2004 U.S. Open (golf)

History of U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills

Course layout

• , par 70 - 1995 U.S. Open
• , par 70 - 1986 U.S. Open
• , - 1896 U.S. Open

Field

• Steve Jones did not play.

• Bruce Lietzke did not play.

• Daly City, California: David Carr, Spencer Levin, Leif Olson, Roger Tambellini
• Littleton, Colorado: John Douma, Steve Gotsche
• Orlando, Florida: Nick Faldo, Tripp Isenhour, Camilo Villegas
• Atlanta, Georgia: Thomas Levet, Scott Weatherly
• Kahuku, Hawaii: Parker McLachlin
• North Barrington, Illinois: Robert Garrigus, Carl Paulson
• Rockville, Maryland: Carlos Franco, Pat Perez, Joey Sindelar, Omar Uresti, Bubba Watson
• St. Louis, Missouri: John Elliott, David Roesch
• Summit, New Jersey: Stephen Allan, Casey Bourque, Craig Bowden, Mark Brooks, Tom Carter, Kris Cox, Brian Gay, Matt Gogel, Dudley Hart, J. P. Hayes, Scott Hend, J. J. Henry, Gabriel Hjertstedt, Pete Jordan, Brad Lardon, Brock Mackenzie, Spike McRoy, David Morland IV, Dennis Paulson, Geoffrey Sisk, Steve Sokol, Kevin Stadler
• Columbus, Ohio: Eric Axley, Aaron Baddeley, Mark Calcavecchia, Alex Čejka, Daniel Chopra, Tim Clark, John Connelly, Bob Estes, David Faught, Dan Forsman, Jeff Gove, Jimmy Green, Bill Haas, Justin Hicks, Brendan Jones, Skip Kendall, Jeff Maggert, Joey Maxon, Joe Ogilvie, Dan Olsen, Payton Osborn, Tom Pernice Jr., Chez Reavie, John Rollins, Rory Sabbatini, John Senden, Chris Smith, Nathan Smith, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, Bo Van Pelt, Johnson Wagner, Duffy Waldorf
• Sunriver, Oregon: Óscar David Álvarez
• Midway, Pennsylvania: Andrew Tschudin
• Richmond, Texas: Charleton Dechert, Tom Kite

Round summaries

First round

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Second round Friday, June 18, 2004 Phil Mickelson surged into the lead, trying to become the sixth to win the first two majors of the year, with a bogey-free 66. He tied for the lead with Shigeki Maruyama, who bogeyed the 18th hole and shot 68. Ernie Els had four consecutive birdies in a round of 67. Jeff Maggert was in solo third at five-under-par with a 67, while Fred Funk and Retief Goosen both shot 66 to tie for fourth. Ángel Cabrera had a crazy day after a 66 to shoot a 71. Corey Pavin, the previous champion at Shinnecock in 1995, tied with Vijay Singh at four strokes back. Tiger Woods shot 69 for 141, tied for 18th. World Number 4 Davis Love III missed the cut, as did David Duval. Jay Haas and amateur Bill Haas were the second father and son to make the cut in the same U.S. Open; it was first accomplished 56 years earlier in 1948 by Joe Kirkwood Sr. and Joe Kirkwood Jr. Place Player Score To par T1 Third round Saturday, June 19, 2004 Retief Goosen battled his way into a two-shot lead on Saturday as Shinnecock Hills presented its stiffest test of the week. He held his nerve in challenging conditions to card a one-under 69 for 205, and was one of only three to break par. Second round leader Phil Mickelson bogeyed the last two holes for a share of second place with two-time champion Ernie Els. Fred Funk and Shigeki Maruyama both had crazy days, finishing poorly for a tie for fourth. Jeff Maggert's 74 dropped him into a tie for sixth with Tim Clark, who had 66, the best of the day; Tiger Woods eagled the 18th for 73 and Vijay Singh stumbled with a 77. Place Player Score To par 1 Final round Sunday, June 20, 2004 Retief Goosen held his nerve and won his second U.S. Open, edging out Phil Mickelson by two shots with a closing 71 on Sunday to finish at four-under 276. Conditions were brutal on the final day when the average final-round score was 78.7 and no one was under par. Mickelson, urged on by raucous New York galleries on a windswept sunny afternoon, completed a matching 71 for his third runner-up spot in the last six U.S. Opens. Goosen led by two going into the final day, but was overtaken by Mickelson in the closing stretch, with back-to-back birdies on 15 and 16. But Mickelson, bidding to become the sixth player to win the first two majors of the year, immediately fell back with a double-bogey at the par-three 17th, three-putting from. In the final pair with compatriot Ernie Els, Goosen restored his two-shot advantage with a birdie putt on 16 and parred the final two holes to seal the title. In a nearly unprecedented action, the USGA watered a few of the greens during play including the 7th green when players were not able to prevent the ball from rolling off. As a result, the leaders faced much easier playing conditions than the rest of the field and the final 5 groups had a scoring average of 75.9, compared to the field's 78.7, including 3 of the 5 lowest rounds of the day. Jeff Maggert finished third at one-over 281, while 2003 Masters champion Mike Weir and Shigeki Maruyama were three shots further back at 284 in a tie for fourth. World number two Els, joint second overnight with Mickelson, produced four double-bogeys on his way to an 80, his worst score in a U.S. Open, and tied for ninth at 287. Top-ranked Tiger Woods, who began nine shots off the lead, battled to a 76 and a share of 17th place. A mix of five bogeys, a double-bogey and a birdie at the last left him at 290 as he narrowly avoided his worst round at a U.S. Open. His career high of 77 came as an amateur in 1996, in the third round at Oakland Hills. Robert Allenby had the low round of the day at even-par 70; three birdies and three bogeys lifted him into a tie for seventh with Steve Flesch at six-over 286; Fred Funk was alone in sixth on 285. Place Player Score To par Money 1 Scorecard Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par