Adam Scott finished -12 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 2nd PGA Tour win, and 39% of the $3,724,984 he earned that season.
How the 2004 The Players Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 63% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2004 The Players 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 | Adam Scott | Australia | -12 | $1,170,000 | $1,440,000 +23% |
| 2 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | -11 | $572,000 | $864,000 +51% |
| T3 | Frank Lickliter II | USA | -8 | $416,000 | |
| T3 | Kenny Perry | USA | -8 | $416,000 | |
| T3 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -8 | $416,000 | |
| T6 | Jay Haas | USA | -7 | $225,875 | $268,000 |
| T6 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -7 | $225,875 | $268,000 |
| T6 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | -7 | $225,875 | $268,000 |
| 9 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -6 | $232,000 | |
| T10 | Bob Burns | USA | -5 | $175,500 | $200,000 |
| T10 | Fred Funk | USA | -5 | $175,500 | $200,000 |
| T10 | Paul Casey | England | -5 | $175,500 | $200,000 |
| T13 | Craig Parry | Australia | -4 | $154,667 | |
| T13 | Stephen Ames | Canada | -4 | $154,667 | |
| T13 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | -4 | $154,667 | |
| T16 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | -3 | $116,000 | |
| T16 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -3 | $116,000 | |
| T16 | Paul Stankowski | USA | -3 | $116,000 | |
| T16 | Tiger Woods | USA | -3 | $116,000 | |
| T16 | Tom Byrum | USA | -3 | $116,000 | |
| T16 | Woody Austin | USA | -3 | $116,000 | |
| T22 | Glen Day | USA | -2 | $80,000 | |
| T22 | J.P. Hayes | USA | -2 | $80,000 | |
| T22 | Stewart Cink | USA | -2 | $80,000 | |
| T22 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | -2 | $80,000 | |
| T26 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -1 | $56,800 | |
| T26 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | -1 | $56,800 | |
| T26 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -1 | $56,800 | |
| T26 | Jeff Sluman | USA | -1 | $56,800 | |
| T26 | John Huston | USA | -1 | $56,800 | |
| T26 | Scott Verplank | USA | -1 | $56,800 | |
| T26 | Steve Elkington | Australia | -1 | $56,800 | |
| T33 | Alex Cejka | Germany | E | $39,644 | |
| T33 | Briny Baird | USA | E | $39,644 | |
| T33 | Corey Pavin | USA | E | $39,644 | |
| T33 | Davis Love III | USA | E | $39,644 | |
| T33 | Ian Poulter | England | E | $39,644 | |
| T33 | Jeff Maggert | USA | E | $39,644 | |
| T33 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | E | $39,644 | |
| T33 | Len Mattiace | USA | E | $39,644 | |
| T33 | Robert Allenby | Australia | E | $39,644 | |
| T42 | Brad Faxon | USA | +1 | $24,087 | |
| T42 | Brett Quigley | USA | +1 | $24,087 | |
| T42 | Chad Campbell | USA | +1 | $24,087 | |
| T42 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | +1 | $24,087 | |
| T42 | David Peoples | USA | +1 | $24,087 | |
| T42 | Justin Leonard | USA | +1 | $24,087 | |
| T42 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +1 | $24,087 | |
| T42 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | +1 | $24,087 | |
| T42 | Pat Bates | USA | +1 | $24,087 | |
| T42 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +1 | $24,087 | |
| T42 | Scott Hoch | USA | +1 | $24,087 | |
| T53 | Matt Gogel | USA | +2 | $18,432 | |
| T53 | Scott McCarron | USA | +2 | $18,432 | |
| T53 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +2 | $18,432 | |
| T53 | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | +2 | $18,432 | |
| T53 | Tim Petrovic | USA | +2 | $18,432 | |
| T58 | Billy Mayfair | USA | +3 | $17,360 | |
| T58 | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | +3 | $17,360 | |
| T58 | Heath Slocum | USA | +3 | $17,360 | |
| T58 | Joe Durant | USA | +3 | $17,360 | |
| T58 | John Senden | Australia | +3 | $17,360 | |
| T58 | Justin Rose | England | +3 | $17,360 | |
| T58 | Rod Pampling | Australia | +3 | $17,360 | |
| T58 | Todd Hamilton | USA | +3 | $17,360 | |
| T66 | Arron Oberholser | USA | +4 | $13,455 | $16,240 |
| T66 | Ben Crane | USA | +4 | $13,455 | $16,240 |
| T66 | Craig Stadler | USA | +4 | $13,455 | $16,240 |
| T66 | Loren Roberts | USA | +4 | $13,455 | $16,240 |
| T66 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +4 | $13,455 | $16,240 |
| T66 | Spike McRoy | USA | +4 | $13,455 | $16,240 |
| T72 | Nick Faldo | England | +5 | $15,600 | |
| T72 | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +5 | $15,600 | |
| T74 | Brandt Jobe | USA | +6 | $15,200 | |
| T74 | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +6 | $15,200 | |
| T74 | Joey Sindelar | USA | +6 | $15,200 | |
| T77 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | +7 | $14,800 | |
| T77 | Bob Tway | USA | +7 | $14,800 | |
| 79 | John Daly | USA | +10 | $14,560 | |
| 80 | Peter Jacobsen | USA | +11 | $14,400 | |
| T81 | Greg Norman | Australia | +13 | $14,160 | |
| T81 | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | +13 | $14,160 | |
| 83 | Neal Lancaster | USA | +14 | $13,920 | |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Curtis | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Andrade | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Estes | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brenden Pappas | South Africa | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brent Geiberger | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Davis | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Howell III | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris DiMarco | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Riley | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Smith | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Cliff Kresge | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Barlow | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Perks | New Zealand | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | David Frost | South Africa | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | David Gossett | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | David Toms | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Esteban Toledo | Mexico | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Fred Couples | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Gene Sauers | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Glen Hnatiuk | Canada | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Hal Sutton | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Hank Kuehne | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Frazar | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Williamson | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Brehaut | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Henry | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | J.L. Lewis | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | John Riegger | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | John Rollins | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Byrd | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Kaye | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | José María Olazábal | Spain | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kent Jones | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Kirk Triplett | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Janzen | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke Donald | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Weir | Canada | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Notah Begay III | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Pat Perez | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Sheehan | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Lonard | Australia | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Retief Goosen | South Africa | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Damron | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Gamez | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Skip Kendall | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Leaney | Australia | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Allan | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Flesch | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Lowery | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Stricker | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Clark | South Africa | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Herron | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Fischer | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Lehman | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Armour III | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | -72 | $0 |
The Players Championship winner's share over time
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2004 The Players Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2004 The Players Championship get?
Adam Scott won $1,440,000 from a $8,000,000 purse.
What was the 2004 The Players Championship purse?
$8,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2004 The Players Championship?
The smallest check was $13,920, to Neal Lancaster (83).
How many players made the cut at the 2004 The Players Championship?
83 players made the cut and finished, and 65 players missed it.