2004 Masters Tournament prize money
Phil Mickelson won the 2004 Masters Tournament on 11 April 2004 and took $1,170,000. Below is every one of the 26 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $27,950 Tim Petrovic collected for finishing T41.
Every cheque at the 2004 Masters Tournament
11 April 2004
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -9 | 279 | $1,170,000 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | RSA | -8 | 280 | $702,000 |
| 3 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -6 | 282 | $442,000 |
| T4 | Bernhard Langer | GER | -3 | 285 | $286,000 |
| T4 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -3 | 285 | $286,000 |
| T6 | Davis Love III | USA | -2 | 286 | $189,893 |
| T6 | Fred Couples | USA | -2 | 286 | $189,893 |
| T6 | Paul Casey | ENG | -2 | 286 | $189,893 |
| T6 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -2 | 286 | $189,893 |
| T13 | Charles Howell III | USA | 0 | 288 | $125,667 |
| T13 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 0 | 288 | $125,667 |
| T13 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 0 | 288 | $125,667 |
| T17 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | 1 | 289 | $97,500 |
| T17 | Jay Haas | USA | 1 | 289 | $97,500 |
| T17 | Stewart Cink | USA | 1 | 289 | $97,500 |
| T22 | Justin Rose | ENG | 2 | 290 | $70,200 |
| T22 | Shaun Micheel | USA | 2 | 290 | $70,200 |
| T22 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 2 | 290 | $70,200 |
| T22 | Tiger Woods | USA | 2 | 290 | $70,200 |
| 26 | Alex Cejka | GER | 3 | 291 | $57,200 |
| 30 | José María Olazábal | ESP | 6 | 294 | $46,150 |
| T31 | Bob Estes | USA | 7 | 295 | $41,275 |
| T31 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 7 | 295 | $41,275 |
| T31 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 7 | 295 | $41,275 |
| T35 | Justin Leonard | USA | 8 | 296 | $35,913 |
| T41 | Tim Petrovic | USA | 12 | 300 | $27,950 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,315,073 between them, against $571,838 shared by the other eleven players paid.
The 26 cheques above come to $4,886,911 between them. We hold 44 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 Masters Tournament years
29 editions, 1998 to 2026
The 2003 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Mike Weir. The 2005 ladder is the one after, won by Tiger Woods. The Masters Tournament 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 Masters Tournament?
Phil Mickelson, on 11 April 2004. The win paid $1,170,000.
How much did the 2004 Masters Tournament pay out?
The 26 cheques on this page come to $4,886,911 between them, from $1,170,000 at the top down to $27,950.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2004 Masters Tournament?
$27,950, which Tim Petrovic collected for finishing T41.
How many players were paid at the 2004 Masters Tournament?
26. We hold 44 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.