2004 WGC-American Express Championship
# 2004 WGC-American Express Championship

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 three World Golf Championships events held in 2004.

Ernie Els won the tournament for his first of two WGC titles, which lifted him to second in the Official World Golf Ranking. Tiger Woods was the 2-time defending champion but finished in 9th place.

## Round summaries

### First round

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Todd Hamilton | 66 | −6 |
| T2 | Stuart Appleby | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Luke Donald | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Steve Flesch | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Sergio García | 67 | −5 |
| T2 | Adam Scott | 67 | −5 |
| T8 | Robert Allenby | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Thomas Bjørn | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Retief Goosen | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Zach Johnson | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Justin Leonard | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Nick O'Hern | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Lee Westwood | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Tiger Woods | 68 | −4 |

### Second round

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ernie Els | 69-64=133 | −11 |
| T2 | Todd Hamilton | 66-69=135 | −9 |
| T2 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 67-68=135 | −9 |
| 4 | Justin Leonard | 68-68=136 | −8 |
| T5 | Thomas Bjørn | 68-69=137 | −7 |
| T5 | Steve Flesch | 67-70=137 | −7 |
| T5 | Retief Goosen | 68-69=137 | −7 |
| T5 | Lee Westwood | 68-69=137 | −7 |
| T9 | Ángel Cabrera | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T9 | Luke Donald | 67-71=138 | −6 |
| T9 | Brad Faxon | 70-68=138 | −6 |
| T9 | Pádraig Harrington | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T9 | David Howell | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T9 | Tiger Woods | 68-70=138 | −6 |

### Third round

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ernie Els | 69-64-68=201 | −15 |
| 2 | Thomas Bjørn | 68-69-66=203 | −13 |
| T3 | Todd Hamilton | 66-69-69=204 | −12 |
| T3 | Pádraig Harrington | 69-69-66=204 | −12 |
| T3 | David Howell | 69-69-66=204 | −12 |
| 6 | Retief Goosen | 68-69-68=205 | −11 |
| 7 | Sergio García | 67-72-67=206 | −10 |
| T8 | Darren Clarke | 71-72-65=208 | −8 |
| T8 | Zach Johnson | 68-71-69=208 | −8 |
| T8 | Lee Westwood | 68-69-71=208 | −8 |
| T8 | Tiger Woods | 68-70-70=208 | −8 |

## Final leaderboard

| Place | Player | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ernie Els | 69-64-68-69=270 | −18 | 1,200,000 |
| 2 | Thomas Bjørn | 68-69-66-68=271 | −17 | 675,000 |
| 3 | David Howell | 69-69-66-71=275 | −13 | 450,000 |
| T4 | Darren Clarke | 71-72-65-68=276 | −12 | 308,000 |
| T4 | Sergio García | 67-72-67-70=276 | −12 | 308,000 |
| T6 | Retief Goosen | 68-69-68-72=277 | −11 | 200,000 |
| T6 | Todd Hamilton | 66-69-69-73=277 | −11 | 200,000 |
| T6 | Pádraig Harrington | 69-69-66-73=277 | −11 | 200,000 |
| 9 | Tiger Woods | 68-70-70-70=278 | −10 | 155,000 |
| 10 | Zach Johnson | 68-71-69-71=279 | −9 | 135,000 |
