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.
Date Tournament Host country Purse(US$) Winner OWGRpoints Othertours Notes21 Dec Asia Japan Okinawa Open Japan ¥100,000,000 Hideto Tanihara (n/a)12 JPN 25 Jan Thailand Open Thailand 300,000 Boonchu Ruangkit (5)6 1 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand £1,000,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)38 ANZ, EUR 15 Feb London Myanmar Open Myanmar 200,000 Thongchai Jaidee (5)6 22 Feb Carlsberg Malaysian Open Malaysia 1,210,000 Thongchai Jaidee (6)16 EUR 29 Feb DHL Philippine Open Philippine 175,000 Edward Michaels (1)6 21 Mar Caltex Masters Singapore 900,000 Colin Montgomerie (n/a)16 EUR 28 Mar Royal Challenge Indian Open India 300,000 Mardan Mamat (1)6 2 May Volkswagen Masters-China China 300,000 Rahil Gangjee (1)6 New tournament9 May Macau Open Macau 275,000 Jason Knutzon (1)10 16 May BMW Asian Open China 1,500,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)18 EUR 23 May SK Telecom Open South Korea ₩500,000,000 Simon Yates (2)10 KOR 22 Aug Tianjin TEDA Open China 200,000 Thammanoon Sriroj (5)6 12 Sep Kolon Korea Open South Korea ₩500,000,000 Edward Loar (2)14 KOR 19 Sep Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 390,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (4)6 26 Sep Taiwan Open Taiwan 300,000 Charlie Wi (6)6 24 Oct Crowne Plaza Open China 200,000 Terry Pilkadaris (1)6 New tournament31 Oct Sanya Open China 250,000 Terry Pilkadaris (2)6 7 Nov Carlsberg Masters Vietnam Vietnam 200,000 Angelo Que (1)6 New tournament28 Nov Volvo China Open China 1,000,000 Stephen Dodd (n/a)16 EUR 5 Dec Omega Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 800,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)24 EUR 12 Dec Volvo Masters of Asia Malaysia 550,000 Jyoti Randhawa (5)20
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Thongchai Jaidee 381,9302 Jyoti Randhawa 351,7103 Simon Yates 310,9884 Thaworn Wiratchant 260,6375 Terry Pilkadaris 252,858
Awards AwardWinner Players' Player of the Year Thongchai Jaidee Rookie of the Year Adam Groom
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