This is a list of players who graduated from the Nationwide Tour in 2005. The top 21 players on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2005 earned their PGA Tour card for 2006.
<nowiki>*</nowiki>PGA Tour rookie for 2006.<br> <nowiki>#</nowiki>Gore received a battlefield promotion to the PGA Tour in 2005 by winning three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour in 2005. On the PGA Tour in 2005, he played in 8 tournaments, making 6 cuts and winning the 84 Lumber Classic.<br> T = Tied<br> Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2007 (won or finished inside the top 125).<br> Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2007, but retained conditional status (finished between 126âÂÂ150).<br> Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2007 (finished outside the top 150).