2004 WGC-American Express Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 September – 3 October 2004 |
| Location | Thomastown, Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Course(s) | Mount Juliet Golf Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,256 |
| Field | 68 players |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $7,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,200,000 |
| Champion | |
 Ernie Els | |
| 270 (–18) | |
The 2004 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from 30 September to 3 October 2004 at Mount Juliet Golf Course in Thomastown, Kilkenny, Ireland. It was the fifth WGC-American Express Championship tournament and the third of four World Golf Championships events held in 2004.
Ernie Els won the tournament, which lifted him to second in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Round summaries
First round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd Hamilton |  United States |
66 | –6 |
| T2 | Stuart Appleby |  Australia |
67 | –5 |
| Luke Donald |  England
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| Steve Flesch | United States
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| Miguel Ángel Jiménez |  Spain
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| Sergio García | Spain
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| Adam Scott | Australia
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| T8 | Robert Allenby | Australia |
68 | –4 |
| Thomas Bjørn |  Denmark
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| Retief Goosen | South Africa
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| Zach Johnson | United States
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| Justin Leonard | United States
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| Nick O'Hern | Australia
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| Lee Westwood | England
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| Tiger Woods | United States
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Second round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
69-64=133 | –11 |
| T2 | Todd Hamilton | United States |
66-69=135 | –9 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain |
67-68=135 | ||
| 4 | Justin Leonard | United States |
68-68=136 | –8 |
| T5 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark |
68-69=137 | –7 |
| Steve Flesch | United States |
67-70=137 | ||
| Retief Goosen | South Africa |
68-69=137 | ||
| Lee Westwood | England |
68-69=137 | ||
| T19 | Ángel Cabrera |  Argentina |
69-69=138 | –6 |
| Luke Donald | England |
67-71=138 | ||
| Brad Faxon | United States |
70-68=138 | ||
| Pádraig Harrington |  Ireland |
69-69=138 | ||
| David Howell | England |
69-69=138 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States |
68-70=138 |
Third round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
69-64-68=201 | –15 |
| 2 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark |
68-69-66=203 | –13 |
| T3 | Todd Hamilton | United States |
66-69-69=204 | –12 |
| Pádraig Harrington | Ireland |
69-69-66=204 | ||
| David Howell | England |
69-69-66=204 | ||
| 5 | Retief Goosen | South Africa |
70-67-67=205 | –11 |
| 6 | Sergio García | Spain |
67-72-67=206 | –10 |
| T7 | Darren Clarke |  Northern Ireland |
71-72-65=208 | –8 |
| Zach Johnson | United States |
68-71-69=208 | ||
| Lee Westwood | England |
68-69-71=208 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States |
68-70-70=208 |
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
69-64-68-69=270 | –18 | 1,200,000 |
| 2 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark |
68-69-66-68=271 | –17 | 675,000 |
| 3 | David Howell | England |
69-69-66-71=275 | –13 | 450,000 |
| T4 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland |
71-72-65-68=276 | –12 | 308,000 |
| Sergio García | Spain |
67-72-67-70=276 | |||
| T6 | Retief Goosen | South Africa |
68-69-68-72=277 | –11 | 200,000 |
| Todd Hamilton | United States |
66-69-69-73=277 | |||
| Pádraig Harrington | Ireland |
69-69-66-73=277 | |||
| 9 | Tiger Woods | United States |
68-70-70-70=278 | –10 | 155,000 |
| 10 | Zach Johnson | United States |
68-71-69-71=279 | –9 | 135,000 |