2004 Asian Tour

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Duration18 December 2003 (2003-12-18) – 12 December 2004 (2004-12-12)
Number of official events22
Order of MeritThailand Thongchai Jaidee
2004 Asian Tour season
Duration18 December 2003 (2003-12-18) – 12 December 2004 (2004-12-12)
Number of official events22
Most winsThailand Thongchai Jaidee (2)[a]
Australia Terry Pilkadaris (2)
Order of MeritThailand Thongchai Jaidee
Players' Player of the YearThailand Thongchai Jaidee
Rookie of the YearAustralia Adam Groom
2003
2005

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.

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.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(US$)
Winner[b]OWGR
points
Other
tours[c]
Notes
21 DecAsia Japan Okinawa OpenJapan¥100,000,000Japan Hideto Tanihara (n/a)12JPN
25 JanThailand OpenThailand300,000Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit (5)6
1 FebJohnnie Walker ClassicThailand£1,000,000Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)38ANZ, EUR
15 FebLondon Myanmar OpenMyanmar200,000Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (5)6
22 FebCarlsberg Malaysian OpenMalaysia1,210,000Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (6)16EUR
29 FebDHL Philippine OpenPhilippine175,000United States Edward Michaels (1)6
21 MarCaltex MastersSingapore900,000Scotland Colin Montgomerie (n/a)16EUR
28 MarRoyal Challenge Indian OpenIndia300,000Singapore Mardan Mamat (1)6
2 MayVolkswagen Masters-ChinaChina300,000India Rahil Gangjee (1)6New tournament
9 MayMacau OpenMacau275,000United States Jason Knutzon (1)10
16 MayBMW Asian OpenChina1,500,000Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)18EUR
23 MaySK Telecom OpenSouth Korea₩500,000,000Scotland Simon Yates (2)10KOR
22 AugTianjin TEDA OpenChina200,000Thailand Thammanoon Sriroj (5)6
12 SepKolon Korea OpenSouth Korea₩500,000,000United States Edward Loar (2)14KOR
19 SepMercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan390,000Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant (4)6
26 SepTaiwan OpenTaiwan300,000South Korea Charlie Wi (6)6
24 OctCrowne Plaza OpenChina200,000Australia Terry Pilkadaris (1)6New tournament
31 OctSanya OpenChina250,000Australia Terry Pilkadaris (2)6
7 NovCarlsberg Masters VietnamVietnam200,000Philippines Angelo Que (1)6New tournament
28 NovVolvo China OpenChina1,000,000Wales Stephen Dodd (n/a)16EUR
5 DecOmega Hong Kong OpenHong Kong800,000Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)24EUR
12 DecVolvo Masters of AsiaMalaysia550,000India 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.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Thailand Thongchai Jaidee381,930
2India Jyoti Randhawa351,710
3Scotland Simon Yates310,988
4Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant260,637
5Australia Terry Pilkadaris252,858

Awards

Notes

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI