2004 European Tour

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2004 European Tour season
Duration4 December 2003 (2003-12-04) – 21 November 2004 (2004-11-21)
Number of official events45
Most wins4 – Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Order of MeritErnie Els
Golfer of the YearVijay Singh
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearScott 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[]

Main article: 2004 in golf

For a summary of the major tournaments and events of 2004, including the major championships and the World Golf Championships, see 2004 in golf.

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 2004 European Tour schedule which was made up of 45 tournaments counting towards the Order of Merit, which included the four major championships and three World Golf Championships.[3][4]

Changes from 2003 included two new tournaments, the Open de Sevilla[5] and The Heritage,[6] 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 world ranking status,[7] and the Mallorca Classic became a full European Tour event having been a dual-ranking event in 2003.

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[a] OWGR
points[8]		 Notes
4–7 Dec Omega Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (8) 26 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
15–18 Jan South African Airways Open South Africa South Africa Trevor Immelman (2) 32 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
22–25 Jan Dunhill Championship South Africa Germany Marcel Siem (1) 18 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
29 Jan – 1 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (8) 38 Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Asian Tour
5–8 Feb Heineken Classic Australia South Africa Ernie Els (16) 34 Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
12–15 Feb ANZ Championship Australia England Brian Davis (2) 20 Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia
19–22 Feb Carlsberg Malaysian Open Malaysia Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (1) 16 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
26–29 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United States United States Tiger Woods (n/a) 74 World Golf Championships
4–7 Mar Dubai Desert Classic United Arab Emirates United States Mark O'Meara (n/a) 46
11–14 Mar Qatar Masters Qatar Sweden Joakim Haeggman (3) 24
18–21 Mar Caltex Singapore Masters Singapore Scotland Colin Montgomerie (28) 16 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
25–28 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal Sweden Chris Hanell (1) 24 Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
1–4 Apr Algarve Open de Portugal Caixa Geral de Depositos Portugal Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (9) 24
8–11 Apr Masters Tournament United States United States Phil Mickelson (n/a) 100 Major championship
15–18 Apr Open de Sevilla Spain Argentina Ricardo González (3) 24 New tournament
22–25 Apr Canarias Open de España Spain France Christian Cévaër (1) 24
29 Apr – 3 May Telecom Italia Open Italy Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell (2) 24
6–9 May Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters England England Barry Lane (5) 30
13–16 May BMW Asian Open China Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (10) 18 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
20–23 May Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe Germany South Africa Trevor Immelman (3) 48
27–30 May Volvo PGA Championship England Scotland Scott Drummond (1) 64 Flagship event
3–6 Jun Celtic Manor Wales Open Wales England Simon Khan (1) 24
10–13 Jun Diageo Championship at Gleneagles Scotland England Miles Tunnicliff (2) 24
17–20 Jun U.S. Open United States South Africa Retief Goosen (10) 100 Major championship
17–20 Jun Aa St Omer Open France France Philippe Lima (1) 16 Alternate event; dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
24–27 Jun Open de France France France Jean-François Remésy (2) 24
1–4 Jul Smurfit European Open Ireland South Africa Retief Goosen (11) 40
8–11 Jul Barclays Scottish Open Scotland France Thomas Levet (3) 48
15–18 Jul The Open Championship Scotland United States Todd Hamilton (1) 100 Major championship
22–25 Jul Nissan Irish Open Ireland Australia Brett Rumford (2) 26
29 Jul – 1 Aug Scandinavian Masters by Carlsberg Sweden England Luke Donald (1) 24
5–8 Aug KLM Open Netherlands England David Lynn (1) 24
12–15 Aug PGA Championship United States Fiji Vijay Singh (12) 100 Major championship
12–15 Aug BMW Russian Open Russia England Gary Emerson (1) 16 Alternate event; dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
19–22 Aug WGC-NEC Invitational United States United States Stewart Cink (1) 76 World Golf Championships
26–29 Aug BMW International Open Germany Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (11) 44
2–5 Sep Omega European Masters Switzerland England Luke Donald (2) 30
9–12 Sep Linde German Masters Germany Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (9) 42
17–19 Sep Ryder Cup United States Europe Europe n/a Approved special event; team event
23–26 Sep The Heritage England Sweden Henrik Stenson (2) 28 New tournament
30 Sep – 3 Oct WGC-American Express Championship Ireland South Africa Ernie Els (17) 70 World Golf Championships
7–10 Oct Dunhill Links Championship Scotland Scotland Stephen Gallacher (1) 54
14–17 Oct HSBC World Match Play Championship England South Africa Ernie Els (18) 48
14–17 Oct Turespaña Mallorca Classic Spain Spain Sergio García (5) 24 Alternate event
21–24 Oct Open de Madrid Spain South Africa Richard Sterne (1) 24
28–31 Oct Volvo Masters Andalucia Spain England Ian Poulter (6) 44
18–21 Nov WGC-World Cup Spain England England n/a World Golf Championships; approved special event; team event
  1. ^ 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 and have been retrospectively recognised as official tour wins. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.

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 Country Prize money (€)
1. Ernie Els  South Africa 4,061,905
2. Retief Goosen  South Africa 2,325,202
3. Pádraig Harrington  Ireland 1,910,394
4. Miguel Ángel Jiménez  Spain 1,886,237
5. Thomas Levet  France 1,727,945
6. Graeme McDowell  Northern Ireland 1,648,862
7. Lee Westwood  England 1,592,766
8. Darren Clarke  Northern Ireland 1,563,803
9. Ian Poulter  England 1,533,158
10. David Howell  England 1,501,502

Awards[]

Award Winner Country
European Tour Golfer of the Year Vijay Singh  Fiji
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Scott Drummond  Scotland

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Hodgetts, Rob (1 November 2004). "Els eyes lengthy rule in Europe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Singh lands European Tour honour". BBC Sport. 15 December 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "European Tour 2004". BBC Sport. 17 October 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. ^ "New date for European Tour". BBC Sport. 15 March 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Woburn lands new event". BBC Sport. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Events | European Tour | 2004". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

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