# 2004 Challenge Tour

The 2004 Challenge Tour was the 16th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| 15 Feb | Summit Panama Masters | Panama | US$100,000 | Miguel Fernández (1) | 6 | TLA | New to Challenge Tour |
| 22 Feb | Costa Rica Open | Costa Rica | US$110,000 | Alessandro Tadini (1) | 6 | TLA | |
| 29 Feb | Abierto Telefónica | Guatemala | US$100,000 | Daniel Vancsik (2) | 6 | TLA | |
| 14 Mar | Stanbic Zambia Open | Zambia | 110,000 | Michael Kirk (1) | 10 | AFR | |
| 21 Mar | Kenya Open | Kenya | 110,000 | Marc Cayeux (2) | 6 | | |
| 28 Mar | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | 600,000 | Chris Hanell (1) | 24 | EUR |
| 25 Apr | Al Ahram-Jolie Ville Sharm El Sheikh Challenge | Egypt | US$125,000 | Gareth Davies (1) | 6 | | New tournament |
| 2 May | Peugeot Challenge de León | Spain | 110,000 | Edward Rush (1) | 6 | | New tournament |
| 9 May | Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata | Italy | 120,000 | Leif Westerberg (1) | 6 | | |
| 6 Jun | Nykredit Danish Open | Denmark | 137,500 | Matthew Morris (1) | 6 | | |
| 13 Jun | Segura Viudas Challenge de España | Spain | 135,000 | Philippe Lima (1) | 6 | | |
| 20 Jun | Aa St Omer Open | France | 400,000 | Philippe Lima (2) | 16 | EUR | |
| 27 Jun | Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge | Germany | 110,000 | Garry Houston (1) | 6 | | |
| 4 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | 110,000 | Roope Kakko (a) (1) | 6 | | |
| 11 Jul | Open des Volcans – Challenge de France | France | 125,000 | Johan Axgren (1) | 6 | | |
| 17 Jul | Texbond Open | Italy | 110,000 | Sam Little (2) | 6 | | New tournament |
| 25 Jul | JJB Sports North West Challenge | England | £100,000 | Fredrik Henge (5) | 6 | | New tournament |
| 8 Aug | Ryder Cup Wales Challenge | Wales | 120,000 | Graeme Storm (1) | 6 | | |
| 15 Aug | BMW Russian Open | Russia | US$500,000 | Gary Emerson (2) | 16 | EUR | |
| 22 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 163,500 | Phillip Archer (1) | 6 | | |
| 22 Aug | Norwegian Challenge | Norway | 105,000 | Stephen Browne (1) | 6 | | |
| 29 Aug | Skandia PGA Open | Sweden | SKr 1,000,000 | Matthew King (1) | 6 | | |
| 5 Sep | BA-CA Golf Open | Austria | 150,000 | Markus Brier (2) | 6 | | |
| 12 Sep | Telia Grand Prix | Sweden | SKr 1,200,000 | Lee Slattery (1) | 6 | | |
| 26 Sep | Open de Toulouse | France | 110,000 | Marc Cayeux (3) | 6 | | |
| 3 Oct | Estoril Challenge Open Portugal Telecom | Portugal | 113,000 | Tom Whitehouse (1) | 6 | | |
| 10 Oct | Attijari Wafa - Tikida Beach Moroccan Classic | Morocco | 130,000 | Graeme Storm (2) | 6 | | |
| 17 Oct | Donnington Grove Computacenter English Challenge Open | England | 110,000 | Matthew King (2) | 6 | | |
| 24 Oct | Bouygues Telecom Grand Final | France | 200,000 | David Drysdale (1) | 6 | | Tour Championship |

## Rankings

The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2005 European Tour.
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
| 1 | Lee Slattery | 95,980 |
| 2 | Alessandro Tadini | 92,121 |
| 3 | Graeme Storm | 81,065 |
| 4 | Marc Cayeux | 75,104 |
| 5 | Matthew King | 73,623 |