The 2004 PGA EuroPro Tour was the third season of the PGA EuroPro Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
| Duration | 28 April 2004 – 24 October 2004 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 20 |
| Most wins |  David Close (2) Simon Lilly (2) Tim Rice (2) Lee Slattery (2) |
| Order of Merit | Simon Lilly |
← 2003 2005 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr | Sky Sports East Lothian Masters | East Lothian | 40,000 | David Close (1)
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| 8 May | Pokermillion.com European Classic | Kent | 40,000 | David Close (2)
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| 24 May | Casinos Algarve Quinta Da Ria Masters | Portugal | 45,000 | Tim Rice (1)
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| 5 Jun | Golf Weekly International Open | Hertfordshire | 40,000 | Simon Lilly (2)
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| 12 Jun | Pokermillion.com European Masters | Sussex | 40,000 | Lee Slattery (1)
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| 18 Jun | Cardrona Classic | Peeblesshire | 40,000 |  Inder van Weerelt (1)
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| 25 Jun | St Andrews Bay Masters | Fife | 40,000 | Joe Templer (1)
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| 1 Jul | 888.com Masters | Suffolk | 40,000 | Lee Slattery (2)
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| 9 Jul | Pokermillion.com European Trophy | Norfolk | 40,000 | Kieran Staunton (1)
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| 16 Jul | Mortgage Group Classic | Bristol | 40,000 | Geoffrey Harris (1)
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| 23 Jul | ISM Classic | Shropshire | 40,000 | David Griffiths (1)
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| 30 Jul | Peugeot International | Derbyshire | 40,000 | Simon Hurd (1)
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| 6 Aug | Matchroom Golf Management Classic | South Yorkshire | 40,000 | Andrew Butterfield (1)
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| 20 Aug | China Fleet International Open | Cornwall | 40,000 | Sam Pigott (2)
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| 27 Aug | Swallow Hotel Open | Suffolk | 40,000 | Tim Rice (2)
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| 3 Sep | Brown & Mason Classic | Essex | 40,000 | Denny Lucas (1)
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| 11 Sep | Golf Pages Trophy | Northamptonshire | 40,000 | Michael Nesbit (1)
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| 23 Sep | 888.com European Open | Warwickshire | 40,000 | James Holmes (1)
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| 1 Oct | Ufford Park Classic | Suffolk | 40,000 |  John Wade (1)
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| 24 Oct | Mosatrajectum.com Tour Championship | Spain | 75,000 | Simon Lilly (3)
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Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[3] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2005 Challenge Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Lilly |
37,047 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Tim Rice |
35,047 | |
| 3 | Lee Slattery |
31,948 | Promoted to European Tour (Top 15 of Challenge Tour Rankings) |
| 4 | James Holmes |
24,565 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 5 | David Close |
22,586 | |
| 6 | Denny Lucas |
20,790 | |
| 7 | Inder van Weerelt |
20,604 | |
| 8 | Michael Welch |
19,093 | |
| 9 | John Wade |
18,687 | |
| 10 | Kieran Staunton |
17,023 |
Notes edit
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA EuroPro Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the PGA EuroPro Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.
References edit
- ^ "2004 Tournament schedule". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 2 August 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "2004 Tournaments". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 6 December 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "2004 Order of Merit". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 26 November 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Lilly Takes Championship Title". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004. Retrieved 4 May 2023.