2004 European Tour

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2004 European Tour season
Duration4 December 2003 (2003-12-04) – 31 October 2004 (2004-10-31)
Number of official events45
Most wins Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (4)
Order of Merit Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els
Golfer of the Year Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Drummond
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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.

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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 [3] 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, [4] 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. [5] [3] [6]

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		Other
tours [lower-alpha 2] 		Notes
7 Dec Omega Hong Kong Open Hong KongUS$700,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington (8)26 ASA
18 Jan South African Airways Open South Africa£500,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Trevor Immelman (2)32 AFR [lower-alpha 3]
25 Jan Dunhill Championship South Africa£500,000 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Siem (1)18 AFR
1 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand£1,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (8)38 ANZ, ASA
8 Feb Heineken Classic AustraliaA$2,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (16)34 ANZ
15 Feb ANZ Championship AustraliaA$1,750,000 Flag of England.svg Brian Davis (2)20 ANZ
22 Feb Carlsberg Malaysian Open MalaysiaUS$1,210,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee (1)16 ASA
29 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United StatesUS$7,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (n/a)74 World Golf Championship
7 Mar Dubai Desert Classic UAEUS$2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara (n/a)46
14 Mar Qatar Masters QatarUS$1,500,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Haeggman (3)24
21 Mar Caltex Singapore Masters SingaporeUS$900,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie (28)16 ASA
28 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal€600,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Chris Hanell (1)24 CHA
4 Apr Algarve Open de Portugal Portugal€1,250,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (9)24
11 Apr Masters Tournament United StatesUS$6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (n/a)100 Major championship
18 Apr Open de Sevilla Spain€1,000,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo González (3)24New tournament
25 Apr Canarias Open de España Spain€1,650,000 Flag of France.svg Christian Cévaër (1)24
3 May Telecom Italia Open Italy€1,200,000 Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell (2)24
9 May Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters England£1,600,000 Flag of England.svg Barry Lane (5)30
16 May BMW Asian Open ChinaUS$1,500,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (10)18 ASA
23 May Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe Germany€3,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Trevor Immelman (3)48
30 May Volvo PGA Championship England€3,750,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Drummond (1)64Flagship event
6 Jun Celtic Manor Wales Open Wales£1,500,000 Flag of England.svg Simon Khan (1)24
13 Jun Diageo Championship at Gleneagles Scotland£1,400,000 Flag of England.svg Miles Tunnicliff (2)24
20 Jun Aa St Omer Open France€400,000 Flag of France.svg Philippe Lima (1)16 CHA
20 Jun U.S. Open United StatesUS$6,250,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen (10)100 Major championship
27 Jun Open de France France€3,000,000 Flag of France.svg Jean-François Remésy (2)24
4 Jul Smurfit European Open Ireland£2,400,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen (11)40
11 Jul Barclays Scottish Open Scotland£2,200,000 Flag of France.svg Thomas Levet (3)48
18 Jul The Open Championship Scotland£4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Hamilton (n/a)100 Major championship
25 Jul Nissan Irish Open Ireland€1,900,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Rumford (2)26
1 Aug Scandinavian Masters Sweden€1,600,000 Flag of England.svg Luke Donald (1)24
8 Aug KLM Open Netherlands€1,200,000 Flag of England.svg David Lynn (1)24
15 Aug BMW Russian Open RussiaUS$500,000 Flag of England.svg Gary Emerson (1)16 CHA
15 Aug PGA Championship United StatesUS$6,250,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (12)100 Major championship
22 Aug WGC-NEC Invitational United StatesUS$7,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Stewart Cink (1)76 World Golf Championship
29 Aug BMW International Open Germany€1,800,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (11)44
5 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland€1,600,000 Flag of England.svg Luke Donald (2)30
12 Sep Linde German Masters Germany€3,000,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington (9)42
26 Sep The Heritage England€2,000,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Stenson (2)28New tournament
3 Oct WGC-American Express Championship IrelandUS$7,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (17)70 World Golf Championship
10 Oct Dunhill Links Championship ScotlandUS$5,000,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Gallacher (1)54Pro-Am
17 Oct HSBC World Match Play Championship England£1,660,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (18)48Upgraded to official event
Limited-field event
17 Oct Mallorca Classic Spain€1,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García (5)24
24 Oct Open de Madrid Spain€1,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Richard Sterne (1)24
31 Oct Volvo Masters Andalucía Spain€3,750,000 Flag of England.svg Ian Poulter (6)44Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinners OWGR
points		Notes
19 Sep Ryder Cup United Statesn/aFlag of Europe.svg Team Europen/aTeam event
21 Nov WGC-World Cup SpainUS$4,000,000 Flag of England.svg Paul Casey and
Flag of England.svg 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. [7] [8]

PositionPlayerPrize money (€)
1 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 4,061,905
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen 2,325,202
3 Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington 1,910,394
4 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez 1,886,237
5 Flag of France.svg Thomas Levet 1,727,945
6 Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell 1,648,862
7 Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood 1,592,766
8 Ulster Banner.svg Darren Clarke 1,563,803
9 Flag of England.svg Ian Poulter 1,533,158
10 Flag of England.svg David Howell 1,501,502

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Golfer of the Year Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh [9]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Drummond [10]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
  3. ↑ Sunshine Tour flagship event

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References

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  2. ↑ "Woburn lands new event". BBC Sport. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 Roberts, Gereurd (11 December 2003). "China a news stop for 2004 tour" . The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 5 May 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "World Match Play to become official event" . Rapid City Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. Associated Press. 28 May 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "2004 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "European Tour 2004". BBC Sport. 17 October 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "2004 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 14 March 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Farrell, Andy (1 November 2004). "Poulter beats Garcia to save season" . The Independent. London, United Kingdom. p. 55. Retrieved 17 October 2023– via Newspapers.com. Ernie Els, who wrapped up a second successive Order of Merit title without having to play here...
  9. ↑ "Singh lands European Tour honour". BBC Sport. 15 December 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Drummond scoops Rookie accolade". BBC Sport. 1 November 2004. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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