2004 Champions Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | January 23, 2004 (2004-01-23) – October 24, 2004 (2004-10-24) |
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Number of official events | 30 |
Most wins | Craig Stadler (5) |
Charles Schwab Cup | Hale Irwin |
Money list | Craig Stadler |
Player of the Year | Craig Stadler |
Rookie of the Year | Mark McNulty |
← 2003 2005 → |
The 2004 Champions Tour was the 25th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner[a] | Notes |
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Jan 25 | MasterCard Championship | Hawaii | 1,600,000 | Fuzzy Zoeller (2) | |
Feb 8 | Royal Caribbean Golf Classic | Florida | 1,450,000 | Bruce Fleisher (17) | |
Feb 15 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Craig Stadler (4) | |
Feb 22 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am | Florida | 1,600,000 | Mark McNulty (1) | Pro-Am |
Mar 7 | MasterCard Classic | Mexico | 2,000,000 | Ed Fiori (1) | |
Mar 14 | SBC Classic | California | 1,500,000 | Gil Morgan (23) | |
Mar 21 | Toshiba Senior Classic | California | 1,600,000 | Tom Purtzer (2) | |
Apr 18 | Blue Angels Classic | Florida | 1,500,000 | Tom Jenkins (5) | |
Apr 25 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | Georgia | 3,100,000 | Hale Irwin (39) | |
May 2 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | Alabama | 1,500,000 | Bruce Fleisher (18) | |
May 9 | FedEx Kinko's Classic | Texas | 1,600,000 | Larry Nelson (18) | |
May 23 | Allianz Championship | Iowa | 1,500,000 | D. A. Weibring (2) | |
May 31 | Senior PGA Championship | Kentucky | 2,000,000 | Hale Irwin (40) | Senior major championship |
Jun 6 | Farmers Charity Classic | Michigan | 1,600,000 | Jim Thorpe (8) | |
Jun 13 | Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am | Missouri | 1,650,000 | Allen Doyle (9) | Pro-Am |
Jun 27 | Bank of America Championship | Massachusetts | 1,550,000 | Craig Stadler (5) | |
Jul 4 | Commerce Bank Long Island Classic | New York | 1,500,000 | Jim Thorpe (9) | |
Jul 11 | Ford Senior Players Championship | Michigan | 2,500,000 | Mark James (1) | Champions Tour major championship |
Jul 25 | The Senior British Open Championship | Northern Ireland | 1,600,000 | Pete Oakley (1) | Senior major championship |
Aug 1 | U.S. Senior Open | Missouri | 2,600,000 | Peter Jacobsen (1) | Senior major championship |
Aug 8 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | Tom Kite (7) | |
Aug 22 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | North Carolina | 1,600,000 | Doug Tewell (8) | |
Aug 29 | JELD-WEN Tradition | Oregon | 2,300,000 | Craig Stadler (6) | Champions Tour major championship |
Sep 5 | First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 2,000,000 | Craig Stadler (7) | New tournament |
Sep 12 | Kroger Classic | Ohio | 1,500,000 | Bruce Summerhays (3) | |
Sep 26 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 1,800,000 | Craig Stadler (8) | |
Oct 3 | Constellation Energy Classic | Maryland | 1,600,000 | Wayne Levi (2) | |
Oct 10 | Administaff Small Business Classic | Texas | 1,600,000 | Larry Nelson (19) | New tournament |
Oct 17 | SBC Championship | Texas | 1,500,000 | Mark McNulty (2) | |
Oct 24 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | California | 2,500,000 | Mark McNulty (3) | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winners | Notes |
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Nov 21 | UBS Cup | South Carolina | 3,000,000 | Team USA | Team event |
Dec 5 | Office Depot Father/Son Challenge | Florida | 1,000,000 | Larry Nelson and son Josh Nelson | Team event |
Charles Schwab Cup
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]
Position | Player | Points |
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1 | Hale Irwin | 3,427 |
2 | Craig Stadler | 3,388 |
3 | Tom Kite | 2,981 |
4 | Peter Jacobsen | 2,471 |
5 | Mark McNulty | 2,417 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | Craig Stadler | 2,306,066 |
2 | Hale Irwin | 2,035,397 |
3 | Tom Kite | 1,831,211 |
4 | Gil Morgan | 1,606,453 |
5 | Bruce Fleisher | 1,537,571 |
Awards
Notes
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Champions Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Champions Tour members.
References
- ^ "2004 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "2004 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "McNulty takes cash; Irwin earns cup". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. October 25, 2004. p. 40 (C10 in paper). Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2004 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ a b "Stadler Chosen Champions Tour POY". NBC Sports. Sports Network. December 6, 2004. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
Mark McNulty, a native of Zimbabwe, won the Rookie of the Year honors...
- ^ "2004 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Green gains perspective". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 2005. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
He returned in April and completed 16 events, earning Champions Tour Comeback Player of the Year for the second time in three seasons.
External links
- Official website