2004 Challenge Tour
The 2004 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.[1]
The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by England's Lee Slattery.
Tournament schedule[]
The table below shows the 2004 Challenge Tour schedule.[2]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Winner | Notes |
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15 Feb | Panama Masters | Panama | Miguel Fernández (1) | Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas |
22 Feb | Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | Alessandro Tadini (1) | Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas |
29 Feb | Abierto Telefonica | Guatemala | Daniel Vancsik (2) | Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas |
14 Mar | Stanbic Zambia Open | Zambia | (1) | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
21 Mar | Kenya Open | Kenya | Marc Cayeux (2) | |
28 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | Chris Hanell (1) | Dual-ranking event with European Tour |
25 Apr | Al Ahram-Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh Challenge | Egypt | (1) | |
2 May | Peugeot Challenge de León | Spain | (1) | |
9 May | Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata | Italy | Leif Westerberg (1) | |
6 Jun | Nykredit Danish Open | Denmark | (1) | |
13 Jun | Segura Viudas Challenge de España | Spain | Philippe Lima (1) | |
20 Jun | Aa St Omer Open | France | Philippe Lima (2) | Dual-ranking event with European Tour |
27 Jun | Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge | Germany | Garry Houston (1) | |
4 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | Roope Kakko (a,1) | |
11 Jul | Open des Volcans - Challenge de France | France | Johan Axgren (2) | |
17 Jul | Texbond Open | Italy | Sam Little (2) | |
25 Jul | JJB Sports North West Challenge | England | Fredrik Henge (5) | |
8 Aug | Ryder Cup Wales Challenge | Wales | Graeme Storm (1) | |
15 Aug | BMW Russian Open | Russia | Gary Emerson (2) | Dual-ranking event with European Tour |
22 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | Phillip Archer (1) | |
22 Aug | Norwegian Challenge | Norway | (1) | Alternate to the Rolex Trophy |
29 Aug | Skandia PGA Open | Sweden | (1) | |
5 Sep | BA-CA Golf Open | Austria | Markus Brier (2) | |
12 Sep | Telia Grand Prix | Sweden | Lee Slattery (1) | |
26 Sep | Open de Toulouse | France | Marc Cayeux (3) | |
3 Oct | Estoril Challenge Open Portugal Telecom | Portugal | Tom Whitehouse (1) | |
10 Oct | Attijari Wafa - Tikida Beach Moroccan Classic | Morocco | Graeme Storm (2) | |
17 Oct | Donnington Grove Computacenter English Challenge Open | England | (2) | |
24 Oct | Bouygues Telecom Grand Final | France | David Drysdale (1) |
Rankings[]
The top 15 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained membership of the European Tour for the 2005 season.[1]
Position | Player | Country | Prize money (€) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lee Slattery | England | 95,980 |
2 | Alessandro Tadini | Italy | 92,121 |
3 | Graeme Storm | England | 81,065 |
4 | Marc Cayeux | Zimbabwe | 75,104 |
5 | England | 73,623 | |
6 | Johan Axgren | Sweden | 71,118 |
7 | Leif Westerberg | Sweden | 66,534 |
8 | Phillip Archer | England | 65,606 |
9 | Henrik Nyström | Sweden | 61,736 |
10 | Garry Houston | Wales | 60,587 |
11 | Mattias Eliasson | Sweden | 60,230 |
12 | David Drysdale | Scotland | 59,856 |
13 | Richard Bland | England | 58,609 |
14 | Fredrik Henge | Sweden | 58,233 |
15 | Oliver Wilson | England | 56,166 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
External links[]
Categories:
- Challenge Tour seasons
- 2004 in golf