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2004 WGC-American Express Championship

Golf tournament

Field	Value
name	2004 WGC-American Express Championship
dates	30 September – 3 October 2004
location	Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
course	Mount Juliet Golf Course
tour	PGA Tour
European Tour
par	72
yardage	7,256
field	68 players
cut	None
purse	$7,000,000
winners_share	$1,200,000
champion	ZAF Ernie Els
score	270 (−18)
previous	2003
next	2005
coordinates
map	Ireland
map_label	Mount Juliet
map_caption	Location in Ireland
map_relief	yes
map_size	200

European Tour The 2004 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from 30 September to 3 October 2004 at Mount Juliet Golf Course in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It was the fifth WGC-American Express Championship tournament and the third of three World Golf Championships events held in 2004.

Ernie Els won the tournament for his first of two WGC titles, which lifted him to second in the Official World Golf Ranking. Tiger Woods was the 2-time defending champion but finished in 9th place.

Round summaries

First round

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Todd Hamilton	66	−6
T2	AUS Stuart Appleby	67	−5
ENG Luke Donald
USA Steve Flesch
ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez
ESP Sergio García
AUS Adam Scott
T8	AUS Robert Allenby	68	−4
DEN Thomas Bjørn
ZAF Retief Goosen
USA Zach Johnson
USA Justin Leonard
AUS Nick O'Hern
ENG Lee Westwood
USA Tiger Woods

Second round

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	ZAF Ernie Els	69-64=133	−11
T2	USA Todd Hamilton	66-69=135	−9
ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez	67-68=135
4	USA Justin Leonard	68-68=136	−8
T5	DEN Thomas Bjørn	68-69=137	−7
USA Steve Flesch	67-70=137
ZAF Retief Goosen	68-69=137
ENG Lee Westwood	68-69=137
T9	ARG Ángel Cabrera	69-69=138	−6
ENG Luke Donald	67-71=138
USA Brad Faxon	70-68=138
IRL Pádraig Harrington	69-69=138
ENG David Howell	69-69=138
USA Tiger Woods	68-70=138

Third round

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	ZAF Ernie Els	69-64-68=201	−15
2	DEN Thomas Bjørn	68-69-66=203	−13
T3	USA Todd Hamilton	66-69-69=204	−12
IRL Pádraig Harrington	69-69-66=204
ENG David Howell	69-69-66=204
6	ZAF Retief Goosen	68-69-68=205	−11
7	ESP Sergio García	67-72-67=206	−10
T8	NIR Darren Clarke	71-72-65=208	−8
USA Zach Johnson	68-71-69=208
ENG Lee Westwood	68-69-71=208
USA Tiger Woods	68-70-70=208

Final leaderboard

Place	Player	Score	To par	Winnings ($)
1	ZAF Ernie Els	69-64-68-69=270	−18	1,200,000
2	DNK Thomas Bjørn	68-69-66-68=271	−17	675,000
3	ENG David Howell	69-69-66-71=275	−13	450,000
T4	NIR Darren Clarke	71-72-65-68=276	−12	308,000
ESP Sergio García	67-72-67-70=276
T6	ZAF Retief Goosen	68-69-68-72=277	−11	200,000
USA Todd Hamilton	66-69-69-73=277
IRL Pádraig Harrington	69-69-66-73=277
9	USA Tiger Woods	68-70-70-70=278	−10	155,000
10	USA Zach Johnson	68-71-69-71=279	−9	135,000

References

(October 3, 2004). "Golf Roundup: Els earns first World Golf crown". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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