2004 PGA Championship First round (Thursday) First round (Thursday)

| Place | Player | Country | Score | To_par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | 65 | –7 |
| T2 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 66 | –6 |
| T2 | Justin Leonard | United States | 66 | –6 |
| T4 | Briny Baird | United States | 67 | –5 |
| T4 | Luke Donald | England | 67 | –5 |
| T4 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | 67 | –5 |
| T4 | Scott Verplank | United States | 67 | –5 |
| T8 | Stephen Ames | Canada | 68 | –4 |
| T8 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | 68 | –4 |
| T8 | K. J. Choi | South Korea | 68 | –4 |
| T8 | Chris DiMarco | United States | 68 | –4 |
| T8 | Jay Haas | United States | 68 | –4 |
| T8 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 68 | –4 |
| T8 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | 68 | –4 |
| T8 | Tim Petrovic | United States | 68 | –4 |
| T8 | Loren Roberts | United States | 68 | –4 |