2004 in Sports - Golf

Golf

Men's professional

  • Major Championships
    • Masters Tournament – Phil Mickelson wins the first major of his career.
    • U.S. Open – Retief Goosen wins his second U.S. Open title
    • British Open – Todd Hamilton, a virtual unknown, wins at Royal Troon in a playoff over Ernie Els
    • PGA Championship – Vijay Singh wins in a three-hole playoff over Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard.
  • Team Europe defeats Team USA 18½ – 9½ to retain the Ryder Cup.

Men's amateur

  • British Amateur – Stuart Wilson
  • U.S. Amateur – Ryan Moore
  • European Amateur – Matthew Richardson

Women's professional

  • Kraft Nabisco Championship – Grace Park wins the first major of the LPGA season, by one shot over 17-year-old Aree Song. Michelle Wie finished fourth, four shots behind Park.
  • LPGA Championship – Annika Sörenstam
  • U.S. Women's Open – Meg Mallon
  • Women's British Open – Karen Stupples
  • LPGA Tour money leader – Annika Sörenstam – $2,544,707

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