Ernie Els finished -18 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 13th PGA Tour win, and 15% of the $5,751,725 he earned that season.
How the 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 68% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2004 Sony Open in Hawaii 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 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -18 | $810,000 | $864,000 +7% |
| 2 | Harrison Frazar | USA | -18 | $486,000 | $518,400 +7% |
| 3 | Davis Love III | USA | -15 | $306,000 | $326,400 +7% |
| 4 | Frank Lickliter II | USA | -14 | $198,000 | $230,400 +16% |
| T5 | Briny Baird | USA | -13 | $182,400 | |
| T5 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -13 | $182,400 | |
| 7 | John Riegger | USA | -12 | $130,950 | $160,800 +23% |
| T8 | Craig Barlow | USA | -11 | $144,000 | |
| T8 | Stephen Ames | Canada | -11 | $144,000 | |
| T10 | John Huston | USA | -10 | $110,400 | |
| T10 | Omar Uresti | USA | -10 | $110,400 | |
| T10 | Paul Azinger | USA | -10 | $110,400 | |
| T10 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | -10 | $110,400 | |
| T10 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | -10 | $110,400 | |
| T15 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | -9 | $72,000 | $76,800 |
| T15 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -9 | $72,000 | $76,800 |
| T15 | Brenden Pappas | South Africa | -9 | $72,000 | $76,800 |
| T15 | Craig Bowden | USA | -9 | $72,000 | $76,800 |
| T15 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | -9 | $72,000 | $76,800 |
| T20 | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | -8 | $46,929 | $50,057 |
| T20 | Chris Riley | USA | -8 | $46,929 | $50,057 |
| T20 | Corey Pavin | USA | -8 | $46,929 | $50,057 |
| T20 | Joe Durant | USA | -8 | $46,929 | $50,057 |
| T20 | Luke Donald | England | -8 | $46,929 | $50,057 |
| T20 | Michael Allen | USA | -8 | $46,929 | $50,057 |
| T20 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -8 | $46,929 | $50,057 |
| T27 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -7 | $31,275 | $34,800 |
| T27 | Charles Howell III | USA | -7 | $31,275 | $34,800 |
| T27 | Robert Gamez | USA | -7 | $31,275 | $34,800 |
| T27 | Steve Allan | Australia | -7 | $31,275 | $34,800 |
| T31 | Ben Crane | USA | -6 | $28,464 | |
| T31 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -6 | $28,464 | |
| T31 | Mark Hensby | Australia | -6 | $28,464 | |
| T31 | Pat Perez | USA | -6 | $28,464 | |
| T31 | Tim Herron | USA | -6 | $28,464 | |
| T36 | Bart Bryant | USA | -5 | $22,608 | |
| T36 | Brian Gay | USA | -5 | $22,608 | |
| T36 | D.J. Brigman | USA | -5 | $22,608 | |
| T36 | Duffy Waldorf | USA | -5 | $22,608 | |
| T36 | Fred Funk | USA | -5 | $22,608 | |
| T41 | Brent Geiberger | USA | -4 | $16,800 | |
| T41 | Jason Dufner | USA | -4 | $16,800 | |
| T41 | John Maginnes | USA | -4 | $16,800 | |
| T41 | Kevin Na | USA | -4 | $16,800 | |
| T41 | Pat Bates | USA | -4 | $16,800 | |
| T41 | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | -4 | $16,800 | |
| T41 | Tommy Armour III | USA | -4 | $16,800 | |
| T48 | Hideto Tanihara | Japan | -3 | $12,064 | |
| T48 | Olin Browne | USA | -3 | $12,064 | |
| T48 | Peter Jacobsen | USA | -3 | $12,064 | |
| T48 | Russ Cochran | USA | -3 | $12,064 | |
| T48 | Ted Purdy | USA | -3 | $12,064 | |
| T48 | Tjaart van der Walt | South Africa | -3 | $12,064 | |
| T54 | Andre Stolz | Australia | -2 | $10,944 | |
| T54 | Danny Briggs | USA | -2 | $10,944 | |
| T54 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -2 | $10,944 | |
| T54 | Kenichi Kuboya | Japan | -2 | $10,944 | |
| T54 | Rod Pampling | Australia | -2 | $10,944 | |
| T59 | Bob Burns | USA | -1 | $10,464 | |
| T59 | David Ishii | USA | -1 | $10,464 | |
| T59 | Ken Duke | USA | -1 | $10,464 | |
| T59 | Scott Simpson | USA | -1 | $10,464 | |
| T59 | Tom Lehman | USA | -1 | $10,464 | |
| T64 | Arjun Atwal | India | E | $9,648 | |
| T64 | Bobby Kalinowski | Germany | E | $9,648 | |
| T64 | Brad Lardon | USA | E | $9,648 | |
| T64 | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | E | $9,648 | |
| T64 | Jason Bohn | USA | E | $9,648 | |
| T64 | Joe Ogilvie | USA | E | $9,648 | |
| T64 | John Senden | Australia | E | $9,648 | |
| T64 | Lucas Glover | USA | E | $9,648 | |
| T64 | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | E | $9,648 | |
| T64 | Ryan Palmer | USA | E | $9,648 | |
| T64 | Todd Fischer | USA | E | $9,648 | |
| T64 | Woody Austin | USA | E | $9,648 | |
| 76 | Jeff Brehaut | USA | +1 | $8,460 | $9,024 +7% |
| 77 | Heath Slocum | USA | +3 | $8,370 | $8,928 +7% |
| 78 | Loren Roberts | USA | +4 | $8,832 | |
| 79 | Tom Carter | USA | +6 | $8,736 | |
| MC | Adam Scott | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Curtis | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Blaine McCallister | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Boyd Summerhays | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Quigley | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bateman | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Kortan | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Campbell | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Couch | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Smith | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Perks | New Zealand | E | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Stadler | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Dan Olsen | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | E | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Eichelberger | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | David Branshaw | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | David Morland IV | Canada | E | $0 | |
| MC | David Peoples | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Esteban Toledo | Mexico | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Gene Sauers | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Grant Waite | New Zealand | E | $0 | |
| MC | Gregory Meyer | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Guy Boros | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Hirofumi Miyase | Japan | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Mahan | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Sluman | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Furyk | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | John Cook | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | John Morse | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Ota | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | J.P. Hayes | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Kenny Perry | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Hayashi | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Muncrief | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kris Cox | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Kuchar | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Michelle Wie West | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Myung Jun Park | South Korea | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Notah Begay III | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Sheehan | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Barcelo | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Roger Tambellini | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Roland Thatcher | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Ron Castillo | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ron Castillo, Jr. | +141 | $0 | ||
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Hend | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Hoch | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Skip Kendall | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Spike McRoy | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Flesch | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Appleby | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tetsuji Hiratsuka | Japan | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Hamilton | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Byrum | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tripp Isenhour | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Vaughn Taylor | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Wes Short, Jr. | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Yusaku Miyazato | Japan | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Zach Johnson | USA | +1 | $0 |
Sony Open in Hawaii winner's share over time
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2004 Sony Open in Hawaii payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii get?
Ernie Els won $864,000 from a $4,800,000 purse.
What was the 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii purse?
$4,800,000.
How much did last place get at the 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii?
The smallest check was $8,736, to Tom Carter (79).
How many players made the cut at the 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii?
79 players made the cut and finished, and 66 players missed it.