2005 LPGA Tour

The 2005 LPGA Tour was a series of 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.

2005 LPGA Tour season
DurationFebruary 11, 2005 (2005-02-11) – December 18, 2005 (2005-12-18)
Number of official events35
Most wins10 Annika Sörenstam
Money leader Annika Sörenstam
Rolex Player of the Year Annika Sörenstam
Rookie of the Year Paula Creamer
2004
2006

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. 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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