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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, County 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 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 September – 3 October 2004 |
| Location | Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland 52°31′34″N 7°11′20″W / 52.526°N 7.189°W |
| 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 | |
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
editFirst round
edit| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Todd Hamilton |
66 | −6 |
| T2 |  Stuart Appleby |
67 | −5 |
 Luke Donald
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| Steve Flesch
| |||
 Miguel Ángel Jiménez
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| Sergio García
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| Adam Scott
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| T8 | Robert Allenby |
68 | −4 |
 Thomas Bjørn
| |||
| Retief Goosen
| |||
| Zach Johnson
| |||
| Justin Leonard
| |||
| Nick O'Hern
| |||
| Lee Westwood
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| Tiger Woods
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Second round
edit| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Place | Player | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |