The 2004 Challenge Tour was the 16th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes 15 Feb Summit Panama Masters Panama US$100,000 Miguel Fernández (1) 6 TLA New to Challenge Tour 22 Feb Costa Rica Open Costa Rica US$110,000 Alessandro Tadini (1) 6 TLA 29 Feb Abierto Telefónica Guatemala US$100,000 Daniel Vancsik (2) 6 TLA 14 Mar Stanbic Zambia Open Zambia 110,000 Michael Kirk (1) 10 AFR 21 Mar Kenya Open Kenya 110,000 Marc Cayeux (2) 6 28 Mar Madeira Island Open Portugal 600,000 Chris Hanell (1) 24 EUR 25 Apr Al Ahram-Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh Challenge Egypt US$125,000 Gareth Davies (1) 6 New tournament 2 May Peugeot Challenge de León Spain 110,000 Edward Rush (1) 6 New tournament 9 May Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata Italy 120,000 Leif Westerberg (1) 6 6 Jun Nykredit Danish Open Denmark 137,500 Matthew Morris (1) 6 13 Jun Segura Viudas Challenge de España Spain 135,000 Philippe Lima (1) 6 20 Jun Aa St Omer Open France 400,000 Philippe Lima (2) 16 EUR 27 Jun Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge Germany 110,000 Garry Houston (1) 6 4 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland 110,000 Roope Kakko (a) (1) 6 11 Jul Open des Volcans – Challenge de France France 125,000 Johan Axgren (1) 6 17 Jul Texbond Open Italy 110,000 Sam Little (2) 6 New tournament 25 Jul JJB Sports North West Challenge England £100,000 Fredrik Henge (5) 6 New tournament 8 Aug Ryder Cup Wales Challenge Wales 120,000 Graeme Storm (1) 6 15 Aug BMW Russian Open Russia US$500,000 Gary Emerson (2) 16 EUR 22 Aug Rolex Trophy Switzerland 163,500 Phillip Archer (1) 6 22 Aug Norwegian Challenge Norway 105,000 Stephen Browne (1) 6 29 Aug Skandia PGA Open Sweden SKr 1,000,000 Matthew King (1) 6 5 Sep BA-CA Golf Open Austria 150,000 Markus Brier (2) 6 12 Sep Telia Grand Prix Sweden SKr 1,200,000 Lee Slattery (1) 6 26 Sep Open de Toulouse France 110,000 Marc Cayeux (3) 6 3 Oct Estoril Challenge Open Portugal Telecom Portugal 113,000 Tom Whitehouse (1) 6 10 Oct Attijari Wafa - Tikida Beach Moroccan Classic Morocco 130,000 Graeme Storm (2) 6 17 Oct Donnington Grove Computacenter English Challenge Open England 110,000 Matthew King (2) 6 24 Oct Bouygues Telecom Grand Final France 200,000 David Drysdale (1) 6 Tour Championship
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2005 European Tour.
Rank Player Prize money (€)1 Lee Slattery 95,9802 Alessandro Tadini 92,1213 Graeme Storm 81,0654 Marc Cayeux 75,1045 Matthew King 73,623
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