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Revision as of 12:30, 24 April 2022
| Duration | 4 December 2003 – 31 October 2004 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 45 |
| Most wins | 4: Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
| Order of Merit |  Ernie Els |
| Golfer of the Year |  Vijay Singh |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |  Scott Drummond |
← 2003 2005 → | |
The 2004 European Tour was the 33rd golf season since the European Tour officially began in 1972.
Ernie Els won the Order of Merit, defending the title he won in 2003.[1] Despite Els dominance of the European money-list, Vijay Singh was crowned European Tour Golfer of the Year, having won the PGA Championship and deposed Tiger Woods at the top of the Official World Golf Ranking.[2]
Major tournaments
For a summary of the major tournaments and events of 2004, including the major championships and the World Golf Championships, see 2004 in golf.
Changes for 2004
Changes from 2003 included two new tournaments, the Open de Sevilla[3] and The Heritage,[4] and the loss of the Benson & Hedges International Open, the Trophée Lancôme[5] 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 world ranking status,[6] 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. The season was made up of 45 tournaments counting towards the Order of Merit, which included the four major championships and three World Golf Championships.[5][7]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec | Omega Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$700,000 |  Pádraig Harrington (8) |
26 | ASA | |
| 18 Jan | South African Airways Open | South Africa | R2,650,000 | Trevor Immelman (2) |
32 | AFR[c] | |
| 25 Jan | Dunhill Championship | South Africa | R3,100,000 |  Marcel Siem (1) |
18 | AFR | |
| 1 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | Thailand | £1,000,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (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 | €900,000 | Chris Hanell (1) |
24 | CHA | |
| 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 | 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-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 | €400,000 | 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 Ángel Jiménez (11) |
44 | ||
| 5 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €1,600,000 | Luke Donald (2) |
30 | ||
| 12 Sep | Linde German Masters | 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 | ||
| 17 Oct | HSBC World Match Play Championship | England | £1,660,000 | Ernie Els (18) |
48 | Upgraded to official 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 |
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 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | n/a |  Team Europe |
n/a | Two 12-man teams |
| 21 Nov | WGC-World Cup | Spain | US$4,000,000 | Paul Casey and Luke Donald |
n/a | World Golf Championship Team event |
Order of Merit
In 2004, the European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was calculated in euro, although around half of the events had prize funds which were fixed in other currencies, mostly either British pounds or U.S. dollars. In these instances the amounts were converted into euro at the exchange rate for the week that the tournament was played. The top 10 golfers in 2004 were:
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els |
4,061,905 |
| 2 | Retief Goosen |
2,325,202 |
| 3 | Pádraig Harrington |
1,910,394 |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
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
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| European Tour Golfer of the Year | Vijay Singh
|
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Scott Drummond
|
See also
Notes
- ^ The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour 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. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
- ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
- ^ Sunshine Tour flagship event
References
- ^ Hodgetts, Rob (1 November 2004). "Els eyes lengthy rule in Europe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Singh lands European Tour honour". BBC Sport. 15 December 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "New date for European Tour". BBC Sport. 15 March 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Woburn lands new event". BBC Sport. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ a b Roberts, Gereurd (11 December 2003). "China a news stop for 2004 tour". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 5 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "World Match Play to become official event". Rapid City Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. AP. 28 May 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "European Tour 2004". BBC Sport. 17 October 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.