2004 Champions Tour

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
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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.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner Notes
Jan 25MasterCard ChampionshipHawaii1,600,000United States Fuzzy Zoeller (2)
Feb 8Royal Caribbean Golf ClassicFlorida1,450,000United States Bruce Fleisher (17)
Feb 15ACE Group ClassicFlorida1,600,000United States Craig Stadler (4)
Feb 22Outback Steakhouse Pro-AmFlorida1,600,000Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty (1)Pro-Am
Mar 7MasterCard ClassicMexico2,000,000United States Ed Fiori (1)
Mar 14SBC ClassicCalifornia1,500,000United States Gil Morgan (23)
Mar 21Toshiba Senior ClassicCalifornia1,600,000United States Tom Purtzer (2)
Apr 18Blue Angels ClassicFlorida1,500,000United States Tom Jenkins (5)
Apr 25Liberty Mutual Legends of GolfGeorgia3,100,000United States Hale Irwin (39)
May 2Bruno's Memorial ClassicAlabama1,500,000United States Bruce Fleisher (18)
May 9FedEx Kinko's ClassicTexas1,600,000United States Larry Nelson (18)
May 23Allianz ChampionshipIowa1,500,000United States D. A. Weibring (2)
May 31Senior PGA ChampionshipKentucky2,000,000United States Hale Irwin (40)Senior major championship
Jun 6Farmers Charity ClassicMichigan1,600,000United States Jim Thorpe (8)
Jun 13Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-AmMissouri1,650,000United States Allen Doyle (9)Pro-Am
Jun 27Bank of America ChampionshipMassachusetts1,550,000United States Craig Stadler (5)
Jul 4Commerce Bank Long Island ClassicNew York1,500,000United States Jim Thorpe (9)
Jul 11Ford Senior Players ChampionshipMichigan2,500,000England Mark James (1)Champions Tour major championship
Jul 25The Senior British Open ChampionshipNorthern Ireland1,600,000United States Pete Oakley (1)Senior major championship
Aug 1U.S. Senior OpenMissouri2,600,000United States Peter Jacobsen (1)Senior major championship
Aug 83M ChampionshipMinnesota1,750,000United States Tom Kite (7)
Aug 22Greater Hickory Classic at Rock BarnNorth Carolina1,600,000United States Doug Tewell (8)
Aug 29JELD-WEN TraditionOregon2,300,000United States Craig Stadler (6)Champions Tour major championship
Sep 5First Tee Open at Pebble BeachCalifornia2,000,000United States Craig Stadler (7)New tournament
Sep 12Kroger ClassicOhio1,500,000United States Bruce Summerhays (3)
Sep 26SAS ChampionshipNorth Carolina1,800,000United States Craig Stadler (8)
Oct 3Constellation Energy ClassicMaryland1,600,000United States Wayne Levi (2)
Oct 10Administaff Small Business ClassicTexas1,600,000United States Larry Nelson (19)New tournament
Oct 17SBC ChampionshipTexas1,500,000Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty (2)
Oct 24Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipCalifornia2,500,000Republic of Ireland 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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		WinnersNotes
Nov 21UBS CupSouth Carolina3,000,000 Team USATeam event
Dec 5Office Depot Father/Son ChallengeFlorida1,000,000United States 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.

PositionPlayerPoints
1United States Hale Irwin3,427
2United States Craig Stadler3,388
3United States Tom Kite2,981
4United States Peter Jacobsen2,471
5Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty2,417

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Craig Stadler2,306,066
2United States Hale Irwin2,035,397
3United States Tom Kite1,831,211
4United States Gil Morgan1,606,453
5United States Bruce Fleisher1,537,571

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)United States Craig Stadler
Rookie of the YearRepublic of Ireland Mark McNulty
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)United States Craig Stadler
Comeback Player of the YearUnited States Hubert Green

Notes

  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

  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. 1 2 "Stadler Chosen Champions Tour POY". NBC Sports. 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.