The 2005 Tour de las Américas, titled as the 2005 American Express Tour de las Américas for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th season of the Tour de las Américas (formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was formed in 1991.
| Duration | 10 February 2005 – 11 December 2005 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 13 |
| Order of Merit |  Daniel Barbetti |
← 2004 2006 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[1][2]
Unofficial events edit
The following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct | Paradise Village Nations Cup | Mexico | n/a |  Manuel Bermudez and Carlos Larraín
|
Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Barbetti |
41,514 |
| 2 | Rafael Gómez |
40,594 |
| 3 | César Monasterio |
35,133 |
| 4 | Miguel Rodríguez |
35,066 |
| 5 | Eduardo Argiró |
31,423 |
Notes edit
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Tour de las Américas events they had won up to and including that tournament.
- ^ ARG − PGA of Argentina Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
References edit
- ^ "2005 Tournament schedule" (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Norwood, Bev (2006). The World of Professional Golf 2006. IMG. pp. 146–147, 495–503. ISBN 9781878843432. Retrieved 23 March 2024 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "2005 Order of Merit". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Argentina's Daniel Barbetti Wins TLA's 2005 Order of Merit". Tour de las Américas. 13 December 2005. Archived from the original on 17 January 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
External links edit
- Official website (in Spanish)