Vijay Singh finished -23 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 19th PGA Tour win, and 7% of the $10,905,166 he earned that season.
How the 2004 Buick Open 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 Buick Open 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 | -23 | $720,000 | $810,000 +12% |
| 2 | John Daly | USA | -22 | $264,000 | $486,000 +84% |
| T3 | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | -21 | $261,000 | |
| T3 | Tiger Woods | USA | -21 | $261,000 | |
| 5 | Stewart Cink | USA | -18 | $180,000 | |
| T6 | Jeff Sluman | USA | -17 | $139,000 | $156,375 |
| T6 | Jim Furyk | USA | -17 | $139,000 | $156,375 |
| T8 | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | -16 | $112,000 | $135,000 |
| T8 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -16 | $112,000 | $135,000 |
| T10 | Mark O'Meara | USA | -15 | $117,000 | |
| T10 | Scott Verplank | USA | -15 | $117,000 | |
| T12 | Brenden Pappas | South Africa | -13 | $88,000 | $94,500 |
| T12 | Craig Barlow | USA | -13 | $88,000 | $94,500 |
| T12 | José María Olazábal | Spain | -13 | $88,000 | $94,500 |
| T15 | Billy Andrade | USA | -12 | $76,500 | |
| T15 | Chris DiMarco | USA | -12 | $76,500 | |
| T15 | Kenny Perry | USA | -12 | $76,500 | |
| T18 | Bob Tway | USA | -11 | $56,700 | |
| T18 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | -11 | $56,700 | |
| T18 | Hank Kuehne | USA | -11 | $56,700 | |
| T18 | Jim Carter | USA | -11 | $56,700 | |
| T18 | J.P. Hayes | USA | -11 | $56,700 | |
| T18 | Paul Casey | England | -11 | $56,700 | |
| T24 | Brian Gay | USA | -10 | $30,950 | $36,450 |
| T24 | Glen Day | USA | -10 | $30,950 | $36,450 |
| T24 | Justin Rose | England | -10 | $30,950 | $36,450 |
| T24 | Olin Browne | USA | -10 | $30,950 | $36,450 |
| T24 | Wes Short, Jr. | USA | -10 | $30,950 | $36,450 |
| T24 | Woody Austin | USA | -10 | $30,950 | $36,450 |
| T30 | Bob Burns | USA | -9 | $25,600 | |
| T30 | Brett Quigley | USA | -9 | $25,600 | |
| T30 | Danny Briggs | USA | -9 | $25,600 | |
| T30 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -9 | $25,600 | |
| T30 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -9 | $25,600 | |
| T30 | Paul Azinger | USA | -9 | $25,600 | |
| T30 | Rich Barcelo | USA | -9 | $25,600 | |
| T30 | Scott McCarron | USA | -9 | $25,600 | |
| T30 | Steve Allan | Australia | -9 | $25,600 | |
| T39 | Matt Gogel | USA | -8 | $19,350 | |
| T39 | Patrick Sheehan | USA | -8 | $19,350 | |
| T39 | Tom Byrum | USA | -8 | $19,350 | |
| 42 | Bill Glasson | USA | -7 | $17,550 | |
| T43 | Billy Mayfair | USA | -6 | $13,410 | |
| T43 | David Peoples | USA | -6 | $13,410 | |
| T43 | Jason Dufner | USA | -6 | $13,410 | |
| T43 | Jay Williamson | USA | -6 | $13,410 | |
| T43 | Jeff Brehaut | USA | -6 | $13,410 | |
| T43 | Larry Mize | USA | -6 | $13,410 | |
| T43 | Robert Damron | USA | -6 | $13,410 | |
| T43 | Steve Flesch | USA | -6 | $13,410 | |
| T43 | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | -6 | $13,410 | |
| T52 | Dan Forsman | USA | -5 | $10,552 | |
| T52 | Greg Chalmers | Australia | -5 | $10,552 | |
| T52 | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | -5 | $10,552 | |
| T52 | Pat Bates | USA | -5 | $10,552 | |
| T56 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | -4 | $10,080 | |
| T56 | Dan Olsen | USA | -4 | $10,080 | |
| T56 | Pat Perez | USA | -4 | $10,080 | |
| T56 | Roland Thatcher | USA | -4 | $10,080 | |
| T61 | Lucas Glover | USA | -3 | $8,560 | $9,765 |
| T61 | Steve Stricker | USA | -3 | $8,560 | $9,765 |
| T63 | Bill Haas | USA | -2 | $9,585 | |
| T63 | Joe Ogilvie | USA | -2 | $9,585 | |
| T65 | J.L. Lewis | USA | -1 | $9,405 | |
| T65 | Robert Gamez | USA | -1 | $9,405 | |
| T67 | David Morland IV | Canada | E | $9,180 | |
| T67 | Ken Duke | USA | E | $9,180 | |
| T67 | Mike Grob | USA | E | $9,180 | |
| 70 | Len Mattiace | USA | +1 | $7,960 | $9,000 +13% |
| 71 | Hideto Tanihara | Japan | +3 | $8,910 | |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Aaron Barber | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Arjun Atwal | India | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bart Bryant | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Ackerman | +14 | $0 | ||
| MC | Brad Lardon | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bradley Heaven | +7 | $0 | ||
| MC | Brent Geiberger | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bateman | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Kortan | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Watts | Canada | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Briny Baird | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Paulson | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Casey Wittenberg | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Couch | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Smith | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Cliff Kresge | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Bowden | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Perks | New Zealand | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Ellis | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | David Branshaw | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | David Edwards | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | David Sutherland | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Deane Pappas | South Africa | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Dennis Paulson | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Dicky Pride | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Brigman | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Dudley Hart | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Esteban Toledo | Mexico | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Fulton Allem | South Africa | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Garrett Willis | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Gene Sauers | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Grant Waite | New Zealand | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Kraft | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Guy Boros | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Heath Slocum | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Hirofumi Miyase | Japan | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Bohn | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Delsing | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Roth | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Durant | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | John Cook | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huston | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MDF | John Morgan | England | +284 | $10,080 | |
| MC | John Senden | Australia | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | José Coceres | Argentina | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Ken Green | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Muncrief | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Na | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | K.J. Choi | South Korea | E | $0 | |
| MC | Kris Cox | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Loren Roberts | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Hensby | Australia | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Wilson | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Kuchar | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Seppanen | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Bradley | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Clark II | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Miguel Rivera | -3 | $0 | ||
| MC | Mike Austin | +7 | $0 | ||
| MC | Mike Heinen | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Omar Uresti | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Phil Tataurangi | New Zealand | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Roger Tambellini | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Russ Cochran | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Palmer | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Welborn | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Hend | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Hoch | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Sean Pacetti | -3 | $0 | ||
| MC | Shaun Micheel | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Skip Kendall | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Spike McRoy | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Pate | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Vecellio | +8 | $0 | ||
| MC | Tag Ridings | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Ted Tryba | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Carter | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Armour III | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Tolles | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Trevor Dodds | Namibia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tripp Isenhour | USA | -2 | $0 |
Buick Open winner's share over time
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2004 Buick Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2004 Buick Open get?
Vijay Singh won $810,000 from a $4,500,000 purse.
What was the 2004 Buick Open purse?
$4,500,000.
How much did last place get at the 2004 Buick Open?
The smallest check was $8,910, to Hideto Tanihara (71).
How many players made the cut at the 2004 Buick Open?
70 players made the cut and finished, and 85 players missed it.