October 19, 2005. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "2005 Nationwide Tour money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 29, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "Troy Matteson Banks on Heavy Putter to Win Nationwide Tour Money Title and Automatic PGA Tour Card". The Golf Wire. December 13, 2005. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "Meet the Nationwide Tour Class of '06". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 2, 2005. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "Former Wave Jason Gore Tabbed Nationwide Tour's 2005 Player of the Year". Pepperdine Waves. December 7, 2005. Retrieved January 16, 2023.