Vijay Singh finished -8 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 20th PGA Tour win, and 10% of the $10,905,166 he earned that season.
How the 2004 PGA Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 65% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2004 PGA 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 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | -8 | $1,080,000 | $1,125,000 +4% |
| T2 | Chris DiMarco | USA | -8 | $648,000 | $550,000 |
| T2 | Justin Leonard | USA | -8 | $648,000 | $550,000 |
| T4 | Chris Riley | USA | -7 | $288,000 | $267,500 |
| T4 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -7 | $288,000 | $267,500 |
| T6 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | -6 | $196,000 | |
| T6 | Paul McGinley | Ireland | -6 | $196,000 | |
| T6 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -6 | $196,000 | |
| T9 | Adam Scott | Australia | -5 | $152,000 | |
| T9 | Ben Crane | USA | -5 | $152,000 | |
| T9 | Robert Allenby | Australia | -5 | $152,000 | |
| T9 | Stephen Ames | Canada | -5 | $152,000 | |
| T13 | Arron Oberholser | USA | -4 | $110,250 | |
| T13 | Brad Faxon | USA | -4 | $110,250 | |
| T13 | Brian Davis | England | -4 | $110,250 | |
| T13 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | -4 | $110,250 | |
| T17 | David Toms | USA | -3 | $76,857 | |
| T17 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | -3 | $76,857 | |
| T17 | Jean-François Remesy | France | -3 | $76,857 | |
| T17 | Loren Roberts | USA | -3 | $76,857 | |
| T17 | Matt Gogel | USA | -3 | $76,857 | |
| T17 | Stewart Cink | USA | -3 | $76,857 | |
| T17 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | -3 | $76,857 | |
| T24 | Chad Campbell | USA | -2 | $46,714 | |
| T24 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | -2 | $46,714 | |
| T24 | J.L. Lewis | USA | -2 | $46,714 | |
| T24 | Luke Donald | England | -2 | $46,714 | |
| T24 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -2 | $46,714 | |
| T24 | Tiger Woods | USA | -2 | $46,714 | |
| T24 | Tom Byrum | USA | -2 | $46,714 | |
| T31 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -1 | $34,250 | |
| T31 | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | -1 | $34,250 | |
| T31 | Charles Howell III | USA | -1 | $34,250 | |
| T31 | Chip Sullivan | USA | -1 | $34,250 | |
| T31 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | -1 | $34,250 | |
| T31 | Nick O'Hern | Australia | -1 | $34,250 | |
| T37 | Brett Quigley | USA | E | $24,688 | |
| T37 | Briny Baird | USA | E | $24,688 | |
| T37 | Ian Poulter | England | E | $24,688 | |
| T37 | Jay Haas | USA | E | $24,688 | |
| T37 | Steve Flesch | USA | E | $24,688 | |
| T37 | Todd Hamilton | USA | E | $24,688 | |
| T37 | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | E | $24,688 | |
| T37 | Zach Johnson | USA | E | $24,688 | |
| T45 | David Howell | England | +1 | $17,500 | $18,500 |
| T45 | Niclas Fasth | Sweden | +1 | $17,500 | $18,500 |
| T45 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +1 | $17,500 | $18,500 |
| T45 | Tommy Armour III | USA | +1 | $17,500 | $18,500 |
| T49 | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +2 | $14,660 | |
| T49 | Joe Ogilvie | USA | +2 | $14,660 | |
| T49 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | +2 | $14,660 | |
| T49 | Nick Faldo | England | +2 | $14,660 | |
| T49 | Patrick Sheehan | USA | +2 | $14,660 | |
| 54 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +3 | $13,600 | |
| T55 | Bob Tway | USA | +4 | $13,200 | |
| T55 | Craig Parry | Australia | +4 | $13,200 | |
| T55 | Eduardo Romero | Argentina | +4 | $13,200 | |
| T55 | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | +4 | $13,200 | |
| T55 | Paul Azinger | USA | +4 | $13,200 | |
| T55 | Rod Pampling | Australia | +4 | $13,200 | |
| T55 | S.K. Ho | South Korea | +4 | $13,200 | |
| T62 | Jeff Sluman | USA | +5 | $12,650 | |
| T62 | Scott Verplank | USA | +5 | $12,650 | |
| T62 | Shingo Katayama | Japan | +5 | $12,650 | |
| T62 | Woody Austin | USA | +5 | $12,650 | |
| T66 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | +6 | $11,700 | $12,350 |
| T66 | Scott Drummond | Scotland | +6 | $11,700 | $12,350 |
| T68 | Mark Hensby | Australia | +8 | $11,500 | $12,150 |
| T68 | Robert Gamez | USA | +8 | $11,500 | $12,150 |
| 70 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | +9 | $12,000 | |
| 71 | Roy Biancalana | USA | +11 | $11,900 | |
| 72 | Jeff Coston | USA | +13 | $11,800 | |
| 73 | Skip Kendall | USA | +16 | $11,700 | |
| MC | Alan Schulte | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Alex Cejka | Germany | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Curtis | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Britton | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Andrade | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Estes | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Sowards | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendan Jones | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Brenden Pappas | South Africa | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bateman | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bruce Smith | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Cary Hungate | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Thomas | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Tentis | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Love III | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Dudley Hart | USA | -72 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Bensel Jr. | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Lickliter II | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Fred Funk | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Hal Sutton | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Hale Irwin | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Frazar | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Heath Slocum | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ian Woosnam | Wales | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Roth | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeffrey Lankford | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Furyk | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Joakim Haeggman | Sweden | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Durant | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Joey Sindelar | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huston | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Byrd | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Kaye | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | José María Olazábal | Spain | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Rose | England | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kenny Perry | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Sutherland | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Kirk Triplett | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Westwood | England | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +75 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Evenson | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark O'Meara | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Baker | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Northern | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Schuchart | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Small | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Weir | Canada | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Casey | England | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Lonard | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Phillip Price | Wales | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Quinn Griffing | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Raphael Jacquelin | France | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ricardo Gonzalez | Argentina | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Rob Thompson | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Thompson | USA | +156 | $0 | |
| MC | Rocco Mediate | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ronald Philo | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Hoch | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott McCarron | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Sean English | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Leaney | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Lowery | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Schneiter | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Ted Purdy | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tetsuji Hiratsuka | Japan | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Levet | France | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Clark | South Africa | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Fleming | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Herron | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Zane Zwemke | USA | +4 | $0 |
PGA Championship winner's share over time
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2004 PGA Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2004 PGA Championship get?
Vijay Singh won $1,125,000 from a $6,250,000 purse.
What was the 2004 PGA Championship purse?
$6,250,000.
How much did last place get at the 2004 PGA Championship?
The smallest check was $11,700, to Skip Kendall (73).
How many players made the cut at the 2004 PGA Championship?
73 players made the cut and finished, and 84 players missed it.