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Golf tour season
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
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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
Trophee Lancome
[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
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The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.
[5]
[3]
[6]
Date
|
Tournament
|
Host country
|
Purse
|
Winner
[a]
|
OWGR
points
|
Other
tours
[b]
|
Notes
|
7 Dec
|
Omega Hong Kong Open
|
Hong Kong
|
US$700,000
|
Padraig Harrington
(8)
|
26
|
ASA
|
|
18 Jan
|
South African Airways Open
|
South Africa
|
£500,000
|
Trevor Immelman
(2)
|
32
|
AFR
[c]
|
|
25 Jan
|
Dunhill Championship
|
South Africa
|
£500,000
|
Marcel Siem
(1)
|
18
|
AFR
|
|
1 Feb
|
Johnnie Walker Classic
|
Thailand
|
£1,000,000
|
Miguel Angel Jimenez
(8)
|
38
|
ANZ
,
ASA
|
|
8 Feb
|
Heineken Classic
|
Australia
|
A$2,000,000
|
Ernie Els
(16)
|
34
|
ANZ
|
|
15 Feb
|
ANZ Championship
|
Australia
|
A$1,750,000
|
Brian Davis
(2)
|
20
|
ANZ
|
|
22 Feb
|
Carlsberg Malaysian Open
|
Malaysia
|
US$1,210,000
|
Thongchai Jaidee
(1)
|
16
|
ASA
|
|
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
|
ASA
|
|
28 Mar
|
Madeira Island Open
|
Portugal
|
€600,000
|
Chris Hanell
(1)
|
24
|
CHA
|
|
4 Apr
|
Algarve Open de Portugal
|
Portugal
|
€1,250,000
|
Miguel Angel Jimenez
(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 Gonzalez
(3)
|
24
|
|
New tournament
|
25 Apr
|
Canarias Open de Espana
|
Spain
|
€1,650,000
|
Christian Cevaer
(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 Angel Jimenez
(10)
|
18
|
ASA
|
|
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
|
CHA
|
|
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-Francois Remesy
(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
|
CHA
|
|
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 Angel Jimenez
(11)
|
44
|
|
|
5 Sep
|
Omega European Masters
|
Switzerland
|
€1,600,000
|
Luke Donald
(2)
|
30
|
|
|
12 Sep
|
Linde German Masters
|
Germany
|
€3,000,000
|
Padraig 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 Garcia
(5)
|
24
|
|
|
24 Oct
|
Open de Madrid
|
Spain
|
€1,000,000
|
Richard Sterne
(1)
|
24
|
|
|
31 Oct
|
Volvo Masters Andalucia
|
Spain
|
€3,750,000
|
Ian Poulter
(6)
|
44
|
|
Tour Championship
|
Unofficial events
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The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Order of Merit
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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 (
€
)
|
1
|
Ernie Els
|
4,061,905
|
2
|
Retief Goosen
|
2,325,202
|
3
|
Padraig Harrington
|
1,910,394
|
4
|
Miguel Angel Jimenez
|
1,886,237
|
5
|
Thomas Levet
|
1,727,945
|
6
|
Graeme McDowell
|
1,648,862
|
7
|
Lee Westwood
|
1,592,766
|
8
|
Darren Clarke
|
1,563,803
|
9
|
Ian Poulter
|
1,533,158
|
10
|
David Howell
|
1,501,502
|
Awards
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See also
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Notes
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- ^
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.
- ^
AFR ?
Sunshine Tour
; ANZ ?
PGA Tour of Australasia
; ASA ?
Asian Tour
; CHA ?
Challenge Tour
.
- ^
Sunshine Tour flagship event
References
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External links
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