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2004 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2004 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 48 |
| most_wins | FIJ Vijay Singh (9) |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | FIJ Vijay Singh |
| honor2 | PGA Tour Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | FIJ Vijay Singh |
| honor3 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | FIJ Vijay Singh |
| honor4 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | USA Todd Hamilton |
| prevseason | [2003](2003-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [2005](2005-pga-tour) |
The 2004 PGA Tour was the 89th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 36th season since separating from the PGA of America.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| Jan 11 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii | 5,300,000 | AUS Stuart Appleby (5) | 58 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 18 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 4,800,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (13) | 56 | |
| Jan 25 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 4,500,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (22) | 54 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 1 | FBR Open | Arizona | 5,200,000 | USA Jonathan Kaye (2) | 62 | |
| Feb 8 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 5,300,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (16) | 48 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 15 | Buick Invitational | California | 4,800,000 | USA John Daly (5) | 58 | |
| Feb 22 | Nissan Open | California | 4,800,000 | CAN Mike Weir (7) | 66 | |
| Feb 29 | [WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship](2004-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) | California | 7,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (40) | 74 | World Golf Championship |
| Feb 29 | Chrysler Classic of Tucson | Arizona | 3,000,000 | USA Heath Slocum (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Mar 7 | Ford Championship at Doral | Florida | 5,000,000 | AUS Craig Parry (2) | 52 | |
| Mar 14 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 5,000,000 | USA Todd Hamilton (1) | 48 | |
| Mar 21 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 5,000,000 | USA Chad Campbell (2) | 68 | Invitational |
| Mar 28 | [The Players Championship](2004-players-championship) | Florida | 8,000,000 | AUS Adam Scott (2) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 4 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 4,500,000 | USA Zach Johnson (1) | 44 | |
| Apr 11 | **[Masters Tournament](2004-masters-tournament)** | Georgia | 6,000,000 | USA **Phil Mickelson** (23) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 18 | MCI Heritage | South Carolina | 4,800,000 | USA Stewart Cink (3) | 56 | Invitational |
| Apr 26 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 5,000,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (17) | 44 | |
| May 3 | HP Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 5,100,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (18) | 48 | |
| May 9 | Wachovia Championship | North Carolina | 5,600,000 | USA Joey Sindelar (7) | 66 | |
| May 16 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | 5,800,000 | ESP Sergio García (4) | 64 | |
| May 23 | Bank of America Colonial | Texas | 5,300,000 | USA Steve Flesch (2) | 60 | Invitational |
| May 30 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 4,700,000 | USA David Toms (10) | 26 | |
| Jun 6 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 5,250,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (14) | 70 | Invitational |
| Jun 13 | Buick Classic | New York | 5,250,000 | ESP Sergio García (5) | 68 | |
| Jun 20 | **[U.S. Open](2004-u-s-open-golf)** | New York | 6,250,000 | ZAF **Retief Goosen** (4) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 27 | Booz Allen Classic | Maryland | 4,800,000 | AUS Adam Scott (3) | 30 | |
| Jul 4 | Cialis Western Open | Illinois | 4,800,000 | TTO Stephen Ames (1) | 56 | |
| Jul 11 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 3,800,000 | AUS Mark Hensby (1) | 36 | |
| Jul 18 | **[The Open Championship](2004-open-championship)** | Scotland | £4,000,000 | USA **Todd Hamilton** (2) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 18 | B.C. Open | New York | 3,000,000 | USA Jonathan Byrd (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Jul 25 | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 3,500,000 | PRY Carlos Franco (4) | 26 | |
| Aug 1 | Buick Open | Michigan | 4,500,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (19) | 50 | |
| Aug 8 | The International | Colorado | 5,000,000 | AUS Rod Pampling (1) | 54 | |
| Aug 15 | **[PGA Championship](2004-pga-championship)** | Wisconsin | 6,250,000 | FJI **Vijay Singh** (20) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 22 | [WGC-NEC Invitational](2004-wgc-nec-invitational) | Ohio | 7,000,000 | USA Stewart Cink (4) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Aug 22 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | USA Vaughn Taylor (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Aug 29 | Buick Championship | Connecticut | 4,200,000 | USA Woody Austin (2) | 24 | |
| Sep 6 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | 5,000,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (21) | 48 | |
| Sep 12 | Bell Canadian Open | Ontario | 4,500,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (22) | 50 | |
| Sep 19 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 3,500,000 | USA Bart Bryant (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Sep 26 | [84 Lumber Classic](84-lumber-classic) | Pennsylvania | 4,200,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (23) | 54 | |
| Oct 3 | [WGC-American Express Championship](2004-wgc-american-express-championship) | Ireland | 7,000,000 | ZAF Ernie Els (15) | 70 | World Golf Championship |
| Oct 3 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | 3,000,000 | USA Fred Funk (6) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Oct 10 | Michelin Championship at Las Vegas | Nevada | 4,000,000 | AUS Andre Stolz (1) | 42 | |
| Oct 17 | Chrysler Classic of Greensboro | North Carolina | 4,600,000 | USA Brent Geiberger (2) | 44 | |
| Oct 24 | Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort | Florida | 4,200,000 | USA Ryan Palmer (1) | 54 | |
| Oct 31 | Chrysler Championship | Florida | 5,000,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (24) | 62 | |
| Nov 7 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | 6,000,000 | ZAF Retief Goosen (5) | 66 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ($) | Winner(s) | Notes | |||
| Mar 30 | Tavistock Cup | Florida | 1,730,000 | Team Isleworth | Team event |
| Jun 29 | CVS Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,300,000 | USA Bill Haas and | |
| USA Jay Haas | Team event | ||||
| Sep 19 | [Ryder Cup](2004-ryder-cup) | Michigan | n/a | EUR Team Europe | Team event |
| Nov 8 | Tommy Bahama Challenge | Arizona | 700,000 | Team USA | Team event |
| Nov 9 | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | Nevada | 900,000 | LPGA Tour | Team event |
| Nov 14 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Florida | 2,500,000 | USA Hank Kuehne and | |
| USA Jeff Sluman | Team event | ||||
| Nov 21 | [WGC-World Cup](2004-wgc-world-cup) | Spain | 4,000,000 | ENG Paul Casey and | |
| ENG Luke Donald | World Golf Championship | ||||
| Team event | |||||
| Nov 21 | UBS Cup | South Carolina | 3,000,000 | Team USA | Team event |
| Nov 24 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | USA Phil Mickelson | Limited-field event |
| Nov 28 | Merrill Lynch Skins Game | California | 1,000,000 | USA Fred Couples | Limited-field event |
| Nov 28 | Shinhan Korea Golf Championship | South Korea | 3,550,000 | USA Arron Oberholser | |
| Dec 12 | Target World Challenge | California | 5,250,000 | USA Tiger Woods | Limited-field event |
Location of tournaments
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIJ Vijay Singh | 10,905,166 |
| 2 | ZAF Ernie Els | 5,787,225 |
| 3 | USA Phil Mickelson | 5,784,823 |
| 4 | USA Tiger Woods | 5,365,472 |
| 5 | USA Stewart Cink | 4,450,270 |
| 6 | ZAF Retief Goosen | 3,885,573 |
| 7 | AUS Adam Scott | 3,724,984 |
| 8 | TRI Stephen Ames | 3,303,205 |
| 9 | ESP Sergio García | 3,239,215 |
| 10 | USA Davis Love III | 3,075,092 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | FIJ Vijay Singh | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/803230779/ | title=Singh caps stunnning season as PGA's best | newspaper=The Stuart News | first=Doug | last=Ferguson | agency=Associated Press | location=Stuart, Florida | date=7 December 2004 | access-date=30 October 2023 | page=33 (C9 in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
| PGA Player of the Year | FIJ Vijay Singh | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/909660608/ | title=Vijay stands for victory | newspaper=Tulsa World | location=Tulsa, Oklahoma | date=30 September 2004 | access-date=30 October 2023 | page=28 (B-8 in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} | |||
| Rookie of the Year | USA Todd Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | FIJ Vijay Singh | ||||||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | FIJ Vijay Singh | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/184262847/ | title=Singh content with nine victories, Sorenstam wins in Japan | newspaper=Courier-Post | agency=Associated Press | location=Camden, New Jersey | date=8 November 2004 | access-date=30 October 2023 | page=32 (8D in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} | ||
| Comeback Player of the Year | USA John Daly |
Notes
References
References
- "2004 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "2005 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "2004 Official money". PGA Tour.
- Ferguson, Doug. (7 December 2004). "Singh caps stunnning season as PGA's best". The Stuart News.
- (6 December 2004). "Singh crowned Player of the Year". BBC Sport.
- (30 September 2004). "Vijay stands for victory". Tulsa World.
- "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards". PGA Tour.
- (8 November 2004). "Singh content with nine victories, Sorenstam wins in Japan". Courier-Post.
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