2004 PGA Tour of Australasia

2004 Von Nida Tour season
Duration	23 January 2004 – 21 November 2004
Number of official events	11
Most wins	Kim Felton (3)
Order of Merit	Kim Felton
	← 2003 2005 →

2004 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration	15 January 2004 – 12 December 2004
Number of official events	9
Most wins	Peter Lonard (2)
Order of Merit	Richard Green
	← 2003 2005 →

The 2004 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 32nd season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (A$)	Winner^[a]	OWGR points	Other tours^[b]	Notes
18 Jan	Holden New Zealand Open	New Zealand	NZ$700,000	Terry Price (5)	16
1 Feb	Johnnie Walker Classic	South Australia	£1,000,000	Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)	24	ASA, EUR
8 Feb	Heineken Classic	Victoria	2,000,000	Ernie Els (n/a)	34	EUR
15 Feb	ANZ Championship	New South Wales	1,750,000	Brian Davis (n/a)	20	EUR
22 Feb	Jacob's Creek Open	South Australia	US$700,000	Euan Walters (1)	12	NWT
18 Mar	New Zealand PGA Championship	New Zealand	US$700,000	Gavin Coles (2)	12	NWT
28 Nov	Hillross Australian Open	New South Wales	1,500,000	Peter Lonard (7)	32		Flagship event
5 Dec	Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship	Queensland	1,000,000	Peter Lonard (8)	22
12 Dec	MasterCard Masters	Victoria	1,250,000	Richard Green (1)	26

Order of Merit

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

Position	Player	Prize money (A$)
1	Richard Green	365,017
2	Euan Walters	287,070
3	Gavin Coles	248,872
4	Nick O'Hern	242,274
5	Adam Scott	232,097

Von Nida Tour

The 2004 Von Nida Tour was the second season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.^[4]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (A$)	Winner^[c]	Ref.
25 Jan	Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open	Victoria	100,000	Gareth Paddison (1)	^[5]
7 Mar	Scenic Circle Hotels Dunedin Classic	New Zealand	100,000	Mahal Pearce (1)	^[6]
14 Mar	Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship	New South Wales	105,000	Matthew Ecob (1)	^[7]
21 Mar	Toyota Southern Classic	New South Wales	100,000	Brad McIntosh (1)	^[8]
2 May	Schweppes SA PGA Championship	South Australia	100,000	Martin Doyle (2)	^[9]
30 May	WA PGA Championship	Western Australia	100,000	Kim Felton (2)	^[10]
27 Jun	Queensland Masters	Queensland	105,000	Kim Felton (3)	^[11]
4 Jul	Cairns Classic	Queensland	105,000	Kim Felton (4)	^[12]
7 Nov	QLD Group Queensland Open	Queensland	105,000	Steven Bowditch (1)	^[13]
14 Nov	Toyota Queensland PGA Championship	Queensland	105,000	Kurt Barnes (1)	^[14]
21 Nov	NSW Open	New South Wales	100,000	Peter Lonard (1)	^[15]

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.^[16] The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2005 PGA Tour of Australasia.^[16]

Position	Player	Prize money (A$)
1	Kim Felton	46,500
2	Brad McIntosh	31,385
3	Nigel Spence
4	Ricky Schmidt

Notes

^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.
^ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.
^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Von Nida Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Von Nida Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.

References

^ "2004 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ "2004 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
^ "Green takes OOM honours". PGA Tour of Australasia. 13 December 2004. Archived from the original on 28 December 2004. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ "Von Nida Tour 2004 Tournament schedule". PGA of Australia. 13 July 2004. Archived from the original on 5 August 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "Paddison cruises to Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open Title". PGA of Australia. 25 January 2004. Archived from the original on 1 March 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "Pearce punishes peers in Dunedin". PGA of Australia. 7 March 2004. Archived from the original on 20 May 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "Second time lucky for Ecob". PGA of Australia. 14 March 2004. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "Toyota Southern Classic - Rd4". PGA of Australia. 21 March 2004. Archived from the original on 1 April 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "Doyle leads all the way". PGA of Australia. 2 May 2004. Archived from the original on 21 June 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "2004 WA PGA Championship". PGA of Australia. 30 May 2004. Archived from the original on 25 June 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "Queensland Masters results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 April 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "Cairns Classic results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 April 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "Q.L.D Group QLD Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 April 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "Golf: Queensland PGA Championship". The New Zealand Herald. 15 November 2004.
^ "NSW Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 October 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Felton tops 2004 Von Nida Tour". PGA Tour of Australasia. 24 November 2004. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2022. ...the Von Nida Tour provides fully-exempt Australasian Tour cards to the top 10 players on the moneylist who would not otherwise be exempt.

External links

Official website

[totals-2] The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.

[3] ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; NWT − Nationwide Tour.

[7] The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Von Nida Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Von Nida Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour of Australasia.

[1] "2004 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[4] "2004 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

[5] "Green takes OOM honours". PGA Tour of Australasia. 13 December 2004. Archived from the original on 28 December 2004. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[6] "Von Nida Tour 2004 Tournament schedule". PGA of Australia. 13 July 2004. Archived from the original on 5 August 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[8] "Paddison cruises to Mitsubishi Motors Victorian Open Title". PGA of Australia. 25 January 2004. Archived from the original on 1 March 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[9] "Pearce punishes peers in Dunedin". PGA of Australia. 7 March 2004. Archived from the original on 20 May 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[10] "Second time lucky for Ecob". PGA of Australia. 14 March 2004. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[11] "Toyota Southern Classic - Rd4". PGA of Australia. 21 March 2004. Archived from the original on 1 April 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[12] "Doyle leads all the way". PGA of Australia. 2 May 2004. Archived from the original on 21 June 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[13] "2004 WA PGA Championship". PGA of Australia. 30 May 2004. Archived from the original on 25 June 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[14] "Queensland Masters results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 April 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[15] "Cairns Classic results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 April 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[16] "Q.L.D Group QLD Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 April 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[17] "Golf: Queensland PGA Championship". The New Zealand Herald. 15 November 2004.

[18] "NSW Open results". PGA of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 October 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

[top10-19] "Felton tops 2004 Von Nida Tour". PGA Tour of Australasia. 24 November 2004. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2022. ...the Von Nida Tour provides fully-exempt Australasian Tour cards to the top 10 players on the moneylist who would not otherwise be exempt.

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2004 PGA Tour of Australasia

Schedule

Order of Merit

Von Nida Tour

Schedule

Order of Merit

Notes

References

External links

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