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.

2004 EPD Tour season
Duration26 February 2004 (2004-02-26) – 12 September 2004 (2004-09-12)
Number of official events16
Most winsDenmark Søren Juul (3)
Order of MeritDenmark Søren Juul
2003
2005

Schedule

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The 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)
7 Apr Kempferhof Classic France 25,000   Søren Juul (2)
21 Apr Jakobsberg Classic Germany 25,000   Paul Nilbrink (1)
5 May Märkischer Classic Germany 25,000   Christoph Günther (5)
12 May Haus Bey Classic Germany 25,000   Arnaud Langenaeken (2)
19 May Central German Open Germany 30,000   Richard Porter (3)
25 May Hohenpähl Classic Germany 30,000   Paul Nilbrink (2)
9 Jun Basler Versicherung Classic France 30,000   Peter Bronson (1)
19 Jun Lich Classic Germany 30,000   Michael Thannhäuser (1)
30 Jun Gleidingen Classic Germany 25,000   Tino Schuster (1)
6 Jul Gut Neuenhof Open Germany 30,000   Ross Bain (1)
13 Jul Velderhof Classic Germany 25,000   Matthias Ziegler (2)
21 Jul Sybrook Classic Netherlands 20,000   Peter Bronson (2)
4 Aug Central European Open Germany 30,000   Søren Juul (3)
10 Aug Schärding Classic Austria 30,000   Tino Schuster (2)
12 Sep Wallonia Pro-Am Belgium 30,000   Søren Juul (4)

Order of Merit

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The 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

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "2004 Results". EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 9 August 2004. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Order of Merit after Schärding Classic". EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. ^ "EPD Tour Wallonia Pro-Am". golfdata.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
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