2004 Challenge Tour

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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 wins Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Marc Cayeux (2)
Flag of England.svg Matthew King (2)
Flag of France.svg Philippe Lima (2)
Flag of England.svg Graeme Storm (2)
Rankings Flag of England.svg 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.

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Schedule

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(€)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		Other
tours [lower-alpha 2] 		Notes
15 Feb Summit Panama Masters PanamaUS$100,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Miguel Fernández (1)6 TLA New to Challenge Tour
22 Feb Costa Rica Open Costa RicaUS$110,000 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Tadini (1)6 TLA
29 Feb Abierto Telefónica GuatemalaUS$100,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Vancsik (2)6 TLA
14 Mar Stanbic Zambia Open Zambia110,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Michael Kirk (1)10 AFR
21 Mar Kenya Open Kenya110,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Marc Cayeux (2)6
28 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal600,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Chris Hanell (1)24 EUR
25 Apr Al Ahram-Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh Challenge EgyptUS$125,000 Flag of England.svg Gareth Davies (1)6New tournament
2 May Peugeot Challenge de León Spain110,000 Flag of England.svg Edward Rush (1)6New tournament
9 May Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata Italy120,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Leif Westerberg (1)6
6 Jun Nykredit Danish Open Denmark137,500 Flag of England.svg Matthew Morris (1)6
13 Jun Segura Viudas Challenge de España Spain135,000 Flag of France.svg Philippe Lima (1)6
20 Jun Aa St Omer Open France400,000 Flag of France.svg Philippe Lima (2)16 EUR
27 Jun Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge Germany110,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Garry Houston (1)6
4 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland110,000 Flag of Finland.svg Roope Kakko (a) (1)6
11 Jul Open des Volcans – Challenge de France France125,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Axgren (2)6
17 Jul Texbond Open Italy110,000 Flag of England.svg Sam Little (2)6New tournament
25 Jul JJB Sports North West Challenge England£100,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Henge (5)6New tournament
8 Aug Ryder Cup Wales Challenge Wales120,000 Flag of England.svg Graeme Storm (1)6
15 Aug BMW Russian Open RussiaUS$500,000 Flag of England.svg Gary Emerson (2)16 EUR
22 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland163,500 Flag of England.svg Phillip Archer (1)6
22 Aug Norwegian Challenge Norway105,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen Browne (1)6
29 Aug Skandia PGA Open SwedenSKr 1,000,000 Flag of England.svg Matthew King (1)6
5 Sep BA-CA Golf Open Austria150,000 Flag of Austria.svg Markus Brier (2)6
12 Sep Telia Grand Prix SwedenSKr 1,200,000 Flag of England.svg Lee Slattery (1)6
26 Sep Open de Toulouse France110,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Marc Cayeux (3)6
3 Oct Estoril Challenge Open Portugal Telecom Portugal113,000 Flag of England.svg Tom Whitehouse (1)6
10 Oct Attijari Wafa - Tikida Beach Moroccan Classic Morocco130,000 Flag of England.svg Graeme Storm (2)6
17 Oct Donnington Grove Computacenter English Challenge Open England110,000 Flag of England.svg Matthew King (2)6
24 Oct Bouygues Telecom Grand Final France200,000 Flag of Scotland.svg David Drysdale (1)6Tour Championship

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2004 Challenge Tour graduates.

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]

RankPlayerPrize money (€)
1 Flag of England.svg Lee Slattery 95,980
2 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Tadini 92,121
3 Flag of England.svg Graeme Storm 81,065
4 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Marc Cayeux 75,104
5 Flag of England.svg 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.

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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. 1 2 "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.
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