2004 PGA Tour of Australasia

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2004 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration15 January 2004 (2004-01-15) – 12 December 2004 (2004-12-12)
Number of official events9
Most wins Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Green
2003
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.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
18 Jan Holden New Zealand Open New ZealandNZ$700,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Price (5)16
1 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic South Australia£1,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)24 ASA, EUR
8 Feb Heineken Classic Victoria2,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (n/a)34 EUR
15 Feb ANZ Championship New South Wales1,750,000 Flag of England.svg Brian Davis (n/a)20 EUR
22 Feb Jacob's Creek Open South AustraliaUS$700,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Euan Walters (1)12 NWT
18 Mar New Zealand PGA Championship New ZealandUS$700,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gavin Coles (2)12 NWT
28 Nov Hillross Australian Open New South Wales1,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard (7)32Flagship event
5 Dec Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship Queensland1,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard (8)22
12 Dec MasterCard Masters Victoria1,250,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Green 365,017
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Euan Walters 287,070
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gavin Coles 248,872
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick O'Hern 242,274
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 232,097

Von Nida Tour

2004 Von Nida Tour season
Duration23 January 2004 (2004-01-23) – 21 November 2004 (2004-11-21)
Number of official events11
Most wins Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Felton (3)
Order of Merit Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Felton
2003
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]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
Winner [lower-alpha 3] Ref.
25 Jan Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open Victoria100,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Gareth Paddison (1) [5]
7 Mar Scenic Circle Hotels Dunedin Classic New Zealand100,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mahal Pearce (1) [6]
14 Mar Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship New South Wales105,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ecob (1) [7]
21 Mar Toyota Southern Classic New South Wales100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad McIntosh (1) [8]
2 May Schweppes SA PGA Championship South Australia100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Doyle (2) [9]
30 May WA PGA Championship Western Australia100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Felton (2) [10]
27 Jun Queensland Masters Queensland105,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Felton (3) [11]
4 Jul Cairns Classic Queensland105,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Felton (4) [12]
7 Nov QLD Group Queensland Open Queensland105,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Bowditch (1) [13]
14 Nov Toyota Queensland PGA Championship Queensland105,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Barnes (1) [14]
21 Nov NSW Open New South Wales100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Felton 46,500
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad McIntosh 31,385
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nigel Spence
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ricky Schmidt

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.
  2. ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.
  3. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Von Nida Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Von Nida Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.

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