2 . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁season ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 4 7 ▁official ▁money ▁events , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁new ▁record ▁total . ▁This ▁included ▁four ▁major ▁champion ships ▁and ▁three ▁World ▁G olf ▁Championships , ▁which ▁were ▁also ▁san ction ed ▁by ▁the ▁P GA ▁Tour . ▁ 2 7 ▁events ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Europe , ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁Asia , ▁six ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁two ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁one ▁each ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁Total ▁prize ▁money ▁exceed ed ▁€ 9 7 ▁million , ▁including ▁nearly ▁€ 4 0 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁four ▁major ▁champion ships ▁and ▁three ▁individual ▁World ▁G olf ▁Championships ▁events . ▁ ▁The ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁race ▁came ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁tournament , ▁and ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Col in ▁Mont gom erie ▁for ▁a ▁record ▁e ighth ▁time , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁runner ▁up ▁and ▁U . S . ▁Open ▁champion ▁Michael ▁Campbell ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁The ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Cot ton ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁was ▁Gonz alo ▁Fernández - Cast añ o ▁of ▁Spain , ▁who ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁title , ▁the ▁K LM ▁Open ▁during ▁his ▁début ▁season . ▁ ▁Main ▁tournament s ▁For ▁details ▁of ▁what ▁happened ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁tournament s ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁including ▁the ▁major ▁champion ships ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁G olf ▁Championships ,