2004 Alps Tour
| Duration | 24 November 2003 – 22 October 2004 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 20 |
| Most wins | Nicolas Marin (2) Niki Zitny (2) |
| Order of Merit | Andrea Maestroni |
← 2003 2005 → | |
The 2004 Alps Tour was the fourth season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier golf tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
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
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.[3]
| 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
- ^ 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
- ^ "Tournament schedules 2001–2021" (PDF). Alps Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "2004 Alps Tour Order of Merit". Alps Tour. Archived from the original on 14 November 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Players in Top 5 Order of Merit qualified for the Challenge Tour 2001–2021" (PDF). Alps Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.