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2009 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2009 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 45 |
| most_wins | USA Tiger Woods (6) |
| honor1 | FedEx Cup |
| honoree1 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor2 | Money list |
| honoree2 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor3 | PGA Tour Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor4 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree4 | USA Tiger Woods |
| honor5 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree5 | AUS Marc Leishman |
| prevseason | [2008](2008-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [2010](2010-pga-tour) |
The 2009 PGA Tour was the 94th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 41st season since separating from the PGA of America, and the third edition of the FedEx Cup.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| Jan 11 | Mercedes-Benz Championship | Hawaii | 5,600,000 | AUS Geoff Ogilvy (5) | 44 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 18 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 5,400,000 | USA Zach Johnson (5) | 44 | |
| Jan 25 | Bob Hope Classic | California | 5,100,000 | USA Pat Perez (1) | 32 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 1 | FBR Open | Arizona | 6,000,000 | USA Kenny Perry (13) | 54 | |
| Feb 8 | Buick Invitational | California | 5,300,000 | USA Nick Watney (2) | 44 | |
| Feb 15 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 6,100,000 | USA Dustin Johnson (2) | 46 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 22 | Northern Trust Open | California | 6,300,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (35) | 62 | |
| Mar 1 | [WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship](2009-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) | Arizona | 8,500,000 | AUS Geoff Ogilvy (6) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Mar 1 | Mayakoba Golf Classic | Mexico | 3,600,000 | USA Mark Wilson (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Mar 8 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 5,600,000 | KOR Yang Yong-eun (1) | 46 | |
| Mar 15 | [WGC-CA Championship](2009-wgc-ca-championship) | Florida | 8,500,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (36) | 78 | World Golf Championship |
| Mar 15 | Puerto Rico Open | Puerto Rico | 3,500,000 | USA Michael Bradley (3) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Mar 22 | Transitions Championship | Florida | 5,400,000 | ZAF Retief Goosen (7) | 46 | |
| Mar 29 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | Florida | 6,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (66) | 60 | Invitational |
| Apr 5 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 5,700,000 | ENG Paul Casey (1) | 62 | |
| Apr 12 | **[Masters Tournament](2009-masters-tournament)** | Georgia | 7,500,000 | ARG **Ángel Cabrera** (2) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 19 | Verizon Heritage | South Carolina | 5,700,000 | USA Brian Gay (2) | 48 | Invitational |
| Apr 26 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 6,300,000 | USA Jerry Kelly (3) | 38 | |
| May 3 | Quail Hollow Championship | North Carolina | 6,500,000 | USA Sean O'Hair (3) | 68 | |
| May 10 | [The Players Championship](2009-players-championship) | Florida | 9,500,000 | SWE Henrik Stenson (2) | 80 | Flagship event |
| May 17 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 6,100,000 | USA Zach Johnson (6) | 26 | |
| May 24 | HP Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | 6,500,000 | ZAF Rory Sabbatini (5) | 44 | |
| May 31 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | Texas | 6,200,000 | USA Steve Stricker (5) | 58 | Invitational |
| Jun 7 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 6,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (67) | 62 | Invitational |
| Jun 14 | St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 5,600,000 | USA Brian Gay (3) | 46 | |
| Jun 22 | **[U.S. Open](2009-u-s-open-golf)** | New York | 7,500,000 | USA **Lucas Glover** (2) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 28 | Travelers Championship | Connecticut | 6,000,000 | USA Kenny Perry (14) | 48 | |
| Jul 5 | AT&T National | Maryland | 6,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods (68) | 50 | Invitational |
| Jul 12 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 4,300,000 | USA Steve Stricker (6) | 34 | |
| Jul 19 | **[The Open Championship](2009-open-championship)** | Scotland | £4,200,000 | USA **Stewart Cink** (6) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 19 | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 4,000,000 | USA Bo Van Pelt (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Jul 26 | RBC Canadian Open | Canada | 5,100,000 | AUS Nathan Green (1) | 34 | |
| Aug 2 | Buick Open | Michigan | 5,100,000 | USA Tiger Woods (69) | 36 | |
| Aug 9 | [WGC-Bridgestone Invitational](2009-wgc-bridgestone-invitational) | Ohio | 8,500,000 | USA Tiger Woods (70) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Aug 9 | Legends Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | USA John Rollins (3) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Aug 16 | **[PGA Championship](2009-pga-championship)** | Minnesota | 7,500,000 | KOR **Yang Yong-eun** (2) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 23 | Wyndham Championship | North Carolina | 5,200,000 | USA Ryan Moore (1) | 32 | |
| Aug 30 | The Barclays | New Jersey | 7,500,000 | USA Heath Slocum (3) | 70 | [FedEx Cup playoff event](2009-fedex-cup-playoffs) |
| Sep 7 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | 7,500,000 | USA Steve Stricker (7) | 70 | [FedEx Cup playoff event](2009-fedex-cup-playoffs) |
| Sep 13 | BMW Championship | Illinois | 7,500,000 | USA Tiger Woods (71) | 68 | [FedEx Cup playoff event](2009-fedex-cup-playoffs) |
| Sep 27 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | 7,500,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (37) | 56 | [FedEx Cup playoff event](2009-fedex-cup-playoffs) |
| Oct 5 | Turning Stone Resort Championship | New York | 6,000,000 | USA Matt Kuchar (2) | 30 | Fall Series |
| Oct 18 | Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Nevada | 4,200,000 | SCO Martin Laird (1) | 40 | Fall Series |
| Oct 25 | Frys.com Open | Arizona | 5,000,000 | USA Troy Matteson (2) | 28 | Fall Series |
| Nov 1 | Viking Classic | Mississippi | – | *Canceled* | – | Fall Series |
| Nov 15 | Children's Miracle Network Classic | Florida | 4,700,000 | CAN Stephen Ames (4) | 24 | Fall Series |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry FedEx Cup points or official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ($) | Winner(s) | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| Mar 17 | Tavistock Cup | Florida | 2,500,000 | Team Lake Nona | n/a | Team event |
| Jun 23 | CVS Caremark Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,500,000 | ZIM Nick Price and | ||
| USA David Toms | n/a | Team event | ||||
| Oct 11 | [Presidents Cup](2009-presidents-cup) | California | n/a | USA Team USA | n/a | Team event |
| Oct 21 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Bermuda | 1,350,000 | USA Lucas Glover | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 8 | [WGC-HSBC Champions](2009-wgc-hsbc-champions) | China | 7,000,000 | USA Phil Mickelson | 66 | World Golf Championship |
| Nov 10 | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | Nevada | 1,000,000 | LPGA Tour | n/a | Team event |
| Nov 11 | Kiwi Challenge | New Zealand | 2,000,000 | USA Anthony Kim | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 29 | [Omega Mission Hills World Cup](2009-world-cup-men-s-golf) | China | 5,500,000 | ITA Edoardo Molinari and | ||
| ITA Francesco Molinari | n/a | Team event | ||||
| Dec 6 | Chevron World Challenge | California | 5,750,000 | USA Jim Furyk | 48 | Limited-field event |
| Dec 13 | Shark Shootout | Florida | 3,000,000 | USA Jerry Kelly and | ||
| USA Steve Stricker | n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
FedEx Cup
Final standings
For full rankings, see 2009 FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:
| Position | Player | Points | Bonus money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Tiger Woods | 4,000 | 10,000,000 |
| 2 | USA Phil Mickelson | 2,920 | 3,000,000 |
| 3 | USA Steve Stricker | 2,750 | 2,000,000 |
| 4 | USA Jim Furyk | 2,437 | 1,500,000 |
| 5 | USA Sean O'Hair | 2,200 | 1,000,000 |
| 6 | USA Zach Johnson | 2,072 | 800,000 |
| 7 | IRL Pádraig Harrington | 2,050 | 700,000 |
| 8 | USA Heath Slocum | 1,855 | 600,000 |
| 9 | USA Kenny Perry | 1,450 | 550,000 |
| 10 | USA Scott Verplank | 1,245 | 500,000 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Tiger Woods | 10,508,163 |
| 2 | USA Steve Stricker | 6,332,636 |
| 3 | USA Phil Mickelson | 5,332,755 |
| 4 | USA Zach Johnson | 4,714,813 |
| 5 | USA Kenny Perry | 4,445,562 |
| 6 | USA Sean O'Hair | 4,316,493 |
| 7 | USA Jim Furyk | 3,946,515 |
| 8 | AUS Geoff Ogilvy | 3,866,270 |
| 9 | USA Lucas Glover | 3,692,580 |
| 10 | KOR Yang Yong-eun | 3,489,516 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | USA Tiger Woods | ||||||||
| PGA Player of the Year | USA Tiger Woods | url=https://www.hookedongolfblog.com/2009/10/21/twpgapoy09 | title=Tiger Woods awarded PGA of America player of the year | work=Hooked on Golf Blog | first=Tony | last=Korologos | date=21 October 2009 | access-date=27 October 2023 | quote=He's also won the Vardon Trophy and the Byron Nelson Award for having the lowest scoring average of 68.05.}} |
| Rookie of the Year | AUS Marc Leishman | ||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | USA Tiger Woods | ||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | USA Tiger Woods |
Notes
References
References
- "2009 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "2010 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- (2 November 2009). "Viking Classic cancelled due to course conditions". PGA Tour.
- "2009 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour.
- Dorman, Larry. (27 September 2009). "Mickelson Claims a Trophy; Woods Takes Home the Money". The New York Times.
- "2009 Official money". PGA Tour.
- (17 December 2009). "Woods Wins PGA Tour Player Of The Year".
- Korologos, Tony. (21 October 2009). "Tiger Woods awarded PGA of America player of the year". Hooked on Golf Blog.
- Lynch, Jared. (19 December 2009). "Top class: Leishman claims US PGA's rookie of the year title". The Standard.
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