2004 PGA EuroPro Tour

The 2004 PGA EuroPro Tour was the third season of the PGA EuroPro Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

2004 PGA EuroPro Tour season
Duration28 April 2004 (2004-04-28) – 24 October 2004 (2004-10-24)
Number of official events20
Most winsEngland David Close (2)
England Simon Lilly (2)
Republic of Ireland Tim Rice (2)
England Lee Slattery (2)
Order of MeritEngland Simon Lilly
2003
2005

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(£)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
30 AprSky Sports East Lothian MastersEast Lothian40,000England David Close (1)
8 MayPokermillion.com European ClassicKent40,000England David Close (2)
24 MayCasinos Algarve Quinta Da Ria MastersPortugal45,000Republic of Ireland Tim Rice (1)
5 JunGolf Weekly International OpenHertfordshire40,000England Simon Lilly (2)
12 JunPokermillion.com European MastersSussex40,000England Lee Slattery (1)
18 JunCardrona ClassicPeeblesshire40,000Netherlands Inder van Weerelt (1)
25 JunSt Andrews Bay MastersFife40,000England Joe Templer (1)
1 Jul888.com MastersSuffolk40,000England Lee Slattery (2)
9 JulPokermillion.com European TrophyNorfolk40,000England Kieran Staunton (1)
16 JulMortgage Group ClassicBristol40,000England Geoffrey Harris (1)
23 JulISM ClassicShropshire40,000England David Griffiths (1)
30 JulPeugeot InternationalDerbyshire40,000England Simon Hurd (1)
6 AugMatchroom Golf Management ClassicSouth Yorkshire40,000England Andrew Butterfield (1)
20 AugChina Fleet International OpenCornwall40,000England Sam Pigott (2)
27 AugSwallow Hotel OpenSuffolk40,000Republic of Ireland Tim Rice (2)
3 SepBrown & Mason ClassicEssex40,000England Denny Lucas (1)
11 SepGolf Pages TrophyNorthamptonshire40,000England Michael Nesbit (1)
23 Sep888.com European OpenWarwickshire40,000England James Holmes (1)
1 OctUfford Park ClassicSuffolk40,000Australia John Wade (1)
24 OctMosatrajectum.com Tour ChampionshipSpain75,000England Simon Lilly (3)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[3] The top five players on the tour (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2005 Challenge Tour.[4]

Position Player Prize money (£) Status earned
1England Simon Lilly37,047Promoted to Challenge Tour
2Republic of Ireland Tim Rice35,047
3England Lee Slattery31,948Promoted to European Tour (Top 15 of Challenge Tour Rankings)
4England James Holmes24,565Promoted to Challenge Tour
5England David Close22,586
6England Denny Lucas20,790
7Netherlands Inder van Weerelt20,604
8England Michael Welch19,093
9Australia John Wade18,687
10England Kieran Staunton17,023

Notes

  1. 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

  1. "2004 PGA EuroPro Tour Schedule". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 2 August 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. "2004 Tournaments". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 6 December 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. "2004 PGA EuroPro Tour Official Money List". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 26 November 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. "Lilly Takes Championship Title". PGA EuroPro Tour. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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