2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
The 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Northfield Bowls Complex in Ayr, Scotland, from 23 July - 7 August 2004.
Steve Glasson won the men's singles Gold defeating Alex Marshall in the final. Canada claimed the pairs, Scotland took the triples and Ireland won the fours. The Leonard Trophy was won by Scotland for the fifth time extending their impressive record.
The women's event was held at Victoria Park, Leamington Spa in England one month later. Originally the championships were going to take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during 2003 but due to political reasons it was moved to England the following year. Margaret Johnston won her third singles crown setting a new record. New Zealand won the pairs, South Africa the triples and England the fours. The Taylor Trophy was won by England for the fourth time.
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's Singles |  Steve Glasson |  Alex Marshall |  Russell Meyer |
| Men's Pairs |  Keith Roney Ryan Bester |  Noel Graham Jim Baker |  Jason Greenslade Robert Weale |
| Men's Triples | Jim McIntyre Willie Wood David Peacock | Rowan Brassey Sean Johnson Gary Lawson |  Mervyn King Robert Newman Andy Thomson |
| Men's Fours | Jonathan Ross Noel Graham Neil Booth Jim Baker | Brett Duprez Kelvin Kerkow Kevin Walsh Michael Wilks | John Rednall Mervyn King Robert Newman Andy Thomson |
| Men's Team | Scotland | New Zealand | Ireland |
| Women's Singles |  Margaret Johnston |  Lorna Trigwell | Margaret Letham |
| Women's Pairs | Jo Edwards Sharon Sims | Betty Morgan Caroline Taylor | Karen Murphy Maria Rigby |
| Women's Triples | Trish Steyn Jill Hackland Loraine Victor | Katrina Wright Jenny Harragon Roma Dunn | Marlene Castle Wendy Jensen Val Smith |
| Women's Fours | Jayne Christie Jean Baker Amy Monkhouse Ellen Falkner |  Christine Grimes Suzie Dingle Gean O'Neil Karina Bisson | Caroline Taylor Linda Evans Anwen Butten Kathy Pearce |
| Women's Team | England | Australia | Wales |