2004 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.

2004 European Tour season
Duration4 December 2003 (2003-12-04) – 31 October 2004 (2004-10-31)
Number of official events45
Most wins Miguel Ángel Jiménez (4)
Order of Merit Ernie Els
Golfer of the Year Vijay Singh
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Scott Drummond
← 2003
2005 →

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]

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		 Notes
7 DecOmega Hong Kong OpenHong KongUS$700,000 Pádraig Harrington (8)26ASA
18 JanSouth African Airways OpenSouth Africa£500,000 Trevor Immelman (2)32AFR[lower-alpha 3]
25 JanDunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa£500,000 Marcel Siem (1)18AFR
1 FebJohnnie Walker ClassicThailand£1,000,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (8)38ANZ, ASA
8 FebHeineken ClassicAustraliaA$2,000,000 Ernie Els (16)34ANZ
15 FebANZ ChampionshipAustraliaA$1,750,000 Brian Davis (2)20ANZ
22 FebCarlsberg Malaysian OpenMalaysiaUS$1,210,000 Thongchai Jaidee (1)16ASA
29 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$7,000,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)74World Golf Championship
7 MarDubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$2,000,000 Mark O'Meara (n/a)46
14 MarQatar MastersQatarUS$1,500,000 Joakim Haeggman (3)24
21 MarCaltex Singapore MastersSingaporeUS$900,000 Colin Montgomerie (28)16ASA
28 MarMadeira Island OpenPortugal€600,000 Chris Hanell (1)24CHA
4 AprAlgarve Open de PortugalPortugal€1,250,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (9)24
11 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$6,000,000 Phil Mickelson (n/a)100Major championship
18 AprOpen de SevillaSpain€1,000,000 Ricardo González (3)24New tournament
25 AprCanarias Open de EspañaSpain€1,650,000 Christian Cévaër (1)24
3 MayTelecom Italia OpenItaly€1,200,000 Graeme McDowell (2)24
9 MayDaily Telegraph Damovo British MastersEngland£1,600,000 Barry Lane (5)30
16 MayBMW Asian OpenChinaUS$1,500,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (10)18ASA
23 MayDeutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of EuropeGermany€3,000,000 Trevor Immelman (3)48
30 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland€3,750,000 Scott Drummond (1)64Flagship event
6 JunCeltic Manor Wales OpenWales£1,500,000 Simon Khan (1)24
13 JunDiageo Championship at GleneaglesScotland£1,400,000 Miles Tunnicliff (2)24
20 JunAa St Omer OpenFrance€400,000 Philippe Lima (1)16CHA
20 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$6,250,000 Retief Goosen (10)100Major championship
27 JunOpen de FranceFrance€3,000,000 Jean-François Remésy (2)24
4 JulSmurfit European OpenIreland£2,400,000 Retief Goosen (11)40
11 JulBarclays Scottish OpenScotland£2,200,000 Thomas Levet (3)48
18 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£4,000,000 Todd Hamilton (n/a)100Major championship
25 JulNissan Irish OpenIreland€1,900,000 Brett Rumford (2)26
1 AugScandinavian MastersSweden€1,600,000 Luke Donald (1)24
8 AugKLM OpenNetherlands€1,200,000 David Lynn (1)24
15 AugBMW Russian OpenRussiaUS$500,000 Gary Emerson (1)16CHA
15 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$6,250,000 Vijay Singh (12)100Major championship
22 AugWGC-NEC InvitationalUnited StatesUS$7,000,000 Stewart Cink (1)76World Golf Championship
29 AugBMW International OpenGermany€1,800,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (11)44
5 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€1,600,000 Luke Donald (2)30
12 SepLinde German MastersGermany€3,000,000 Pádraig Harrington (9)42
26 SepThe HeritageEngland€2,000,000 Henrik Stenson (2)28New tournament
3 OctWGC-American Express ChampionshipIrelandUS$7,000,000 Ernie Els (17)70World Golf Championship
10 OctDunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,000 Stephen Gallacher (1)54Pro-Am
17 OctHSBC World Match Play ChampionshipEngland£1,660,000 Ernie Els (18)48Upgraded to official event
Limited-field event
17 OctMallorca ClassicSpain€1,000,000 Sergio García (5)24
24 OctOpen de MadridSpain€1,000,000 Richard Sterne (1)24
31 OctVolvo Masters AndalucíaSpain€3,750,000 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.

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winners OWGR
points		 Notes
19 SepRyder CupUnited Statesn/a Team Europen/aTeam event
21 NovWGC-World CupSpainUS$4,000,000 Paul Casey and
Luke Donald		n/aWorld 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 Ernie Els4,061,905
2 Retief Goosen2,325,202
3 Pádraig Harrington1,910,394
4 Miguel Ángel Jiménez1,886,237
5 Thomas Levet1,727,945
6 Graeme McDowell1,648,862
7 Lee Westwood1,592,766
8 Darren Clarke1,563,803
9 Ian Poulter1,533,158
10 David Howell1,501,502

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Golfer of the Year Vijay Singh[9]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year 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

References
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  2. "Woburn lands new event". BBC Sport. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. 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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