The 2004 EPD Tour, titled as the 2004 Pro Tour Esprit for sponsorship reasons, was the eighth season of the EPD Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
| Duration | 26 February 2004 – 12 September 2004 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 16 |
| Most wins |  Søren Juul (3) |
| Order of Merit | Søren Juul |
← 2003 2005 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb | Winter Series | Germany | 50,000 |  Jochen Lupprian (2)
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| 7 Apr | Kempferhof Classic | France | 25,000 | Søren Juul (2)
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| 21 Apr | Jakobsberg Classic | Germany | 25,000 |  Paul Nilbrink (1)
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| 5 May | Märkischer Classic | Germany | 25,000 | Christoph Günther (5)
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| 12 May | Haus Bey Classic | Germany | 25,000 |  Arnaud Langenaeken (2)
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| 19 May | Central German Open | Germany | 30,000 | Richard Porter (3)
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| 25 May | Hohenpähl Classic | Germany | 30,000 | Paul Nilbrink (2)
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| 9 Jun | Basler Versicherung Classic | France | 30,000 |  Peter Bronson (1)
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| 19 Jun | Lich Classic | Germany | 30,000 | Michael Thannhäuser (1)
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| 30 Jun | Gleidingen Classic | Germany | 25,000 | Tino Schuster (1)
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| 6 Jul | Gut Neuenhof Open | Germany | 30,000 |  Ross Bain (1)
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| 13 Jul | Velderhof Classic | Germany | 25,000 | Matthias Ziegler (2)
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| 21 Jul | Sybrook Classic | Netherlands | 20,000 | Peter Bronson (2)
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| 4 Aug | Central European Open | Germany | 30,000 | Søren Juul (3)
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| 10 Aug | Schärding Classic | Austria | 30,000 | Tino Schuster (2)
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| 12 Sep | Wallonia Pro-Am | Belgium | 30,000 | Søren Juul (4)
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Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[2][3] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2005 Challenge Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Søren Juul |
22,750 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Arnaud Langenaeken |
14,837 | |
| 3 | Paul Nilbrink |
13,234 | |
| 4 | John Davies |
13,109 | |
| 5 | Peter Bronson |
13,046 | |
| 6 | Tino Schuster |
11,810 | |
| 7 | Ross Bain |
11,658 | |
| 8 | Richard Porter |
11,510 | |
| 9 |  Guido van der Valk |
9,580 | |
| 10 |  François Nicolas |
9,371 |
Notes
edit- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of EPD Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the EPD Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.
References
edit- ^ "2004 Results". EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 9 August 2004. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Order of Merit after Schärding Classic". EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "EPD Tour Wallonia Pro-Am". golfdata.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Lermark, Michael (12 September 2004). "Sørens totale triumf" [Søren's total triumph]. golfonline.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2004. Retrieved 23 May 2023.