2004 Sony Open in Hawaii prize money
Ernie Els won the 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii on 18 January 2004 and took $864,000. Below is every one of the 37 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $8,928 Heath Slocum collected for finishing 77.
Ernie Els won it in a playoff, so the card shows the same 72-hole total at the top of the ladder twice.
Every cheque at the 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii
18 January 2004
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | RSA | -18 | 262 | $864,000 |
| 3 | Davis Love III | USA | -15 | 265 | $326,400 |
| T5 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -13 | 267 | $182,400 |
| T8 | Craig Barlow | USA | -11 | 269 | $144,000 |
| T10 | Omar Uresti | USA | -10 | 270 | $110,400 |
| T10 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -10 | 270 | $110,400 |
| T10 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -10 | 270 | $110,400 |
| T15 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | -9 | 271 | $76,800 |
| T15 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -9 | 271 | $76,800 |
| T20 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -8 | 272 | $50,057 |
| T20 | Luke Donald | ENG | -8 | 272 | $50,057 |
| T20 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -8 | 272 | $50,057 |
| T27 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -7 | 273 | $34,800 |
| T27 | Charles Howell III | USA | -7 | 273 | $34,800 |
| T27 | Steve Allan | AUS | -7 | 273 | $34,800 |
| T31 | Ben Crane | USA | -6 | 274 | $28,464 |
| T31 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -6 | 274 | $28,464 |
| T31 | Pat Perez | USA | -6 | 274 | $28,464 |
| T31 | Tim Herron | USA | -6 | 274 | $28,464 |
| T36 | Brian Gay | USA | -5 | 275 | $22,608 |
| T36 | Fred Funk | USA | -5 | 275 | $22,608 |
| T41 | Jason Dufner | USA | -4 | 276 | $16,800 |
| T41 | Kevin Na | USA | -4 | 276 | $16,800 |
| T48 | Hideto Tanihara | JPN | -3 | 277 | $12,064 |
| T48 | Olin Browne | USA | -3 | 277 | $12,064 |
| T48 | Ted Purdy | USA | -3 | 277 | $12,064 |
| T54 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -2 | 278 | $10,944 |
| T54 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -2 | 278 | $10,944 |
| T59 | Ken Duke | USA | -1 | 279 | $10,464 |
| T59 | Tom Lehman | USA | -1 | 279 | $10,464 |
| T64 | Arjun Atwal | IND | 0 | 280 | $9,648 |
| T64 | Jason Bohn | USA | 0 | 280 | $9,648 |
| T64 | John Senden | AUS | 0 | 280 | $9,648 |
| T64 | Lucas Glover | USA | 0 | 280 | $9,648 |
| T64 | Richard Johnson | SWE | 0 | 280 | $9,648 |
| T64 | Ryan Palmer | USA | 0 | 280 | $9,648 |
| 77 | Heath Slocum | USA | 3 | 283 | $8,928 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,256,171 between them, against $338,496 shared by the other 22 players paid.
The 37 cheques above come to $2,594,667 between them. We hold 53 players for the week in all, so sixteen 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 Sony Open in Hawaii years
28 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2003 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Ernie Els. The 2005 ladder is the one after, won by Vijay Singh. The Sony Open in Hawaii 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 Sony Open in Hawaii?
Ernie Els, on 18 January 2004, in a playoff. The win paid $864,000.
How much did the 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii pay out?
The 37 cheques on this page come to $2,594,667 between them, from $864,000 at the top down to $8,928.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii?
$8,928, which Heath Slocum collected for finishing 77.
How many players were paid at the 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii?
37. We hold 53 players for that week in all, so sixteen 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.