2004 Champions Tour

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2004 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 23, 2004 (2004-01-23) – October 24, 2004 (2004-10-24)
Number of official events30
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler (5)
Charles Schwab Cup Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler
Rookie of the Year Flag of Ireland.svg Mark McNulty
2003
2005

The 2004 Champions Tour was the 25th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 25 MasterCard Championship Hawaii1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller (2)
Feb 8 Royal Caribbean Golf Classic Florida1,450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher (17)
Feb 15 ACE Group Classic Florida1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler (4)
Feb 22 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida1,600,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Mark McNulty (1)Pro-Am
Mar 7 MasterCard Classic Mexico2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Fiori (1)
Mar 14 SBC Classic California1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (23)
Mar 21 Toshiba Senior Classic California1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer (2)
Apr 18 Blue Angels Classic Florida1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jenkins (5)
Apr 25 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia3,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (39)
May 2 Bruno's Memorial Classic Alabama1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher (18)
May 9 FedEx Kinko's Classic Texas1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (18)
May 23 Allianz Championship Iowa1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg D. A. Weibring (2)
May 31 Senior PGA Championship Kentucky2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (40) Senior major championship
Jun 6 Farmers Charity Classic Michigan1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe (8)
Jun 13 Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am Missouri1,650,000 Flag of the United States.svg Allen Doyle (9)Pro-Am
Jun 27 Bank of America Championship Massachusetts1,550,000 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler (5)
Jul 4 Commerce Bank Long Island Classic New York1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe (9)
Jul 11 Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan2,500,000 Flag of England.svg Mark James (1) Champions Tour major championship
Jul 25 The Senior British Open Championship Northern Ireland1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Oakley (1) Senior major championship
Aug 1 U.S. Senior Open Missouri2,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen (1) Senior major championship
Aug 8 3M Championship Minnesota1,750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite (7)
Aug 22 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Tewell (8)
Aug 29 JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon2,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler (6) Champions Tour major championship
Sep 5 First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler (7)New tournament
Sep 12 Kroger Classic Ohio1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Summerhays (3)
Sep 26 SAS Championship North Carolina1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler (8)
Oct 3 Constellation Energy Classic Maryland1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Levi (2)
Oct 10 Administaff Small Business Classic Texas1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (19)New tournament
Oct 17 SBC Championship Texas1,500,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Mark McNulty (2)
Oct 24 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California2,500,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Mark McNulty (3)Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
WinnersNotes
Nov 21 UBS Cup South Carolina3,000,000Flag of the United States.svg Team USATeam event
Dec 5 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge Florida1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson and
son Josh Nelson
Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [2] [3]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin 3,427
2 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler 3,388
3 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite 2,981
4 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen 2,471
5 Flag of Ireland.svg Mark McNulty 2,417

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler 2,306,066
2 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin 2,035,397
3 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite 1,831,211
4 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan 1,606,453
5 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher 1,537,571

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler [5]
Rookie of the Year Flag of Ireland.svg Mark McNulty [5]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler [6]
Comeback Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green [7]

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Champions Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Champions Tour members.

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References

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  2. "2004 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  3. "McNulty takes cash; Irwin earns cup" . Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. October 25, 2004. p. 40 (C10 in paper). Retrieved November 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "2004 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Stadler Chosen Champions Tour POY". NBC Sports. Sports Network. December 6, 2004. Retrieved November 29, 2023. Mark McNulty, a native of Zimbabwe, won the Rookie of the Year honors...
  6. "2004 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  7. "Green gains perspective". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 2005. Retrieved November 29, 2023. He returned in April and completed 16 events, earning Champions Tour Comeback Player of the Year for the second time in three seasons.