2004 Open Championship prize money
Every one of the 27 cheques paid at the 2004 Open Championship, in finishing order, from $805,218 down to the $16,760 Rich Beem collected. We hold no first place for this edition.
Every cheque at the 2004 Open Championship
18 July 2004
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ernie Els | RSA | -10 | 274 | $805,218 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -9 | 275 | $514,965 |
| 4 | Lee Westwood | ENG | -6 | 278 | $393,246 |
| T5 | Davis Love III | USA | -5 | 279 | $298,680 |
| T7 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -4 | 280 | $220,030 |
| T9 | Mike Weir | CAN | -3 | 281 | $167,598 |
| T9 | Tiger Woods | USA | -3 | 281 | $167,598 |
| T14 | Stewart Cink | USA | -1 | 283 | $105,802 |
| T16 | Justin Leonard | USA | 0 | 284 | $88,012 |
| T16 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 0 | 284 | $88,012 |
| T20 | Bob Estes | USA | 1 | 285 | $71,346 |
| T20 | Paul Casey | ENG | 1 | 285 | $71,346 |
| T20 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 1 | 285 | $71,346 |
| T25 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 2 | 286 | $60,391 |
| T27 | Rod Pampling | AUS | 3 | 287 | $54,305 |
| T30 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | 4 | 288 | $45,879 |
| T30 | David Toms | USA | 4 | 288 | $45,879 |
| T36 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 5 | 289 | $35,111 |
| T36 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 5 | 289 | $35,111 |
| T42 | Adam Scott | AUS | 6 | 290 | $27,715 |
| T42 | Charles Howell III | USA | 6 | 290 | $27,715 |
| T42 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | 6 | 290 | $27,715 |
| T47 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 7 | 291 | $22,404 |
| T47 | Shaun Micheel | USA | 7 | 291 | $22,404 |
| T57 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | 9 | 293 | $19,101 |
| T66 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | 13 | 297 | $17,696 |
| T71 | Rich Beem | USA | 16 | 300 | $16,760 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,177,895 between them, against $343,490 shared by the other twelve players paid.
The 27 cheques above come to $3,521,385 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 Open Championship years
30 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2003 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2005 ladder is the one after, won by Tiger Woods. The Open Championship 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 Open Championship?
We hold no first place for the 2004 Open Championship. The 27 cheques we do hold start at $805,218.
How much did the 2004 Open Championship pay out?
The 27 cheques on this page come to $3,521,385 between them, from $805,218 at the top down to $16,760.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2004 Open Championship?
$16,760, which Rich Beem collected for finishing T71.
How many players were paid at the 2004 Open Championship?
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.