2004 Asian Tour

2004 Asian Tour season

Duration	18 December 2003 (2003-12-18) – 12 December 2004 (2004-12-12)
Number of official events	22
Most wins	Thongchai Jaidee (2) [lower-alpha 1] Terry Pilkadaris (2)
Order of Merit	Thongchai Jaidee
Players' Player of the Year	Thongchai Jaidee
Rookie of the Year	Adam Groom
← 2003 2005 →

The 2004 Asian Tour was the 10th season of the modern Asian Tour (formerly the Asian PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.

Changes for 2004

The season marked the first year in which the Asian Tour had separated from the Asian PGA. The tour was now to be run by an organisation established by the players.

Schedule

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

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (US$)	Winner [lower-alpha 2]	OWGR points	Other tours [lower-alpha 3]	Notes
21 Dec	Asia Japan Okinawa Open	Japan	¥100,000,000	Hideto Tanihara (n/a)	12	JPN
25 Jan	Thailand Open	Thailand	300,000	Boonchu Ruangkit (5)	6
1 Feb	Johnnie Walker Classic	Thailand	£1,000,000	Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)	38	ANZ, EUR
15 Feb	London Myanmar Open	Myanmar	200,000	Thongchai Jaidee (5)	6
22 Feb	Carlsberg Malaysian Open	Malaysia	1,210,000	Thongchai Jaidee (6)	16	EUR
29 Feb	DHL Philippine Open	Philippine	175,000	Edward Michaels (1)	6
21 Mar	Caltex Masters	Singapore	900,000	Colin Montgomerie (n/a)	16	EUR
28 Mar	Royal Challenge Indian Open	India	300,000	Mardan Mamat (1)	6
2 May	Volkswagen Masters-China	China	300,000	Rahil Gangjee (1)	6		New tournament
9 May	Macau Open	Macau	275,000	Jason Knutzon (1)	10
16 May	BMW Asian Open	China	1,500,000	Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)	18	EUR
23 May	SK Telecom Open	South Korea	₩500,000,000	Simon Yates (2)	10	KOR
22 Aug	Tianjin TEDA Open	China	200,000	Thammanoon Sriroj (5)	6
12 Sep	Kolon Korea Open	South Korea	₩500,000,000	Edward Loar (2)	14	KOR
19 Sep	Mercuries Taiwan Masters	Taiwan	390,000	Thaworn Wiratchant (4)	6
26 Sep	Taiwan Open	Taiwan	300,000	Charlie Wi (6)	6
24 Oct	Crowne Plaza Open	China	200,000	Terry Pilkadaris (1)	6		New tournament
31 Oct	Sanya Open	China	250,000	Terry Pilkadaris (2)	6
7 Nov	Carlsberg Masters Vietnam	Vietnam	200,000	Angelo Que (1)	6		New tournament
28 Nov	Volvo China Open	China	1,000,000	Stephen Dodd (n/a)	16	EUR
5 Dec	Omega Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	800,000	Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)	24	EUR
12 Dec	Volvo Masters of Asia	Malaysia	550,000	Jyoti Randhawa (5)	20

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. ^{[2] [3]}

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Thongchai Jaidee	381,930
2	Jyoti Randhawa	351,710
3	Simon Yates	310,988
4	Thaworn Wiratchant	260,637
5	Terry Pilkadaris	252,858

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Players' Player of the Year	Thongchai Jaidee	[4] [5]
Rookie of the Year	Adam Groom	[5] [6]

Notes

1. Miguel Ángel Jiménez won 3 events, but was not an Asian Tour member.
2. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.
3. ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

References

1. "Tournament schedule 2004 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
2. "2004 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
3. "Thongchai crowned Order of Merit champion". Asian Tour. 12 December 2004. Archived from the original on 22 December 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2023. In nine starts on the Asian Tour this year, Thongchai won two titles and posted five other top-10s to accumulate US$381,929, which is a new record for money won in a single season.
4. "Thongchai's the toast of Asian Tour awards night". Asian Tour. Archived from the original on 22 February 2005. Retrieved 8 January 2023. Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee swept four main awards at the Asian Tour's Awards Night 2004 on Sunday, including the prestigious Players' Player of the Year and Order of Merit titles.
5. "Jaidee sweeps Asian awards as golfer of the year". Taipei Times. 23 February 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2023. Australia's Adam Groom was named Rookie of the Year after finishing 15th on the Order of Merit last season with winnings of US$117,728.
6. "Groom grabs rookie honour". PGA Tour of Australasia. 22 February 2005. Archived from the original on 7 September 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

External links

• Official website