2004 Challenge Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2004

| tour = Challenge Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|2004|2|12|df=y}} – {{end date|2004|10|24|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 29

| most_wins = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Marc Cayeux (2)
{{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew King (2)
{{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Lima (2)
{{flagicon|ENG}} Graeme Storm (2)

| honor1 = Rankings

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Slattery

| honor2 =

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| prevseason = 2003

| nextseason = 2005

}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2004/ |title=2004 Tournament schedule |publisher=European Tour |access-date=30 August 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date!!Tournament!!Host country!!Purse (€)!!Winner{{efn\|name=totals\|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.}}!!OWGR points!!Other tours{{efn\|name=tours\|AFR − Sunshine Tour; EUR − European Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.}}!!Notes
15 Feb	Summit Panama Masters	Panama	align=right\|US$100,000	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Miguel Fernández (1)	align=center\|6	TLA	New to Challenge Tour
22 Feb	Costa Rica Open	Costa Rica	align=right\|US$110,000	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Alessandro Tadini (1)	align=center\|6	TLA
29 Feb	Abierto Telefónica	Guatemala	align=right\|US$100,000	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Daniel Vancsik (2)	align=center\|6	TLA
14 Mar	Stanbic Zambia Open	Zambia	align=right\|110,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Michael Kirk (1)	align=center\|10	AFR
21 Mar	Kenya Open	Kenya	align=right\|110,000	{{flagicon\|ZWE}} Marc Cayeux (2)	align=center\|6
28 Mar	Madeira Island Open	Portugal	align=right\|600,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Chris Hanell (1)	align=center\|24	EUR
25 Apr	Al Ahram-Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh Challenge	Egypt	align=right\|US$125,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Gareth Davies (1)	align=center\|6		New tournament
2 May	Peugeot Challenge de León	Spain	align=right\|110,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Edward Rush (1)	align=center\|6		New tournament
9 May	Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata	Italy	align=right\|120,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Leif Westerberg (1)	align=center\|6
6 Jun	Nykredit Danish Open	Denmark	align=right\|137,500	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Matthew Morris (1)	align=center\|6
13 Jun	Segura Viudas Challenge de España	Spain	align=right\|135,000	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Philippe Lima (1)	align=center\|6
20 Jun	Aa St Omer Open	France	align=right\|400,000	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Philippe Lima (2)	align=center\|16	EUR
27 Jun	Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge	Germany	align=right\|110,000	{{flagicon\|WAL}} Garry Houston (1)	align=center\|6
4 Jul	Volvo Finnish Open	Finland	align=right\|110,000	{{flagicon\|FIN}} Roope Kakko (a) (1)	align=center\|6
11 Jul	Open des Volcans – Challenge de France	France	align=right\|125,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Johan Axgren (1)	align=center\|6
17 Jul	Texbond Open	Italy	align=right\|110,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Sam Little (2)	align=center\|6		New tournament
25 Jul	JJB Sports North West Challenge	England	align=right\|£100,000	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Fredrik Henge (5)	align=center\|6		New tournament
8 Aug	Ryder Cup Wales Challenge	Wales	align=right\|120,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Graeme Storm (1)	align=center\|6
15 Aug	BMW Russian Open	Russia	align=right\|US$500,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Gary Emerson (2)	align=center\|16	EUR
22 Aug	Rolex Trophy	Switzerland	align=right\|163,500	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Phillip Archer (1)	align=center\|6
22 Aug	Norwegian Challenge	Norway	align=right\|105,000	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Stephen Browne (1)	align=center\|6
29 Aug	Skandia PGA Open	Sweden	align=right\|SKr 1,000,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Matthew King (1)	align=center\|6
5 Sep	BA-CA Golf Open	Austria	align=right\|150,000	{{flagicon\|AUT}} Markus Brier (2)	align=center\|6
12 Sep	Telia Grand Prix	Sweden	align=right\|SKr 1,200,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Lee Slattery (1)	align=center\|6
26 Sep	Open de Toulouse	France	align=right\|110,000	{{flagicon\|ZWE}} Marc Cayeux (3)	align=center\|6
3 Oct	Estoril Challenge Open Portugal Telecom	Portugal	align=right\|113,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Tom Whitehouse (1)	align=center\|6
10 Oct	Attijari Wafa - Tikida Beach Moroccan Classic	Morocco	align=right\|130,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Graeme Storm (2)	align=center\|6
17 Oct	Donnington Grove Computacenter English Challenge Open	England	align=right\|110,000	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Matthew King (2)	align=center\|6
style="background:thistle;" \| 24 Oct	Bouygues Telecom Grand Final	France	align=right\|200,000	{{flagicon\|SCO}} David Drysdale (1)	align=center\|6		Tour Championship

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=3&iYear=2004&display=all |title=2004 Rankings |publisher=European Tour |access-date=21 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050410235641/http://www.europeantour.com/stats/OrderOfMerit.sps?iTourID=3&iYear=2004&display=all |archive-date=10 April 2005}}{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/drysdale-produces-astonishing-comeback-to-win-grand-final/ |title=Drysdale Produces Astonishing Comeback to Win Grand Final |publisher=European Tour |date=19 March 2010 |access-date=30 August 2023 |quote=On a day of intense drama at the Golf du Médoc in Bordeaux, England's Lee Slattery won the Challenge Tour Rankings while Drysdsale and Eliasson both jumped into the top 15 after a day of unbelievable highs and lows that only live sporting events can produce.}} The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2005 European Tour.

class="wikitable" !Rank !! Player !! Prize money (€)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Lee Slattery	align=center\|95,980
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Alessandro Tadini	align=center\|92,121
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Graeme Storm	align=center\|81,065
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|ZIM}} Marc Cayeux	align=center\|75,104
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Matthew King	align=center\|73,623

Notes

References

External links

{{official site|http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/}}

Category:Challenge Tour seasons

Challenge Tour

class="wikitable" !Rank !! Player !! Prize money (€)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Lee Slattery	align=center\|95,980
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Alessandro Tadini	align=center\|92,121
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Graeme Storm	align=center\|81,065
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|ZIM}} Marc Cayeux	align=center\|75,104
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Matthew King	align=center\|73,623