2004 U.S. Open (golf)

The 2004 United States Open Championship was the 104th U.S. Open, held June 17–20 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Shinnecock Hills, New York. Retief Goosen won his second U.S. Open title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Phil Mickelson, the reigning Masters champion.[2][3][4][5] The purse was $6.25 million with a winner's share of $1.125 million.[6]

2004 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 17–20, 2004
LocationShinnecock Hills, New York
Course(s)Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,996 yards (6,397 m)
Field156 players, 66 after cut
Cut146 (+6)
Prize fund$6,250,000
€5,203,577
Winner's share$1,125,000
€936,644[1]
Champion
Retief Goosen
276 (−4)
Shinnecock Hills 
Location in the United States
Shinnecock Hills 
Location in New York

Late on Sunday in dry and breezy conditions, Goosen birdied the 16th hole and Mickelson double-bogeyed the par-3 17th.[7] Goosen's previous U.S. Open win was in 2001 in a playoff at Southern Hills.

History of U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills

This was the fourth U.S. Open hosted by Shinnecock Hills. The former champions were James Foulis (1896), Raymond Floyd (1986), and Corey Pavin (1995). The second U.S. Open was held at Shinnecock in 1896, but ninety years went by before it hosted again. The 1986 edition was held on a completely revamped course. Floyd, age 43, entered the final round three shots behind and shot a 66 in difficult scoring conditions to win his fourth major.

The conditions were similar in 1995, with no one under par. Pavin played the final ten holes in three-under-par on the way to a 68 and the win. He hit a memorable 4-wood to the 72nd green to within 5 feet (1.5 m) and finished at even par 280.

Course layout
Main article: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
HoleYardsPar  HoleYardsPar
13934104124
22263111583
34784124684
44354133704
55375144434
64744154034
71893165405
83984171793
94434184504
Out3,57335In3,42335
Source:[4][8][9]Total6,99670

Lengths of the course for previous major championships:

Field
1. Last 10 U.S. Open Champions

Ernie Els (4,8,9,10,11,13,16), Jim Furyk (8,9,16), Retief Goosen (9,10,16), Lee Janzen, Corey Pavin, Tiger Woods (3,4,5,9,11,12,16)

2. Top two finishers in the 2003 U.S. Amateur

Nick Flanagan (a), Casey Wittenberg (a)

3. Last five Masters Champions

Phil Mickelson (11,16), Vijay Singh (9,11,12,16), Mike Weir (8,9,16)

4. Last five British Open Champions

Ben Curtis (16), David Duval, Paul Lawrie

5. Last five PGA Champions

Rich Beem, Shaun Micheel (16), David Toms (8,9,12,16)

6. The Players Champion

Adam Scott (10,11,12,16)

7. The U.S. Senior Open Champion
8. Top 15 finishers and ties in the 2003 U.S. Open

Jonathan Byrd, Tom Byrum, Pádraig Harrington (10,16), Freddie Jacobson (10,16), Jonathan Kaye (9,12,16), Cliff Kresge, Stephen Leaney (10,16), Billy Mayfair, Kenny Perry (9,12,16), Tim Petrovic, Nick Price (9,16), Eduardo Romero, Justin Rose, Hidemichi Tanaka, Scott Verplank (9,16)

9. Top 30 leaders on the 2003 PGA Tour official money list

Robert Allenby (16), Stuart Appleby (11,16), Briny Baird, Chad Campbell (11,16), K. J. Choi (16), Chris DiMarco (16), Brad Faxon (16), Steve Flesch (11,12,16), Fred Funk, Jay Haas (16), Tim Herron, Charles Howell III (16), Jerry Kelly (16), Justin Leonard (16), J. L. Lewis, Davis Love III (11,16), Chris Riley (16), Kirk Triplett (16), Bob Tway (16)

10. Top 15 on the 2003 European Tour Order of Merit

Thomas Bjørn (16), Michael Campbell, Paul Casey (16), Darren Clarke (13,16), Brian Davis, Trevor Immelman (16), Ian Poulter, Phillip Price, Lee Westwood

11. Top 10 on the PGA Tour official money list, as of May 30

Stewart Cink (16)

12. Winners of multiple PGA Tour events from April 23, 2003 through the 2004 Memorial Tournament
13. Top 2 from the 2004 European Tour Order of Merit, as of May 31
14. Top 2 on the 2003 Japan Golf Tour, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at that time

Toshimitsu Izawa

15. Top 2 on the 2003 PGA Tour of Australasia, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at that time

Peter Lonard (16)

16. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Rankings list, as of May 31

Stephen Ames, Ángel Cabrera, Fred Couples, Sergio García, Todd Hamilton, Joakim Haeggman, Scott Hoch, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Zach Johnson, Shigeki Maruyama, Craig Parry

17. Special exemptions selected by the USGA

Raymond Floyd

Sectional qualifiers

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Retief Goosen South Africa200170666971276−41
Ernie Els South Africa1994, 199770677080287+7T9
Tiger Woods United States2000, 200272697376290+10T17
Corey Pavin United States199567717379290+10T17
Lee Janzen United States1993, 199872707179292+12T24
Jim Furyk United States200372727579298+18T48
Tom Kite United States199272717584302+22T57

Source:[10][11]

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Raymond Floyd United States19867575150+10

Source:[8]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 17, 2004

Fifty-year-old Jay Haas led after one round, in a bid to become the oldest major champion in history. He was joined at the lead by Shigeki Maruyama and Ángel Cabrera.[12] Two-time major champion Vijay Singh shot a solid 68, as did current Masters champion Phil Mickelson. Former U.S. Open champions Ernie Els and Retief Goosen shot an even-par 70 after rough starts. World Number 1 Tiger Woods struggled on Shinnecock's fast conditions and settled for a two-over-par 72. David Duval shot an 83, the worst round in the field, but was in high spirits afterwards.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Ángel Cabrera Argentina66−4
Jay Haas United States
Shigeki Maruyama Japan
4Corey Pavin United States67−3
T5Kris Cox United States68−2
Ben Curtis United States
Steve Flesch United States
Skip Kendall United States
Jeff Maggert United States
Phil Mickelson United States
David Roesch United States
Vijay Singh Fiji
Kevin Stadler United States

Source:[12]

Second round

Friday, June 18, 2004

Phil Mickelson surged into the lead, trying to become the sixth to win the first two majors of the year, with a bogey-free 66.[13] He tied for the lead with Shigeki Maruyama, who bogeyed the 18th hole and shot 68. Ernie Els had four consecutive birdies in a round of 67. Jeff Maggert was in solo third at five-under-par with a 67, while Fred Funk and Retief Goosen both shot 66 to tie for fourth. Ángel Cabrera had a crazy day after a 66 to shoot a 71. Corey Pavin, the previous champion at Shinnecock in 1995, tied with Vijay Singh at four strokes back. Tiger Woods shot 69 for 141 (+1), tied for 18th. World Number 4 Davis Love III missed the cut, as did David Duval.[13]

Jay Haas (E) and amateur Bill Haas (+5) were the second father and son to make the cut in the same U.S. Open; it was first accomplished 46 years earlier in 1948 by Joe Kirkwood Sr. and Joe Kirkwood Jr.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Shigeki Maruyama Japan66-68=134−6
Phil Mickelson United States68-66=134
3Jeff Maggert United States68-67=135−5
T4Fred Funk United States70-66=136−4
Retief Goosen South Africa70-66=136
T6Ángel Cabrera Argentina66-71=137−3
Ernie Els South Africa70-67=137
T8Corey Pavin United States67-71=138−2
Vijay Singh Fiji68-70=138
T10Trevor Immelman South Africa69-70=139−1
Mike Weir Canada69-70=139
Amateurs: Levin (+2), Wittenberg (+2), Haas (+5), Reavie (+5),
                 Mackenzie (+9), Smith (+9), Flanagan (+14), Álvarez (+18)

Source:[8][13]

Third round

Saturday, June 19, 2004

Retief Goosen battled his way into a two-shot lead on Saturday as Shinnecock Hills presented its stiffest test of the week. He held his nerve in challenging conditions to card a one-under 69 for 205 (−5), and was one of only three to break par.[14] Second round leader Phil Mickelson bogeyed the last two holes for a share of second place with two-time champion Ernie Els. Fred Funk and Shigeki Maruyama both had crazy days, finishing poorly for a tie for fourth. Jeff Maggert's 74 dropped him into a tie for sixth with Tim Clark, who had 66, the best of the day; Tiger Woods eagled the 18th for 73 and Vijay Singh stumbled with a 77.[15]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Retief Goosen South Africa70-66-69=205−5
T2Ernie Els South Africa70-67-70=207−3
Phil Mickelson United States68-66-73=207
T4Fred Funk United States70-66-72=208−2
Shigeki Maruyama Japan66-68-74=208
T6Tim Clark South Africa73-70-66=209−1
Jeff Maggert United States68-67-74=209
8Mike Weir Canada69-70-71=210E
T9Sergio García Spain72-68-71=211+1
Corey Pavin United States67-71-73=211

Source:[14][16]

Final round

Sunday, June 20, 2004

Retief Goosen held his nerve and won his second U.S. Open, edging out Phil Mickelson by two shots with a closing 71 (+1) on Sunday to finish at four-under 276. Conditions were brutal on the final day when the average final-round score was 78.7 and no one was under par.[17][18] Mickelson, urged on by raucous New York galleries on a windswept sunny afternoon, completed a matching 71 for his third runner-up spot in the last six U.S. Opens. Goosen led by two going into the final day, but was overtaken by Mickelson in the closing stretch, with back-to-back birdies on 15 and 16. But Mickelson, bidding to become the sixth player to win the first two majors of the year, immediately fell back with a double-bogey at the par-three 17th, three-putting from five feet (1.5 m). In the final pair with compatriot Ernie Els,[16] Goosen restored his two-shot advantage with a twelve-foot (3.7 m) birdie putt on 16 and parred the final two holes to seal the title.[3]

In a nearly unprecedented action, the USGA needed to water a few of the greens during play including the 7th green when players were not able to prevent the ball from rolling off.[18]

Jeff Maggert (72) finished third at one-over 281, while 2003 Masters champion Mike Weir (74) and Shigeki Maruyama (76) were three shots further back at 284 in a tie for fourth. World number two Els, joint second overnight with Mickelson, produced four double-bogeys on his way to an 80 (+10), his worst score in a U.S. Open, and tied for ninth at 287. Top-ranked Tiger Woods, who began nine shots off the lead,[15] battled to a 76 and a share of 17th place. A mix of five bogeys, a double-bogey and a birdie at the last left him at 290 (+10) as he narrowly avoided his worst round at a U.S. Open.[2] His career high of 77 came as an amateur in 1996, in the third round at Oakland Hills. Robert Allenby had the low round of the day at even-par 70; three birdies and three bogeys lifted him into a tie for seventh with Steve Flesch at six-over 286; Fred Funk (77) was alone in sixth on 285.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Retief Goosen South Africa70-66-69-71=276−41,125,000
2Phil Mickelson United States68-66-73-71=278−2675,000
3Jeff Maggert United States68-67-74-72=281+1424,604
T4Shigeki Maruyama Japan66-68-74-76=284+4267,756
Mike Weir Canada69-70-71-74=284
6Fred Funk United States70-66-72-77=285+5212,444
T7Robert Allenby Australia70-72-74-70=286+6183,828
Steve Flesch United States68-74-70-74=286
T9Stephen Ames Trinidad and Tobago74-66-73-74=287+7145,282
Chris DiMarco United States71-71-70-75=287
Ernie Els South Africa70-67-70-80=287
Jay Haas United States66-74-76-71=287
Amateurs: Levin (+8), Wittenberg (+16), Haas (+17), Reavie (+24)

Source:[10][11][19]

Scorecard
Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par434454344434444534
Goosen−6−5−5−5−5−5−5−4−4−3−4−4−4−3−3−4−4−4
Mickelson−3−3−2−3−3−3−3−3−3−2−2−1−2−2−3−4−2−2
Maggert−2−1−1E−1−1−1+1E+1+1+1EE+1+1E+1
Maruyama−1EEE−1E+1+1+2+2+2+3+3+4+4+3+4+4
Weir+1+2+3+2+2+3+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+5+4+4+4
Funk−2−1EE+1+1+3+3+3+4+4+3+3+4+4+3+4+5
Els−1−1−2−1EE+1+3+3+5+4+4+5+7+7+7+7+7

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[10][11][19][20]

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Preceded by
2004 Masters		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2004 Open Championship

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