2005 Tour de las Américas

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.

2005 Tour de las Américas season
Duration10 February 2005 (2005-02-10) – 11 December 2005 (2005-12-11)
Number of official events13
Order of Merit Daniel Barbetti
2004
2006

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
13 FebAmerican Express Costa Rica OpenCosta Rica125,000 Kyle Dobbs (1)6CHA
20 FebSummit Panama MastersPanama125,000 Kevin Haefner (1)6CHA
27 FebAbierto Telefónica Moviles de GuatemalaGuatemala125,000 César Monasterio (1)6CHA
8 MarSiemens Venezuela OpenVenezuela60,000 Miguel Rodríguez (1)n/a
15 MarAmerican Express Puerto Rico OpenPuerto Rico125,000 Daniel Barbetti (1)n/a
22 MayPlayers Championship AcafestMexico50,000 Antonio Serna (1)n/a
5 JunAmerican Express Brazil ClassicBrazil70,000 Miguel Fernández (2)n/a
28 OctMasterCard Brazil OpenBrazil100,000 Miguel Guzmán (1)n/a
6 NovTorneo de MaestrosArgentina70,000 Ángel Cabrera (5)n/aARG
13 NovRoberto De Vicenzo ClassicArgentina70,000 Andrés Romero (3)n/aARG
4 DecAbierto Mexicano CoronaMexico305,000 Antonio Maldonado (1)6CHA
4 DecAbierto de BarranquillaColombia65,000 Oswaldo Villada (1)n/a
11 DecAbierto Visa de la RepúblicaArgentina250,000 Kevin Stadler (n/a)12ARG, CHA

Unofficial events

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

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Daniel Barbetti41,514
2 Rafael Gómez40,594
3 César Monasterio35,133
4 Miguel Rodríguez35,066
5 Eduardo Argiró31,423

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. ARG − PGA of Argentina Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.

References

  1. "2005 Tournament schedule" (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. Norwood, Bev (2006). The World of Professional Golf 2006. IMG. pp. 146–147, 495–503. ISBN 9781878843432. Retrieved 23 March 2024 via Archive.org.
  3. "2005 Order of Merit". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. "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.
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