2004 American Express prize money
Phil Mickelson won the 2004 American Express on 25 January 2004 and took $810,000. Below is every one of the 26 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $8,415 Cameron Beckman collected for finishing T76.
Phil Mickelson 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 American Express
25 January 2004
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -30 | 330 | $810,000 |
| 3 | Jay Haas | USA | -29 | 331 | $306,000 |
| 4 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -28 | 332 | $216,000 |
| T5 | Ben Crane | USA | -26 | 334 | $164,250 |
| 8 | Bernhard Langer | GER | -25 | 335 | $139,500 |
| T9 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -24 | 336 | $104,143 |
| T20 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -22 | 338 | $48,750 |
| T20 | Zach Johnson | USA | -22 | 338 | $48,750 |
| T26 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -21 | 339 | $33,975 |
| T30 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -20 | 340 | $27,338 |
| T30 | John Daly | USA | -20 | 340 | $27,338 |
| T30 | Justin Leonard | USA | -20 | 340 | $27,338 |
| T30 | Richard Johnson | SWE | -20 | 340 | $27,338 |
| T36 | Bob Estes | USA | -19 | 341 | $21,195 |
| T41 | John Senden | AUS | -18 | 342 | $16,200 |
| T41 | Mike Weir | CAN | -18 | 342 | $16,200 |
| T47 | Kevin Na | USA | -17 | 343 | $12,360 |
| T50 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -16 | 344 | $10,770 |
| T50 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | -16 | 344 | $10,770 |
| T50 | Stewart Cink | USA | -16 | 344 | $10,770 |
| T56 | Chad Campbell | USA | -15 | 345 | $10,035 |
| T56 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -15 | 345 | $10,035 |
| T62 | Chris Couch | USA | -14 | 346 | $9,450 |
| T69 | J.J. Henry | USA | -13 | 347 | $8,955 |
| T69 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -13 | 347 | $8,955 |
| T76 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -10 | 350 | $8,415 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $2,018,115 between them, against $116,715 shared by the other eleven players paid.
The 26 cheques above come to $2,134,830 between them. We hold 42 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 American Express years
28 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2003 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Mike Weir. The 2005 ladder is the one after, won by Justin Leonard. The American Express 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 American Express?
Phil Mickelson, on 25 January 2004, in a playoff. The win paid $810,000.
How much did the 2004 American Express pay out?
The 26 cheques on this page come to $2,134,830 between them, from $810,000 at the top down to $8,415.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2004 American Express?
$8,415, which Cameron Beckman collected for finishing T76.
How many players were paid at the 2004 American Express?
26. We hold 42 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.