2004 Challenge Tour

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Duration12 February 2004 (2004-02-12) – 24 October 2004 (2004-10-24)
Number of official events29
Most winsZimbabwe Marc Cayeux (2)
England Matthew King (2)
France Philippe Lima (2)
England Graeme Storm (2)
RankingsEngland Lee Slattery
2004 Challenge Tour season
Duration12 February 2004 (2004-02-12) – 24 October 2004 (2004-10-24)
Number of official events29
Most winsZimbabwe Marc Cayeux (2)
England Matthew King (2)
France Philippe Lima (2)
England Graeme Storm (2)
RankingsEngland Lee Slattery
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The 2004 Challenge Tour was the 16th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[1][2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(€)		Winner[a]OWGR
points		Other
tours[b]		Notes
15 FebSummit Panama MastersPanamaUS$100,000Argentina Miguel Fernández (1)6TLANew to Challenge Tour
22 FebCosta Rica OpenCosta RicaUS$110,000Italy Alessandro Tadini (1)6TLA
29 FebAbierto TelefónicaGuatemalaUS$100,000Argentina Daniel Vancsik (2)6TLA
14 MarStanbic Zambia OpenZambia110,000South Africa Michael Kirk (1)10AFR
21 MarKenya OpenKenya110,000Zimbabwe Marc Cayeux (2)6
28 MarMadeira Island OpenPortugal600,000Sweden Chris Hanell (1)24EUR
25 AprAl Ahram-Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh ChallengeEgyptUS$125,000England Gareth Davies (1)6New tournament
2 MayPeugeot Challenge de LeónSpain110,000England Edward Rush (1)6New tournament
9 MayTessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e BasilicataItaly120,000Sweden Leif Westerberg (1)6
6 JunNykredit Danish OpenDenmark137,500England Matthew Morris (1)6
13 JunSegura Viudas Challenge de EspañaSpain135,000France Philippe Lima (1)6
20 JunAa St Omer OpenFrance400,000France Philippe Lima (2)16EUR
27 JunGaleria Kaufhof Pokal ChallengeGermany110,000Wales Garry Houston (1)6
4 JulVolvo Finnish OpenFinland110,000Finland Roope Kakko (a) (1)6
11 JulOpen des Volcans – Challenge de FranceFrance125,000Sweden Johan Axgren (1)6
17 JulTexbond OpenItaly110,000England Sam Little (2)6New tournament
25 JulJJB Sports North West ChallengeEngland£100,000Sweden Fredrik Henge (5)6New tournament
8 AugRyder Cup Wales ChallengeWales120,000England Graeme Storm (1)6
15 AugBMW Russian OpenRussiaUS$500,000England Gary Emerson (2)16EUR
22 AugRolex TrophySwitzerland163,500England Phillip Archer (1)6
22 AugNorwegian ChallengeNorway105,000Republic of Ireland Stephen Browne (1)6
29 AugSkandia PGA OpenSwedenSKr 1,000,000England Matthew King (1)6
5 SepBA-CA Golf OpenAustria150,000Austria Markus Brier (2)6
12 SepTelia Grand PrixSwedenSKr 1,200,000England Lee Slattery (1)6
26 SepOpen de ToulouseFrance110,000Zimbabwe Marc Cayeux (3)6
3 OctEstoril Challenge Open Portugal TelecomPortugal113,000England Tom Whitehouse (1)6
10 OctAttijari Wafa - Tikida Beach Moroccan ClassicMorocco130,000England Graeme Storm (2)6
17 OctDonnington Grove Computacenter English Challenge OpenEngland110,000England Matthew King (2)6
24 OctBouygues Telecom Grand FinalFrance200,000Scotland David Drysdale (1)6Tour Championship

Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3][4] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2005 European Tour.[4]

RankPlayerPrize money (€)
1England Lee Slattery95,980
2Italy Alessandro Tadini92,121
3England Graeme Storm81,065
4Zimbabwe Marc Cayeux75,104
5England Matthew King73,623

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