2004 WGC-American Express Championship
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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 September – 3 October 2004 |
| Location | Thomastown, Kilkenny, Ireland 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 | $1,200,000 |
| Champion | |
 Ernie Els | |
| 270 (–18) | |
| Location Map | |
  Mount Juliet Location in the Republic of Ireland | |
Ernie Els won the tournament for his first of two WGC titles, which lifted him to second in the Official World Golf Ranking. Tiger Woods was the 2-time defending champion but finished in 9th place.
Round summaries
First round
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Second round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 69-64=133 | –11 |
| T2 | Todd Hamilton |  United States | 66-69=135 | –9 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez |  Spain | 67-68=135 | ||
| 4 | Justin Leonard | United States | 68-68=136 | –8 |
| T5 | Thomas Bjørn |  Denmark | 68-69=137 | –7 |
| Steve Flesch | United States | 67-70=137 | ||
| Retief Goosen | South Africa | 68-69=137 | ||
| Lee Westwood |  England | 68-69=137 | ||
| T9 | Ángel Cabrera |  Argentina | 69-69=138 | –6 |
| Luke Donald | England | 67-71=138 | ||
| Brad Faxon | United States | 70-68=138 | ||
| Pádraig Harrington |  Ireland | 69-69=138 | ||
| David Howell | England | 69-69=138 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 68-70=138 |
Third round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 69-64-68=201 | –15 |
| 2 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | 68-69-66=203 | –13 |
| T3 | Todd Hamilton | United States | 66-69-69=204 | –12 |
| Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 69-69-66=204 | ||
| David Howell | England | 69-69-66=204 | ||
| 6 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | 68-69-68=205 | –11 |
| 7 | Sergio García | Spain | 67-72-67=206 | –10 |
| T8 | Darren Clarke | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Northern Ireland | 71-72-65=208 | –8 |
| Zach Johnson | United States | 68-71-69=208 | ||
| Lee Westwood | England | 68-69-71=208 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 68-70-70=208 |
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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