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Sunday 20 June 2004PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Goosen wins U.S. Open
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 June 2004 · Retief Goosen’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,250,000 USD · 104th U.S. Open; final-round scoring average 78.7 with no player under par; the USGA watered some greens during the final round
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/18°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 24 · 4.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/17°C · wind 23 km/h ESE, gusts 31 · 6.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/17°C · wind 34 km/h NW, gusts 45 · 2.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/16°C · wind 34 km/h WNW, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Open
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Phil Mickelson USA · 278Birdied 15 and 16 to take a one-shot lead, then three-putted from five feet for a double bogey at the par-3 17th; Goosen holed a 12-foot birdie at 16 and parred in 2004 U.S. Open (golf) (Wikipedia)
156 started · cut +6, 66 made it
Same week
Men's major
U.S. Open
Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Phil Mickelson
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 June 2004
Yeah, it wasn't any easier than the first time. Obviously this time I knew that I could do it, and I've done it before
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 June 2004
I wasn't letting my guard down, I was just trying to stay focused until we finished this tournament off. I know what happened last time; it's not over till it's over.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 June 2004
Well, after I birdied 16, I had a 1-shot lead, and I thought this was going to be the day.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retief Goosen | 70 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 276 | −4 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 68 · 66 · 73 · 71 | 278 | −2 |
| 3 | Jeff Maggert | 68 · 67 · 74 · 72 | 281 | +1 |
| T4 | Shigeki Maruyama | 66 · 68 · 74 · 76 | 284 | +4 |
| T4 | Mike Weir | 69 · 70 · 71 · 74 | 284 | +4 |
| 6 | Fred Funk | 70 · 66 · 72 · 77 | 285 | +5 |
| T7 | Steve Flesch | 68 · 74 · 70 · 74 | 286 | +6 |
| T7 | Robert Allenby | 70 · 72 · 74 · 70 | 286 | +6 |
| T9 | Chris DiMarco | 71 · 71 · 70 · 75 | 287 | +7 |
| T9 | Ernie Els | 70 · 67 · 70 · 80 | 287 | +7 |
| T9 | Jay Haas | 66 · 74 · 76 · 71 | 287 | +7 |
| T9 | Stephen Ames | 74 · 66 · 73 · 74 | 287 | +7 |
The golfer
born 1969-02-03, Pietersburg (Polokwane), South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1990; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 2; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, US OPEN 2004)).
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