2004 Players Championship
The 2004 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 25–28 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 31st Players Championship.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 25–28, 2004 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 30.198°N 81.394°W |
| Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,093 yards (6,486 m)[1] |
| Field | 148 players, 83 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+2) |
| Prize fund | $8.0 million |
| Winner's share | $1.44 million |
| Champion | |
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| 276 (−12) | |
| Location Map | |
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Adam Scott, age 23, held on for his second PGA Tour title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Pádraig Harrington, who started the final round five shots behind. With a two-shot lead on the 72nd hole, Scott put his approach shot in the water then sank a 10-foot (3 m) putt for bogey to win.[2][3]
Defending champion Davis Love III finished twelve strokes back, in a tie for 33rd place.
Scott was the youngest champion for thirteen years, until Kim Si-woo won at age 21 in 2017. Previously, it was Fred Couples, age 24 in 1984.
Venue
This was the 23rd Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,093 yards (6,486 m).[1]
Field
Stephen Allan, Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Tommy Armour III, Woody Austin, Aaron Baddeley, Briny Baird, Craig Barlow, Pat Bates, Cameron Beckman, Rich Beem, Notah Begay III, Thomas Bjørn, Jeff Brehaut, Mark Brooks, Bob Burns, Jonathan Byrd, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, Chad Campbell, Paul Casey, Alex Čejka, K. J. Choi, Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, Darren Clarke, Fred Couples, Ben Crane, Ben Curtis, John Daly, Robert Damron, Brian Davis, Glen Day, Chris DiMarco, Luke Donald, Joe Durant, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Todd Fischer, Steve Flesch, Carlos Franco, Harrison Frazar, David Frost, Fred Funk, Robert Gamez, Sergio García, Brent Geiberger, Matt Gogel, Retief Goosen, David Gossett, Jay Haas, Todd Hamilton, Pádraig Harrington, J. P. Hayes, J. J. Henry, Tim Herron, Glen Hnatiuk, Scott Hoch, Charles Howell III, John Huston, Trevor Immelman, Peter Jacobsen, Freddie Jacobson, Lee Janzen, Brandt Jobe, Richard S. Johnson, Kent Jones, Jonathan Kaye, Jerry Kelly, Skip Kendall, Cliff Kresge, Matt Kuchar, Hank Kuehne, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Paul Lawrie, Stephen Leaney, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, J. L. Lewis, Frank Lickliter, Peter Lonard, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Jeff Maggert, Shigeki Maruyama, Len Mattiace, Billy Mayfair, Scott McCarron, Spike McRoy, Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson, Colin Montgomerie, Greg Norman, Arron Oberholser, Geoff Ogilvy, José María Olazábal, Rod Pampling, Brenden Pappas, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Corey Pavin, David Peoples, Pat Perez, Craig Perks, Tom Pernice Jr., Kenny Perry, Tim Petrovic, Carl Pettersson, Ian Poulter, Nick Price, Brett Quigley, John Riegger, Chris Riley, Loren Roberts, John Rollins, Justin Rose, Rory Sabbatini, Gene Sauers, Adam Scott, John Senden, Patrick Sheehan, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Heath Slocum, Jeff Sluman, Chris Smith, Craig Stadler, Paul Stankowski, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, Hal Sutton, Hidemichi Tanaka, Esteban Toledo, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Scott Verplank, Duffy Waldorf, Mike Weir, Jay Williamson, Dean Wilson, Tiger Woods
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 25, 2004
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Scott | | 65 | −7 |
| T2 | Kevin Sutherland |  | 66 | −6 |
| Duffy Waldorf | | |||
| T4 | Thomas Bjørn |  | 67 | −5 |
| Bob Burns | | |||
| K. J. Choi |  | |||
| T7 | Ernie Els |  | 68 | −4 |
| Sergio García |  | |||
| Pádraig Harrington |  | |||
| Brandt Jobe | | |||
| Scott Verplank | |
Source:[4]
Second round
Friday, March 26, 2004
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jerry Kelly | | 69-66=135 | −9 |
| Kevin Sutherland | | 66-69=135 | ||
| T3 | Ernie Els | | 68-69=137 | −7 |
| Adam Scott | | 65-72=137 | ||
| T5 | Pádraig Harrington | | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| Vijay Singh |  | 70-68=138 | ||
| T7 | Bob Burns | | 67-72=139 | −5 |
| Phil Mickelson | | 70-69=139 | ||
| Jeff Sluman | | 69-70=139 | ||
| Duffy Waldorf | | 66-73=139 |
Source:[1]
Third round
Saturday, March 27, 2004
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Scott | | 65-72-69=206 | −10 |
| T2 | Frank Lickliter | | 69-71-68=208 | −8 |
| Kevin Sutherland | | 66-69-73=208 | ||
| T4 | Ernie Els | | 68-69-72=209 | −7 |
| Jerry Kelly | | 69-66-74=209 | ||
| Phil Mickelson | | 70-69-70=209 | ||
| Kenny Perry | | 69-71-69=209 | ||
| Paul Stankowski | | 73-70-66=209 | ||
| T9 | Craig Parry | | 74-72-64=210 | −6 |
| Vijay Singh | | 70-68-72=210 | ||
| Duffy Waldorf | | 66-73-71=210 |
Source:[5]
Final round
Sunday, March 28, 2004
| Champion |
| (c) = past champion |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Scott | | 65-72-69-70=276 | −12 | 1,440,000 |
| 2 | Pádraig Harrington | | 68-70-73-66=277 | −11 | 864,000 |
| T3 | Frank Lickliter | | 69-71-68-72=280 | −8 | 416,000 |
| Phil Mickelson | | 70-69-70-71=280 | |||
| Kenny Perry | | 69-71-69-71=280 | |||
| T6 | Jay Haas | | 72-73-70-66=281 | −7 | 268,000 |
| Jerry Kelly | | 69-66-74-72=281 | |||
| Kevin Sutherland | | 66-69-73-73=281 | |||
| 9 | Shaun Micheel | | 70-76-69-67=282 | −6 | 232,000 |
| T10 | Bob Burns | | 67-72-72-72=283 | −5 | 200,000 |
| Paul Casey |  | 72-70-69-72=283 | |||
| Fred Funk | | 73-71-68-71=283 |
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Source:[6]
Scorecard
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| −10 | −11 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −13 | −12 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −12 |
| −5 | −4 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −10 | −10 | −11 |
| −7 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 |
| −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 |
| −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −9 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −8 |
| −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Eagle | Birdie | Bogey |
Source:[7]
References
- "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 27, 2004. p. 2C.
- Van Sickle, Gary (April 6, 2004). "Tiger Twin". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
- "Scott survives shaky finish at TPC". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. March 29, 2004. p. 1C.
- "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 26, 2004. p. 2C.
- "The Players Championship". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). March 29, 2004. p. 2C.
- "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- "The Players Championship". Golf Channel. Retrieved 22 September 2018.