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

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
Winner[a]Notes
21 MarTobago Plantations Seniors ClassicTrinidad and Tobago£125,000 Carl Mason (5)
28 MarDGM Barbados OpenBarbadosUS$230,000 Gavan Levenson (1)
9 MayOpen de France SeniorsFrance200,000 Bob Cameron (1)
16 MayBosch Italian Seniors OpenItaly160,000 Terry Gale (6)New tournament
23 MayDigicel Jamaica ClassicJamaicaUS$280,000 Luis Carbonetti (1)
30 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$2,000,000 Hale Irwin (n/a)Senior major championship[b]
6 JunAIB Irish Seniors OpenIreland330,000 Carl Mason (6)
13 JunIrvine Whitlock Jersey Seniors ClassicJersey£120,000 Jim Rhodes (2)
20 JunMobile CupEngland£125,000 Bill Longmuir (3)
27 JunDe Vere Northumberland Seniors ClassicEngland£150,000 Malcolm Gregson (5)
4 JulRyder Cup Wales Seniors OpenWales£500,000 Ray Carrasco (3)
11 JulNigel Mansell Sunseeker International ClassicEngland£150,000 Seiji Ebihara (6)
25 JulThe Senior British Open ChampionshipNorthern IrelandUS$1,600,000 Pete Oakley (1)Senior major championship
31 JulBad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenSwitzerland190,000 Horacio Carbonetti (2)
1 AugU.S. Senior OpenUnited StatesUS$2,600,000 Peter Jacobsen (n/a)Senior major championship[b]
8 AugDe Vere PGA Seniors ChampionshipEngland£200,000 Carl Mason (7)
15 AugTravis Perkins Senior MastersEngland£225,000 Sam Torrance (1)
29 AugCharles Church Scottish Seniors OpenEngland£150,000 Bill Longmuir (4)
5 SepBovis Lend Lease European Senior MastersEngland£225,000 Luis Carbonetti (2)
11 SepThe Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz
European Seniors Match Play Championship
England£100,000 Carl Mason (8)
26 SepADT English Seniors OpenEngland£150,000 Carl Mason (9)
3 OctSanremo MastersItaly200,000 Bob Cameron (2)New tournament
24 OctEstoril Seniors Tour ChampionshipPortugal240,000 John Chillas (2)Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
()
WinnersNotes
21 NovUBS CupUnited StatesUS$3,000,000 Team USATeam event

Order of Merit

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ()
1 Carl Mason354,775
2 Pete Oakley286,386
3 John Chillas218,281
4 Seiji Ebihara202,746
5 Bill Longmuir201,470

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Rookie of the Year Pete Oakley[3]

Notes

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