2004 Asian Tour

The 2004 Asian Tour was the inaugural season of the modern Asian Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 2004 Asian Tour schedule. The season began in December 2003 with the Okinawa Open.

DatesTournamentCountryPrize
fund (US$)
WinnerOWGR
Pts
Notes
18-21 DecAsia-Japan Okinawa OpenJapan910,000 Hideto Tanihara (n/a)12Co-sanctioned with Japan Golf Tour
22-25 JanThailand OpenThailand300,000 Boonchu Ruangkit (5)6
29 Jan-1 FebJohnnie Walker ClassicThailand1,600,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)38Co-sanctioned with European Tour
and PGA Tour of Australasia
12-15 FebLondon Myanmar OpenMyanmar200,000 Thongchai Jaidee (5)6
19-22 FebCarlsberg Malaysian OpenMalaysia1,210,000 Thongchai Jaidee (6)16Co-sanctioned with European Tour
26-29 FebDHL Philippine OpenPhilippine175,000 Edward Michaels (1)6
18-21 MarCaltex Singapore MastersSingapore900,000 Colin Montgomerie (n/a)16Co-sanctioned with European Tour
25-28 MarRoyal Challenge Indian OpenIndia300,000 Mardan Mamat (1)6
29 Apr-2 MayVolkswagen Masters-ChinaChina300,000 Rahil Gangjee (1)6
6-9 MayMacau OpenMacau275,000 Jason Knutzon (1)10
13-16 MayBMW Asian OpenChina1,500,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)18Co-sanctioned with European Tour
20-23 MaySK Telecom OpenSouth Korea400,000 Simon Yates (2)10Co-sanctioned with Korean Tour
19-22 AugTianjin TEDA OpenChina200,000 Thammanoon Sriroj (5)6
9-12 SepKolon Korean OpenSouth Korea400,000 Edward Loar (2)14Co-sanctioned with Korean Tour
16-19 SepMercuries Taiwan MastersTaiwan390,000 Thaworn Wiratchant (4)6
23-26 SepTaiwan OpenTaiwan300,000 Charlie Wi (6)6
21-24 OctCrowne Plaza OpenChina200,000 Terry Pilkadaris (1)6
28-31 OctSanya OpenChina250,000 Terry Pilkadaris (2)6
4-7 NovCarlsberg Masters VietnamVietnam200,000 Angelo Que (1)6
25-28 NovVolvo China OpenChina1,000,000 Stephen Dodd (n/a)16Co-sanctioned with European Tour
2-5 DecOmega Hong Kong OpenHong Kong800,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a)24Co-sanctioned with European Tour
9-12 DecVolvo Masters of AsiaMalaysia550,000 Jyoti Randhawa (5)20

Order of Merit

RankPlayerCountryEarnings (US$)
1Thongchai Jaidee Thailand381,929
2Jyoti Randhawa India351,709
3Simon Yates Scotland310,988
4Thaworn Wiratchant Thailand260,637
5Terry Pilkadaris Australia252,857
6Prayad Marksaeng Thailand231,695
7Boonchu Ruangkit Thailand220,293
8Simon Dyson England181,718
9Charlie Wi South Korea173,183
10Greg Hanrahan United States171,743

There is a complete list on the official site here.

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