The 2004 United States Open Championship was the 104th U.S. Open, held June 17â€"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 total purse was $6.25 million with a winner's share of $1.125 million.
Late on Sunday with windy conditions, Goosen birdied the 16th hole and Mickelson double-bogeyed the par-3 17th. 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 Championship was held at Shinnecock in 1896, but the course went 90 years before it hosted the tournament again. The 1986 U.S. Open was held on a completely revamped course. Floyd, age 43, found himself three shots back entering into the final round and, in difficult scoring conditions, shot a final round 66 to win his fourth major. The conditions were almost the same in 1995, with no one finishing the tournament under par. Pavin played the final 10 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 (1.5Â m).
Course layout
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Lengths of the course for previous major championships:
- 6,944 yards (6,350Â m), par 70 - 1995 U.S. Open
- 6,912 yards (6,320Â m), par 70 - 1986 U.S. Open
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)
- Steve Jones did not play.
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
- Bruce Lietzke did not play.
8. Top 15 finishers and ties in the 2003 U.S. Open
Jonathan Byrd, Tom Byrum, Pádraig Harrington (10,16), Fredrik 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, Ãngel Cabrera, Fred Couples, Sergio GarcÃa, Todd Hamilton, Joakim Haeggman, Scott Hoch, Miguel Ãngel Jiménez, Zach Johnson, Shigeki Maruyama, Craig Parry
17. Special exemptions selected by the USGA
Raymond Floyd
Sectional qualifiers
- USA: Stephen Allan, Oscar Ãlvarez (a), Aaron Baddeley, Craig Bowden, Mark Brooks, Mark Calcavecchia, Tom Carter, Alex ÄŒejka, Daniel Chopra, Tim Clark, John Douma, Bob Estes, Nick Faldo, David Faught, Dan Forsman, Carlos Franco, Brian Gay, Matt Gogel, Steve Gotsche, Bill Haas (a), Dudley Hart, J. P. Hayes, Scott Hend, J. J. Henry, Gabriel Hjertstedt, Tripp Isenhour, Brendan Jones, Skip Kendall, Tom Kite, Thomas Levet, Brock Mackenzie (a), Jeff Maggert, Spike McRoy, David Morland IV, Joe Ogilvie, Dennis Paulson, Pat Perez, Tom Pernice, Jr., Chez Reavie (a), John Rollins, Rory Sabbatini, John Senden, Joey Sindelar, Chris Smith, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, Roger Tambellini, Bo Van Pelt, Duffy Waldorf
Local and sectional qualifiers
- Eric Axley, Casey Bourque, David Carr, John Connelly, Kris Cox, Charleton Dechert, John Elliott, Robert Garrigus, Jeff Gove, Jimmy Green, Justin Hicks, Pete Jordan, Brad Lardon, Spencer Levin (a), Joey Maxon, Parker McLachlin, Dan Olsen, Leif Olson, Payton Osborn, Carl Paulson, David Roesch, Geoffrey Sisk, Nathan Smith (a), Steve Sokol, Kevin Stadler, Andrew Tschudin, Omar Uresti, Camilo Villegas, Johnson Wagner, Bubba Watson, Scott Weatherly
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Missed the cut
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 17, 2004
American Jay Haas led after one round, in a bid to become the oldest major champion in history. He was joined at the lead by Japan's Shigeki Maruyama and Argentina's Ãngel Cabrera. Former Masters and PGA champion Vijay Singh shot a solid 68. Current Masters champion Phil Mickelson shot a 68 as well. 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.
Second round
Friday, June 18, 2004
Phil Mickelson surged into the lead of the 104th U.S. Open trying to become the sixth man to win the first two majors of the year. He shot a blemish-free 66. He tied for the lead with Shigeki Maruyama who shot a 68 after a bogey on the 18th. Ernie Els had four consecutive birdies in a round of 67. American Jeff Maggert was in solo third at five-under-par with a 67. Fred Funk and Retief Goosen both shot 66 to tie for fourth. Ãngel Cabrera had a crazy day after a 66 to shoot a 71. Former U.S. Open champion at Shinnecock Corey Pavin tied with Vijay Singh four back of the lead. Tiger Woods shot a 69 to finish the second round at one-over-par tied for 18th. World Number 4 Davis Love III missed the cut along with David Duval.
Jay Haas (E) and Bill Haas (+5) became only the second father/son pairing ever to make the cut in the same U.S. Open, and the first since Joe Kirkwood, Sr. and Joe Kirkwood, Jr. in 1948.
Amateurs: Levin (+2), Wittenberg (+2), Haas (+5), Reavie (+5), Mackenzie (+9), Smith (+9), Flanagan (+14), Ãlvarez (+18).
Third round
Saturday, June 19, 2004
Former champion Retief Goosen battled his way into a two-shot lead in the U.S. Open third round on Saturday as Shinnecock Hills presented its stiffest test of the week. He held his nerve in challenging conditions to card a one-under-par 69 for a five-under total of 205. He was one of only three players to return sub-par rounds. Second round leader Phil Mickelson bogeyed the last two holes for a share of second place with two time Open champion Ernie Els. Fred Funk and Shigeki Maruyama both had crazy days, finishing poorly for a tie for fourth. Jeff Maggert after a poor round of 74 was tied with Tim Clark in sixth place. Tim Clark had a low round of 66, the best of the day. Tiger Woods shot a 73 and Vijay Singh shot a 77.
Final round
Sunday, June 20, 2004
South Africa's Retief Goosen held his nerve to clinch the U.S. Open for a second time, edging out Phil Mickelson by two shots with a closing one-over-par 71 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 not a single golfer finished their round under par. Mickelson, urged on by raucous New York galleries on a windswept and 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 overhauled by Mickelson over the closing stretch, the left-handed American moving one stroke clear 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, running up a double-bogey at the par-three 17th after three-putting from five feet. Goosen, playing in the group behind, restored his two-shot advantage with a 12-foot birdie putt on 16 and parred the final two holes to seal the title.
American Jeff Maggert finished third at one-over 281 after carding a 72, while 2003 Masters champion Mike Weir (74) of Canada and Japan's Shigeki Maruyama (76) were a further three shots back in a tie for fourth. However world number two Ernie Els, joint second overnight with Mickelson, produced four double-bogeys on his way to an 80, his worst score in a U.S. Open, and a tie for ninth at seven over. World number one Tiger Woods, who began nine shots off the lead, battled to a six-over 76 and a share of 17th. A mix of five bogeys, a double-bogey and a birdie at the last left him at 10-over 290 as he narrowly avoided returning his worst round at a U.S. Open. His career high was a 77 in the third round at Oakland Hills playing as an amateur in 1996. Australia's Robert Allenby was the only player to return a level-par 70 on Sunday, three birdies and three bogeys lifting him into a tie for seventh with American Steve Flesch at six-over 286. Fred Funk (77) of the U.S. was alone in sixth on 285.
Amateurs: Spencer Levin (+8), Casey Wittenberg (+16), Bill Haas (+17), Chez Reavie (+24)
Scorecard
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References
External links
- USOpen.com â€" 2004
- About.com: 2004 U.S. Open
