2004 PGA Tour of Australasia

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The 2004 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer so they are split between the first and last months of the year. The tour's developmental series, known as the Von Nida Tour was played in the middle of the year.

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 2004 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour.

Date Tournament Location Winner OWGR
points[1] 		Other
tours[a] 		Notes
18 Jan Holden New Zealand Open New Zealand Australia Terry Price (5) 16
1 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic South Australia Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) 24 ASA, EUR
8 Feb Heineken Classic Victoria South Africa Ernie Els (n/a) 34 EUR
15 Feb ANZ Championship New South Wales England Brian Davis (n/a) 20 EUR
22 Feb Jacob's Creek Open South Australia Australia Euan Walters (1) 12 NWT
18 Mar New Zealand PGA Championship New Zealand Australia Gavin Coles (2) 12 NWT
28 Nov Hillross Australian Open New South Wales Australia Peter Lonard (7) 32 Flagship event
5 Dec Cadbury Schweppes
Australian PGA Championship 		Queensland Australia Peter Lonard (8) 22
12 Dec MasterCard Masters Victoria Australia Richard Green (1) 26
  1. ^ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.

Source:[2][3]

Leading money winners[]

Position Player Prize money (A$)
1 Australia Richard Green 365,017
2 Australia Euan Walters 287,070
3 Australia Gavin Coles 248,872
4 Australia Nick O'Hern 242,274
5 Australia Adam Scott 232,097
6 Australia Peter Fowler 228,352
7 Australia Peter Senior 210,860
8 Australia Bradley Hughes 210,747
9 Australia Scott Gardiner 198,930
10 Australia Brendan Jones 173,421

Source:[4]

Von Nida Tour[]

The Von Nida Tour consisted of 11 tournaments, 10 in Australia and one in New Zealand. Prize money for each event was between A$100,000 and 105,000. The Victorian PGA Championship was not played and was moved to early 2005.[5][6]

Date Location State Winner Ref.
25 Jan Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open Victoria New Zealand Gareth Paddison (1) [7]
7 Mar Scenic Circle Hotels Dunedin Classic New Zealand New Zealand Mahal Pearce (1) [8]
14 Mar Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship New South Wales Australia (1) [9]
21 Mar New South Wales Australia (1) [10]
2 May Schweppes SA PGA Championship South Australia Australia (2) [11]
30 May WA PGA Championship Western Australia Australia Kim Felton (2) [12]
27 Jun Queensland Australia Kim Felton (3) [13]
4 Jul Queensland Australia Kim Felton (4) [14]
7 Nov QLD Group Queensland Open Queensland Australia Steven Bowditch (1) [15]
14 Nov Toyota Queensland PGA Championship Queensland Australia Kurt Barnes (1) [16]
21 Nov NSW Open New South Wales Australia Peter Lonard (1) [17]

References[]

  1. ^ "Events – PGA Tour of Australasia – 2004". Official World Golf Ranking.
  2. ^ 2004 PGA Tour of Australasia Schedule
  3. ^ "Tour Information Centre – 2004". PGA Tour of Australasia.
  4. ^ "2004 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit". Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. ^ "2004 Von Nida". PGA of Australia. 13 July 2004. Archived from the original on 5 August 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Von Nida Tour 2004". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 11 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Paddison cruises to Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open Title". PGA of Australia. 25 January 2004. Archived from the original on 1 March 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Pearce punishes peers in Dunedin". PGA of Australia. 7 March 2004. Archived from the original on 20 May 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Second time lucky for Ecob". PGA of Australia. 14 March 2004. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Toyota Southern Classic - Rd4". PGA of Australia. 21 March 2004. Archived from the original on 1 April 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Doyle leads all the way". PGA of Australia. 2 May 2004. Archived from the original on 21 June 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  12. ^ "2004 WA PGA Championship". PGA of Australia. 30 May 2004. Archived from the original on 25 June 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Queensland Masters results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 April 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Cairns Classic results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 April 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Q.L.D Group QLD Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 April 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Golf: Queensland PGA Championship". NZ Herald. 15 November 2004.
  17. ^ "NSW Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 April 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

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