2004 BellSouth Classic prize money
Zach Johnson won the 2004 BellSouth Classic on 4 April 2004 and took $810,000. Below is every one of the 29 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $9,090 Daniel Chopra collected for finishing 69.
Every cheque at the 2004 BellSouth Classic
4 April 2004
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Johnson | USA | -13 | 275 | $810,000 |
| 3 | Scott Hend | AUS | -11 | 277 | $306,000 |
| 4 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -10 | 278 | $216,000 |
| 5 | Peter Lonard | AUS | -8 | 280 | $180,000 |
| T6 | Ben Crane | USA | -7 | 281 | $156,375 |
| T8 | Luke Donald | ENG | -6 | 282 | $135,000 |
| T8 | Stewart Cink | USA | -6 | 282 | $135,000 |
| 10 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -5 | 283 | $121,500 |
| T11 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -4 | 284 | $103,500 |
| T14 | Brian Gay | USA | -3 | 285 | $74,250 |
| T14 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -3 | 285 | $74,250 |
| T14 | Steve Allan | AUS | -3 | 285 | $74,250 |
| T14 | Tag Ridings | USA | -3 | 285 | $74,250 |
| T20 | Chris Smith | USA | -2 | 286 | $45,394 |
| T28 | Kevin Na | USA | -1 | 287 | $32,625 |
| T30 | Shaun Micheel | USA | 0 | 288 | $27,945 |
| T30 | Steve Stricker | USA | 0 | 288 | $27,945 |
| T35 | Rich Beem | USA | 1 | 289 | $23,175 |
| T38 | Pat Perez | USA | 2 | 290 | $18,450 |
| T45 | José María Olazábal | ESP | 3 | 291 | $12,613 |
| T45 | Mike Weir | CAN | 3 | 291 | $12,613 |
| T52 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | 4 | 292 | $10,553 |
| T52 | Chris Couch | USA | 4 | 292 | $10,553 |
| T52 | Richard Johnson | SWE | 4 | 292 | $10,553 |
| T56 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | 5 | 293 | $9,945 |
| T56 | Lucas Glover | USA | 5 | 293 | $9,945 |
| T56 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | 5 | 293 | $9,945 |
| T66 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | 7 | 295 | $9,315 |
| 69 | Daniel Chopra | SWE | 9 | 297 | $9,090 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,538,394 between them, against $202,640 shared by the other fourteen players paid.
The 29 cheques above come to $2,741,034 between them. We hold 47 players for the week in all, so eighteen of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other BellSouth Classic years
twelve editions, 1996 to 2008
The 2003 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Ben Crane. The 2005 ladder is the one after, won by Phil Mickelson. The BellSouth Classic roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2004 golf year
46 other tournaments we hold a 2004 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2004 was the $1,440,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Adam Scott.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2004 BellSouth Classic?
Zach Johnson, on 4 April 2004. The win paid $810,000.
How much did the 2004 BellSouth Classic pay out?
The 29 cheques on this page come to $2,741,034 between them, from $810,000 at the top down to $9,090.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2004 BellSouth Classic?
$9,090, which Daniel Chopra collected for finishing 69.
How many players were paid at the 2004 BellSouth Classic?
29. We hold 47 players for that week in all, so eighteen of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players by what they have won across their careers. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.