2004 European Tour Explained
Year: | 2004 |
Tour: | European Tour |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 45 |
Honor1: | Order of Merit |
Honoree1: | Ernie Els |
Honor2: | Golfer of the Year |
Honoree2: | Vijay Singh |
Honor3: | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
Honoree3: | Scott Drummond |
Prevseason: | 2003 |
Nextseason: | 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 Sevilla[1] and The Heritage,[2] 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,[3] 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.[4] [5] [6]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
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7 Dec | Omega Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$700,000 | Pádraig Harrington (8) | 26 | | |
18 Jan | South African Airways Open | South Africa | £500,000 | Trevor Immelman (2) | 32 | | |
25 Jan | Dunhill Championship | South Africa | £500,000 | Marcel Siem (1) | 18 | | |
1 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | £1,000,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (8) | 38 | | |
8 Feb | Heineken Classic | Australia | A$2,000,000 | Ernie Els (16) | 34 | | |
15 Feb | ANZ Championship | Australia | A$1,750,000 | Brian Davis (2) | 20 | | |
22 Feb | Carlsberg Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$1,210,000 | Thongchai Jaidee (1) | 16 | | |
29 Feb | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | US$7,000,000 | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 74 | | World Golf Championship |
7 Mar | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,000,000 | Mark O'Meara (n/a) | 46 | | |
14 Mar | Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$1,500,000 | Joakim Haeggman (3) | 24 | | |
21 Mar | Caltex Singapore Masters | Singapore | US$900,000 | Colin Montgomerie (28) | 16 | | |
28 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | €600,000 | Chris Hanell (1) | 24 | | |
4 Apr | Algarve Open de Portugal | Portugal | €1,250,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (9) | 24 | | |
11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$6,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (n/a) | 100 | | Major championship |
18 Apr | Open de Sevilla | Spain | €1,000,000 | Ricardo González (3) | 24 | | New tournament |
25 Apr | Canarias Open de España | Spain | €1,650,000 | Christian Cévaër (1) | 24 | | |
3 May | Telecom Italia Open | Italy | €1,200,000 | Graeme McDowell (2) | 24 | | |
9 May | Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters | England | £1,600,000 | Barry Lane (5) | 30 | | |
16 May | BMW Asian Open | China | US$1,500,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (10) | 18 | | |
23 May | Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe | Germany | €3,000,000 | Trevor Immelman (3) | 48 | | |
30 May | Volvo PGA Championship | England | €3,750,000 | Scott Drummond (1) | 64 | | Flagship event |
6 Jun | Celtic Manor Wales Open | Wales | £1,500,000 | Simon Khan (1) | 24 | | |
13 Jun | Diageo Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | Miles Tunnicliff (2) | 24 | | |
20 Jun | Aa St Omer Open | France | €400,000 | Philippe Lima (1) | 16 | | |
20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$6,250,000 | Retief Goosen (10) | 100 | | Major championship |
27 Jun | Open de France | France | €3,000,000 | Jean-François Remésy (2) | 24 | | |
4 Jul | Smurfit European Open | Ireland | £2,400,000 | Retief Goosen (11) | 40 | | |
11 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £2,200,000 | Thomas Levet (3) | 48 | | |
18 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,000,000 | Todd Hamilton (n/a) | 100 | | Major championship |
25 Jul | Nissan Irish Open | Ireland | €1,900,000 | Brett Rumford (2) | 26 | | |
1 Aug | Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | €1,600,000 | Luke Donald (1) | 24 | | |
8 Aug | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,200,000 | David Lynn (1) | 24 | | |
15 Aug | BMW Russian Open | Russia | US$500,000 | Gary Emerson (1) | 16 | | |
15 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$6,250,000 | Vijay Singh (12) | 100 | | Major championship |
22 Aug | WGC-NEC Invitational | United States | US$7,000,000 | Stewart Cink (1) | 76 | | World Golf Championship |
29 Aug | BMW International Open | Germany | €1,800,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (11) | 44 | | |
5 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €1,600,000 | Luke Donald (2) | 30 | | |
12 Sep | | Germany | €3,000,000 | Pádraig Harrington (9) | 42 | | |
26 Sep | The Heritage | England | €2,000,000 | Henrik Stenson (2) | 28 | | New tournament |
3 Oct | WGC-American Express Championship | Ireland | US$7,000,000 | Ernie Els (17) | 70 | | World Golf Championship |
10 Oct | Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | Stephen Gallacher (1) | 54 | | Pro-Am |
17 Oct | HSBC World Match Play Championship | England | £1,660,000 | Ernie Els (18) | 48 | | Upgraded to official event Limited-field event |
17 Oct | Mallorca Classic | Spain | €1,000,000 | Sergio García (5) | 24 | | |
24 Oct | Open de Madrid | Spain | €1,000,000 | Richard Sterne (1) | 24 | | |
31 Oct | Volvo Masters Andalucía | Spain | €3,750,000 | 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 |
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19 Sep | | United States | n/a | Team Europe | n/a | Team event |
21 Nov | | Spain | US$4,000,000 | | 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.[7] [8]
Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
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1 | | 4,061,905 |
2 | | 2,325,202 |
3 | | 1,910,394 |
4 | | 1,886,237 |
5 | | 1,727,945 |
6 | | 1,648,862 |
7 | | 1,592,766 |
8 | | 1,563,803 |
9 | | 1,533,158 |
10 | | 1,501,502 | |
Awards
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: New date for European Tour . BBC Sport . 15 March 2004 . 5 May 2020.
- Web site: Woburn lands new event . BBC Sport . 10 May 2004 . 5 May 2020.
- News: World Match Play to become official event . Rapid City Journal . Rapid City, South Dakota . 28 May 2004 . Associated Press . Newspapers.com . 5 May 2020 . subscription.
- Web site: 2004 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 17 October 2023.
- News: China a news stop for 2004 tour . The Guardian . London, England . 11 December 2003 . Gereurd . Roberts . Newspapers.com . 5 May 2020 . subscription.
- Web site: European Tour 2004 . BBC Sport . 17 October 2004 . 5 May 2020.
- Web site: 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 2005.
- News: 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....
- Web site: Singh lands European Tour honour . BBC Sport . 15 December 2004 . 5 May 2020.
- Web site: Drummond scoops Rookie accolade . BBC Sport . 1 November 2004 . 17 October 2023.