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2004 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2004 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 45 |
| most_wins | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (4) |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | ZAF Ernie Els |
| honor2 | Golfer of the Year |
| honoree2 | FJI Vijay Singh |
| honor3 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | SCO Scott Drummond |
| prevseason | [2003](2003-european-tour) |
| nextseason | [2005](2005-european-tour) |
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 Sevilla and The Heritage, and the loss of the Benson & Hedges International Open, the Trophée Lancôme 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.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 7 Dec | Omega Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$700,000 | IRL Pádraig Harrington (8) | 26 | [ASA](2003-asian-pga-tour) | |
| 18 Jan | South African Airways Open | South Africa | £500,000 | ZAF Trevor Immelman (2) | 32 | [AFR](2003-04-sunshine-tour) | |
| 25 Jan | Dunhill Championship | South Africa | £500,000 | DEU Marcel Siem (1) | 18 | [AFR](2003-04-sunshine-tour) | |
| 1 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | £1,000,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (8) | 38 | [ANZ](2004-pga-tour-of-australasia), [ASA](2004-asian-tour) | |
| 8 Feb | Heineken Classic | Australia | A$2,000,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (16) | 34 | [ANZ](2004-pga-tour-of-australasia) | |
| 15 Feb | ANZ Championship | Australia | A$1,750,000 | ENG Brian Davis (2) | 20 | [ANZ](2004-pga-tour-of-australasia) | |
| 22 Feb | Carlsberg Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$1,210,000 | THA Thongchai Jaidee (1) | 16 | [ASA](2004-asian-tour) | |
| 29 Feb | [WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship](2004-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) | United States | US$7,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 74 | World Golf Championship | |
| 7 Mar | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,000,000 | USA Mark O'Meara (n/a) | 46 | ||
| 14 Mar | Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$1,500,000 | SWE Joakim Haeggman (3) | 24 | ||
| 21 Mar | Caltex Singapore Masters | Singapore | US$900,000 | SCO Colin Montgomerie (28) | 16 | [ASA](2004-asian-tour) | |
| 28 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | €600,000 | SWE Chris Hanell (1) | 24 | [CHA](2004-challenge-tour) | |
| 4 Apr | Algarve Open de Portugal | Portugal | €1,250,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (9) | 24 | ||
| 11 Apr | **[Masters Tournament](2004-masters-tournament)** | United States | US$6,000,000 | USA **Phil Mickelson** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 18 Apr | Open de Sevilla | Spain | €1,000,000 | ARG Ricardo González (3) | 24 | New tournament | |
| 25 Apr | Canarias Open de España | Spain | €1,650,000 | FRA Christian Cévaër (1) | 24 | ||
| 3 May | Telecom Italia Open | Italy | €1,200,000 | NIR Graeme McDowell (2) | 24 | ||
| 9 May | Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters | England | £1,600,000 | ENG Barry Lane (5) | 30 | ||
| 16 May | BMW Asian Open | China | US$1,500,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (10) | 18 | [ASA](2004-asian-tour) | |
| 23 May | Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe | Germany | €3,000,000 | ZAF Trevor Immelman (3) | 48 | ||
| 30 May | [Volvo PGA Championship](2004-volvo-pga-championship) | England | €3,750,000 | SCO Scott Drummond (1) | 64 | Flagship event | |
| 6 Jun | Celtic Manor Wales Open | Wales | £1,500,000 | ENG Simon Khan (1) | 24 | ||
| 13 Jun | Diageo Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | ENG Miles Tunnicliff (2) | 24 | ||
| 20 Jun | Aa St Omer Open | France | €400,000 | FRA Philippe Lima (1) | 16 | [CHA](2004-challenge-tour) | |
| 20 Jun | **[U.S. Open](2004-u-s-open-golf)** | United States | US$6,250,000 | ZAF **Retief Goosen** (10) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 27 Jun | Open de France | France | €3,000,000 | FRA Jean-François Remésy (2) | 24 | ||
| 4 Jul | Smurfit European Open | Ireland | £2,400,000 | ZAF Retief Goosen (11) | 40 | ||
| 11 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £2,200,000 | FRA Thomas Levet (3) | 48 | ||
| 18 Jul | **[The Open Championship](2004-open-championship)** | Scotland | £4,000,000 | USA **Todd Hamilton** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 25 Jul | Nissan Irish Open | Ireland | €1,900,000 | AUS Brett Rumford (2) | 26 | ||
| 1 Aug | Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | €1,600,000 | ENG Luke Donald (1) | 24 | ||
| 8 Aug | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,200,000 | ENG David Lynn (1) | 24 | ||
| 15 Aug | BMW Russian Open | Russia | US$500,000 | ENG Gary Emerson (1) | 16 | [CHA](2004-challenge-tour) | |
| 15 Aug | **[PGA Championship](2004-pga-championship)** | United States | US$6,250,000 | FJI **Vijay Singh** (12) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 22 Aug | [WGC-NEC Invitational](2004-wgc-nec-invitational) | United States | US$7,000,000 | USA Stewart Cink (1) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 29 Aug | BMW International Open | Germany | €1,800,000 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (11) | 44 | ||
| 5 Sep | Omega 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 Sep | The Heritage | England | €2,000,000 | SWE Henrik Stenson (2) | 28 | New tournament | |
| 3 Oct | WGC-American Express Championship | Ireland | US$7,000,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (17) | 70 | World Golf Championship | |
| 10 Oct | Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | SCO Stephen Gallacher (1) | 54 | Pro-Am | |
| 17 Oct | [HSBC World Match Play Championship](2004-hsbc-world-match-play-championship) | England | £1,660,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (18) | 48 | Upgraded to official event | |
| Limited-field event | |||||||
| 17 Oct | Mallorca Classic | Spain | €1,000,000 | ESP Sergio García (5) | 24 | ||
| 24 Oct | Open de Madrid | Spain | €1,000,000 | ZAF Richard Sterne (1) | 24 | ||
| 31 Oct | Volvo 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.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winners | OWGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Notes | |||||
| 19 Sep | [Ryder Cup](2004-ryder-cup) | United States | n/a | EUR Team Europe | n/a | Team event |
| 21 Nov | [WGC-World Cup](2004-wgc-world-cup) | Spain | US$4,000,000 | ENG Paul Casey and | ||
| ENG Luke Donald | n/a | World Golf Championship | ||||
| Team 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.
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZAF Ernie Els | 4,061,905 |
| 2 | ZAF Retief Goosen | 2,325,202 |
| 3 | IRL Pádraig Harrington | 1,910,394 |
| 4 | ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 1,886,237 |
| 5 | FRA Thomas Levet | 1,727,945 |
| 6 | NIR Graeme McDowell | 1,648,862 |
| 7 | ENG Lee Westwood | 1,592,766 |
| 8 | NIR Darren Clarke | 1,563,803 |
| 9 | ENG Ian Poulter | 1,533,158 |
| 10 | ENG David Howell | 1,501,502 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | FJI Vijay Singh | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | SCO Scott Drummond |
Notes
References
References
- (15 March 2004). "New date for European Tour". BBC Sport.
- (10 May 2004). "Woburn lands new event". BBC Sport.
- (28 May 2004). "World Match Play to become official event". Rapid City Journal.
- "2004 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- Roberts, Gereurd. (11 December 2003). "China a news stop for 2004 tour". The Guardian.
- (17 October 2004). "European Tour 2004". BBC Sport.
- "2004 Order of Merit". European Tour.
- Farrell, Andy. (1 November 2004). "Poulter beats Garcia to save season". The Independent.
- (15 December 2004). "Singh lands European Tour honour". BBC Sport.
- (1 November 2004). "Drummond scoops Rookie accolade". BBC Sport.
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