The 2005 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2005. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). Total prize money for all tournaments was $45,100,000.
Annika Sörenstam dominated the Tour in 2005, winning ten tournaments, including two of the four major tournaments, winning more than $2 million in prize money for the fifth consecutive season in a row. Five other players earned over $1 million. Players from South Korea continued to be a growing force on the Tour, with seven different Korean players winning tournaments, including the two majors not won by Sörenstam: Birdie Kim at the U.S. Women's Open and Jeong Jang at the Women's British Open
For details of what happened in the main tournaments of the year see 2005 in golf.
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The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of official money, individual event wins on the LPGA Tour including that event.
Tournaments in bold are majors.
Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 2,588,240 | 20 |
| 2 | Paula Creamer | United States | 1,531,780 | 25 |
| 3 | Cristie Kerr | United States | 1,360,941 | 22 |
| 4 | Lorena Ochoa | Mexico | 1,201,786 | 23 |
| 5 | Jang Jeong | South Korea | 1,131,986 | 28 |
| 6 | Natalie Gulbis | United States | 1,010,154 | 27 |
| 7 | Meena Lee | South Korea | 870,182 | 28 |
| 8 | Hee-Won Han | South Korea | 856,364 | 27 |
| 9 | Gloria Park | South Korea | 842,349 | 26 |
| 10 | Catriona Matthew | Scotland | 776,924 | 26 |
Scoring Average leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 69.33 |
| 2 | Cristie Kerr | United States | 70.86 |
| 3 | Paula Creamer | United States | 70.98 |
| 4 | Jang Jeong | South Korea | 71.17 |
| 5 | Natalie Gulbis | United States | 71.24 |
Full 2005 Scoring Average List - navigate to "2005", then "Scoring Average"
The three competitive awards given out by the LPGA each year are:
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