2004 Challenge Tour Explained

Year:2004
Tour:Challenge Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:29
Most Wins: Marc Cayeux (2)
Matthew King (2)
Philippe Lima (2)
Graeme Storm (2)
Honor1:Rankings
Honoree1: Lee Slattery
Prevseason:2003
Nextseason:2005

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.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
WinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
Notes
15 Feb Panama US$100,000 Miguel Fernández (1) 6 New to Challenge Tour
22 Feb Costa Rica US$110,000 Alessandro Tadini (1) 6
29 Feb Guatemala US$100,000 Daniel Vancsik (2) 6
14 Mar Zambia 110,000 Michael Kirk (1) 10
21 Mar Kenya 110,000 Marc Cayeux (2) 6
28 Mar Portugal 600,000 Chris Hanell (1) 24 EUR
25 Apr Egypt US$125,000 Gareth Davies (1) 6 New tournament
2 May Spain 110,000 Edward Rush (1) 6 New tournament
9 May Italy 120,000 Leif Westerberg (1) 6
6 Jun Denmark 137,500 Matthew Morris (1) 6
13 Jun Spain 135,000 Philippe Lima (1) 6
20 Jun France 400,000 Philippe Lima (2) 16
27 Jun Germany 110,000 Garry Houston (1) 6
4 Jul Finland 110,000 Roope Kakko (a) (1) 6
11 Jul France 125,000 Johan Axgren (2) 6
17 Jul Italy 110,000 Sam Little (2) 6 New tournament
25 Jul England £100,000 Fredrik Henge (5) 6 New tournament
8 Aug Wales 120,000 Graeme Storm (1) 6
15 Aug Russia US$500,000 Gary Emerson (2) 16
22 Aug Switzerland 163,500 Phillip Archer (1) 6
22 Aug Norway 105,000 Stephen Browne (1) 6
29 Aug Sweden SKr 1,000,000 Matthew King (1) 6
5 Sep Austria 150,000 Markus Brier (2) 6
12 Sep Sweden SKr 1,200,000 Lee Slattery (1) 6
26 Sep France 110,000 Marc Cayeux (3) 6
3 Oct Portugal 113,000 Tom Whitehouse (1) 6
10 Oct Morocco 130,000 Graeme Storm (2) 6
17 Oct England 110,000 Matthew King (2) 6
24 Oct France 200,000 David Drysdale (1) 6 Tour Championship

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2] [3] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2005 European Tour.[3]

Rank Player Prize money ()
1 95,980
2 92,121
3 81,065
4 75,104
5 73,623

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004 Tournament schedule . European Tour . 30 August 2023.
  2. Web site: 2004 Rankings . European Tour . 21 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050410235641/http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=3&iYear=2004&display=all . 10 April 2005.
  3. Web site: Drysdale Produces Astonishing Comeback to Win Grand Final . European Tour . 19 March 2010 . 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..