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2004 Asian Tour

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2004 Asian Tour season
Duration18 December 2003 (2003-12-18) – 12 December 2004 (2004-12-12)
Number of official events22
Most winsThailand Thongchai Jaidee (2)[a]
Australia Terry Pilkadaris (2)
Order of MeritThailand Thongchai Jaidee
Players' Player of the YearThailand Thongchai Jaidee
Rookie of the YearAustralia Adam Groom
2003
2005

The 2004 Asian Tour was the 10th season of the modern Asian Tour (formerly the Asian PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.

Changes for 2004

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The season marked the first year in which the Asian Tour had separated from the Asian PGA. The tour was now to be run by an organisation established by the players.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$)
Winner[b] OWGR
points
Other
tours[c]
Notes
21 Dec Asia Japan Okinawa Open Japan ¥100,000,000 Japan Hideto Tanihara (n/a) 12 JPN
25 Jan Thailand Open Thailand 300,000 Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit (5) 6
1 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand £1,000,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) 38 ANZ, EUR
15 Feb London Myanmar Open Myanmar 200,000 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (5) 6
22 Feb Carlsberg Malaysian Open Malaysia 1,210,000 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (6) 16 EUR
29 Feb DHL Philippine Open Philippine 175,000 United States Edward Michaels (1) 6
21 Mar Caltex Masters Singapore 900,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (n/a) 16 EUR
28 Mar Royal Challenge Indian Open India 300,000 Singapore Mardan Mamat (1) 6
2 May Volkswagen Masters-China China 300,000 India Rahil Gangjee (1) 6 New tournament
9 May Macau Open Macau 275,000 United States Jason Knutzon (1) 10
16 May BMW Asian Open China 1,500,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) 18 EUR
23 May SK Telecom Open South Korea ₩500,000,000 Scotland Simon Yates (2) 10 KOR
22 Aug Tianjin TEDA Open China 200,000 Thailand Thammanoon Sriroj (5) 6
12 Sep Kolon Korea Open South Korea ₩500,000,000 United States Edward Loar (2) 14 KOR
19 Sep Mercuries Taiwan Masters Taiwan 390,000 Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant (4) 6
26 Sep Taiwan Open Taiwan 300,000 South Korea Charlie Wi (6) 6
24 Oct Crowne Plaza Open China 200,000 Australia Terry Pilkadaris (1) 6 New tournament
31 Oct Sanya Open China 250,000 Australia Terry Pilkadaris (2) 6
7 Nov Carlsberg Masters Vietnam Vietnam 200,000 Philippines Angelo Que (1) 6 New tournament
28 Nov Volvo China Open China 1,000,000 Wales Stephen Dodd (n/a) 16 EUR
5 Dec Omega Hong Kong Open Hong Kong 800,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) 24 EUR
12 Dec Volvo Masters of Asia Malaysia 550,000 India Jyoti Randhawa (5) 20

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee 381,930
2 India Jyoti Randhawa 351,710
3 Scotland Simon Yates 310,988
4 Thailand Thaworn Wiratchant 260,637
5 Australia Terry Pilkadaris 252,858

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Players' Player of the Year Thailand Thongchai Jaidee [4][5]
Rookie of the Year Australia Adam Groom [5][6]

Notes

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  1. ^ Miguel Ángel Jiménez won 3 events, but was not an Asian Tour member.
  2. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.
  3. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Tournament schedule 2004 season". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2004 Asian Tour Order of Merit". Asian Tour. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Thongchai crowned Order of Merit champion". Asian Tour. 12 December 2004. Archived from the original on 22 December 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2023. In nine starts on the Asian Tour this year, Thongchai won two titles and posted five other top-10s to accumulate US$381,929, which is a new record for money won in a single season.
  4. ^ "Thongchai's the toast of Asian Tour awards night". Asian Tour. Archived from the original on 22 February 2005. Retrieved 8 January 2023. Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee swept four main awards at the Asian Tour's Awards Night 2004 on Sunday, including the prestigious Players' Player of the Year and Order of Merit titles.
  5. ^ a b "Jaidee sweeps Asian awards as golfer of the year". Taipei Times. 23 February 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2023. Australia's Adam Groom was named Rookie of the Year after finishing 15th on the Order of Merit last season with winnings of US$117,728.
  6. ^ "Groom grabs rookie honour". PGA Tour of Australasia. 22 February 2005. Archived from the original on 7 September 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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