2004 in golf

none 2004 golf sports October 2025 This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2004. Men's professional golf Major championships 8–11 April: The Masters – Phil Mickelson won the first major of his careerhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=efBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s3ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5837%2C1846983 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pennsylvania Dulac Gerry Finally! April 12, 2004 C-1 17–20 June: U.S. Open – Retief Goosen won the second major (and U.S. Open) of his careerhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YPIeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XIUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4776%2C506486 Sarasota Herald-Tribune Florida Associated Press Ferguson Doug No Goose bumps June 21, 2004 1C 15–18 July: The Open Championship – Todd Hamilton was the surprise winner at Royal Troon after a four-hole playoff with Ernie Elshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NakkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FHEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5720%2C6253201 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pennsylvania Ferguson Doug Associated Press Unlikely winner captures British July 19, 2004 C-1 12–15 August: PGA Championship – Vijay Singh won following a three-hole playoff with Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonardhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4lRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6396%2C3719042 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Ferguson Doug A little birdie salvages Singh's rough final round August 16, 2004 E1 World Golf Championships 26–29 February: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship – Tiger Woods defeated Davis Love III in the final to defend the titlehttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-mar-01-sp-matchplay1-story.html Woods Does Match Shtick Los Angeles Times California Thomas Bonk March 1, 2004 19–22 August: WGC-NEC Invitational – Stewart Cink claimed his first WGC title with a four stroke victoryhttps://www.capecodtimes.com/story/sports/2004/08/23/cink-rises-to-occasion-wins/50922642007/ Cink rises to occasion, wins NEC Invitational Cape Cod Times Massachusetts Doug Ferguson Associated Press August 23, 2004 30 September – 3 October: WGC-American Express Championship – Ernie Els won his first WGC title by a stroke from Thomas Bjørnhttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/golf/2004/10/04/golf-roundup-els-earns-first-world-golf-crown/stories/200410040143 Golf Roundup: Els earns first World Golf crown Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pennsylvania October 3, 2004 18–21 November: WGC-World Cup – England's team of Paul Casey and Luke Donald won by a stroke over home favorites Spainhttp://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/news/story/r169/7912511/ Casey, Donald lead England to World Cup victory PGA Tour 21 November 2004 12 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307132615/http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/news/story/r169/7912511/ 7 March 2009 dead Team events 17–19 September: Ryder Cup – Team Europe defeated Team USA 18–9 to retain the trophyhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/ryder_cup/3671406.stm Europe win Ryder Cup BBC Sport 19 September 2004 Money-list/order of merit winners PGA Tour: Vijay Singh European Tour: Ernie Els Japan Golf Tour: Shingo Katayama Asian Tour: Thongchai Jaidee PGA Tour of Australasia Tour: Richard Green Awards PGA Tour PGA Tour Player of the Year: Vijay Singh PGA Tour leading money winner: Vijay Singh wins a record $10,905,166 PGA Tour rookie of the year: Todd Hamilton European Tour European Tour Golfer of the Year: Vijay Singh Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year: Scott Drummond Summary of events January 15–16 – At the age of 14, golf prodigy Michelle Wie becomes the youngest woman (and only the fourth overall) to play at a PGA Tour event, shooting 72-68 (even par) at the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club in her hometown of Honolulu. She missed the cut by one stroke. January 25 – Phil Mickelson wins for the first time in 19 months, beating Skip Kendall on the first extra hole at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. February 8 – Vijay Singh claims his first victory of 2004 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. February 15 – John Daly ends an eight-year winless drought by beating Chris Riley and Luke Donald in the Buick Invitational. February 29 – Tiger Woods defeats Davis Love III to win the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship for a record second year in a row February 29 – Annika Sörenstam wins her third ANZ Ladies Masters. March 28 – Grace Park wins the first major of the LPGA season, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, by one shot over 17-year-old Aree Song. Michelle Wie finished fourth, four shots behind Park. March 28 – Adam Scott wins The Players Championship by one shot over Pádraig Harrington. Scott is the tournament's youngest winner ever. May 9 – Se Ri Pak wins the LPGA Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, qualifying her for the World Golf Hall of Fame. She will not be eligible for induction, however, until she completes her 10th year on tour in 2007. June 13 – Annika Sörenstam successfully defends her title in the second major of the LPGA season, the LPGA Championship. June 20 – Retief Goosen captures a second U.S.Open victory, after Phil Mickelson falters over the closing holes at Shinnecock Hills chasing a second successive major. July 18 – Todd Hamilton wins The Open at Royal Troon, surprising many by beating Ernie Els in a playoff for the title, from a final-day leaderboard that also included recent major champions Mickelson, Goosen, Woods, and Mike Weir. August 15 – Vijay Singh wins the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in a three-hole playoff with Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard. Phil Mickelson finishes among the top ten for the fourth time in a major in 2004. September 6 – Vijay Singh replaces Tiger Woods at the top of the world rankings, ending Woods' reign of five years and four weeks. Singh, at the age of 41, enjoys his most successful season, winning nine times on the U.S.Tour. September 17–19 – Team Europe defeats Team USA 18–9 to retain the Ryder Cup. See 2004 Ryder Cup for more details. References Category:Golf by year