# 2004 Champions Tour

The 2004 Champions Tour was the 25th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
| Jan 25 | MasterCard Championship | Hawaii | 1,600,000 | Fuzzy Zoeller (2) | |
| Feb 8 | Royal Caribbean Golf Classic | Florida | 1,450,000 | Bruce Fleisher (17) | |
| Feb 15 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Craig Stadler (4) | |
| Feb 22 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am | Florida | 1,600,000 | Mark McNulty (1) | Pro-Am |
| Mar 7 | MasterCard Classic | Mexico | 2,000,000 | Ed Fiori (1) | |
| Mar 14 | SBC Classic | California | 1,500,000 | Gil Morgan (23) | |
| Mar 21 | Toshiba Senior Classic | California | 1,600,000 | Tom Purtzer (2) | |
| Apr 18 | Blue Angels Classic | Florida | 1,500,000 | Tom Jenkins (5) | |
| Apr 25 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | Georgia | 3,100,000 | Hale Irwin (39) | |
| May 2 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | Alabama | 1,500,000 | Bruce Fleisher (18) | |
| May 9 | FedEx Kinko's Classic | Texas | 1,600,000 | Larry Nelson (18) | |
| May 23 | Allianz Championship | Iowa | 1,500,000 | D. A. Weibring (2) | |
| May 31 | Senior PGA Championship | Kentucky | 2,000,000 | Hale Irwin (40) | Senior major championship |
| Jun 6 | Farmers Charity Classic | Michigan | 1,600,000 | Jim Thorpe (8) | |
| Jun 13 | Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am | Missouri | 1,650,000 | Allen Doyle (9) | Pro-Am |
| Jun 27 | Bank of America Championship | Massachusetts | 1,550,000 | Craig Stadler (5) | |
| Jul 4 | Commerce Bank Long Island Classic | New York | 1,500,000 | Jim Thorpe (9) | |
| Jul 11 | Ford Senior Players Championship | Michigan | 2,500,000 | Mark James (1) | Champions Tour major championship |
| Jul 25 | The Senior British Open Championship | Northern Ireland | 1,600,000 | Pete Oakley (1) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 1 | U.S. Senior Open | Missouri | 2,600,000 | Peter Jacobsen (1) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 8 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | Tom Kite (7) | |
| Aug 22 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | North Carolina | 1,600,000 | Doug Tewell (8) | |
| Aug 29 | JELD-WEN Tradition | Oregon | 2,300,000 | Craig Stadler (6) | Champions Tour major championship |
| Sep 5 | First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 2,000,000 | Craig Stadler (7) | New tournament |
| Sep 12 | Kroger Classic | Ohio | 1,500,000 | Bruce Summerhays (3) | |
| Sep 26 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 1,800,000 | Craig Stadler (8) | |
| Oct 3 | Constellation Energy Classic | Maryland | 1,600,000 | Wayne Levi (2) | |
| Oct 10 | Administaff Small Business Classic | Texas | 1,600,000 | Larry Nelson (19) | New tournament |
| Oct 17 | SBC Championship | Texas | 1,500,000 | Mark McNulty (2) | |
| Oct 24 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | California | 2,500,000 | Mark McNulty (3) | Tour Championship |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winners | Notes |
| Nov 21 | UBS Cup | South Carolina | 3,000,000 | Team USA | Team event |
| Dec 5 | Office Depot Father/Son Challenge | Florida | 1,000,000 | Larry Nelson and son Josh Nelson | Team event |

## Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
| Position | Player | Points |
| 1 | Hale Irwin | 3,427 |
| 2 | Craig Stadler | 3,388 |
| 3 | Tom Kite | 2,981 |
| 4 | Peter Jacobsen | 2,471 |
| 5 | Mark McNulty | 2,417 |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Craig Stadler | 2,306,066 |
| 2 | Hale Irwin | 2,035,397 |
| 3 | Tom Kite | 1,831,211 |
| 4 | Gil Morgan | 1,606,453 |
| 5 | Bruce Fleisher | 1,537,571 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Craig Stadler |
| Rookie of the Year | Mark McNulty |
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Craig Stadler |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Hubert Green |