2004 U.S. Open (golf)
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| Dates | June 17–20, 2004 |
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| Location | Shinnecock Hills, New York |
| Course(s) | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
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PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,996 yards (6,397 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 66 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+6) |
| Prize fund |
$6,250,000 €5,203,577 |
| Winner's share | $1,125,000 €936,644 |
 Retief Goosen
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| 276 (–4) | |
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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 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.
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 (1.5 m).
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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 Ángel 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.
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