The 2004 PGA Championship was the 86th PGA Championship, played from August 12 to August 15, 2004 at the Straits Course of the Whistling Straits complex in Haven, Wisconsin (postal address Kohler). It was the first PGA Championship held at Whistling Straits. Vijay Singh earned his third major win in a three hole playoff defeating Justin Leonard and Chris DiMarco. The purse was $6.25 million and Singh took home $1.125 million.
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The 2004 PGA Championship was the 86th PGA Championship, played from August 12 to August 15, 2004 at the Straits Course of the Whistling Straits complex in Haven, Wisconsin (postal address Kohler). It was the first PGA Championship held at Whistling Straits. Vijay Singh earned his third major win in a three hole playoff defeating Justin Leonard and Chris DiMarco. The purse was $6.25 million and Singh took home $1.125 million.
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2004 was the first year that Whistling Straits hosted a PGA Championship or any Grand Slam event. The Straits Course will hold the PGA Championship in 2010 and 2015, along with the 2020 Ryder Cup. The course also hosted the 2007 U.S. Senior Open, won by Brad Bryant.
39 players broke par Thursday, led by Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke, who birdied the first four holes and finished at 7-under-par 65. It was the lowest score under par in the first round of a major since Chris DiMarco had a 7-under 65 at the 2001 Masters. He was one stroke...
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