2004 PGA EuroPro Tour explained

Year:2004
Tour:PGA EuroPro Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:20
Most Wins: David Close (2)
Simon Lilly (2)
Tim Rice (2)
Lee Slattery (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Simon Lilly
Prevseason:2003
Nextseason:2005

The 2004 PGA EuroPro Tour was the third season of the PGA EuroPro Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[1] [2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(£)
Winner
30 Apr Sky Sports East Lothian Masters East Lothian 40,000 David Close (1)
8 May Pokermillion.com European Classic Kent 40,000 David Close (2)
24 May Casinos Algarve Quinta Da Ria Masters Portugal 45,000 Tim Rice (1)
5 Jun Golf Weekly International Open Hertfordshire 40,000 Simon Lilly (2)
12 Jun Pokermillion.com European Masters Sussex 40,000 Lee Slattery (1)
18 Jun Cardrona Classic Peeblesshire 40,000 Inder van Weerelt (1)
25 Jun St Andrews Bay Masters Fife 40,000 Joe Templer (1)
1 Jul 888.com Masters Suffolk 40,000 Lee Slattery (2)
9 Jul Pokermillion.com European Trophy Norfolk 40,000 Kieran Staunton (1)
16 Jul Mortgage Group Classic Bristol 40,000 Geoffrey Harris (1)
23 Jul ISM Classic Shropshire 40,000 David Griffiths (1)
30 Jul Peugeot International Derbyshire 40,000 Simon Hurd (1)
6 Aug Matchroom Golf Management Classic South Yorkshire 40,000 Andrew Butterfield (1)
20 Aug China Fleet International Open Cornwall 40,000 Sam Pigott (2)
27 Aug Swallow Hotel Open Suffolk 40,000 Tim Rice (2)
3 Sep Brown & Mason Classic Essex 40,000 Denny Lucas (1)
11 Sep Golf Pages Trophy Northamptonshire 40,000 Michael Nesbit (1)
23 Sep 888.com European Open Warwickshire 40,000 James Holmes (1)
1 Oct Ufford Park Classic Suffolk 40,000 John Wade (1)
24 Oct Mosatrajectum.com Tour Championship Spain 75,000 Simon Lilly (3)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[3] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2005 Challenge Tour.[4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (£)Status earned
1 37,047 Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 35,047
3 31,948 Promoted to European Tour (Top 15 of Challenge Tour Rankings)
4 24,565 Promoted to Challenge Tour
5 22,586
6 20,790
7 20,604
8 19,093
9 18,687
10 17,023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004 Tournament schedule . PGA EuroPro Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20040802233456/http://www.pga-tic.com/tic/tmtic.cgi . 2 August 2004 . 2 October 2022.
  2. Web site: 2004 Tournaments . PGA EuroPro Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20041206215414/http://www.europrotour.com:80/tournaments.asp . 6 December 2004 . 2 October 2022.
  3. Web site: 2004 Order of Merit . PGA EuroPro Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20041126093125/http://www.europrotour.com/OrderOfMerit.asp . 26 November 2004 . 2 October 2022.
  4. Web site: Lilly Takes Championship Title . PGA EuroPro Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20041208120504/http://www.europrotour.com/article_detail.asp?article_id=462 . 8 December 2004 . 4 May 2023.