The 2004 Alps Tour was the fourth season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

2004 Alps Tour season
Duration24 November 2003 (2003-11-24) – 22 October 2004 (2004-10-22)
Number of official events20
Most winsFrance Nicolas Marin (2)
Austria Niki Zitny (2)
Order of MeritItaly Andrea Maestroni
2003
2005

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Host country Purse
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Winner[a]
26 Nov Sanremo Open Italy 30,000   Clemens Prader (2)
7 Dec Open du Bassin Bleu France 50,000   Jean-Marc de Polo (2)
19 Mar Packaging Open Morocco 40,000   Nicolas Marin (1)
26 Mar Trophée Maroc Telecom Morocco 40,000   Julien Quesne (1)
2 Apr Royal Moroccan Pro Tour Open Morocco 40,000   Fernando Pasqualucci (1)
9 May Open de Bordeaux France 40,000   Raphaël Eyraud (1)
16 May Open de Marcilly France 45,000   Andrea Maestroni (1)
6 Jun Open International Côtes d'Armor Bretagne France 50,000   Julien Millet (a) (1)
13 Jun Gösser Open Austria 32,000   Alessio Bruschi (1)
20 Jun Memorial Olivier Barras Switzerland 35,000   Adrien Mörk (1)
26 Jun Le Fronde Open Italy 30,000   Jean-Nicolas Billot (1)
4 Jul Open de Neuchâtel Switzerland 30,000   Jérôme Theunis (1)
23 Jul Brianza Open Italy 30,000   Stefano Reale (3)
21 Aug MAN NÖ Open Austria 50,000   Niki Zitny (1)
26 Aug Golferlebnis Waldviertel Open Austria 30,000   Nicolas Marin (2)
12 Sep Intercontinental Open Austria 30,000   Niki Zitny (2)
23 Sep Asolo Open Italy 30,000   Marco Bernardini (2)
3 Oct Open de Poitiers France 40,000   Eric Moreul (1)
17 Oct Masters 13 France 50,000   Philippe Lima (1)
22 Oct Montecatini Terme International Open Italy 40,000   Bertrand Cornut (3)

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2005 Challenge Tour.

Position Player Points Status earned
1   Andrea Maestroni 28,335 Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School)
2   Bertrand Cornut 26,443 Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
3   Eric Chaudouet 23,350 Promoted to Challenge Tour
4   Raphaël De Sousa 21,027
5   Raphaël Eyraud 19,427
6   Massimo Scarpa 19,088
7   Nicolas Marin 16,637
8   Eric Moreul 15,970
9   Jean-Nicolas Billot 15,844
10   Gianluca Pietrobono 15,093

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Alps Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Alps Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Tournament schedules 2001–2021" (PDF). Alps Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ "2004 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Archived from the original on 14 November 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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