2004 WGC-American Express Championship
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, Kilkenny, Ireland. It was the fifth WGC-American Express Championship tournament and the third of three World Golf Championships events held in 2004.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 30 September – 3 October 2004 |
Location | Thomastown, Kilkenny, Ireland |
Course(s) | Mount Juliet Golf Course |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,256 |
Field | 68 players |
Cut | None |
Prize fund | $7,000,000 |
Winner's share | $1,200,000 |
Champion | |
270 (–18) | |
Ernie Els won the tournament for his first of two WGC titles, which lifted him to second in the Official World Golf Ranking. Tiger Woods was the 2-time defending champion but finished in 9th place.
Round summaries
First round
Second round
# | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Ernie Els | 69-64=133 | –11 | |
T2 | Todd Hamilton | 66-69=135 | –9 | |
Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 67-68=135 | |||
4 | Justin Leonard | 68-68=136 | –8 | |
T5 | Thomas Bjørn | 68-69=137 | –7 | |
Steve Flesch | 67-70=137 | |||
Retief Goosen | 68-69=137 | |||
Lee Westwood | 68-69=137 | |||
T9 | Ángel Cabrera | 69-69=138 | –6 | |
Luke Donald | 67-71=138 | |||
Brad Faxon | 70-68=138 | |||
Pádraig Harrington | 69-69=138 | |||
David Howell | 69-69=138 | |||
Tiger Woods | 68-70=138 |
Third round
# | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Ernie Els | 69-64-68=201 | –15 | |
2 | Thomas Bjørn | 68-69-66=203 | –13 | |
T3 | Todd Hamilton | 66-69-69=204 | –12 | |
Pádraig Harrington | 69-69-66=204 | |||
David Howell | 69-69-66=204 | |||
6 | Retief Goosen | 68-69-68=205 | –11 | |
7 | Sergio García | 67-72-67=206 | –10 | |
T8 | Darren Clarke | 71-72-65=208 | –8 | |
Zach Johnson | 68-71-69=208 | |||
Lee Westwood | 68-69-71=208 | |||
Tiger Woods | 68-70-70=208 |
Final leaderboard
# | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
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1 | Ernie Els | 69-64-68-69=270 | –18 | 1,200,000 | |
2 | Thomas Bjørn | 68-69-66-68=271 | –17 | 675,000 | |
3 | David Howell | 69-69-66-71=275 | –13 | 450,000 | |
T4 | Darren Clarke | 71-72-65-68=276 | –12 | 308,000 | |
Sergio García | 67-72-67-70=276 | ||||
T6 | Retief Goosen | 68-69-68-72=277 | –11 | 200,000 | |
Todd Hamilton | 66-69-69-73=277 | ||||
Pádraig Harrington | 69-69-66-73=277 | ||||
9 | Tiger Woods | 68-70-70-70=278 | –10 | 155,000 | |
10 | Zach Johnson | 68-71-69-71=279 | –9 | 135,000 |
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