The 2004 Challenge Tour was a series of golf

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 tournaments known as the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour

The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...

, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour

PGA European Tour

The PGA European Tour is an organization which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England...

. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.

The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by England's Lee Slattery

Lee Slattery

Lee Andrew Slattery is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.Slattery was born in Southport, Lancashire. He turned professional in 1998 and spent his early career playing in minor tournaments on mini-tours in the United Kingdom. He won the Tour Championship on the...

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Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 2004 Challenge Tour schedule.

Dates	Tournament	Host country	Winner	Notes
12–15 Feb	Panama Masters Panama Masters The Panama Masters was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour that was played in 2004 and 2005 at Summit Golf & Resort in Panama City, Panama.-Winners:-External links:*...	Panama Panama Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...	Miguel Fernández Miguel Fernández Miguel Fernández is an Argentinian professional golfer.Fernández was born in Resistencia, Chaco. He worked as a caddy in Chaco, before turning professional in 1980....
19–22 Feb	Costa Rica Open Costa Rica Open The Costa Rica Open is a men's professional golf tournament that was played annually in Costa Rica until 2007. It was an event on the Tour de las Americas from 2002 until its replacement by the Costa Rica Golf Classic in 2008, and was also co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour from 2003.The...	Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....	Alessandro Tadini Alessandro Tadini Alessandro Tadini is an Italian professional golfer.Tadini was born in Borgomanero and turned professional in 1994. He finally qualified for the European Tour for 2003 after his sixth visit to qualifying school. He was unable to win enough money during his rookie season to retain his card and...
26–29 Feb	Abierto Telefonica	Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...	Daniel Vancsik Daniel Vancsik Daniel Vancsik is an Argentine professional golfer.Vancsik was born in Posadas, Argentina. He started playing the game when he was 12 at the Tacuru Club in Posadas-Misiones-Argentina....
11–14 Mar	Stanbic Zambia Open	Zambia Zambia Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....	Michael Kirk
18–21 Mar	Kenya Open Kenya Open The Kenya Open is a golf tournament in Kenya and has been an event on the European based Challenge Tour schedule since 1991. It was founded in 1967, and has been held at Muthaiga Golf Club near Nairobi every year except 1968 and between 2004 and 2008, when the tournament was held at Karen Country...	Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...	Marc Cayeux Marc Cayeux Marc Elton Cayeux is a Zimbabwean professional golfer. His father is South African, and his mother English. He was born in Lancaster, England and raised in Zimbabwe, leaving school at 14 to pursue a career in golf...
25–28 Mar	Madeira Island Open Madeira Island Open The Madeira Islands Open is a men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour, played on the Madeira Islands in Portugal. It was founded in 1993 and is often the first event of the season played in Europe, after the season has spent the northern winter in Asia, Australasia and South Africa...	Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...	Chris Hanell Chris Hanell Christopher Hanell is a Swedish professional golfer.Hanell was born in Västervik. He attended Arizona State University in the United States and was part of the winning NCAA Division I championship team in 1996. He won two individual collegiate titles: the 1994 Taylor Made/Big Island...	European Tour event, 50% prize money
22–25 Apr	Al Ahram-Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh Challenge Al Ahram-Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh Challenge The Al Ahram-Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour in 2004. It was played at Jolie Ville Golf Resort in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.-Winners:-External links:*...	Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...	Gareth Davies
29 Apr–2 May	Peugeot Challenge de León	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	Edward Rush
6–9 May	Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata	Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	Leif Westerberg Leif Westerberg Leif Westerberg is a Swedish professional golfer.Westerberg was born in Stockholm and turned professional in 1997. He has played predominantly on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour where he has won two tournaments. He has graduated from the Challenge Tour twice, in 2004 and 2007, when he finished...
3–6 Jun	Nykredit Danish Open	Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...	Matthew Morris
10–13 Jun	Segura Viudas Challenge de España	Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	Philippe Lima
17–20 Jun	Aa St Omer Open Aa St Omer Open The Saint-Omer Open is an annual men's professional golf tournament which played at Saint-Omer Golf Club in Saint-Omer, France. The tournament was founded in 1997 and was part of the MasterCard Tour a year later, before taking its place on the Challenge Tour for the 2000 season...	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	Philippe Lima	Dual-ranking event with the European Tour
24–27 Jun	Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge The Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour that was played at Golfclub Rittergut Birkhof in Korschenbroich, Germany from 2001 to 2005.-Winners:-External links:*...	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	Garry Houston Garry Houston -Career:Houston began his golfing career as a caddie, and won the Welsh Amateur in 1994 before turning professional in 1995. He began playing on the second-tier Challenge Tour in 2000, and at the end of that season won promotion to the European Tour via qualifying school. He returned to the...
1–4 Jul	Volvo Finnish Open Volvo Finnish Open The Volvo Finnish Open was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour from 1989 until 2004. It was played at Espoon Golfseura in Espoo, Finland. It was founded as the Scandinavian Tipo Trophy before being sponsored by Volvo from 1991.-Winners:...	Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	Roope Kakko Roope Kakko Roope Kakko is a Finnish professional golfer.Kakko was born in Espoo, Finland. He started playing golf at the age of five....  (amateur)
8–11 Jul	Open des Volcans - Challenge de France	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	Johan Axgren Johan Axgren Bengt Johan Axgren is a Swedish professional golfer.Axgren was born in Gothenburg. He turned professional in 1995.Axgren has won four times on the Challenge Tour, the first in 1996, and then once in 2004 and twice more in 2006, when he finished second on the end of season money list, to graduate...
14–17 Jul	Texbond Open Texbond Open The Texbond Open was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour that was played from 2004 to 2006 at Gardagolf, close to the shores of Lake Garda in Soiano del Lago near Brescia, Italy.-Winners:-External links:*...	Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	Sam Little Sam Little (golfer) -Career:Little turned professional in 1997, and joined the Challenge Tour in 1999, where he recorded his first win in 2001. In 2004 he won for the second time at that level, and graduated to the European Tour at the end of the season via qualifying school...
22–25 Jul	JJB Sports North West Challenge	England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...	Fredrik Henge Fredrik Henge Fredrik Henge is a Swedish professional golfer.Henge was born in Lund and turned professional in 1997. He has earned his place on the top level European Tour several times, the first via qualifying school at the end of 1997 and twice by his position on the Challenge Tour Rankings, but has failed...
5–8 Aug	Ryder Cup Wales Challenge	Wales Wales Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...	Graeme Storm Graeme Storm Graeme Raymond Storm is an English professional golfer.Storm was born in Hartlepool. He learnt his trade at Hartlepool Golf Club, where he still holds the course record of 62...
12–15 Aug	BMW Russian Open	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	Gary Emerson Gary Emerson Gary Paul Emerson is an English professional golfer.Emerson was born in Bournemouth, Dorset. He turned professional in 1982 and after regular trips to qualifying school finally made it onto the European Tour in 1995. He has won the 1998 Netcom Norwegian Open on the second-tier Challenge Tour and...	Dual-ranking event with the European Tour
19–22 Aug	Norwegian Challenge Norwegian Challenge The Norwegian Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in Norway. It was founded in 1994 and was last played in 2008, before being revived in 2011. From 2006 to 2008 the tournament was known as the Lexus Open due to sponsorship requirements. It is the leading men's tournament in...	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	Stephen Browne
19–22 Aug	Rolex Trophy Rolex Trophy The Rolex Trophy is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, that is played in Geneva, Switzerland. It has been held annually since 1991.Unlike many Challenge Tour events, the Rolex Trophy has been played at the same venue, the Golf Club de Genève, every year...	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	Phillip Archer Phillip Archer Phillip Archer is an English professional golfer.Archer was born in Warrington. He is best known for shooting a score of 60 in the first round at the Celtic Manor Wales Open in 2006. He had a chance of being the first player on the European Tour to shoot a 59, but missed his birdie putt on the...
26–29 Aug	Skandia PGA Open Skandia PGA Open The Skandia PGA Open was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was played annually in Sweden from 2001 to 2005.-Winners:-External links:*...	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	Matthew King
2–5 Sept	BA-CA Golf Open	Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	Markus Brier Markus Brier Markus Brier is one of relatively few Austrian touring professional golfers, and as of 2008 is his country's highest ranked player....
9–12 Sept	Telia Grand Prix	Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	Lee Slattery Lee Slattery Lee Andrew Slattery is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.Slattery was born in Southport, Lancashire. He turned professional in 1998 and spent his early career playing in minor tournaments on mini-tours in the United Kingdom. He won the Tour Championship on the...
23–26 Sept	Open de Toulouse	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	Marc Cayeux Marc Cayeux Marc Elton Cayeux is a Zimbabwean professional golfer. His father is South African, and his mother English. He was born in Lancaster, England and raised in Zimbabwe, leaving school at 14 to pursue a career in golf...
30 Sept–3 Oct	Estoril Challenge Open Portugal Telecom	Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...	Tom Whitehouse Tom Whitehouse Tom Whitehouse is an English professional golfer.Whitehouse was born in Birmingham and turned professional in 2002. He worked his way through the ranks, winning twice on the third tier PGA EuroPro Tour in 2003 as he led the Order of Merit to earn a place on the Challenge Tour for 2004...
7–10 Oct	Attijari Wafa - Tikida Beach Moroccan Classic	Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...	Graeme Storm Graeme Storm Graeme Raymond Storm is an English professional golfer.Storm was born in Hartlepool. He learnt his trade at Hartlepool Golf Club, where he still holds the course record of 62...
14–17 Oct	Donnington Grove Computacenter English Challenge Open	England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...	Matthew King
21–24 Oct	Bouygues Telecom Grand Final	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	David Drysdale David Drysdale David Drysdale is a Scottish professional golfer.Drysdale was born in Edinburgh. He turned professional in 1995.Drysdale currently competes on the European Tour, having graduated through qualifying school for the fourth time at the end of 2008...

Rankings

The top 15 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained membership of the European Tour for the 2005 season.

Position	Player	Country	Prize money (€ Euro The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,... )
1	Lee Slattery Lee Slattery Lee Andrew Slattery is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.Slattery was born in Southport, Lancashire. He turned professional in 1998 and spent his early career playing in minor tournaments on mini-tours in the United Kingdom. He won the Tour Championship on the...		95,980
2	Alessandro Tadini Alessandro Tadini Alessandro Tadini is an Italian professional golfer.Tadini was born in Borgomanero and turned professional in 1994. He finally qualified for the European Tour for 2003 after his sixth visit to qualifying school. He was unable to win enough money during his rookie season to retain his card and...		92,121
3	Graeme Storm Graeme Storm Graeme Raymond Storm is an English professional golfer.Storm was born in Hartlepool. He learnt his trade at Hartlepool Golf Club, where he still holds the course record of 62...		81,065
4	Marc Cayeux Marc Cayeux Marc Elton Cayeux is a Zimbabwean professional golfer. His father is South African, and his mother English. He was born in Lancaster, England and raised in Zimbabwe, leaving school at 14 to pursue a career in golf...		75,104
5	Matthew King		73,623
6	Johan Axgren Johan Axgren Bengt Johan Axgren is a Swedish professional golfer.Axgren was born in Gothenburg. He turned professional in 1995.Axgren has won four times on the Challenge Tour, the first in 1996, and then once in 2004 and twice more in 2006, when he finished second on the end of season money list, to graduate...		71,118
7	Leif Westerberg Leif Westerberg Leif Westerberg is a Swedish professional golfer.Westerberg was born in Stockholm and turned professional in 1997. He has played predominantly on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour where he has won two tournaments. He has graduated from the Challenge Tour twice, in 2004 and 2007, when he finished...		66,534
8	Phillip Archer Phillip Archer Phillip Archer is an English professional golfer.Archer was born in Warrington. He is best known for shooting a score of 60 in the first round at the Celtic Manor Wales Open in 2006. He had a chance of being the first player on the European Tour to shoot a 59, but missed his birdie putt on the...		65,606
9	Henrik Nyström Henrik Nyström -Career:Nyström played college golf for Lynn University in the United States. He won the 1994 individual NAIA Men's Golf Championship.Nyström turned professional in 1994. He spent his early career on the Challenge Tour, before reaching the top-level European Tour for the first time via qualifying...		61,736
10	Garry Houston Garry Houston -Career:Houston began his golfing career as a caddie, and won the Welsh Amateur in 1994 before turning professional in 1995. He began playing on the second-tier Challenge Tour in 2000, and at the end of that season won promotion to the European Tour via qualifying school. He returned to the...		60,587
11	Mattias Eliasson Mattias Eliasson -Career:Eliasson turned professional in 1997. He played on the second-tier Challenge Tour from 1998 to 2004, with three runners-up finishes, in 1998, 1999 and 2004. During this period he was also successful at qualifying school on three occasions, allowing him to play limited events on the main...		60,230
12	David Drysdale David Drysdale David Drysdale is a Scottish professional golfer.Drysdale was born in Edinburgh. He turned professional in 1995.Drysdale currently competes on the European Tour, having graduated through qualifying school for the fourth time at the end of 2008...		59,856
13	Richard Bland Richard Bland (golfer) Richard Bland is an English professional golfer.Bland was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. He turned professional in 1996 and reached the final stage of the European Tour's qualifying school in 1997 to gain his card on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour for 1998. In 2001 he won for the...		58,609
14	Fredrik Henge Fredrik Henge Fredrik Henge is a Swedish professional golfer.Henge was born in Lund and turned professional in 1997. He has earned his place on the top level European Tour several times, the first via qualifying school at the end of 1997 and twice by his position on the Challenge Tour Rankings, but has failed...		58,233
15	Oliver Wilson Oliver Wilson Oliver John Wilson is an English professional golfer.Wilson was born in Mansfield, England, where his golfing career began at Coxmoor Golf Club....		56,166

External links

• Official homepage of the Challenge Tour