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	2004 Majors Index
	(August 15, 2004 - Golf Rank Index) Phil Mickelson Wins GRI 2004 Major Championship Player of the Year • Mickelson's Tie for 4th at the PGA Enough to Secure Top Spot • Retief Goosen #2, Vijay Singh #3, Todd Hamilton #4 • Final Standings in PDF Format GRI - Major Championship Index Final 2004 Standings Rank Player Total Points 1 Phil Mickelson 956 2 Retief Goosen 600 3 Vijay Singh 594 4 Todd Hamilton 400 5 Ernie Els 732 6 Chris DiMarco 430 7 K.J. Choi 402 8 Justin Leonard 296 9 Tiger Woods 264 10 Mike Weir 256 File Photo: © GRI Going into the PGA Championship there remained only three players, Retief Goosen, Todd Hamilton and Ernie Els, posed a threat to Phil Mickelson winning GRI's Major Championship Player of the Year. The issue wasn't decided until Ernie Els putt for par on his 72nd hole of the PGA missed its mark. Els needed to win while Mickelson finished no better than a tie for 4th to have a chance at GRI Major Player of the Year. Playing in the fourth from last group, Els was tied with his playing partner Chris DiMarco at 8-under going into the 72nd hole. After Els had made bogey, DiMarco two-putted for par, ending Els hopes of winning. Too bad for Els, as two groups later, Mickelson would miss a par putt of his own on the 72nd hole to fall into a tie for 6th. By the time Els fell out of contention, Mickelson's other challengers for GRI Major Championship Player of the Year had long since fallen away. Retief Goosen could have surpassed Mickelson by winning his second major of the year, but was forced to withdraw prior to the start of the PGA due to an injury sustained in a jet-skiing accident a few weeks ago. Todd Hamilton could have surpassed Mickelson by winning his second major, but a third-round 75 put him out of contention as well. The GRI Major Championship Player of the Year is based on points earned by the top-35 finishers in each of the 4 majors, The Masters, US Open, British Open and PGA. The winners of the 4 majors are automatically placed ahead of all non-winners. Mickelson wins the title with 956 points followed by US Open Champion; Retief Goosen with 600 points, PGA Champion; Vijay Singh with 594 points and British Open Champion; Todd Hamilton with 400 points. #5 Ernie Els earned 732 points for his efforts in the majors this year, enough for 2nd place. However, since Els did not win one of the 4 majors, he was placed 5th behind all 4 of the major champions. Major NOTES: Mickelson and Els were the only players to finish in the top-10 in all 4 of the 2004 majors. Mickelson won the Masters, 2nd at the US Open 3rd at the British and T6 at the PGA. Els finished 2nd at Augusta, T9 at the US Open, 2nd at the British and T4 at the PGA. Chris DiMarco was the only other player to finish in the top-10 in at least 3 majors; T6 Masters, T9 US Open, T63 British, and T2 at the PGA. 5 players finished in a tie for 35th or better in all 4 majors, thus earning GRI ranking points in all 4 events; Mickelson, Singh, Els, K.J. Choi & Tiger Woods. 10 players made the cut in all 4 majors: Mickelson, Singh, Els, Choi, Woods, DiMarco, Steve Flesch, Scott Verplank, Shaun Micheel & Charles Howell III Ernie Els wins the "Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda" award by missing playoffs at the Masters, and PGA by one shot, then losing the British Open playoff by one shot. Todd Hamilton didn't necessarily prove that he's as good as his British Open win would indicate, but he showed that he belongs in the majors with a T40 finish at Augusta and a T37 at the PGA. Shaun Micheel, last years surprise winner at the PGA also proved he's worthy by making the cut in all 4 majors. Ben Curtis, last years Cinderella story, and 2003 British Open champion, didn't fare quite as well, as he finished an impressive 30th at the US Open, but missed the cut in the other 3 majors. Below is a listing of the top-40 players (100 points or more) on the final 2004 Major Championship Index. Golf Rank Index 2004 Major Championship Index Final 2004 Standings Rank Player Masters U.S. Open British Open PGA Total Points Pts. Finish Pts Finish Pts Finish Pts Finish 1 Phil Mickelson 400 1 240 2 200 3 116 T6 956.00 2 Retief Goosen 86 T13 400 1 114 T7 - DNP 600 3 Vijay Singh 108 T6 30 T28 56 T20 400 P1 594 4 Todd Hamilton - 40 - Cut 400 1 - T37 400 5 Ernie Els 240 2 102 T9 240 2 150 T4 732 6 Chris DiMarco 108 T6 102 T9 - T63 220 P2 430 7 K.J. Choi 200 3 12 T31 74 T16 116 T6 402 8 Justin Leonard 2 T35 - Cut 74 T16 220 P2 296 9 Tiger Woods 50 T22 72 T17 106 T9 36 T24 264 10 Mike Weir - Cut 150 T4 106 T9 - Cut 256 11 Davis Love III 108 T6 - Cut 130 T5 - Cut 238 12 Stewart Cink 68 T17 - Cut 86 T14 64 T17 218 13 Robert Allenby - Cut 114 T7 - Cut 102 T9 216 14 Sergio Garcia 150 T4 58 T20 - Cut - Cut 208 15 Stephen Ames - DNP 102 T9 - Cut 102 T9 204 16 Jeff Maggert - Cut 200 3 - DNP - DNP 200 T17 Darren Clarke - Cut - Cut 96 T11 86 T13 182 T17 Steve Flesch 68 T17 114 T7 - T54 - T37 182 19 Jay Haas 68 T17 102 T9 - Cut - T37 170 20 Skip Kendall - DNP 72 T17 96 T11 - 73 168 21 Kirk Triplett 108 T6 58 T20 - DNP - Cut 166 T22 Paul Casey 108 T6 - Cut 56 T20 - Cut 164 T22 Shigeki Maruyama - Cut 150 T4 14 T30 - Cut 164 T22 Nick Price 108 T6 42 T24 14 T30 - DNP 164 25 Lee Westwood - DNP - T36 160 4 - Cut 160 26 Mark Calcavecchia - DNP 58 T20 96 T11 - Cut 154 T27 Bernhard Langer 150 T4 - DNP - DNP - T66 150 T27 Chris Riley - 44 - T48 - Cut 150 T4 150 29 Scott Verplank 28 29 - T40 114 T7 - T62 142 30 David Toms - Cut 58 T20 14 T30 64 T17 136 31 Fredrik Jacobson 68 T17 - Cut - Cut 64 T17 132 32 Thomas Levet - DNP - Cut 130 T5 - Cut 130 33 Fred Funk - Cut 120 6 - DNP - Cut 120 T34 Shaun Micheel 50 T22 30 T28 - T47 36 T24 116 T34 Paul McGinley - DNP - DNP - T57 116 T6 116 36 Stuart Appleby 50 T22 - Cut - T36 64 T17 114 37 Fred Couples 108 T6 - Cut - DNP - DNP 108 T38 Adam Scott - Cut - Cut - T42 102 T9 102 T38 Ben Crane - DNP - DNP - DNP 102 T9 102 40 Brad Faxon 14 T31 - Cut - T60 86 T13 100 Flag Reference: Argentina Australia Austria Canada Columbia Denmark England Fiji France Germany Holland India Ireland N. Ireland Italy Japan S. Korea Mexico N.Zeland Norway Paraguay Scotland S. Africa Spain Sweden Thailand Trinidad U.S.A. Wales Zimbabwe See: 2003 Major Championship Player of the Year - Mike Weir. Criteria for Golf Rank Index - Major Championship Player of the Year The Golf Rank Index (GRI) - Major Championship Player of the Year is determined by totaling GRI ranking points earned in four majors championships. (The Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA) Must Win - To be named Major Championship Player of the Year, a player MUST have at least one win in one of the 4 major championships. Regardless of how many points earned, any player without a win will be placed behind ALL players with a win. The player who wins the most majors in the calendar year is automatically named the GRI-Major Championship Player of the Year. Should 2 players win two majors each, or 4 players win one major each, total GRI ranking points earned for the 4 majors will determine the winner. In the event of a tie, co-winners will be named. Eligibility - All players participating in any of the 4 majors are eligible. They do not need to be a member of any professional golf tour.
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