2005 Asian Tour
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Duration16 December 2004 – 11 December 2005
Number of official events27
Most wins
Thaworn Wiratchant (4)
Thaworn Wiratchant (4)Order of Merit Thaworn Wiratchant
Thaworn Wiratchant| Duration | 16 December 2004 – 11 December 2005 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 27 |
| Most wins | Thaworn Wiratchant (4) |
| Order of Merit | Thaworn Wiratchant |
| Players' Player of the Year | Thaworn Wiratchant |
| Rookie of the Year |  Shiv Kapur |
← 2004 2006 → | |
The 2005 Asian Tour was the 11th season of the modern Asian Tour (formerly the Asian PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.
Unofficial events
The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[1]
The following events were sanctioned by the Asian Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | 5,000,000 |  David Howell |
48 | AFR,[c] ANZ,[d] EUR | New limited-field event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the UBS Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thaworn Wiratchant | 510,123 |
| 2 | Thongchai Jaidee | 454,335 |
| 3 | Jyoti Randhawa | 329,835 |
| 4 | Shiv Kapur | 242,101 |
| 5 |  Terry Pilkadaris | 234,970 |