2004 Open Championship
| Dates | 15–18 July 2004 |
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| Location | Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Course(s) |
Royal Troon Golf Club, Old Course |
| Tour(s) |
European Tour PGA Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,175 yards (6,561 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 73 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+3) |
| Prize fund |
£4,000,000 €6,001,690 $7,490,400 |
| Winner's share | £720,000 €1,078,430 $1,348,272 |
 Todd Hamilton
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| 274 (−10), playoff | |
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The 2004 Open Championship was the 133rd Open Championship, held 15–18 July at the Old Course of Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland.
Todd Hamilton won his only major championship, defeating 2002 champion Ernie Els by a stroke in a four-hole playoff.Phil Mickelson finished third, followed by Lee Westwood in fourth. Hamilton was the sixth consecutive American to win at Royal Troon.
Royal Troon first hosted The Open Championship in 1923 and the 2004 Open was its eighth. Royal Troon's list of champions includes Arthur Havers (1923), 4-time Open winner Bobby Locke (1950), 7-time major winner Arnold Palmer (1962), Tom Weiskopf (1973), 5-time Open champion Tom Watson (1982), Mark Calcavecchia (1989), and Justin Leonard (1997).
Old Course
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):
Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5.
Thomas Bjørn (3,4), Ben Curtis (2,3), Brian Davis (4), Gary Evans, Nick Faldo (2), Sergio García (3), Retief Goosen (3,4,9,13,17), Fredrik Jacobson (3,4), Davis Love III (3,12,13,17), Hennie Otto, Kenny Perry (3,13,17), Phillip Price (4), Vijay Singh (3,10,13,17), Tiger Woods (2,3,9,10,11,13,17)
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