2004 European Seniors Tour

The 2004 European Seniors Tour was the 13th season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.

2004 European Seniors Tour season
Duration19 March 2004 (2004-03-19) – 24 October 2004 (2004-10-24)
Number of official events23
Most winsEngland Carl Mason (5)
Order of MeritEngland Carl Mason
Rookie of the YearUnited States Pete Oakley
2003
2005

Schedule edit

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner[a] Notes
21 Mar Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic Trinidad and Tobago £125,000   Carl Mason (5)
28 Mar DGM Barbados Open Barbados US$230,000   Gavan Levenson (1)
9 May Open de France Seniors France 200,000   Bob Cameron (1)
16 May Bosch Italian Seniors Open Italy 160,000   Terry Gale (6) New tournament
23 May Digicel Jamaica Classic Jamaica US$280,000   Luis Carbonetti (1)
30 May Senior PGA Championship United States US$2,000,000   Hale Irwin (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
6 Jun AIB Irish Seniors Open Ireland 330,000   Carl Mason (6)
13 Jun Irvine Whitlock Jersey Seniors Classic Jersey £120,000   Jim Rhodes (2)
20 Jun Mobile Cup England £125,000   Bill Longmuir (3)
27 Jun De Vere Northumberland Seniors Classic England £150,000   Malcolm Gregson (5)
4 Jul Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open Wales £500,000   Ray Carrasco (3)
11 Jul Nigel Mansell Sunseeker International Classic England £150,000   Seiji Ebihara (6)
25 Jul The Senior British Open Championship Northern Ireland US$1,600,000   Pete Oakley (1) Senior major championship
31 Jul Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Switzerland 190,000   Horacio Carbonetti (2)
1 Aug U.S. Senior Open United States US$2,600,000   Peter Jacobsen (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
8 Aug De Vere PGA Seniors Championship England £200,000   Carl Mason (7)
15 Aug Travis Perkins Senior Masters England £225,000   Sam Torrance (1)
29 Aug Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open England £150,000   Bill Longmuir (4)
5 Sep Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters England £225,000   Luis Carbonetti (2)
11 Sep The Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz
European Seniors Match Play Championship
England £100,000   Carl Mason (8)
26 Sep ADT English Seniors Open England £150,000   Carl Mason (9)
3 Oct Sanremo Masters Italy 200,000   Bob Cameron (2) New tournament
24 Oct Estoril Seniors Tour Championship Portugal 240,000   John Chillas (2) Tour Championship

Unofficial events edit

The following events were sanctioned by the European Seniors Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winners Notes
21 Nov UBS Cup United States US$3,000,000   Team USA Team event

Order of Merit edit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2]

Position Player Prize money ()
1   Carl Mason 354,775
2   Pete Oakley 286,386
3   John Chillas 218,281
4   Seiji Ebihara 202,746
5   Bill Longmuir 201,470

Awards edit

Award Winner Ref.
Rookie of the Year   Pete Oakley [3]

Notes edit

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Seniors Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Seniors Tour members.
  2. ^ a b Official win; unofficial money.

References edit

  1. ^ "2004 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2004 Order of Merit". European Tour. Archived from the original on 9 December 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ^ "'Cheers' to the European Senior Tour". Golf Business News. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2023. Other previous winners include José Rivero (2006), Kevin Spurgeon (2005), Pete Oakley (2004)...

External links edit