2005 Tour de las Américas

2005 Tour de las Américas season

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 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.

Schedule

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

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (US$)	Winner[a]	OWGR points	Other tours[b]
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

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]

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

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.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)