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2004 Champions Tour

Golf tour season

Golf tour season

FieldValue
year2004
tourChampions Tour
regular_season–
no_of_events30
most_winsUSA Craig Stadler (5)
honor1Charles Schwab Cup
honoree1USA Hale Irwin
honor2Money list
honoree2USA Craig Stadler
honor3Player of the Year
honoree3USA Craig Stadler
honor4Rookie of the Year
honoree4IRL Mark McNulty
prevseason[2003](2003-champions-tour)
nextseason[2005](2005-champions-tour)

The 2004 Champions Tour was the 25th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)WinnerNotes
Jan 25MasterCard ChampionshipHawaii1,600,000USA Fuzzy Zoeller (2)
Feb 8Royal Caribbean Golf ClassicFlorida1,450,000USA Bruce Fleisher (17)
Feb 15ACE Group ClassicFlorida1,600,000USA Craig Stadler (4)
Feb 22Outback Steakhouse Pro-AmFlorida1,600,000IRL Mark McNulty (1)Pro-Am
Mar 7MasterCard ClassicMexico2,000,000USA Ed Fiori (1)
Mar 14SBC ClassicCalifornia1,500,000USA Gil Morgan (23)
Mar 21Toshiba Senior ClassicCalifornia1,600,000USA Tom Purtzer (2)
Apr 18Blue Angels ClassicFlorida1,500,000USA Tom Jenkins (5)
Apr 25Liberty Mutual Legends of GolfGeorgia3,100,000USA Hale Irwin (39)
May 2Bruno's Memorial ClassicAlabama1,500,000USA Bruce Fleisher (18)
May 9FedEx Kinko's ClassicTexas1,600,000USA Larry Nelson (18)
May 23Allianz ChampionshipIowa1,500,000USA D. A. Weibring (2)
May 31**Senior PGA Championship**Kentucky2,000,000USA **Hale Irwin** (40)Senior major championship
Jun 6Farmers Charity ClassicMichigan1,600,000USA Jim Thorpe (8)
Jun 13Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-AmMissouri1,650,000USA Allen Doyle (9)Pro-Am
Jun 27Bank of America ChampionshipMassachusetts1,550,000USA Craig Stadler (5)
Jul 4Commerce Bank Long Island ClassicNew York1,500,000USA Jim Thorpe (9)
Jul 11**Ford Senior Players Championship**Michigan2,500,000ENG **Mark James** (1)Champions Tour major championship
Jul 25**[The Senior British Open Championship](2004-senior-british-open-championship)**Northern Ireland1,600,000USA **Pete Oakley** (1)Senior major championship
Aug 1**U.S. Senior Open**Missouri2,600,000USA **Peter Jacobsen** (1)Senior major championship
Aug 8[3M Championship](3m-championship)Minnesota1,750,000USA Tom Kite (7)
Aug 22Greater Hickory Classic at Rock BarnNorth Carolina1,600,000USA Doug Tewell (8)
Aug 29**JELD-WEN Tradition**Oregon2,300,000USA **Craig Stadler** (6)Champions Tour major championship
Sep 5First Tee Open at Pebble BeachCalifornia2,000,000USA Craig Stadler (7)New tournament
Sep 12Kroger ClassicOhio1,500,000USA Bruce Summerhays (3)
Sep 26SAS ChampionshipNorth Carolina1,800,000USA Craig Stadler (8)
Oct 3Constellation Energy ClassicMaryland1,600,000USA Wayne Levi (2)
Oct 10Administaff Small Business ClassicTexas1,600,000USA Larry Nelson (19)New tournament
Oct 17SBC ChampionshipTexas1,500,000IRL Mark McNulty (2)
Oct 24Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipCalifornia2,500,000IRL Mark McNulty (3)Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)WinnersNotes
Nov 21UBS CupSouth Carolina3,000,000USA Team USATeam event
Dec 5Office Depot Father/Son ChallengeFlorida1,000,000USA Larry Nelson and
son Josh NelsonTeam event

Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.

PositionPlayerPoints
1USA Hale Irwin3,427
2USA Craig Stadler3,388
3USA Tom Kite2,981
4USA Peter Jacobsen2,471
5IRL Mark McNulty2,417

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1USA Craig Stadler2,306,066
2USA Hale Irwin2,035,397
3USA Tom Kite1,831,211
4USA Gil Morgan1,606,453
5USA Bruce Fleisher1,537,571

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)USA Craig Stadlerurl=https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/article-sports-network-stadler-chosen-champions-tour-poytitle=Stadler Chosen Champions Tour POYwork=NBC Sportsagency=Sports Networkdate=6 December 2004access-date=29 November 2023quote=Mark McNulty, a native of Zimbabwe, won the Rookie of the Year honors...}}
Rookie of the YearIRL Mark McNulty
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)USA Craig Stadler
Comeback Player of the YearUSA Hubert Green

Notes

References

References

  1. "2004 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
  2. "2004 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour.
  3. (25 October 2004). "McNulty takes cash; Irwin earns cup". Edmonton Journal.
  4. "2004 Money list". PGA Tour.
  5. (6 December 2004). "Stadler Chosen Champions Tour POY". NBC Sports.
  6. "2004 Scoring average". PGA Tour.
  7. (18 March 2005). "Green gains perspective". Los Angeles Times.
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