# 2004 PGA Tour

The 2004 PGA Tour was the 89th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 36th season since separating from the PGA of America.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
| Jan 11 | Mercedes Championships | Hawaii | 5,300,000 | Stuart Appleby (5) | 58 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 18 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 4,800,000 | Ernie Els (13) | 56 | |
| Jan 25 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 4,500,000 | Phil Mickelson (22) | 54 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 1 | FBR Open | Arizona | 5,200,000 | Jonathan Kaye (2) | 62 | |
| Feb 8 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 5,300,000 | Vijay Singh (16) | 48 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 15 | Buick Invitational | California | 4,800,000 | John Daly (5) | 58 | |
| Feb 22 | Nissan Open | California | 4,800,000 | Mike Weir (7) | 66 | |
| Feb 29 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | California | 7,000,000 | Tiger Woods (40) | 74 | World Golf Championship |
| Feb 29 | Chrysler Classic of Tucson | Arizona | 3,000,000 | Heath Slocum (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Mar 7 | Ford Championship at Doral | Florida | 5,000,000 | Craig Parry (2) | 52 | |
| Mar 14 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 5,000,000 | Todd Hamilton (1) | 48 | |
| Mar 21 | Bay Hill Invitational | Florida | 5,000,000 | Chad Campbell (2) | 68 | Invitational |
| Mar 28 | The Players Championship | Florida | 8,000,000 | Adam Scott (2) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 4 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 4,500,000 | Zach Johnson (1) | 44 | |
| Apr 11 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 6,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (23) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 18 | MCI Heritage | South Carolina | 4,800,000 | Stewart Cink (3) | 56 | Invitational |
| Apr 26 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 5,000,000 | Vijay Singh (17) | 44 | |
| May 3 | HP Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 5,100,000 | Vijay Singh (18) | 48 | |
| May 9 | Wachovia Championship | North Carolina | 5,600,000 | Joey Sindelar (7) | 66 | |
| May 16 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | 5,800,000 | Sergio García (4) | 64 | |
| May 23 | Bank of America Colonial | Texas | 5,300,000 | Steve Flesch (2) | 60 | Invitational |
| May 30 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 4,700,000 | David Toms (10) | 26 | |
| Jun 6 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 5,250,000 | Ernie Els (14) | 70 | Invitational |
| Jun 13 | Buick Classic | New York | 5,250,000 | Sergio García (5) | 68 | |
| Jun 20 | U.S. Open | New York | 6,250,000 | Retief Goosen (4) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 27 | Booz Allen Classic | Maryland | 4,800,000 | Adam Scott (3) | 30 | |
| Jul 4 | Cialis Western Open | Illinois | 4,800,000 | Stephen Ames (1) | 56 | |
| Jul 11 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 3,800,000 | Mark Hensby (1) | 36 | |
| Jul 18 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,000,000 | Todd Hamilton (2) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 18 | B.C. Open | New York | 3,000,000 | Jonathan Byrd (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Jul 25 | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 3,500,000 | Carlos Franco (4) | 26 | |
| Aug 1 | Buick Open | Michigan | 4,500,000 | Vijay Singh (19) | 50 | |
| Aug 8 | The International | Colorado | 5,000,000 | Rod Pampling (1) | 54 | |
| Aug 15 | PGA Championship | Wisconsin | 6,250,000 | Vijay Singh (20) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 22 | WGC-NEC Invitational | Ohio | 7,000,000 | Stewart Cink (4) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Aug 22 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | Vaughn Taylor (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Aug 29 | Buick Championship | Connecticut | 4,200,000 | Woody Austin (2) | 24 | |
| Sep 6 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | 5,000,000 | Vijay Singh (21) | 48 | |
| Sep 12 | Bell Canadian Open | Ontario | 4,500,000 | Vijay Singh (22) | 50 | |
| Sep 19 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 3,500,000 | Bart Bryant (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Sep 26 | 84 Lumber Classic | Pennsylvania | 4,200,000 | Vijay Singh (23) | 54 | |
| Oct 3 | WGC-American Express Championship | Ireland | 7,000,000 | Ernie Els (15) | 70 | World Golf Championship |
| Oct 3 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Mississippi | 3,000,000 | Fred Funk (6) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Oct 10 | Michelin Championship at Las Vegas | Nevada | 4,000,000 | Andre Stolz (1) | 42 | |
| Oct 17 | Chrysler Classic of Greensboro | North Carolina | 4,600,000 | Brent Geiberger (2) | 44 | |
| Oct 24 | Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort | Florida | 4,200,000 | Ryan Palmer (1) | 54 | |
| Oct 31 | Chrysler Championship | Florida | 5,000,000 | Vijay Singh (24) | 62 | |
| Nov 7 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | 6,000,000 | Retief Goosen (5) | 66 | Tour Championship |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner(s) | Notes |
| Mar 30 | Tavistock Cup | Florida | 1,730,000 | Team Isleworth | Team event |
| Jun 29 | CVS Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,300,000 | Bill Haas and Jay Haas | Team event |
| Sep 19 | Ryder Cup | Michigan | n/a | Team Europe | Team event |
| Nov 8 | Tommy Bahama Challenge | Arizona | 700,000 | Team USA | Team event |
| Nov 9 | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | Nevada | 900,000 | LPGA Tour | Team event |
| Nov 14 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Florida | 2,500,000 | Hank Kuehne and Jeff Sluman | Team event |
| Nov 21 | WGC-World Cup | Spain | 4,000,000 | Paul Casey and Luke Donald | World Golf Championship Team event |
| Nov 21 | UBS Cup | South Carolina | 3,000,000 | Team USA | Team event |
| Nov 24 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | Phil Mickelson | Limited-field event |
| Nov 28 | Merrill Lynch Skins Game | California | 1,000,000 | Fred Couples | Limited-field event |
| Nov 28 | Shinhan Korea Golf Championship | South Korea | 3,550,000 | Arron Oberholser | |
| Dec 12 | Target World Challenge | California | 5,250,000 | Tiger Woods | Limited-field event |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 10,905,166 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | 5,787,225 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | 5,784,823 |
| 4 | Tiger Woods | 5,365,472 |
| 5 | Stewart Cink | 4,450,270 |
| 6 | Retief Goosen | 3,885,573 |
| 7 | Adam Scott | 3,724,984 |
| 8 | Stephen Ames | 3,303,205 |
| 9 | Sergio García | 3,239,215 |
| 10 | Davis Love III | 3,075,092 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Vijay Singh |
| PGA Player of the Year | Vijay Singh |
| Rookie of the Year | Todd Hamilton |
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | Vijay Singh |
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | Vijay Singh |
| Comeback Player of the Year | John Daly |