2005 Tour de las Américas explained

Year:2005
Tour:Tour de las Américas
Regular Season:
No Of Events:13
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Daniel Barbetti
Prevseason:2004
Nextseason:2006

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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[1] [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
13 Feb Costa Rica 125,000 Kyle Dobbs (1) 6 CHA
20 Feb Panama 125,000 Kevin Haefner (1) 6 CHA
27 Feb Guatemala 125,000 César Monasterio (1) 6 CHA
8 Mar Venezuela 60,000 Miguel Rodríguez (1) n/a
15 Mar Puerto Rico 125,000 Daniel Barbetti (1) n/a
22 May Mexico 50,000 Antonio Serna (1) n/a
5 Jun Brazil 70,000 Miguel Fernández (2) n/a
28 Oct Brazil 100,000 Miguel Guzmán (1) n/a
6 Nov Argentina 70,000 Ángel Cabrera (5) n/a ARG
13 Nov Argentina 70,000 Andrés Romero (3) n/a ARG
4 Dec Mexico 305,000 Antonio Maldonado (1) 6 CHA
4 Dec Colombia 65,000 Oswaldo Villada (1) n/a
11 Dec Argentina 250,000 Kevin Stadler (n/a) 12 ARG, CHA

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Order of Merit

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 41,514
2 40,594
3 35,133
4 35,066
5 31,423

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2005 Tournament schedule . Tour de las Américas . 23 March 2024 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20060104225409/http://www.tourdelasamericas.com/schedule_2005.php . 4 January 2006.
  2. Book: Norwood, Bev . The World of Professional Golf 2006 . IMG . 2006 . 9781878843432 . 146–147, 495–503 . Archive.org . 23 March 2024 . limited.
  3. Web site: 2005 Order of Merit . Tour de las Américas . 23 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051214093807/http://www.tourdelasamericas.com/ . 14 December 2005.
  4. Web site: Argentina’s Daniel Barbetti Wins TLA’s 2005 Order of Merit . Tour de las Américas . 13 December 2005 . 23 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060117142839/http://www.tourdelasamericas.com:80/read.php?id=653 . 17 January 2006.