2004 PGA Tour of Australasia
Golf tour season
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The 2004 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 32nd season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
Peter Lonard (2) Richard Green| Duration | 15 January 2004 – 12 December 2004 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 9 |
| Most wins | Peter Lonard (2) |
| Order of Merit | Richard Green |
← 2003 2005 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan | Holden New Zealand Open | New Zealand | NZ$700,000 | Terry Price (5) |
16 | ||
| 1 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | South Australia | £1,000,000 |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) |
24 | ASA, EUR | |
| 8 Feb | Heineken Classic | Victoria | 2,000,000 |  Ernie Els (n/a) |
34 | EUR | |
| 15 Feb | ANZ Championship | New South Wales | 1,750,000 |  Brian Davis (n/a) |
20 | EUR | |
| 22 Feb | Jacob's Creek Open | South Australia | US$700,000 | Euan Walters (1) |
12 | NWT | |
| 18 Mar | New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | US$700,000 | Gavin Coles (2) |
12 | NWT | |
| 28 Nov | Hillross Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,500,000 | Peter Lonard (7) |
32 | Flagship event | |
| 5 Dec | Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,000,000 | Peter Lonard (8) |
22 | ||
| 12 Dec | MasterCard Masters | Victoria | 1,250,000 | Richard Green (1) |
26 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Green | 365,017 |
| 2 | Euan Walters | 287,070 |
| 3 | Gavin Coles | 248,872 |
| 4 | Nick O'Hern | 242,274 |
| 5 | Adam Scott | 232,097 |
Von Nida Tour
| Duration | 23 January 2004 – 21 November 2004 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Most wins | Kim Felton (3) |
| Order of Merit | Kim Felton |
← 2003 2005 → | |
The 2004 Von Nida Tour was the second season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[4]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[c] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan | Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open | Victoria | 100,000 |  Gareth Paddison (1) |
[5] |
| 7 Mar | Scenic Circle Hotels Dunedin Classic | New Zealand | 100,000 | Mahal Pearce (1) |
[6] |
| 14 Mar | Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | 105,000 | Matthew Ecob (1) |
[7] |
| 21 Mar | Toyota Southern Classic | New South Wales | 100,000 | Brad McIntosh (1) |
[8] |
| 2 May | Schweppes SA PGA Championship | South Australia | 100,000 | Martin Doyle (2) |
[9] |
| 30 May | WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 100,000 | Kim Felton (2) |
[10] |
| 27 Jun | Queensland Masters | Queensland | 105,000 | Kim Felton (3) |
[11] |
| 4 Jul | Cairns Classic | Queensland | 105,000 | Kim Felton (4) |
[12] |
| 7 Nov | QLD Group Queensland Open | Queensland | 105,000 | Steven Bowditch (1) |
[13] |
| 14 Nov | Toyota Queensland PGA Championship | Queensland | 105,000 | Kurt Barnes (1) |
[14] |
| 21 Nov | NSW Open | New South Wales | 100,000 | Peter Lonard (1) |
[15] |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[16] The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2005 PGA Tour of Australasia.[16]
| Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Felton | 46,500 |
| 2 | Brad McIntosh | 31,385 |
| 3 | Nigel Spence | |
| 4 | Ricky Schmidt |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.
- ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Von Nida Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Von Nida Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.