2004 Challenge Tour

The 2004 Challenge Tour was the 16th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

2004 Challenge Tour season
Duration12 February 2004 (2004-02-12) – 24 October 2004 (2004-10-24)
Number of official events29
Most wins Marc Cayeux (2)
Matthew King (2)
Philippe Lima (2)
Graeme Storm (2)
Rankings Lee Slattery
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(€)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
15 FebSummit Panama MastersPanamaUS$100,000 Miguel Fernández (1)6TLANew to Challenge Tour
22 FebCosta Rica OpenCosta RicaUS$110,000 Alessandro Tadini (1)6TLA
29 FebAbierto TelefónicaGuatemalaUS$100,000 Daniel Vancsik (2)6TLA
14 MarStanbic Zambia OpenZambia110,000 Michael Kirk (1)10AFR
21 MarKenya OpenKenya110,000 Marc Cayeux (2)6
28 MarMadeira Island OpenPortugal600,000 Chris Hanell (1)24EUR
25 AprAl Ahram-Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh ChallengeEgyptUS$125,000 Gareth Davies (1)6New tournament
2 MayPeugeot Challenge de LeónSpain110,000 Edward Rush (1)6New tournament
9 MayTessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e BasilicataItaly120,000 Leif Westerberg (1)6
6 JunNykredit Danish OpenDenmark137,500 Matthew Morris (1)6
13 JunSegura Viudas Challenge de EspañaSpain135,000 Philippe Lima (1)6
20 JunAa St Omer OpenFrance400,000 Philippe Lima (2)16EUR
27 JunGaleria Kaufhof Pokal ChallengeGermany110,000 Garry Houston (1)6
4 JulVolvo Finnish OpenFinland110,000 Roope Kakko (a) (1)6
11 JulOpen des Volcans – Challenge de FranceFrance125,000 Johan Axgren (2)6
17 JulTexbond OpenItaly110,000 Sam Little (2)6New tournament
25 JulJJB Sports North West ChallengeEngland£100,000 Fredrik Henge (5)6New tournament
8 AugRyder Cup Wales ChallengeWales120,000 Graeme Storm (1)6
15 AugBMW Russian OpenRussiaUS$500,000 Gary Emerson (2)16EUR
22 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland163,500 Phillip Archer (1)6
22 AugNorwegian ChallengeNorway105,000 Stephen Browne (1)6
29 AugSkandia PGA OpenSwedenSKr 1,000,000 Matthew King (1)6
5 SepBA-CA Golf OpenAustria150,000 Markus Brier (2)6
12 SepTelia Grand PrixSwedenSKr 1,200,000 Lee Slattery (1)6
26 SepOpen de ToulouseFrance110,000 Marc Cayeux (3)6
3 OctEstoril Challenge Open Portugal TelecomPortugal113,000 Tom Whitehouse (1)6
10 OctAttijari Wafa - Tikida Beach Moroccan ClassicMorocco130,000 Graeme Storm (2)6
17 OctDonnington Grove Computacenter English Challenge OpenEngland110,000 Matthew King (2)6
24 OctBouygues Telecom Grand FinalFrance200,000 David Drysdale (1)6Tour Championship

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2004 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2][3] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2005 European Tour.[3]

RankPlayerPrize money (€)
1 Lee Slattery95,980
2 Alessandro Tadini92,121
3 Graeme Storm81,065
4 Marc Cayeux75,104
5 Matthew King73,623

Notes
  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.
  2. AFR − Sunshine Tour; EUR − European Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.

References
  1. "2004 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. "2004 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 10 April 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. "Drysdale Produces Astonishing Comeback to Win Grand Final". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023. On a day of intense drama at the Golf du Médoc in Bordeaux, England's Lee Slattery won the Challenge Tour Rankings while Drysdsale and Eliasson both jumped into the top 15 after a day of unbelievable highs and lows that only live sporting events can produce.
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