2004 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 2004 European Tour 2003 12 4 y – 2004 10 31 y 45 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (4) Order of Merit ZAF Ernie Els Golfer of the Year FJI Vijay Singh Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year SCO Scott Drummond 2003 2005 The 2004 European Tour was the 33rd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Changes for 2004 Changes from 2003 included two new tournaments, the Open de Sevillahttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/3512756.stm New date for European Tour BBC Sport 15 March 2004 5 May 2020 and The Heritage,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3702001.stm Woburn lands new event BBC Sport 10 May 2004 5 May 2020 and the loss of the Benson & Hedges International Open, the Trophée Lancôme and the Nordic Open. The HSBC World Match Play Championship also became an official money-list event for the first time with an increased field determined by qualification criteria, which also meant it regained Official World Golf Ranking status,World Match Play to become official event Rapid City Journal Rapid City, South Dakota 28 May 2004 Associated Press https://www.newspapers.com/image/527847254/ Newspapers.com 5 May 2020 subscription and the Mallorca Classic became a full European Tour event having been a dual-ranking event in 2003. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.2004 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/2004/ European Tour 17 October 2023China a news stop for 2004 tour The Guardian London, England 11 December 2003 Gereurd Roberts https://www.newspapers.com/image/260845376/ Newspapers.com 5 May 2020 subscriptionhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/european_tour/3294891.stm European Tour 2004 BBC Sport 17 October 2004 5 May 2020 DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.OWGRpointsOthertoursAFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.Notes7 DecOmega Hong Kong Open Hong Kong US$700,000 IRL Pádraig Harrington (8)26 ASA 18 JanSouth African Airways Open South Africa £500,000 ZAF Trevor Immelman (2)32 AFRSunshine Tour flagship event 25 JanDunhill Championship South Africa £500,000 DEU Marcel Siem (1)18 AFR 1 FebJohnnie Walker Classic Thailand £1,000,000 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (8)38 ANZ, ASA 8 FebHeineken Classic Australia A$2,000,000 ZAF Ernie Els (16)34 ANZ 15 FebANZ Championship Australia A$1,750,000 ENG Brian Davis (2)20 ANZ 22 FebCarlsberg Malaysian Open Malaysia US$1,210,000 THA Thongchai Jaidee (1)16 ASA 29 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United States US$7,000,000 USA Tiger Woods (n/a)74 World Golf Championship7 MarDubai Desert Classic UAE US$2,000,000 USA Mark O'Meara (n/a)46 14 MarQatar Masters Qatar US$1,500,000 SWE Joakim Haeggman (3)24 21 MarCaltex Singapore Masters Singapore US$900,000 SCO Colin Montgomerie (28)16 ASA 28 MarMadeira Island Open Portugal €600,000 SWE Chris Hanell (1)24 CHA 4 AprAlgarve Open de Portugal Portugal €1,250,000 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (9)24 11 AprMasters Tournament United States US$6,000,000 USA Phil Mickelson (n/a)100 Major championship18 AprOpen de Sevilla Spain €1,000,000 ARG Ricardo González (3)24 New tournament25 AprCanarias Open de España Spain €1,650,000 FRA Christian Cévaër (1)24 3 MayTelecom Italia Open Italy €1,200,000 NIR Graeme McDowell (2)24 9 MayDaily Telegraph Damovo British Masters England £1,600,000 ENG Barry Lane (5)30 16 MayBMW Asian Open China US$1,500,000 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (10)18 ASA 23 MayDeutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe Germany €3,000,000 ZAF Trevor Immelman (3)48 30 MayVolvo PGA Championship England €3,750,000 SCO Scott Drummond (1)64 Flagship event6 JunCeltic Manor Wales Open Wales £1,500,000 ENG Simon Khan (1)24 13 JunDiageo Championship at Gleneagles Scotland £1,400,000 ENG Miles Tunnicliff (2)24 20 JunAa St Omer Open France €400,000 FRA Philippe Lima (1)16 CHA 20 JunU.S. Open United States US$6,250,000 ZAF Retief Goosen (10)100 Major championship27 JunOpen de France France €3,000,000 FRA Jean-François Remésy (2)24 4 JulSmurfit European Open Ireland £2,400,000 ZAF Retief Goosen (11)40 11 JulBarclays Scottish Open Scotland £2,200,000 FRA Thomas Levet (3)48 18 JulThe Open Championship Scotland £4,000,000 USA Todd Hamilton (n/a)100 Major championship25 JulNissan Irish Open Ireland €1,900,000 AUS Brett Rumford (2)26 1 AugScandinavian Masters Sweden €1,600,000 ENG Luke Donald (1)24 8 AugKLM Open Netherlands €1,200,000 ENG David Lynn (1)24 15 AugBMW Russian Open Russia US$500,000 ENG Gary Emerson (1)16 CHA 15 AugPGA Championship United States US$6,250,000 FJI Vijay Singh (12)100 Major championship22 AugWGC-NEC Invitational United States US$7,000,000 USA Stewart Cink (1)76 World Golf Championship29 AugBMW International Open Germany €1,800,000 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (11)44 5 SepOmega European Masters Switzerland €1,600,000 ENG Luke Donald (2) 30 12 Sep Linde German Masters Germany €3,000,000 IRL Pádraig Harrington (9)42 26 SepThe Heritage England €2,000,000 SWE Henrik Stenson (2)28 New tournament3 OctWGC-American Express Championship Ireland US$7,000,000 ZAF Ernie Els (17)70 World Golf Championship10 OctDunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000 SCO Stephen Gallacher (1)54 Pro-Am17 OctHSBC World Match Play Championship England £1,660,000 ZAF Ernie Els (18)48 Upgraded to official eventLimited-field event17 OctMallorca Classic Spain €1,000,000 ESP Sergio García (5)24 24 OctOpen de Madrid Spain €1,000,000 ZAF Richard Sterne (1)24 31 OctVolvo Masters Andalucía Spain €3,750,000 ENG Ian Poulter (6)44 Tour Championship Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnersOWGRpointsNotes19 Sep Ryder Cup United States n/a EUR Team Europe n/a Team event21 Nov WGC-World Cup Spain US$4,000,000 ENG Paul Casey andENG Luke Donald n/a World Golf ChampionshipTeam event Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=1&sRankID=&iYear=2004 2004 Order of Merit European Tour 17 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20050314231221/http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=1&sRankID=&iYear=2004 14 March 2005https://www.newspapers.com/image/722273688/ Poulter beats Garcia to save season The Independent London, United Kingdom 1 November 2004 55 Andy Farrell 17 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Ernie Els, who wrapped up a second successive Order of Merit title without having to play here... Position Player Prize money (€)1 ZAF Ernie Els 4,061,9052 ZAF Retief Goosen 2,325,2023 IRL Pádraig Harrington 1,910,3944 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez 1,886,2375 FRA Thomas Levet 1,727,9456 NIR Graeme McDowell 1,648,8627 ENG Lee Westwood 1,592,7668 NIR Darren Clarke 1,563,8039 ENG Ian Poulter 1,533,15810 ENG David Howell 1,501,502 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Golfer of the Year FJI Vijay Singh https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/4098115.stm Singh lands European Tour honour BBC Sport 15 December 2004 5 May 2020 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year SCO Scott Drummond https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3971417.stm Drummond scoops Rookie accolade BBC Sport 1 November 2004 17 October 2023 See also 2004 in golf 2004 European Seniors Tour Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour European Tour European Tour