Golf tour season
| Duration | 7 January 2004 (2004-01-07) – 12 December 2004 (2004-12-12) |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Order of Merit |  Rafael Gómez |
| ← 2003 2005 → | |
The 2004 Tour de las Américas, titled as the 2004 American Express Tour de las Américas for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th season of the Tour de las Américas (formerly the South American Tour), the main professional golf tour in Latin America since it was formed in 1991.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (US$) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan | Caribbean Open | Bahamas | 40,000 |  Tim Conley (1) |
n/a | |
| 1 Feb | Abierto del Sur | Argentina | 50,000 | Ángel Cabrera (4) |
n/a | ARG |
| 15 Feb | Summit Panama Masters | Panama | 100,000 | Miguel Fernández (1) |
6 | CHA |
| 22 Feb | Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | 110,000 |  Alessandro Tadini (n/a) |
6 | CHA |
| 29 Feb | Abierto Telefónica | Guatemala | 110,000 | Daniel Vancsik (2) |
6 | CHA |
| 21 Mar | American Express Puerto Rico Open | Puerto Rico | 110,000 | Rodolfo González (1) |
n/a | |
| 27 Mar | American Express Dominican Republic Open | Dominican Republic | 70,000 |  Wilfredo Morales (1) |
n/a | |
| 29 May | Acapulco Fest | Mexico | 50,000 |  Rafael Ponce (1) |
n/a | |
| 6 Jun | CANTV Venezuela Open | Venezuela | 50,000 |  Miguel Martinez (1) |
n/a | |
| 28 Nov | Abierto Mexicano de Golf | Mexico | 300,000 | Rafael Gómez (4) |
6 | CHA |
| 5 Dec | Panasonic Panama Open | Panama | 200,000 |  Richard McEvoy (n/a) |
6 | CHA |
| 12 Dec | TIM Peru Open | Peru | 168,000 | Brad Sutterfield (n/a) |
6 | CHA |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ($) |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct | Paradise Village Nations Cup | Mexico | n/a |  Pablo del Olmo and Alex Quiroz
|
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Gómez |
59,220 |
| 2 | Rodolfo González |
41,030 |
| 3 | Miguel Fernández |
28,462 |
| 4 | Eduardo Argiró |
28,301 |
| 5 | Mauricio Molina |
23,996 |
Notes
- The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Tour de las Américas events they had won up to and including that tournament.
- ARG − Argentine Professional Golf Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
References
- "2004 Tournament schedule" (in Spanish). Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Norwood, Bev (2005). The World of Professional Golf 2005. IMG. pp. 164–166, 503–511. ISBN 1878843419. Retrieved 23 March 2024 – via Archive.org.
- "2004 Order of Merit after Mexican Open". Tour de las Américas. Archived from the original on 29 December 2004. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
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