2005 - Women (All)
The winners in the category "2005 - Women (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
Weetabix
The Weetabix Women's British Open (29th) (July 28-31). Second-placed Sophie Gustafson (Swe) finished 4 shots behind wire-to-wire winner Jang (S Kor), who recorded her first win as a tour professional. [Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Majors
Kraft Nabisco
Played as the Kraft Nabisco Championship (34th) (March 24-27). Second-placed Rosie Jones (USA) finished 8 shots behind Sörenstam (Swe), who recorded her fifth consecutive LPGA Tour win and her eighth major championship title. [Dinah Shore Tournament course, Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, CA].
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (60th) (June 23-26). Second-placed Morgan Pressel (USA) and Brittany Lang (USA) finished 2 shots behind Kim (S Kor), who recorded her first major championship title and first LPGA Tour win. 17-year-old Pressel missed out on being the youngest ever Major winner, denied by Kim holing-out from a greenside bunker for a birdie at the last hole. [Cherry Hills CC, Englewood, Denver, CO].
Majors
McDonald's
The McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola (51st) (June 9-12). Second-placed Michelle Wie (USA, amateur) finished 3 shots behind Sörenstam (Swe), who claimed her third straight win in this event. [Bulle Rock GC, Havre De Grace, Maryland].
Amateur
LGU
Played as the Girls' British Open Amateur Championship. Nordqvist (Swe) beat Azahara Muñoz (Esp) 2 and 1 in the final match. [West Hill GC, Brookwood, nr Woking, Surrey].
Amateur
Tropicana
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (102nd). Sponsored by Tropicana Essentials. Stahle (Swe) beat Claire Coughlan (Ire) 3 and 2 in the final, becoming the first player for 30 years to successfully defend this title. [Littlestone GC, Littlestone, Kent].
Amateur
EGA
Played as the International European Championship Ladies (Aug 24-27). Second-placed Araceli Felgueroso (Esp), Anna Nordqvist (Swe) and Elena Giraud (Fra) finished 3 shots behind Jade Schaeffer (Fra). [Santo da Serra GC, Machico, Madeira].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. In-kyung "I.K." Kim (S Kor) beat Inbee Park (S Kor) 5 and 4 in the final. [BanBury GC, Eagle, Idaho].
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (105th). 17-year old Pressel (USA) beat Maru Martinez (Ven) 9 and 8 in the 36-hole final. [Settindown course, Ansley GC, Roswell, Atlanta, GA].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship. Yi (S Kor) beat Tiffany Chudy (USA) at the 37th hole in the final. [Swope Memorial GC, Kansas City, Missouri].
America
ADT
Played as the ADT Championship (Nov 17-20; LPGA Tour season-ending event). Second-placed Soo-Yun Kang (S Kor), Michele Redman (USA) and Liselotte Neumann (Swe) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Annika Sörenstam (Swe), who won her 10th LPGA Tour title of the 2005 season. [Trump Intl GC, West Palm Beach, FL].
America
BMO Financial Gp
Played as the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open (July 14-17). Second-placed Katherine Hull (Aus) finished 1 shot behind 23-year-old LPGA Tour rookie Meena Lee (S Kor), who recorded her first win on the Tour. [Glen Arbour GC, Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia].
America
Chick-fil-A
Played as the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez (May 12-15). Second-placed Candie Kung (USA) finished 10 shots behind Sörenstam (Swe). [Eagle's Landing CC, Stockbridge, nr Atlanta, GA].
America
Owens Corning
Played as the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic presented by Kroger (July 7-10). 29-year-old Heather Bowie (USA) beat Gloria Park (S Kor) at the third playoff hole, to record her first (and only) LPGA Tour win. [Highland Meadows GC, Sylvania, nr Toledo, Ohio].
America
Franklin American Mortgage
Played as the Franklin American Mortgage Championship (April 28-May 1). Second-placed Lorena Ochoa (Mex) finished 3 shots behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Prammanasudh (US). [Iron Horse course, Vanderbilt Legends Club, Franklin, TN].
America
Longs Drugs
Played as the Longs Drugs Challenge (Oct 6-9). Second-placed Hee-won Han (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind Perrot (Chile), the first Chilean player to win on the LPGA Tour. [The Ridge GC, Auburn, CA].
America
Corning
Played as the LPGA Corning Classic (May 26-29). Second-placed Annika Sörenstam (Swe) and Meena Lee (S Kor) finished 2 shots behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Kang (S Kor). [Corning CC, Corning, nr Elmira, New York].
America
Takefuji
Played as the LPGA Takefuji Classic (April 14-16). Second-placed Lorena Ochoa (Mex) finished 2 shots behind Ward (USA), who recorded the last of her four LPGA Tour wins. [Las Vegas CC, Las Vegas, Nevada].
America
MasterCard
Played as the inaugural MasterCard Classic honoring Alejo Peralta (March 4-6). Second-placed Karrie Webb (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Sörenstam (Swe). [Bosque Real CC, Naucalpan, Mexico City].
America
Office Depot
Played as the Office Depot Championship (Sept 30-Oct 2). Second-placed Soo-Yun Kang (S Kor) finished 2 shots behind Han (S Kor). Monday finish required following bad weather on earlier days. [Trump Natl GC, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, CA].
America
Safeway/Coca-Cola
Played as the Safeway International presented by Coca-Cola (March 17-20). Defending champion Sörenstam (Swe) beat Lorena Ochoa (Mex) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Prospector course, Superstition Mtn G&CC, nr Phoenix, AZ].
America
Safeway
Played as the Safeway Classic presented by Pepsi (Aug 19-21). Second-placed Jeong Jang (S Kor) finished 4 shots behind 29-year-old Soo-Yun Kang (S Kor), who recorded her first (and only) LPGA Tour win. [Columbia Edgewater CC, Portland, Oregon].
America
Michelob
Played as the Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill (May 5-8). Second-placed Jill McGill (USA) finished 5 shots behind Cristie Kerr (USA), who recorded her fifth LPGA Tour win. [River course, Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, VA].
America
Samsung
Played as the Samsung World Championship (Oct 13-16). Second-placed Paula Creamer (USA) finished 8 shots behind defending champion Sörenstam (Swe). 16-year old Michelle Wie made her debut as a professional and finished fourth, only to be disqualified for unintentionally playing from the wrong spot in the third round. [Canyons course, Bighorn GC, Palm Desert, California].
America
SBS
Played as the inaugural SBS Open at Turtle Bay (Feb 24-26; LPGA season opener). Second-placed Michelle Wie (USA, amateur) and Cristie Kerr (USA) finished 2 shots behind Rosales (Phil), who recorded the second of her two LPGA Tour wins. [SBS = Seoul Broadcasting System]. [Palmer course, Turtle Bay Resort, Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii].
America
John Q Hammons
Played as the John Q Hammons Hotel Classic (Sept 16-18). Second-placed Paula Creamer (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Sörenstam (Swe). [Cedar Ridge CC, Broken Arrow, nr Tulsa, OK].
America
ShopRite
Played as the ShopRite LPGA Classic (June 3-5). Second-placed Juli Inkster (USA) finished 4 shots behind Annika Sörenstam (Swe), who won this event for the third time. [Bay course, Seaview Resort, Galloway, nr Atlantic City, NJ].
America
State Farm
Played as the State Farm Classic (Sept 1-4). Second-placed and defending champion Cristie Kerr (USA) finished 3 shots behind Hurst (USA). [Rail GC, Springfield, Illinois].
America
Lincoln Mercury
Played as the Sybase Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury (May 19-22). Second-placed Jeong Jang (S Kor) and Gloria Park (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind 18-year-old Creamer (USA), who became the youngest winner on the LPGA Tour since 1952. [Wykagyl CC, New Rochelle, New York].
America
Mitchell Company
Played as The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions presented by Kathy Ireland (Nov 10-13). Second-placed Rachel Hetherington (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Kim (USA). [Crossings course, RTJ Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove, Mobile, AL].
America
Corona
Played as the inaugural Corona Morelia Championship (April 21-24). Second-placed Karine Icher (Fra) finished 6 shots behind Koch (Swe), who recorded the second of her two LPGA Tour wins. [GC Tres Marias, Morelia, Mexico].
America
Wegmans
Played as Wegmans Rochester LPGA (June 16-19). Second-placed Paula Creamer (USA) finished 4 shots behind Ochoa (Mex). [Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].
America
Wendy's
Played as Wendy's Championship for Children (Aug 25-28). Second-placed Annika Sörenstam (Swe) and Paula Creamer (USA) finished 1 shot behind Kerr (USA). [Tartan Fields GC, Dublin, nr Columbus, Ohio].
America
HSBC
Played as the inaugural HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship (Jun 30-Jul 3). First-time LPGA Tour winner Baena (Columbia) beat Meena Lee (S Kor) by 1 hole in the final. [Hamilton Farm GC, Gladstone, New Jersey].
Europe
x
Played as the Catalonia Ladies Masters (Sept 22-24; LET season-ending event). Second-placed Gwladys Nocera (Fra), Paula Marti (Esp) and Sophie Sandolo (Italy) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Icher (Fra). [Platja de Pals GC, Pals, nr Girona, Spain].
Europe
OTP Bank
Played as the OTP Bank Ladies Central European Open (July 14-16). Second-placed Samantha Head (Eng), Lora Fairclough (Eng) and defending champion Minea Blomqvist (Fin) finished 4 shots behind Kreutz (Fra). [Old Lake GC, Tata, Hungary].
Europe
Evian
Played as the Evian Masters (July 20-23; LET/LPGA Trs event; recognised as a major ch'ship by the LET, but not by the LPGA Tour). Michelle Wie (USA, amateur) and Lorena Ochoa (Mex) finished 8 shots behind 18-year old Creamer (USA). [Evian Masters GC, Evian-les-Bains, France].
Europe
x
Played as the Finnish Ladies Masters (Aug 26-28). Second-placed Suzann Petersen (Nor), Cecilia Ekelundh (Swe), Caroline Westrup (Swe, amateur) and Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) finished 1 shot behind first-time Ladies European Tour winner Sorensen (Den). Reduced to 36 holes after a mini-tornado (almost unheard of in Finland) tore through the course during the third round. [Helsinki GC, Tali, Helsinki, Finland].
Europe
Siemens
Played as the Siemens Austrian Ladies Open (May 26-29; for the first time since 2000). Second-placed Gwladys Nocera (Fra) finished 1 shot behind first-time Ladies European Tour winner Piovano (Italy), who eagled the final hole to snatch victory. [Golfclub Föhrenwald, Wiener Neustadt, Austria].
Europe
x
Played as the Wales Ladies Championship of Europe (Aug 11-14). Second-placed Laura Davies (Eng) and defending champion Trish Johnson (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Taylor (Eng), who claimed her first professional tour victory. In the first round Taylor shot an LET 18-hole record score of 61. [Machynys Peninsula G&CC, Llanelli, South Wales].
Europe
KLM
Played as the KLM Ladies Open (Sept 16-18). First-time Ladies European Tour winner Lagoutte (Fra) beat Eleanor Pilgrim (Wales) at the second playoff hole. [Kennemer G&CC, Zandvoort, Netherlands].
Europe
KSPoker
Played as the KSPoker Ladies English Open (July 8-10). Second-placed Minea Blomqvist (Fin) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Hjorth (Swe), who recorded her second LET win. [Chart Hills GC, Biddenden, Kent].
Europe
Vediorbis
Played as the Vediorbis Arras Open de France Dames (June 9-12). Second-placed Trish Johnson (Eng) finished 1 shot behind first-time Ladies European Tour winner Zorzi (Italy). [Arras Golf Resort, Anzin-Saint-Aubin, nr Arras, Pas-de-Calais].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW Ladies Italian Open (June 2-5). Second-placed Veronica Zorzi (Italy) finished 1 shot behind Tinning (Den). [Parco de' Medici GC, Rome].
Europe
Algarve
Played as the Algarve Ladies Open of Portugal (June 24-26). Second-placed Ludivine Kreutz (Fra) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Ekelundh (Swe). [Gramacho course, Pestana Golf, Carvoeiro, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
x
Played as the Open de España Femenino (May 12-15). Second-placed Linda Wessberg (Swe) finished 3 shots behind Tinning (Den). [Panorámica G&CC, Sant Jordi, Castellón, Spain].
Europe
x
Played as the Lalla Meryem Cup (Feb 24-27; unofficial limited-field event). Ana Belén Sánchez (Esp) beat Rebecca Hudson (Eng) at the second playoff hole. [Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco].
Europe
Nykredit
The inaugural Nykredit Masters (Sept 1-4). Second-placed Lora Fairclough (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Tinning (Den), who recorded her fifth LET win. [Kokkedal GK, nr Copenhagen, Denmark].
Europe
x
Played as the Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika (Aug 4-7; formerly the HP Open). Second-placed Natalie Gulbis (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Annika Sörenstam (Swe). [Ocean course, Barsebäck G&CC, nr Malmö, Sweden; at the time called the Masters course].
Europe
x
Played as the Tenerife Ladies Open (April 7-10). Second-placed Miriam Nagl (Ger) finished 2 shots behind Kreutz (Fra), who recorded her second LET win. [Golf Costa Adeje, nr Playa de las Américas, Tenerife].
Asia
Mizuno
Played as the Mizuno Classic (Nov 4-6; LPGA & Jpn LPGA Trs event). Second-placed Jennifer Rosales (Phil) finished 3 shots behind Sörenstam (Swe), who won this event for the fifth straight year. Sörenstam became the first professional golfer (PGA or LPGA Tours) to win a tournament five times in a row. [Seta GC, Shiga, Japan].
Asia
Sports Today
Played as the CJ Nine Bridges Classic presented by Sports Today (Oct 28-30; KLPGA/LPGA Tours event). Second-placed Carin Koch (Swe) and Mi Hyun Kim (S Kor) finished 3 shots behind 19-year-old Jee Young Lee (S Kor), who was making her debut appearance on the LPGA Tour. [The Club at Nine Bridges, Jeju Island, S. Korea].
Asia
Samsung
Played as the inaugural (and only) Samsung Ladies Masters (March 2-5; KLPGA/LET Trs event; LET season-opener). Second-placed Charlotta Sörenstam (Swe) finished 1 shot behind wire-to-wire winner Bo Bae Song (S Kor), who posted her first Ladies European Tour win. [Laguna National G&CC, Singapore].
Asia
x
Played as the Thailand Ladies Open (Mar 31-Apr 3; Ladies European and Thailand Trs event). Waugh (Aus) beat Gwladys Nocera (Fra) with a par at the first playoff hole (par-4 18th). [Alpine GC, nr Bangkok, Thailand].
Aus/NZ
ANZ Bank
Played as the ANZ Ladies Masters (Feb 24-27; ALPG/LET Trs event). Second-placed Ai Miyazato (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Webb (Aus), who recorded her fifth win in this event. [RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia].
Aus/NZ
x
Women's Australian Open not played in 2005.
Aus/NZ
Bing Lee/LG
Played as the Bing Lee LG Oatlands Trophy (Dec 9; ALPG Tr event; precursor to the 2006 Women's NSW Open). Leary (Aus) beat Nikki Garrett (Aus) in a playoff. [Oatlands GC, Oatlands, nr Sydney, NSW].
Africa
Acer
Played as the Acer South African Women's Open. Won by Boden (Swe) by 7 shots. [Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC, Johannesburg, RSA].
Davies (Eng) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the Ladies European Tour.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Sörenstam (Swe) won her sixth Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour. Cristie Kerr (USA) was second with 70.86; Paula Creamer (USA) was third with 70.98.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Sörenstam (Swe) won her eighth (and fifth straight) LPGA Tour Money List, with 2005 season earnings of $2,588,240 on the Tour. Paula Creamer (USA) was second with $1,531,780; Cristie Kerr was third with $1,360,941.
Awards
Robe di Kappa
Tinning (Den) won the LET 2005 Robe di Kappa Order of Merit, with earnings of €204,672 on the Tour. Annika Sörenstam (Swe) was second with €180,639; Sophie Gustafson (Swe) was third with €168,825. For the first time since 1999, the Order of Merit was based on the money list, versus a points system.
Tinning (Den) won the LET Players' Player of the Year Award, based on the votes of her peers.
Awards
Rolex
Sörenstam (Swe) won her eighth (and fifth straight) LPGA Tour Player of the Year Award, based on a points system for top 10 finishes and performance in Majors.
Awards
LET
Serramia (Esp) won the LET 2005 Ryder Cup Wales Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. 21 year-old Serramia finished 47th on the Tour's (money-based) Order of Merit, with earnings of €36,336.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Creamer (USA) won the LPGA Tour 2005 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. 19 year-old Creamer finished second on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $1,531,780.
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