2005_Tour_de_las_Américas
2005 Tour de las Américas
Golf tour season
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.
Quick Facts Duration, Number of official events ...
| Duration | 10 February 2005 (2005-02-10) – 11 December 2005 (2005-12-11) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 13 |
| Order of Merit |  Daniel Barbetti |
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The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[1][2]
More information Date, Tournament ...
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb | American Express Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | 125,000 |  Kyle Dobbs (1) | 6 | CHA |
| 20 Feb | Summit Panama Masters | Panama | 125,000 | Kevin Haefner (1) | 6 | CHA |
| 27 Feb | Abierto Telefónica Moviles de Guatemala | Guatemala | 125,000 | César Monasterio (1) | 6 | CHA |
| 8 Mar | Siemens Venezuela Open | Venezuela | 60,000 | Miguel Rodríguez (1) | n/a | |
| 15 Mar | American Express Puerto Rico Open | Puerto Rico | 125,000 | Daniel Barbetti (1) | n/a | |
| 22 May | Players Championship Acafest | Mexico | 50,000 |  Antonio Serna (1) | n/a | |
| 5 Jun | American Express Brazil Classic | Brazil | 70,000 | Miguel Fernández (2) | n/a | |
| 28 Oct | MasterCard Brazil Open | Brazil | 100,000 | Miguel Guzmán (1) | n/a | |
| 6 Nov | Torneo de Maestros | Argentina | 70,000 | Ángel Cabrera (5) | n/a | ARG |
| 13 Nov | Roberto De Vicenzo Classic | Argentina | 70,000 | Andrés Romero (3) | n/a | ARG |
| 4 Dec | Abierto Mexicano Corona | Mexico | 305,000 | Antonio Maldonado (1) | 6 | CHA |
| 4 Dec | Abierto de Barranquilla | Colombia | 65,000 |  Oswaldo Villada (1) | n/a | |
| 11 Dec | Abierto Visa de la República | Argentina | 250,000 | Kevin Stadler (n/a) | 12 | ARG, CHA |
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Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
More information Date, Tournament ...
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct | Paradise Village Nations Cup | Mexico | n/a |  Manuel Bermudez and Carlos Larraín |
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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]
More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Barbetti | 41,514 |
| 2 | Rafael Gómez | 40,594 |
| 3 | César Monasterio | 35,133 |
| 4 | Miguel Rodríguez | 35,066 |
| 5 | Eduardo Argiró | 31,423 |
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- ARG − PGA of Argentina Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
- "2005 Tournament schedule" (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- Norwood, Bev (2006). The World of Professional Golf 2006. IMG. pp. 146–147, 495–503. ISBN 9781878843432. Retrieved 23 March 2024 – via Archive.org.
- "2005 Order of Merit". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- "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.
- Official website (in Spanish)