2004 Challenge Tour

The 2004 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.[1]

The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by England's Lee Slattery.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 2004 Challenge Tour schedule.[2]

DateTournamentHost countryWinnerNotes
15 FebPanama MastersPanama Miguel Fernández (1)Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
22 FebCosta Rica OpenCosta Rica Alessandro Tadini (1)Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
29 FebAbierto TelefonicaGuatemala Daniel Vancsik (2)Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
14 MarStanbic Zambia OpenZambia Michael Kirk (1)
21 MarKenya OpenKenya Marc Cayeux (2)
28 MarMadeira Island OpenPortugal Chris Hanell (1)Dual-ranking event with European Tour
25 AprAl Ahram-Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh ChallengeEgypt Gareth Davies (1)
2 MayPeugeot Challenge de LeónSpain Edward Rush (1)
9 MayTessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e BasilicataItaly Leif Westerberg (1)
6 JunNykredit Danish OpenDenmark Matthew Morris (1)
13 JunSegura Viudas Challenge de EspañaSpain Philippe Lima (1)
20 JunAa St Omer OpenFrance Philippe Lima (2)Dual-ranking event with European Tour
27 JunGaleria Kaufhof Pokal ChallengeGermany Garry Houston (1)
4 JulVolvo Finnish OpenFinland Roope Kakko (a,1)
11 JulOpen des Volcans - Challenge de FranceFrance Johan Axgren (2)
17 JulTexbond OpenItaly Sam Little (2)
25 JulJJB Sports North West ChallengeEngland Fredrik Henge (5)
8 AugRyder Cup Wales ChallengeWales Graeme Storm (1)
15 AugBMW Russian OpenRussia Gary Emerson (2)Dual-ranking event with European Tour
22 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland Phillip Archer (1)
22 AugNorwegian ChallengeNorway Stephen Browne (1)Alternate to the Rolex Trophy
29 AugSkandia PGA OpenSweden Matthew King (1)
5 SepBA-CA Golf OpenAustria Markus Brier (2)
12 SepTelia Grand PrixSweden Lee Slattery (1)
26 SepOpen de ToulouseFrance Marc Cayeux (3)
3 OctEstoril Challenge Open Portugal TelecomPortugal Tom Whitehouse (1)
10 OctAttijari Wafa - Tikida Beach Moroccan ClassicMorocco Graeme Storm (2)
17 OctDonnington Grove Computacenter English Challenge OpenEngland Matthew King (2)
24 OctBouygues Telecom Grand FinalFrance David Drysdale (1)

Rankings

The top 15 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained membership of the European Tour for the 2005 season.[1]

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (€)
1Lee Slattery England95,980
2Alessandro Tadini Italy92,121
3Graeme Storm England81,065
4Marc Cayeux Zimbabwe75,104
5Matthew King England73,623
6Johan Axgren Sweden71,118
7Leif Westerberg Sweden66,534
8Phillip Archer England65,606
9Henrik Nyström Sweden61,736
10Garry Houston Wales60,587
11Mattias Eliasson Sweden60,230
12David Drysdale Scotland59,856
13Richard Bland England58,609
14Fredrik Henge Sweden58,233
15Oliver Wilson England56,166
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See also

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  2. "Tournament Schedule". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
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