The 2004 Nationwide Tour was the 15th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
| Duration | February 5, 2004 – October 31, 2004 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 31 |
| Most wins |  Daniel Chopra (2) D. A. Points (2) Kevin Stadler (2) Jimmy Walker (2) Charles Warren (2) |
| Money list | Jimmy Walker |
| Player of the Year | Jimmy Walker |
← 2003 2005 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8 | BellSouth Panama Championship | Panama | 500,000 | Jimmy Walker (1)
|
6 | New tournament | |
| Feb 22 | Jacob's Creek Open | Australia | 700,000 |  Euan Walters (1)
|
12 | ANZ | |
| Feb 29 | New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | 700,000 | Gavin Coles (2)
|
12 | ANZ | |
| Mar 28 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 475,000 | Jimmy Walker (2)
|
6 | ||
| Apr 18 | First Tee Arkansas Classic | Arkansas | 500,000 | Daniel Chopra (1)
|
6 | ||
| Apr 25 | Rheem Classic | Arkansas | 475,000 | Franklin Langham (2)
|
6 | ||
| May 2 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 600,000 |  Ryuji Imada (2)
|
6 | Pro-Am | |
| May 9 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 450,000 | Justin Bolli (1)
|
6 | ||
| May 23 | Henrico County Open | Virginia | 450,000 | Daniel Chopra (2)
|
6 | ||
| May 30 | SAS Carolina Classic | North Carolina | 525,000 | Chris Anderson (1)
|
6 | ||
| Jun 6 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 475,000 | Hunter Haas (1)
|
6 | ||
| Jun 13 | LaSalle Bank Open | Illinois | 600,000 | Brendan Jones (1)
|
6 | ||
| Jun 20 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 450,000 | D. A. Points (2)
|
6 | ||
| Jun 27 | Lake Erie Charity Classic | New York | 450,000 | Kevin Stadler (1)
|
6 | ||
| Jul 4 | Reese's Cup Classic | Pennsylvania | 450,000 | Ben Bates (2)
|
6 | ||
| Jul 11 | Scholarship America Showdown | Wisconsin | 475,000 | Kevin Stadler (2)
|
6 | New tournament | |
| Jul 18 | Pete Dye West Virginia Classic | West Virginia | 600,000 | D. A. Points (2)
|
6 | New tournament | |
| Jul 25 | Samsung Canadian PGA Championship | Canada | 450,000 | Charles Warren (2)
|
6 | ||
| Aug 1 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | 475,000 | Bradley Hughes (1)
|
6 | ||
| Aug 8 | Cox Classic | Nebraska | 600,000 | Charles Warren (3)
|
6 | ||
| Aug 15 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | 525,000 | Brad Ott (1)
|
6 | ||
| Aug 22 | Alberta Classic | Canada | 450,000 |  David Hearn (1)
|
6 | ||
| Aug 29 | Envirocare Utah Classic | Utah | 450,000 | Brett Wetterich (2)
|
6 | ||
| Sep 12 | Virginia Beach Open | Virginia | 450,000 | James Driscoll (1)
|
6 | ||
| Sep 19 | Oregon Classic | Oregon | 450,000 | Jeff Quinney (1)
|
6 | ||
| Sep 26 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | 600,000 | Scott Gump (3)
|
6 | ||
| Oct 3 | Mark Christopher Charity Classic | California | 450,000 | Scott Dunlap (1)
|
6 | ||
| Oct 10 | Gila River Classic | Arizona | 475,000 | Chris Nallen (1)
|
6 | ||
| Oct 17 | Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic | Texas | 450,000 | Charley Hoffman (1)
|
6 | ||
| Oct 24 | Miccosukee Championship | Florida | 500,000 | D. J. Trahan (1)
|
6 | ||
| Oct 31 | Nationwide Tour Championship | Alabama | 625,000 | Nick Watney (1)
|
6 | Tour Championship |
Money list edit
For full rankings, see 2004 Nationwide Tour graduates.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3] The top 20 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2005 PGA Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Walker |
371,346 |
| 2 | D. A. Points |
332,815 |
| 3 | Ryuji Imada |
313,185 |
| 4 | Franklin Langham |
312,896 |
| 5 | Nick Watney |
301,988 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Jimmy Walker |
[5] |
Notes edit
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Nationwide Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Nationwide Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Nationwide Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
- ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.
References edit
- ^ "2004 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 30, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "2004 Nationwide Tour money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 29, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "Watney wins Nationwide Tour Championship". PGA Tour. October 31, 2004. Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
Leading money-winner Jimmy Walker heads up the group of the top 20 players on the money list who earned their Tour cards. Walker, with $371,346 for the season...
- ^ "Nationwide Tour's top 20". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 3, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "Walker Named Nationwide Tour Player of the Year". Golf Channel. November 7, 2004. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2023.