In 2005 we had 8 players once again and played the same format as 2004 (best 6 rounds from 7). This was the first year where the number of rookies were out numbered by existing members. Returning from 2004 are Nick(28), Rich(15), Mike(11) and Brett(12), returning from 2003 are the Woolgars; Mark(16) and John(9) and the new recruits were Andrew(6) and Shane(26).

We also introduced a team competition that ran in parallel to the main Strokeplay event. The Team competition named the Residents Cup, comprised of the Red Team (Mike, Brett, Nick and Shane) and the Blue Team (Mark, John, Andrew and Rich). Format was stableford match-play and consisted of a mixture of fourball betterball and singles matches.
Courses played were a mixture of premium (Caledonia, Dunes, Tidewater, TPC, World Tour) and non-surcharge courses (The Tradition, Parkland).
The winner of the singles, was sandbagger Shane who finished 9 shots clear of Mike, despite Shane only playing 9 holes around Tidewater. Once again Brett was in the running but failed to finish a tour. He had to leave early, having received news that his son was seriously ill with a tumor. Fortunately he has made a full recovery. Brett on the other hand would have to see another year go by  without a wobbly fat man trophy atop of his mantle-piece.
The Residents Cup was meant to be a side game that would give those struggling at the bottom of the leader-board something else to play for. As it turned out, the bottom half of the leader-board was made up entirely of the Blue team and consequently the Red Team had already secured the Cup 8.5 to 3.5 with the final days singles still to be played. The final day saw the Red Team continue to dominate winning 3 games to 1. The one loss being a walk over due to Brett’s absence. Final score Red Team 11.5 - 4.5 Blue Team

In 2004 the Tour was 8 strong and the average handicap had come down from 24 to 14. There were 3 players who returned from 2003 these being Nick(26), Rich(16) and Mike(13) and new recruits Keith Tripp(5), Keith Jones(7), Hugh (12), Brett(12) and Pad(13). During the 12 months that had past since 2003, Rich had reduced his handicap from 26 to 16.
it looked like the BDA Tour was here to stay, so the BDA Tour Plate was bought and engraved with the 2003 winner, and 3 additional Wobbly Fat Man trophies were ordered. The trip was again scheduled for 10 days, with 7 rounds to count towards the tournament. As Brett was unable to stay for the final round it was decided that we use the best 6 rounds from 7 format.
The courses played were the top 7 Myrtle Beach courses, according to the Golf Digest course rankings. These were Tiger’s Eye, The Dunes, King’s North National, Tidewater, Caledonia, True Blue and Barefoot Love.
The BDA Plate and Wobbly Fat Man Trophy went to Hugh with an overall score of 14 under handicap and 16 shots better than Mike in second placed. Mike had been leading after 5 rounds but an 11 shot swing at True Blue saw Hugh take the lead and never look back.