2005 Nationwide Tour Explained
The 2005 Nationwide Tour was the 16th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[1] [2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
(US$) | Winner | OWGR
points | Other
tours | 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) | 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 | | |
Oct 23 | Miccosukee Championship | Florida | – | Canceled | – | | |
| Oct 30 | Nationwide Tour Championship | Alabama | 650,000 | David Branshaw (2) | 6 | | Tour Championship | |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3] [4] The top 21 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2006 PGA Tour.[5]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|
| 1 | | 495,009 |
| 2 | | 356,579 |
| 3 | | 337,205 |
| 4 | | 333,329 |
| 5 | | 325,806 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 2005 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour . 1 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051026043459/http://pgatour.com/tournaments/schedules/h . 26 October 2005.
- Web site: 2006 Nationwide Tour Media Guide . PGA Tour . 12 May 2024.
- Web site: 2005 Nationwide Tour money list . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20071129205111/http://www.pgatour.com/h/stats/2005/109.html . 29 November 2007 . 1 September 2023.
- Web site: Troy Matteson Banks on Heavy Putter to Win Nationwide Tour Money Title and Automatic PGA Tour Card . The Golf Wire . 13 December 2005 . 1 September 2023.
- Web site: Meet the Nationwide Tour Class of '06 . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20051102073954/http://www.pgatour.com/story/9013313 . 2 November 2005 . 1 September 2023.
- Web site: Former Wave Jason Gore Tabbed Nationwide Tour's 2005 Player of the Year . December 7, 2005 . January 16, 2023 . Pepperdine Waves.
