Changes from 2003 included two new tournaments, the Open de Sevilla[1] and The Heritage,[2] and the loss of the Benson & Hedges International Open, the Trophée Lancôme[3] and the Nordic Open.

The HSBC World Match Play Championship also became an official money-list event for the first time with an increased field determined by qualification criteria, which also meant it regained Official World Golf Ranking status,[4] and the Mallorca Classic became a full European Tour event having been a dual-ranking event in 2003.

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.

[5][3][6] The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.