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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotesJan 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-AmMar 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 championshipJun 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-AmJun 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 championshipJul 25 The Senior British Open Championship Northern Ireland 1,600,000 Pete Oakley (1) Senior major championshipAug 1 U.S. Senior Open Missouri 2,600,000 Peter Jacobsen (1) Senior major championshipAug 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 championshipSep 5 First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 2,000,000 Craig Stadler (7) New tournamentSep 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 tournamentOct 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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)WinnersNotes 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 andson 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.
PositionPlayerPoints1 Hale Irwin 3,4272 Craig Stadler 3,3883 Tom Kite 2,9814 Peter Jacobsen 2,4715 Mark McNulty 2,417
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Craig Stadler 2,306,0662 Hale Irwin 2,035,3973 Tom Kite 1,831,2114 Gil Morgan 1,606,4535 Bruce Fleisher 1,537,571
Awards AwardWinnerPlayer of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Craig Stadler Rookie of the Year Mark McNulty Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Craig Stadler Comeback Player of the Year Hubert Green
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