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Wikipedia / 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, County 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

Place

Player

Score

To par

1

Todd Hamilton

66

−6

T2

Stuart Appleby

67

−5

Luke Donald

Steve Flesch

Miguel Ángel Jiménez

Sergio García

Adam Scott

T8

Robert Allenby

68

−4

Thomas Bjørn

Retief Goosen

Zach Johnson

Justin Leonard

Nick O'Hern

Lee Westwood

Tiger Woods

Second round

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

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

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

References