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.

2004 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 2004 (2004-01-08) – November 7, 2004 (2004-11-07)
Number of official events48
Most winsFiji Vijay Singh (9)
Money listFiji Vijay Singh
PGA Tour Player of the YearFiji Vijay Singh
PGA Player of the YearFiji Vijay Singh
Rookie of the YearUnited States Todd Hamilton
2003
2005

Schedule

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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

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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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Money list

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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

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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]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "2004 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "2005 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "2004 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Singh crowned Player of the Year". BBC Sport. December 6, 2004. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "Vijay stands for victory". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. September 30, 2004. p. 28 (B-8 in paper). Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  8. ^ "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.
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