2004 WGC-American Express Championship

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2004 WGC-American Express Championship

Tournament information
Dates	30 September – 3 October 2004
Location	Thomastown, Kilkenny, Ireland 52°31′34″N 7°11′20″W / 52.526°N 7.189°W / 52.526; -7.189
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
Ernie Els
270 (–18)
Location Map
Mount Juliet Location in the Republic of Ireland
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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.

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[]

#	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Todd Hamilton	United States	66	–6
T2	Stuart Appleby	Australia	67	–5
	Luke Donald	England
	Steve Flesch	United States
	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	Spain
	Sergio García	Spain
	Adam Scott	Australia
T8	Robert Allenby	Australia	68	–4
	Thomas Bjørn	Denmark
	Retief Goosen	South Africa
	Zach Johnson	United States
	Justin Leonard	United States
	Nick O'Hern	Australia
	Lee Westwood	England
	Tiger Woods	United States

Second round[]

#	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Ernie Els	South Africa	69-64=133	–11
T2	Todd Hamilton	United States	66-69=135	–9
	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	Spain	67-68=135
4	Justin Leonard	United States	68-68=136	–8
T5	Thomas Bjørn	Denmark	68-69=137	–7
	Steve Flesch	United States	67-70=137
	Retief Goosen	South Africa	68-69=137
	Lee Westwood	England	68-69=137
T9	Ángel Cabrera	Argentina	69-69=138	–6
	Luke Donald	England	67-71=138
	Brad Faxon	United States	70-68=138
	Pádraig Harrington	Ireland	69-69=138
	David Howell	England	69-69=138
	Tiger Woods	United States	68-70=138

Third round[]

#	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Ernie Els	South Africa	69-64-68=201	–15
2	Thomas Bjørn	Denmark	68-69-66=203	–13
T3	Todd Hamilton	United States	66-69-69=204	–12
	Pádraig Harrington	Ireland	69-69-66=204
	David Howell	England	69-69-66=204
6	Retief Goosen	South Africa	68-69-68=205	–11
7	Sergio García	Spain	67-72-67=206	–10
T8	Darren Clarke	Northern Ireland	71-72-65=208	–8
	Zach Johnson	United States	68-71-69=208
	Lee Westwood	England	68-69-71=208
	Tiger Woods	United States	68-70-70=208

Final leaderboard[]

#	Player	Country	Score	To par	Winnings ($)
1	Ernie Els	South Africa	69-64-68-69=270	–18	1,200,000
2	Thomas Bjørn	Denmark	68-69-66-68=271	–17	675,000
3	David Howell	England	69-69-66-71=275	–13	450,000
T4	Darren Clarke	Northern Ireland	71-72-65-68=276	–12	308,000
	Sergio García	Spain	67-72-67-70=276
T6	Retief Goosen	South Africa	68-69-68-72=277	–11	200,000
	Todd Hamilton	United States	66-69-69-73=277
	Pádraig Harrington	Ireland	69-69-66-73=277
9	Tiger Woods	United States	68-70-70-70=278	–10	155,000
10	Zach Johnson	United States	68-71-69-71=279	–9	135,000

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