2004 PGA Tour of Australasia explained
Year: | 2004 |
Tour: | PGA Tour of Australasia |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 9 |
Most Wins: | Peter Lonard (2) |
Honor1: | Order of Merit |
Honoree1: | Richard Green |
Prevseason: | 2003 |
Nextseason: | 2005 |
The 2004 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 32nd season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
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18 Jan | Holden New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$700,000 | Terry Price (5) | 16 | | |
1 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | South Australia | £1,000,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) | 24 | ASA, EUR | |
8 Feb | Heineken Classic | Victoria | 2,000,000 | Ernie Els (n/a) | 34 | EUR | |
15 Feb | ANZ Championship | New South Wales | 1,750,000 | Brian Davis (n/a) | 20 | EUR | |
22 Feb | Jacob's Creek Open | South Australia | US$700,000 | Euan Walters (1) | 12 | NWT | |
18 Mar | New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | US$700,000 | Gavin Coles (2) | 12 | NWT | |
28 Nov | Hillross Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,500,000 | Peter Lonard (7) | 32 | | Flagship event |
5 Dec | Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,000,000 | Peter Lonard (8) | 22 | | |
12 Dec | MasterCard Masters | Victoria | 1,250,000 | Richard Green (1) | 26 | | | |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2] [3]
Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
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1 | | 365,017 |
2 | | 287,070 |
3 | | 248,872 |
4 | | 242,274 |
5 | | 232,097 | |
Von Nida Tour
Year: | 2004 |
Tour: | Von Nida Tour |
Regular Season: | – |
No Of Events: | 11 |
Most Wins: | Kim Felton (3) |
Honor1: | Order of Merit |
Honoree1: | Kim Felton |
Prevseason: | 2003 |
Nextseason: | 2005 |
The 2004 Von Nida Tour was the second season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[4]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) | Winner | Ref. |
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25 Jan | Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open | Victoria | 100,000 | Gareth Paddison (1) | [5] |
7 Mar | Scenic Circle Hotels Dunedin Classic | New Zealand | 100,000 | Mahal Pearce (1) | [6] |
14 Mar | Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | 105,000 | Matthew Ecob (1) | [7] |
21 Mar | Toyota Southern Classic | New South Wales | 100,000 | Brad McIntosh (1) | [8] |
2 May | Schweppes SA PGA Championship | South Australia | 100,000 | Martin Doyle (2) | [9] |
30 May | WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 100,000 | Kim Felton (2) | [10] |
27 Jun | Queensland Masters | Queensland | 105,000 | Kim Felton (3) | [11] |
4 Jul | Cairns Classic | Queensland | 105,000 | Kim Felton (4) | [12] |
7 Nov | QLD Group Queensland Open | Queensland | 105,000 | Steven Bowditch (1) | [13] |
14 Nov | Toyota Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 105,000 | Kurt Barnes (1) | [14] |
21 Nov | NSW Open | New South Wales | 100,000 | Peter Lonard (1) | [15] | |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[16] The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2005 PGA Tour of Australasia.[16]
Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
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1 | | 46,500 |
2 | | 31,385 |
3 | | |
4 | | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 2004 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour of Australasia . 11 August 2023.
- Web site: 2004 Order of Merit . PGA Tour of Australasia . 10 February 2023.
- Web site: Green takes OOM honours . PGA Tour of Australasia . 13 December 2004 . 11 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041228045843/http://www.pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=3962 . 28 December 2004.
- Web site: Von Nida Tour 2004 Tournament schedule . 13 July 2004 . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040805125943/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=results&spg=display&articleid=23074 . 5 August 2004.
- Web site: Paddison cruises to Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open Title . 25 January 2004 . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040301070249/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=vnt&spg=display&articleid=23180 . 1 March 2004.
- Web site: Pearce punishes peers in Dunedin . 7 March 2004 . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040520211733/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=vnt&spg=display&articleid=23466 . 20 May 2004.
- Web site: Second time lucky for Ecob . 14 March 2004 . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040423085205/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=23528 . 23 April 2004.
- Web site: Toyota Southern Classic - Rd4 . 21 March 2004 . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040401225424/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=results&spg=display&articleid=23592 . 1 April 2004.
- Web site: Doyle leads all the way . 2 May 2004 . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040621115133/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=vnt&spg=display&articleid=23851 . 21 June 2004.
- Web site: 2004 WA PGA Championship . 30 May 2004 . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040625163121/http://www.pga.org.au/default.asp?pg=results&spg=display&articleid=23975 . 25 June 2004.
- Web site: Queensland Masters results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050428023620/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=582&tab=results . 28 April 2005.
- Web site: Cairns Classic results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050428023540/http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&tab=results&eid=579 . 28 April 2005.
- Web site: Q.L.D Group QLD Open results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050428023544/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=583&tab=results . 28 April 2005.
- News: Golf: Queensland PGA Championship . NZ Herald . 15 November 2004.
- Web site: NSW Open results . PGA of Australia . 25 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051028052459/http://pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=vnteventdisplay&eid=581&tab=results . 28 October 2005.
- Web site: Felton tops 2004 Von Nida Tour . PGA Tour of Australasia . 24 November 2004 . 29 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050113183552/http://www.pgatour.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=3862 . 13 January 2005 . ...the Von Nida Tour provides fully-exempt Australasian Tour cards to the top 10 players on the moneylist who would not otherwise be exempt..