The 2004 Asian Tour was the inaugural season of the modern Asian Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan.
Tournament schedule
The table below shows the 2004 Asian Tour schedule. The season began in December 2003 with the Okinawa Open.
| Dates |
Tournament |
Country |
Prize
fund (US$) |
Winner |
OWGR
Pts |
Notes |
| 18-21 Dec |
Asia-Japan Okinawa Open |
Japan |
910,000 |
 Hideto Tanihara (n/a) |
12 |
Co-sanctioned with Japan Golf Tour |
| 22-25 Jan |
Thailand Open |
Thailand |
300,000 |
 Boonchu Ruangkit (5) |
6 |
|
| 29 Jan-1 Feb |
Johnnie Walker Classic |
Thailand |
1,600,000 |
 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) |
38 |
Co-sanctioned with European Tour
and PGA Tour of Australasia |
| 12-15 Feb |
London Myanmar Open |
Myanmar |
200,000 |
Thongchai Jaidee (5) |
6 |
|
| 19-22 Feb |
Carlsberg Malaysian Open |
Malaysia |
1,210,000 |
Thongchai Jaidee (6) |
16 |
Co-sanctioned with European Tour |
| 26-29 Feb |
DHL Philippine Open |
Philippine |
175,000 |
 Edward Michaels (1) |
6 |
|
| 18-21 Mar |
Caltex Singapore Masters |
Singapore |
900,000 |
 Colin Montgomerie (n/a) |
16 |
Co-sanctioned with European Tour |
| 25-28 Mar |
Royal Challenge Indian Open |
India |
300,000 |
 Mardan Mamat (1) |
6 |
|
| 29 Apr-2 May |
Volkswagen Masters-China |
China |
300,000 |
 Rahil Gangjee (1) |
6 |
|
| 6-9 May |
Macau Open |
Macau |
275,000 |
Jason Knutzon (1) |
10 |
|
| 13-16 May |
BMW Asian Open |
China |
1,500,000 |
Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) |
18 |
Co-sanctioned with European Tour |
| 20-23 May |
SK Telecom Open |
South Korea |
400,000 |
Simon Yates (2) |
10 |
Co-sanctioned with Korean Tour |
| 19-22 Aug |
Tianjin TEDA Open |
China |
200,000 |
Thammanoon Sriroj (5) |
6 |
|
| 9-12 Sep |
Kolon Korean Open |
South Korea |
400,000 |
Edward Loar (2) |
14 |
Co-sanctioned with Korean Tour |
| 16-19 Sep |
Mercuries Taiwan Masters |
Taiwan |
390,000 |
Thaworn Wiratchant (4) |
6 |
|
| 23-26 Sep |
Taiwan Open |
Taiwan |
300,000 |
 Charlie Wi (6) |
6 |
|
| 21-24 Oct |
Crowne Plaza Open |
China |
200,000 |
 Terry Pilkadaris (1) |
6 |
|
| 28-31 Oct |
Sanya Open |
China |
250,000 |
Terry Pilkadaris (2) |
6 |
|
| 4-7 Nov |
Carlsberg Masters Vietnam |
Vietnam |
200,000 |
 Angelo Que (1) |
6 |
|
| 25-28 Nov |
Volvo China Open |
China |
1,000,000 |
 Stephen Dodd (n/a) |
16 |
Co-sanctioned with European Tour |
| 2-5 Dec |
Omega Hong Kong Open |
Hong Kong |
800,000 |
Miguel Ángel Jiménez (n/a) |
24 |
Co-sanctioned with European Tour |
| 9-12 Dec |
Volvo Masters of Asia |
Malaysia |
550,000 |
Jyoti Randhawa (5) |
20 |
|
Order of Merit
| Rank |
Player |
Country |
Earnings (US$) |
| 1 |
Thongchai Jaidee |
Thailand |
381,929 |
| 2 |
Jyoti Randhawa |
India |
351,709 |
| 3 |
Simon Yates |
Scotland |
310,988 |
| 4 |
Thaworn Wiratchant |
Thailand |
260,637 |
| 5 |
Terry Pilkadaris |
Australia |
252,857 |
| 6 |
Prayad Marksaeng |
Thailand |
231,695 |
| 7 |
Boonchu Ruangkit |
Thailand |
220,293 |
| 8 |
Simon Dyson |
 England |
181,718 |
| 9 |
Charlie Wi |
South Korea |
173,183 |
| 10 |
Greg Hanrahan |
United States |
171,743 |
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