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2004 Champions Tour

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2004 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 23, 2004 (2004-01-23) – October 24, 2004 (2004-10-24)
Number of official events30
Most winsUnited States Craig Stadler (5)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Hale Irwin
Money listUnited States Craig Stadler
Player of the YearUnited States Craig Stadler
Rookie of the YearRepublic of Ireland 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

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Jan 25 MasterCard Championship Hawaii 1,600,000 United States Fuzzy Zoeller (2)
Feb 8 Royal Caribbean Golf Classic Florida 1,450,000 United States Bruce Fleisher (17)
Feb 15 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 United States Craig Stadler (4)
Feb 22 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida 1,600,000 Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty (1) Pro-Am
Mar 7 MasterCard Classic Mexico 2,000,000 United States Ed Fiori (1)
Mar 14 SBC Classic California 1,500,000 United States Gil Morgan (23)
Mar 21 Toshiba Senior Classic California 1,600,000 United States Tom Purtzer (2)
Apr 18 Blue Angels Classic Florida 1,500,000 United States Tom Jenkins (5)
Apr 25 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia 3,100,000 United States Hale Irwin (39)
May 2 Bruno's Memorial Classic Alabama 1,500,000 United States Bruce Fleisher (18)
May 9 FedEx Kinko's Classic Texas 1,600,000 United States Larry Nelson (18)
May 23 Allianz Championship Iowa 1,500,000 United States D. A. Weibring (2)
May 31 Senior PGA Championship Kentucky 2,000,000 United States Hale Irwin (40) Senior major championship
Jun 6 Farmers Charity Classic Michigan 1,600,000 United States Jim Thorpe (8)
Jun 13 Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am Missouri 1,650,000 United States Allen Doyle (9) Pro-Am
Jun 27 Bank of America Championship Massachusetts 1,550,000 United States Craig Stadler (5)
Jul 4 Commerce Bank Long Island Classic New York 1,500,000 United States Jim Thorpe (9)
Jul 11 Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan 2,500,000 England Mark James (1) Champions Tour major championship
Jul 25 The Senior British Open Championship Northern Ireland 1,600,000 United States Pete Oakley (1) Senior major championship
Aug 1 U.S. Senior Open Missouri 2,600,000 United States Peter Jacobsen (1) Senior major championship
Aug 8 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 United States Tom Kite (7)
Aug 22 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,600,000 United States Doug Tewell (8)
Aug 29 JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon 2,300,000 United States Craig Stadler (6) Champions Tour major championship
Sep 5 First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 2,000,000 United States Craig Stadler (7) New tournament
Sep 12 Kroger Classic Ohio 1,500,000 United States Bruce Summerhays (3)
Sep 26 SAS Championship North Carolina 1,800,000 United States Craig Stadler (8)
Oct 3 Constellation Energy Classic Maryland 1,600,000 United States Wayne Levi (2)
Oct 10 Administaff Small Business Classic Texas 1,600,000 United States Larry Nelson (19) New tournament
Oct 17 SBC Championship Texas 1,500,000 Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty (2)
Oct 24 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000 Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty (3) Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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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
Nov 21 UBS Cup South Carolina 3,000,000 Team USA Team event
Dec 5 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge Florida 1,000,000 United States Larry Nelson and
son Josh Nelson
Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

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The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]

Position Player Points
1 United States Hale Irwin 3,427
2 United States Craig Stadler 3,388
3 United States Tom Kite 2,981
4 United States Peter Jacobsen 2,471
5 Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty 2,417

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Craig Stadler 2,306,066
2 United States Hale Irwin 2,035,397
3 United States Tom Kite 1,831,211
4 United States Gil Morgan 1,606,453
5 United States Bruce Fleisher 1,537,571

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) United States Craig Stadler [5]
Rookie of the Year Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty [5]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) United States Craig Stadler [6]
Comeback Player of the Year United States Hubert Green [7]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "2004 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "2004 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "2004 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. ^ 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...
  6. ^ "2004 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "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.
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