2004 Tour de las Américas

2004 Tour de las Américas season
Duration7 January 2004 (2004-01-07) – 12 December 2004 (2004-12-12)
Number of official events12
Order of MeritArgentina Rafael Gómez
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The 2004 Tour de las Américas, titled as the 2004 American Express Tour de las Américas for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th season of the Tour de las Américas (formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was formed in 1991.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[b]
10 Jan Caribbean Open Bahamas 40,000 United States Tim Conley (1) n/a
1 Feb Abierto del Sur Argentina 50,000 Argentina Ángel Cabrera (4) n/a ARG
15 Feb Summit Panama Masters Panama 100,000 Argentina Miguel Fernández (1) 6 CHA
22 Feb Costa Rica Open Costa Rica 110,000 Italy Alessandro Tadini (n/a) 6 CHA
29 Feb Abierto Telefónica Guatemala 110,000 Argentina Daniel Vancsik (2) 6 CHA
21 Mar American Express Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico 110,000 Argentina Rodolfo González (1) n/a
27 Mar American Express Dominican Republic Open Dominican Republic 70,000 Puerto Rico Wilfredo Morales (1) n/a
29 May Acapulco Fest Mexico 50,000 Ecuador Rafael Ponce (1) n/a
6 Jun CANTV Venezuela Open Venezuela 50,000 Venezuela Miguel Martinez (1) n/a
28 Nov Abierto Mexicano de Golf Mexico 300,000 Argentina Rafael Gómez (4) 6 CHA
5 Dec Panasonic Panama Open Panama 200,000 England Richard McEvoy (n/a) 6 CHA
12 Dec TIM Peru Open Peru 168,000 United States Brad Sutterfield (n/a) 6 CHA

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
($) 		Winner
3 Oct Paradise Village Nations Cup Mexico n/a Mexico Pablo del Olmo and
Mexico Alex Quiroz

Order of Merit

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

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Argentina Rafael Gómez 59,220
2 Argentina Rodolfo González 41,030
3 Argentina Miguel Fernández 28,462
4 Argentina Eduardo Argiró 28,301
5 Argentina Mauricio Molina 23,996

Notes

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Tour de las Américas events they had won up to and including that tournament.
  2. ^ ARG − Argentine Professional Golf Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.

References

  1. ^ "2004 Tournament schedule" (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Norwood, Bev (2005). The World of Professional Golf 2005. IMG. pp. 164–166, 503–511. ISBN 1878843419. Retrieved 23 March 2024 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "2004 Order of Merit after Mexican Open". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 29 December 2004. Retrieved 25 March 2024.