2005 Asian Tour
The 2005 Asian Tour was the 11th season of the modern Asian Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995. Thaworn Wiratchant won the Order of Merit, becoming the first player to pass $500,000 earnings in a season.
Tournament results
The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.
| Dates | Tournament | Prize fund (US$) | Winner | OWGR pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16-19 | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | 830,000 |  | 24 | Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour |
| Jan 27-30 | Caltex Masters | 1,000,000 |  | 30 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Feb 17-20 | Carlsberg Malaysian Open | 1,210,000 |  | 26 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Feb 24-27 | Myanmar Open | 200,000 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8 | |
| Mar 3-6 | Thai Airways International Thailand Open | 500,000 |  | 6 | |
| Mar 10-13 | Qatar Masters | 1,500,000 |  | 26 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Mar 17-20 | TCL Classic | 1,000,000 | | 20 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Mar 24-27 | Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open | 1,000,000 | | 16 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Apr 15-17 | Visa Dynasty Cup | n/a | Asia | n/a | Team event |
| Apr 21-24 | Johnnie Walker Classic | 2,300,000 | | 46 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Apr 28 - May 1 | BMW Asian Open | 1,500,000 | | 38 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| May 5–8 | SK Telecom Open | 500,000 |  | 14 | |
| May 12–15 | Macau Open | 275,000 |  | 10 | |
| May 19–22 | Philippine Open | 200,000 | | 6 | |
| May 26–29 | KT&G Maekyung Open | 500,000 | | 6 | Oldest winner in tour history (50 years 145 days) |
| June 23–26 | Brunei Open | 300,000 | | 6 | |
| Sep 1-4 | Volkswagen Masters-China | 300,000 | | 20 | |
| Sep 8-11 | Singapore Open | 2,000,000 | | 22 | Richest sole-sanctioned event |
| Sep 15-18 | Taiwan Open | 300,000 | | 6 | |
| Sep 22-25 | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | 400,000 | | 6 | |
| Sep 29 - Oct 2 | Crowne Plaza Open | 200,000 | | 6 | |
| Oct 13-16 | Bangkok Airways Open | 200,000 | | 6 | |
| Oct 27-30 | Hero Honda Indian Open | 300,000 | | 8 | |
| Nov 3-6 | Double A International Open | 300,000 | | 6 | |
| Nov 10-13 | HSBC Champions Tournament | 5,000,000 | | 48 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour, Sunshine Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Nov 17-20 | Carlsberg Masters Vietnam | 200,000 | | 6 | |
| Nov 24-27 | Volvo China Open | (1,300,000) | | 18 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Dec 1-4 | UBS Hong Kong Open | 1,200,000 |  | 28 | Co-sanctioned by the European Tour |
| Dec 8-11 | Volvo Masters of Asia | 600,000 |  | 20 | Limited to top 60 on Order of Merit |
Leading money winners
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thaworn Wiratchant | | 510,122 |
| 2 | Thongchai Jaidee | | 454,335 |
| 3 | Jyoti Randhawa | | 329,835 |
| 4 | Shiv Kapur | | 242,101 |
| 5 | Terry Pilkadaris | | 234,969 |
| 6 | Andrew Buckle | | 222,163 |
| 7 | Chawalit Plaphol | | 204,968 |
| 8 | James Kingston | | 202,812 |
| 9 | Marcus Both | | 196,607 |
| 10 | Ted Oh | | 176,658 |
There is a complete list on the official site here.
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