Phil Mickelson, 33, won his first major championship with a birdie on the final hole to win by one stroke over runner-up Ernie Els.

Tommy Aaron, Charles Coody, Fred Couples (14,16,17), Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize, Jack Nicklaus, José María Olazábal (10), Mark O'Meara (10), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Vijay Singh (10,12,14,15,16,17), Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Mike Weir (10,11,14,15,16,17), Tiger Woods (2,3,4,10,12,14,15,16,17), Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller Retief Goosen (10,14,16,17) Ben Curtis (12,16,17), Ernie Els (10,11,14,16,17), Paul Lawrie (10) Rich Beem (10,16), Shaun Micheel (13,14,16,17), David Toms (10,11,14,16,17) Davis Love III (10,12,14,15,16,17), Craig Perks, Adam Scott (15,16,17) Nick Flanagan (a), Casey Wittenberg (a) Gary Wolstenholme (a) Brandt Snedeker (a) Nathan Smith (a) Jonathan Byrd, Ángel Cabrera, K. J. Choi (14,16,17), Tim Clark (13), Jeff Maggert, Len Mattiace, Phil Mickelson (14,16,17), Scott Verplank (14,16,17) Freddie Jacobson (16,17), Stephen Leaney (16,17), Kenny Perry (14,16,17), Nick Price (14,16,17), Justin Rose Thomas Bjørn (16,17) Chad Campbell (14,15,16,17), Alex Čejka (16,17) Robert Allenby (16,17), Stuart Appleby (15,16,17), Briny Baird, Stewart Cink (17), Chris DiMarco (16,17), Bob Estes (16), Brad Faxon (16,17), Steve Flesch (17), Fred Funk (16,17), Jay Haas (16,17), Tim Herron (16), Charles Howell III (16,17), Jonathan Kaye (15,16,17), Jerry Kelly (16,17), Justin Leonard (16,17), J. L. Lewis, Shigeki Maruyama (16,17), Rocco Mediate (16,17), Tim Petrovic, Chris Riley (16,17), John Rollins, Jeff Sluman, Kirk Triplett (17), Bob Tway (16,17) John Daly Michael Campbell, Paul Casey (17), Darren Clarke (17), Sergio García (17), Pádraig Harrington (17), Toshimitsu Izawa, Peter Lonard (17), Colin Montgomerie (17), Ian Poulter (17), Phillip Price, Eduardo Romero Brian Davis, Todd Hamilton, Trevor Immelman, Craig Parry Zhang Lianwei Thursday, April 8, 2004 Friday, April 9, 2004 23-year-old Englishman Justin Rose posted a five-under 67 to lead after the first round.

Americans Chris DiMarco and Jay Haas shot 69 (−3) and two-time U.S. Open champion Ernie Els was among a group tied for fourth with 70 (−2).

Play was suspended for roughly two hours due to rain, so 18 players completed their opening round on Friday morning.

Mickelson, trying to remove the best player never to win a major championship label, moved into a share of fourth with a 69, alongside K. J. Choi.

Saturday, April 10, 2004 Mickelson moved from fourth to a share of the 54-hole lead with a three-under 69, while the top three golfers after round two collapsed.

Sunday, April 11, 2004 In one of the most exciting back nines in Masters history, Mickelson dueled Els to claim his first major championship.

At the par-3 16th, Mickelson put his tee shot 20 feet (6 m) above the pin and holed the dramatic putt to tie for the lead.

Sergio García shot the round of the tournament with a 66 (−6) to tie for fourth with two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer.