2004 Buick Open prize money
Vijay Singh won the 2004 Buick Open on 1 August 2004 and took $810,000. Below is every one of the 27 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $8,910 Hideto Tanihara collected for finishing 71.
Every cheque at the 2004 Buick Open
1 August 2004
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -23 | 265 | $810,000 |
| 2 | John Daly | USA | -22 | 266 | $486,000 |
| T3 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -21 | 267 | $261,000 |
| T3 | Tiger Woods | USA | -21 | 267 | $261,000 |
| 5 | Stewart Cink | USA | -18 | 270 | $180,000 |
| T6 | Jim Furyk | USA | -17 | 271 | $156,375 |
| T8 | Daniel Chopra | SWE | -16 | 272 | $135,000 |
| T8 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -16 | 272 | $135,000 |
| T12 | Craig Barlow | USA | -13 | 275 | $94,500 |
| T12 | José María Olazábal | ESP | -13 | 275 | $94,500 |
| T18 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -11 | 277 | $56,700 |
| T18 | Paul Casey | ENG | -11 | 277 | $56,700 |
| T24 | Brian Gay | USA | -10 | 278 | $36,450 |
| T24 | Justin Rose | ENG | -10 | 278 | $36,450 |
| T24 | Olin Browne | USA | -10 | 278 | $36,450 |
| T30 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -9 | 279 | $25,600 |
| T30 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -9 | 279 | $25,600 |
| T30 | Steve Allan | AUS | -9 | 279 | $25,600 |
| T43 | Jason Dufner | USA | -6 | 282 | $13,410 |
| T52 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -5 | 283 | $10,553 |
| T56 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -4 | 284 | $10,080 |
| T56 | Pat Perez | USA | -4 | 284 | $10,080 |
| T61 | Lucas Glover | USA | -3 | 285 | $9,765 |
| T61 | Steve Stricker | USA | -3 | 285 | $9,765 |
| T63 | Bill Haas | USA | -2 | 286 | $9,585 |
| T67 | Ken Duke | USA | 0 | 288 | $9,180 |
| 71 | Hideto Tanihara | JPN | 3 | 291 | $8,910 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,836,125 between them, against $168,128 shared by the other twelve players paid.
The 27 cheques above come to $3,004,253 between them. We hold 47 players for the week in all, so twenty 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 Buick Open years
twelve editions, 1997 to 2009
The 2003 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Jim Furyk. The 2005 ladder is the one after, won by Vijay Singh. The Buick Open 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 Buick Open?
Vijay Singh, on 1 August 2004. The win paid $810,000.
How much did the 2004 Buick Open pay out?
The 27 cheques on this page come to $3,004,253 between them, from $810,000 at the top down to $8,910.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2004 Buick Open?
$8,910, which Hideto Tanihara collected for finishing 71.
How many players were paid at the 2004 Buick Open?
27. We hold 47 players for that week in all, so twenty 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.