2004 Players Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | March 25–28, 2004 |
Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
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 | |
Adam Scott | |
276 (−12) | |
«2003 2005» |
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.
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]
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tiger Woods | United States | 2001 | 75 | 69 | 68 | 73 | 285 | −3 | T16 |
Steve Elkington | Australia | 1991, 1997 | 69 | 76 | 70 | 72 | 287 | −1 | T26 |
Davis Love III | United States | 1992, 2003 | 77 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 288 | E | T33 |
Justin Leonard | United States | 1998 | 75 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 289 | +1 | T42 |
Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 1993 | 75 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 289 | +1 | T42 |
Greg Norman | Australia | 1994 | 72 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 301 | +13 | T81 |
Source:[4]
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lee Janzen | United States | 1995 | 75 | 72 | 147 | +3 |
Craig Perks | New Zealand | 2002 | 70 | 79 | 149 | +5 |
Hal Sutton | United States | 1983, 2001 | 74 | 77 | 151 | +7 |
Fred Couples | United States | 1984, 1996 | 74 | 78 | 152 | +8 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, March 25, 2004
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adam Scott | Australia | 65 | −7 |
T2 | Kevin Sutherland | United States | 66 | −6 |
Duffy Waldorf | United States | |||
T4 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | 67 | −5 |
Bob Burns | United States | |||
K. J. Choi | South Korea | |||
T7 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 68 | −4 |
Sergio García | Spain | |||
Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | |||
Brandt Jobe | United States | |||
Scott Verplank | United States |
Source:[5]
Second round
Friday, March 26, 2004
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Jerry Kelly | United States | 69-66=135 | −9 |
Kevin Sutherland | United States | 66-69=135 | ||
T3 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 68-69=137 | −7 |
Adam Scott | Australia | 65-72=137 | ||
T5 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 68-70=138 | −6 |
Vijay Singh | Fiji | 70-68=138 | ||
T7 | Bob Burns | United States | 67-72=139 | −5 |
Phil Mickelson | United States | 70-69=139 | ||
Jeff Sluman | United States | 69-70=139 | ||
Duffy Waldorf | United States | 66-73=139 |
Source:[1]
Third round
Saturday, March 27, 2004
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adam Scott | Australia | 65-72-69=206 | −10 |
T2 | Frank Lickliter II | United States | 69-71-68=208 | −8 |
Kevin Sutherland | United States | 66-69-73=208 | ||
T4 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 68-69-72=209 | −7 |
Jerry Kelly | United States | 69-66-74=209 | ||
Phil Mickelson | United States | 70-69-70=209 | ||
Kenny Perry | United States | 69-71-69=209 | ||
Paul Stankowski | United States | 73-70-66=209 | ||
T9 | Craig Parry | Australia | 74-72-64=210 | −6 |
Vijay Singh | Fiji | 70-68-72=210 | ||
Duffy Waldorf | United States | 66-73-71=210 |
Source:[6]
Final round
Sunday, March 28, 2004
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adam Scott | Australia | 65-72-69-70=276 | −12 | 1,440,000 |
2 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 68-70-73-66=277 | −11 | 864,000 |
T3 | Frank Lickliter II | United States | 69-71-68-72=280 | −8 | 416,000 |
Phil Mickelson | United States | 70-69-70-71=280 | |||
Kenny Perry | United States | 69-71-69-71=280 | |||
T6 | Jay Haas | United States | 72-73-70-66=281 | −7 | 268,000 |
Jerry Kelly | United States | 69-66-74-72=281 | |||
Kevin Sutherland | United States | 66-69-73-73=281 | |||
9 | Shaun Micheel | United States | 70-76-69-67=282 | −6 | 232,000 |
T10 | Bob Burns | United States | 67-72-72-72=283 | −5 | 200,000 |
Paul Casey | England | 72-70-69-72=283 | |||
Fred Funk | United States | 73-71-68-71=283 |
Source:[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "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.
- 1 2 "Players Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 29, 2004. p. 2C.
- ↑ "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.
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