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2004 Challenge Tour season
Duration12 February 2004 (2004-02-12) – 24 October 2004 (2004-10-24)
Number of official events29
Most winsZimbabwe Marc Cayeux (2)
England Matthew King (2)
France Philippe Lima (2)
England Graeme Storm (2)
RankingsEngland Lee Slattery
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The 2004 Challenge Tour was the 16th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(€)		 Winner OWGR
points		 Other
tours		 Notes
15 Feb Summit Panama Masters Panama US$100,000 Argentina Miguel Fernández (1) 6 TLA New to Challenge Tour
22 Feb Costa Rica Open Costa Rica US$110,000 Italy Alessandro Tadini (1) 6 TLA
29 Feb Abierto Telefónica Guatemala US$100,000 Argentina Daniel Vancsik (2) 6 TLA
14 Mar Stanbic Zambia Open Zambia 110,000 South Africa Michael Kirk (1) 10 AFR
21 Mar Kenya Open Kenya 110,000 Zimbabwe Marc Cayeux (2) 6
28 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal 600,000 Sweden Chris Hanell (1) 24 EUR
25 Apr Al Ahram-Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh Challenge Egypt US$125,000 England Gareth Davies (1) 6 New tournament
2 May Peugeot Challenge de León Spain 110,000 England Edward Rush (1) 6 New tournament
9 May Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata Italy 120,000 Sweden Leif Westerberg (1) 6
6 Jun Nykredit Danish Open Denmark 137,500 England Matthew Morris (1) 6
13 Jun Segura Viudas Challenge de España Spain 135,000 France Philippe Lima (1) 6
20 Jun Aa St Omer Open France 400,000 France Philippe Lima (2) 16 EUR
27 Jun Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge Germany 110,000 Wales Garry Houston (1) 6
4 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland 110,000 Finland Roope Kakko (a) (1) 6
11 Jul Open des Volcans – Challenge de France France 125,000 Sweden Johan Axgren (1) 6
17 Jul Texbond Open Italy 110,000 England Sam Little (2) 6 New tournament
25 Jul JJB Sports North West Challenge England £100,000 Sweden Fredrik Henge (5) 6 New tournament
8 Aug Ryder Cup Wales Challenge Wales 120,000 England Graeme Storm (1) 6
15 Aug BMW Russian Open Russia US$500,000 England Gary Emerson (2) 16 EUR
22 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland 163,500 England Phillip Archer (1) 6
22 Aug Norwegian Challenge Norway 105,000 Republic of Ireland Stephen Browne (1) 6
29 Aug Skandia PGA Open Sweden SKr 1,000,000 England Matthew King (1) 6
5 Sep BA-CA Golf Open Austria 150,000 Austria Markus Brier (2) 6
12 Sep Telia Grand Prix Sweden SKr 1,200,000 England Lee Slattery (1) 6
26 Sep Open de Toulouse France 110,000 Zimbabwe Marc Cayeux (3) 6
3 Oct Estoril Challenge Open Portugal Telecom Portugal 113,000 England Tom Whitehouse (1) 6
10 Oct Attijari Wafa - Tikida Beach Moroccan Classic Morocco 130,000 England Graeme Storm (2) 6
17 Oct Donnington Grove Computacenter English Challenge Open England 110,000 England Matthew King (2) 6
24 Oct Bouygues Telecom Grand Final France 200,000 Scotland David Drysdale (1) 6 Tour Championship

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2004 Challenge Tour graduates.

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2005 European Tour.

Rank Player Prize money (€)
1 England Lee Slattery 95,980
2 Italy Alessandro Tadini 92,121
3 England Graeme Storm 81,065
4 Zimbabwe Marc Cayeux 75,104
5 England Matthew King 73,623

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.
  2. AFR − Sunshine Tour; EUR − European Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.

References

  1. "2004 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. "2004 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 10 April 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Drysdale Produces Astonishing Comeback to Win Grand Final". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023. On a day of intense drama at the Golf du Médoc in Bordeaux, England's Lee Slattery won the Challenge Tour Rankings while Drysdsale and Eliasson both jumped into the top 15 after a day of unbelievable highs and lows that only live sporting events can produce.

External links

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