2005 Nationwide Tour
The 2005 Nationwide Tour season ran from January 27 to October 30. The season consisted of 31 official money golf tournaments; five of which were played outside of the United States. The top 21 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2006.
Schedule
The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of wins on the Nationwide Tour including that event. No one accumulates many wins on the Nationwide Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
| Week | Tournament | State/Country | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27-30 | BellSouth Panama Championship | Panama |  Vance Veazey (3) |
| Feb 17-20 | Jacob's Creek Open | Australia |  Steven Bowditch (1) |
| Feb 24-27 | ING New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | Peter O'Malley (2) |
| Mar 24-27 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Louisiana | Ryan Hietala (1) |
| Apr 21-24 | Virginia Beach Open | Virginia | Troy Matteson (1) |
| Apr 29 - May 1 | BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs | South Carolina | Shane Bertsch (2) |
| May 5-8 | Rex Hospital Open | North Carolina | Eric Axley (1) |
| May 12-15 | Rheem Classic | Arkansas | Chris Couch (4) |
| May 19-22 | Henrico County Open | Virginia | Chad Collins (1) |
| Jun 2-5 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | Jason Schultz (1) |
| Jun 9-12 | LaSalle Bank Open | Illinois | Chris Couch (5) |
| Jun 16-19 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | Kim Felton (1) |
| Jun 23-26 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | Greg Kraft (1) |
| Jun 30 - Jul 1 | Lake Erie Charity Classic at Peek 'n Peak Resort | New York |  Esteban Toledo (1) |
| Jul 7-10 | National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic | West Virginia | Jason Gore (4) |
| Jul 14-17 | Scholarship America Showdown | Wisconsin | Jason Gore (5) |
| Jul 21-24 | Canadian PGA Championship | Canada |  Jon Mills (1) |
| Jul 28-31 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | Joe Daley (2) |
| Aug 4-7 | Cox Classic | Nebraska | Jason Gore (6) |
| Aug 11-14 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | Roger Tambellini (2) |
| Aug 18-21 | Xerox Classic | New York | Rick Price (1) |
| Aug 25-28 | Cleveland Open | Ohio | Andrew Johnson (1) |
| Sep 1-4 | Alberta Classic | Canada | Peter Tomasulo (1) |
| Sep 8-11 | Envirocare Utah Classic | Utah | Garrett Willis (1) |
| Sep 15-18 | Mark Christopher Charity Classic | California | Troy Matteson (2) |
| Sep 22-25 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | Greg Chalmers (1) |
| Sep 30 - Oct 2 | Oregon Classic | Oregon | Jeff Gove (3) |
| Oct 6-9 | Gila River Golf Classic | Arizona | David McKenzie (1) |
| Oct 13-16 | Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic | Texas | Kris Cox (1) |
| Oct 20-23 | Miccosukee Championship | Florida | cancelled due to Hurricane Wilma |
| Oct 27-30 | Nationwide Tour Championship | Alabama | David Branshaw (2) |
Leading money winners
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Matteson | United States | 495,009 |
| 2 | Jason Gore | United States | 356,579 |
| 3 | Chris Couch | United States | 337,205 |
| 4 | Steven Bowditch | Australia | 333,329 |
| 5 | Jon Mills | Canada | 325,806 |
| 6 | Jerry Smith | United States | 267,757 |
| 7 | David Branshaw | United States | 266,724 |
| 8 | Shane Bertsch | United States | 263,373 |
| 9 | Mathew Goggin | Australia | 260,090 |
| 10 | Kris Cox | United States | 257,352 |
See also
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