Todd Hamilton finished -10 and took 19% of the purse. It was his 2nd PGA Tour win, and 46% of the $2,958,778 he earned that season.
How the 2004 British Open Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 62% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2004 British Open Championship prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | Country | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd Hamilton | USA | -10 | $1,112,720 | $1,348,272 +21% |
| 2 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -10 | $548,412 | $805,218 +47% |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -9 | $514,965 | |
| 4 | Lee Westwood | England | -6 | $294,076 | $393,246 +34% |
| T5 | Davis Love III | USA | -5 | $298,680 | |
| T5 | Thomas Levet | France | -5 | $298,680 | |
| T7 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | -4 | $220,030 | |
| T7 | Scott Verplank | USA | -4 | $220,030 | |
| T9 | Mike Weir | Canada | -3 | $167,598 | |
| T9 | Tiger Woods | USA | -3 | $167,598 | |
| T11 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | -2 | $129,834 | |
| T11 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | -2 | $129,834 | |
| T11 | Skip Kendall | USA | -2 | $129,834 | |
| T14 | Barry Lane | England | -1 | $105,802 | |
| T14 | Stewart Cink | USA | -1 | $105,802 | |
| T16 | Joakim Haeggman | Sweden | E | $88,012 | |
| T16 | Justin Leonard | USA | E | $88,012 | |
| T16 | Kenny Perry | USA | E | $88,012 | |
| T16 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | E | $88,012 | |
| T20 | Bob Estes | USA | +1 | $71,346 | |
| T20 | Gary Evans | England | +1 | $71,346 | |
| T20 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | +1 | $71,346 | |
| T20 | Paul Casey | England | +1 | $71,346 | |
| T20 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | +1 | $71,346 | |
| T25 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | +2 | $60,391 | |
| T25 | Ian Poulter | England | +2 | $60,391 | |
| T27 | Jyoti Randhawa | India | +3 | $54,305 | |
| T27 | Rod Pampling | Australia | +3 | $54,305 | |
| T27 | Takashi Kamiyama | Japan | +3 | $54,305 | |
| T30 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | +4 | $45,879 | |
| T30 | David Toms | USA | +4 | $45,879 | |
| T30 | Keiichiro Fukabori | Japan | +4 | $45,879 | |
| T30 | Mark O'Meara | USA | +4 | $45,879 | |
| T30 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | +4 | $45,879 | |
| T30 | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | +4 | $45,879 | |
| T36 | Hunter Mahan | USA | +5 | $35,111 | |
| T36 | Kim Felton | Australia | +5 | $35,111 | |
| T36 | Steve Lowery | USA | +5 | $35,111 | |
| T36 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +5 | $35,111 | |
| T36 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka | Japan | +5 | $35,111 | |
| T36 | Tjaart van der Walt | South Africa | +5 | $35,111 | |
| T42 | Adam Scott | Australia | +6 | $27,714 | |
| T42 | Andrew Oldcorn | Scotland | +6 | $27,714 | |
| T42 | Charles Howell III | USA | +6 | $27,714 | |
| T42 | Kenneth Ferrie | England | +6 | $27,714 | |
| T42 | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | +6 | $27,714 | |
| T47 | Alastair Forsyth | Scotland | +7 | $22,404 | |
| T47 | Jerry Kelly | USA | +7 | $22,404 | |
| T47 | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | +7 | $22,404 | |
| T47 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | +7 | $22,404 | |
| T47 | Paul Bradshaw | England | +7 | $22,404 | |
| T47 | Sean Whiffin | England | +7 | $22,404 | |
| T47 | Shaun Micheel | USA | +7 | $22,404 | |
| T54 | Ignacio Garrido | Spain | +8 | $19,756 | |
| T54 | Raphael Jacquelin | France | +8 | $19,756 | |
| T54 | Steve Flesch | USA | +8 | $19,756 | |
| T57 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +9 | $19,101 | |
| T57 | James Kingston | South Africa | +9 | $19,101 | |
| T57 | Paul McGinley | Ireland | +9 | $19,101 | |
| T60 | Brad Faxon | USA | +10 | $18,539 | |
| T60 | Gary Emerson | England | +10 | $18,539 | |
| T60 | Paul Broadhurst | England | +10 | $18,539 | |
| T63 | Chris DiMarco | USA | +12 | $18,071 | |
| T63 | Mark Foster | England | +12 | $18,071 | |
| T63 | Stuart Wilson | Scotland | +12 | — | |
| T66 | Marten Olander | Sweden | +13 | $17,696 | |
| T66 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +13 | $17,696 | |
| T68 | Martin Erlandsson | Sweden | +14 | $17,322 | |
| T68 | Paul Wesselingh | England | +14 | $17,322 | |
| 70 | Bob Tway | USA | +15 | $13,830 | $17,041 +23% |
| T71 | Christian Cévaër | France | +16 | $13,671 | $16,760 |
| T71 | Rich Beem | USA | +16 | $13,671 | $16,760 |
| 73 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | +19 | $16,479 | |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Le Vesconte | Australia | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Anders Hansen | Denmark | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Buckle | Australia | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Willey | England | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Anthony Millar | England | +22 | $0 | |
| MC | Arjun Atwal | India | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Barry Hume | Scotland | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Curtis | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Willman | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendan Jones | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Taylor | England | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Davis | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian McElhinney | Ireland | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Beckman | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Campbell | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Riley | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Parry | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Perks | New Zealand | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Sugrue | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Darren Fichardt | South Africa | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | David Griffiths | England | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | David Howell | England | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Dinesh Chand | Fiji | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Eduardo Romero | Argentina | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Euan Little | Scotland | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Lickliter II | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Glen Day | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Grant Muller | South Africa | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Norman | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Hennie Otto | South Africa | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Hidemasa Hoshino | Japan | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Ian Spencer | England | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Haas | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jean-François Remesy | France | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Furyk | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Green | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huston | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Kaye | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan S. Cheetham | England | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Klas Eriksson | Sweden | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Lewis Atkinson | England | +22 | $0 | |
| MC | Lloyd Campbell | England | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke Donald | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Maarten Lafeber | Netherlands | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathew Goggin | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Matthew Hazelden | England | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Miles Tunnicliff | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Neil Evans | +21 | $0 | ||
| MC | Nick Faldo | England | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Flanagan | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Nicolas Colsaerts | Belgium | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Sheehan | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Hedblom | Sweden | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Lonard | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter O'Malley | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Phillip Price | Wales | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard Green | Australia | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Allenby | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Barr | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Drummond | Scotland | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Simon Dyson | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Simon Wakefield | England | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | S.K. Ho | South Korea | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Spike McRoy | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Leaney | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Tiley | England | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Sven Struver | Germany | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Clark | South Africa | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Herron | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Lehman | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Weiskopf | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Yoshinobu Tsukada | Japan | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Zach Johnson | USA | +7 | $0 |
The Open winner's share over time
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2004 British Open Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2004 British Open Championship get?
Todd Hamilton won $1,348,272 from a $7,154,642 purse.
What was the 2004 British Open Championship purse?
$7,154,642.
How much did last place get at the 2004 British Open Championship?
The smallest check was $16,479, to Sandy Lyle (73).
How many players made the cut at the 2004 British Open Championship?
73 players made the cut and finished, and 83 players missed it.