2004 PGA Tour

2004 PGA Tour season
Duration	January 8, 2004 – November 7, 2004
Number of official events	48
Most wins	Vijay Singh (9)
Money list	Vijay Singh
PGA Tour Player of the Year	Vijay Singh
PGA Player of the Year	Vijay Singh
Rookie of the Year	Todd Hamilton
	← 2003 2005 →

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.^[1]^[2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner^[a]	OWGR points	Notes
Jan 11	Mercedes Championships	Hawaii	5,300,000	Stuart Appleby (5)	58	Winners-only event
Jan 18	Sony Open in Hawaii	Hawaii	4,800,000	Ernie Els (13)	56
Jan 25	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	California	4,500,000	Phil Mickelson (22)	54	Pro-Am
Feb 1	FBR Open	Arizona	5,200,000	Jonathan Kaye (2)	62
Feb 8	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	5,300,000	Vijay Singh (16)	48	Pro-Am
Feb 15	Buick Invitational	California	4,800,000	John Daly (5)	58
Feb 22	Nissan Open	California	4,800,000	Mike Weir (7)	66
Feb 29	WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship	California	7,000,000	Tiger Woods (40)	74	World Golf Championship
Feb 29	Chrysler Classic of Tucson	Arizona	3,000,000	Heath Slocum (1)	24	Alternate event
Mar 7	Ford Championship at Doral	Florida	5,000,000	Craig Parry (2)	52
Mar 14	The Honda Classic	Florida	5,000,000	Todd Hamilton (1)	48
Mar 21	Bay Hill Invitational	Florida	5,000,000	Chad Campbell (2)	68	Invitational
Mar 28	The Players Championship	Florida	8,000,000	Adam Scott (2)	80	Flagship event
Apr 4	BellSouth Classic	Georgia	4,500,000	Zach Johnson (1)	44
Apr 11	Masters Tournament	Georgia	6,000,000	Phil Mickelson (23)	100	Major championship
Apr 18	MCI Heritage	South Carolina	4,800,000	Stewart Cink (3)	56	Invitational
Apr 26	Shell Houston Open	Texas	5,000,000	Vijay Singh (17)	44
May 3	HP Classic of New Orleans	Louisiana	5,100,000	Vijay Singh (18)	48
May 9	Wachovia Championship	North Carolina	5,600,000	Joey Sindelar (7)	66
May 16	EDS Byron Nelson Championship	Texas	5,800,000	Sergio García (4)	64
May 23	Bank of America Colonial	Texas	5,300,000	Steve Flesch (2)	60	Invitational
May 30	FedEx St. Jude Classic	Tennessee	4,700,000	David Toms (10)	26
Jun 6	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	5,250,000	Ernie Els (14)	70	Invitational
Jun 13	Buick Classic	New York	5,250,000	Sergio García (5)	68
Jun 20	U.S. Open	New York	6,250,000	Retief Goosen (4)	100	Major championship
Jun 27	Booz Allen Classic	Maryland	4,800,000	Adam Scott (3)	30
Jul 4	Cialis Western Open	Illinois	4,800,000	Stephen Ames (1)	56
Jul 11	John Deere Classic	Illinois	3,800,000	Mark Hensby (1)	36
Jul 18	The Open Championship	Scotland	£4,000,000	Todd Hamilton (2)	100	Major championship
Jul 18	B.C. Open	New York	3,000,000	Jonathan Byrd (2)	24	Alternate event
Jul 25	U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee	Wisconsin	3,500,000	Carlos Franco (4)	26
Aug 1	Buick Open	Michigan	4,500,000	Vijay Singh (19)	50
Aug 8	The International	Colorado	5,000,000	Rod Pampling (1)	54
Aug 15	PGA Championship	Wisconsin	6,250,000	Vijay Singh (20)	100	Major championship
Aug 22	WGC-NEC Invitational	Ohio	7,000,000	Stewart Cink (4)	76	World Golf Championship
Aug 22	Reno–Tahoe Open	Nevada	3,000,000	Vaughn Taylor (1)	24	Alternate event
Aug 29	Buick Championship	Connecticut	4,200,000	Woody Austin (2)	24
Sep 6	Deutsche Bank Championship	Massachusetts	5,000,000	Vijay Singh (21)	48
Sep 12	Bell Canadian Open	Ontario	4,500,000	Vijay Singh (22)	50
Sep 19	Valero Texas Open	Texas	3,500,000	Bart Bryant (1)	24	Alternate event
Sep 26	84 Lumber Classic	Pennsylvania	4,200,000	Vijay Singh (23)	54
Oct 3	WGC-American Express Championship	Ireland	7,000,000	Ernie Els (15)	70	World Golf Championship
Oct 3	Southern Farm Bureau Classic	Mississippi	3,000,000	Fred Funk (6)	24	Alternate event
Oct 10	Michelin Championship at Las Vegas	Nevada	4,000,000	Andre Stolz (1)	42
Oct 17	Chrysler Classic of Greensboro	North Carolina	4,600,000	Brent Geiberger (2)	44
Oct 24	Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort	Florida	4,200,000	Ryan Palmer (1)	54
Oct 31	Chrysler Championship	Florida	5,000,000	Vijay Singh (24)	62
Nov 7	The Tour Championship	Georgia	6,000,000	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	Bill Haas and Jay Haas	Team event
Sep 19	Ryder Cup	Michigan	n/a	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	Hank Kuehne and Jeff Sluman	Team event
Nov 21	WGC-World Cup	Spain	4,000,000	Paul Casey and 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	Phil Mickelson	Limited-field event
Nov 28	Merrill Lynch Skins Game	California	1,000,000	Fred Couples	Limited-field event
Nov 28	Shinhan Korea Golf Championship	South Korea	3,550,000	Arron Oberholser
Dec 12	Target World Challenge	California	5,250,000	Tiger Woods	Limited-field event

Location of tournaments

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Location of official tournaments of the 2004 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada.

Players & Majors

World Golf Championships

Regular events

Alternate events

Tour Championship

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Location of official tournaments of the 2004 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada.

Players & Majors

World Golf Championships

Regular events

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.^[3]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Vijay Singh	10,905,166
2	Ernie Els	5,787,225
3	Phil Mickelson	5,784,823
4	Tiger Woods	5,365,472
5	Stewart Cink	4,450,270
6	Retief Goosen	3,885,573
7	Adam Scott	3,724,984
8	Stephen Ames	3,303,205
9	Sergio García	3,239,215
10	Davis Love III	3,075,092

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Vijay Singh	^[4]^[5]
PGA Player of the Year	Vijay Singh	^[6]
Rookie of the Year	Todd Hamilton	^[4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Vijay Singh	^[7]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Vijay Singh	^[8]
Comeback Player of the Year	John Daly	^[4]

Notes

^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.

References

^ "2004 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "2005 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
^ "2004 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ferguson, Doug (December 7, 2004). "Singh caps stunnning season as PGA's best". The Stuart News. Stuart, Florida. Associated Press. p. 33 (C9 in paper). Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Singh crowned Player of the Year". BBC Sport. December 6, 2004. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "Vijay stands for victory". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. September 30, 2004. p. 28 (B-8 in paper). Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
^ "Singh content with nine victories, Sorenstam wins in Japan". Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. Associated Press. November 8, 2004. p. 32 (8D in paper). Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.