Changes from the 2004 season included five new tournaments: the Volvo China Open and TCL Classic in China, making a total of five events in the country,[1] the Indonesia Open, the New Zealand Open and the Abama Open de Canarias, as the tour retained a stop in the Canary Islands.

The ANZ Championship, Open de Sevilla and The Heritage were lost from the schedule.

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.

[2][3] The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.