2009 PGA Tour

2009 PGA Tour season
Duration	January 8, 2009 – November 15, 2009
Number of official events	45
Most wins	Tiger Woods (6)
FedEx Cup	Tiger Woods
Money list	Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the Year	Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the Year	Tiger Woods
Rookie of the Year	Marc Leishman
	← 2008 2010 →

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.^[1]^[2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner^[b]	OWGR points	Notes
Jan 11	Mercedes-Benz Championship	Hawaii	5,600,000	Geoff Ogilvy (5)	44	Winners-only event
Jan 18	Sony Open in Hawaii	Hawaii	5,400,000	Zach Johnson (5)	44
Jan 25	Bob Hope Classic	California	5,100,000	Pat Perez (1)	32	Pro-Am
Feb 1	FBR Open	Arizona	6,000,000	Kenny Perry (13)	54
Feb 8	Buick Invitational	California	5,300,000	Nick Watney (2)	44
Feb 15	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	6,100,000	Dustin Johnson (2)	46	Pro-Am
Feb 22	Northern Trust Open	California	6,300,000	Phil Mickelson (35)	62
Mar 1	WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship	Arizona	8,500,000	Geoff Ogilvy (6)	76	World Golf Championship
Mar 1	Mayakoba Golf Classic	Mexico	3,600,000	Mark Wilson (2)	24	Alternate event
Mar 8	The Honda Classic	Florida	5,600,000	Yang Yong-eun (1)	46
Mar 15	WGC-CA Championship	Florida	8,500,000	Phil Mickelson (36)	78	World Golf Championship
Mar 15	Puerto Rico Open	Puerto Rico	3,500,000	Michael Bradley (3)	24	Alternate event
Mar 22	Transitions Championship	Florida	5,400,000	Retief Goosen (7)	46
Mar 29	Arnold Palmer Invitational	Florida	6,000,000	Tiger Woods (66)	60	Invitational
Apr 5	Shell Houston Open	Texas	5,700,000	Paul Casey (1)	62
Apr 12	Masters Tournament	Georgia	7,500,000	Ángel Cabrera (2)	100	Major championship
Apr 19	Verizon Heritage	South Carolina	5,700,000	Brian Gay (2)	48	Invitational
Apr 26	Zurich Classic of New Orleans	Louisiana	6,300,000	Jerry Kelly (3)	38
May 3	Quail Hollow Championship	North Carolina	6,500,000	Sean O'Hair (3)	68
May 10	The Players Championship	Florida	9,500,000	Henrik Stenson (2)	80	Flagship event
May 17	Valero Texas Open	Texas	6,100,000	Zach Johnson (6)	26
May 24	HP Byron Nelson Championship	Texas	6,500,000	Rory Sabbatini (5)	44
May 31	Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial	Texas	6,200,000	Steve Stricker (5)	58	Invitational
Jun 7	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	6,000,000	Tiger Woods (67)	62	Invitational
Jun 14	St. Jude Classic	Tennessee	5,600,000	Brian Gay (3)	46
Jun 22	U.S. Open	New York	7,500,000	Lucas Glover (2)	100	Major championship
Jun 28	Travelers Championship	Connecticut	6,000,000	Kenny Perry (14)	48
Jul 5	AT&T National	Maryland	6,000,000	Tiger Woods (68)	50	Invitational
Jul 12	John Deere Classic	Illinois	4,300,000	Steve Stricker (6)	34
Jul 19	The Open Championship	Scotland	£4,200,000	Stewart Cink (6)	100	Major championship
Jul 19	U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee	Wisconsin	4,000,000	Bo Van Pelt (1)	24	Alternate event
Jul 26	RBC Canadian Open	Canada	5,100,000	Nathan Green (1)	34
Aug 2	Buick Open	Michigan	5,100,000	Tiger Woods (69)	36
Aug 9	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	Ohio	8,500,000	Tiger Woods (70)	76	World Golf Championship
Aug 9	Legends Reno–Tahoe Open	Nevada	3,000,000	John Rollins (3)	24	Alternate event
Aug 16	PGA Championship	Minnesota	7,500,000	Yang Yong-eun (2)	100	Major championship
Aug 23	Wyndham Championship	North Carolina	5,200,000	Ryan Moore (1)	32
Aug 30	The Barclays	New Jersey	7,500,000	Heath Slocum (3)	70	FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 7	Deutsche Bank Championship	Massachusetts	7,500,000	Steve Stricker (7)	70	FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 13	BMW Championship	Illinois	7,500,000	Tiger Woods (71)	68	FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 27	The Tour Championship	Georgia	7,500,000	Phil Mickelson (37)	56	FedEx Cup playoff event
Oct 5	Turning Stone Resort Championship	New York	6,000,000	Matt Kuchar (2)	30	Fall Series
Oct 18	Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open	Nevada	4,200,000	Martin Laird (1)	40	Fall Series
Oct 25	Frys.com Open	Arizona	5,000,000	Troy Matteson (2)	28	Fall Series
~~Nov 1~~	Viking Classic	Mississippi	–	Canceled^[3]	–	Fall Series
Nov 15	Children's Miracle Network Classic	Florida	4,700,000	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	Nick Price and David Toms	n/a	Team event
Oct 11	Presidents Cup	California	n/a	Team USA	n/a	Team event
Oct 21	PGA Grand Slam of Golf	Bermuda	1,350,000	Lucas Glover	n/a	Limited-field event
Nov 8	WGC-HSBC Champions	China	7,000,000	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	Anthony Kim	n/a	Limited-field event
Nov 29	Omega Mission Hills World Cup	China	5,500,000	Edoardo Molinari and Francesco Molinari	n/a	Team event
Dec 6	Chevron World Challenge	California	5,750,000	Jim Furyk	48	Limited-field event
Dec 13	Shark Shootout	Florida	3,000,000	Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker	n/a	Team event

Location of tournaments

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Location of official tournaments of the 2009 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada.

600-point event (Players & Majors)

550-point event (World Golf Championships)

500-point event (Regular events)

250-point event (Alternate events)

FedEx Cup playoff event

Fall Series event

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Location of official tournaments of the 2009 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada.

600-point event (Players & Majors)

500-point event (Regular events)

250-point event (Alternate events)

FedEx Cup

Final standings

For full rankings, see 2009 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:^[4]^[5]

Position	Player	Points	Bonus money ($)
1	Tiger Woods	4,000	10,000,000
2	Phil Mickelson	2,920	3,000,000
3	Steve Stricker	2,750	2,000,000
4	Jim Furyk	2,437	1,500,000
5	Sean O'Hair	2,200	1,000,000
6	Zach Johnson	2,072	800,000
7	Pádraig Harrington	2,050	700,000
8	Heath Slocum	1,855	600,000
9	Kenny Perry	1,450	550,000
10	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.^[6]^[7]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Tiger Woods	10,508,163
2	Steve Stricker	6,332,636
3	Phil Mickelson	5,332,755
4	Zach Johnson	4,714,813
5	Kenny Perry	4,445,562
6	Sean O'Hair	4,316,493
7	Jim Furyk	3,946,515
8	Geoff Ogilvy	3,866,270
9	Lucas Glover	3,692,580
10	Yang Yong-eun	3,489,516

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Tiger Woods	^[7]
PGA Player of the Year	Tiger Woods	^[8]
Rookie of the Year	Marc Leishman	^[9]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Tiger Woods	^[8]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Tiger Woods	^[8]

Notes

^ One further tournament was scheduled but was canceled.
^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.

References

^ "2009 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
^ "2010 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^ "Viking Classic cancelled due to course conditions". PGA Tour. November 2, 2009. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
^ "2009 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
^ Dorman, Larry (September 27, 2009). "Mickelson Claims a Trophy; Woods Takes Home the Money". The New York Times. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
^ "2009 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Woods Wins PGA Tour Player Of The Year". Golf Digest. December 17, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2023. ...won the money title for the ninth time in his career with over $10.5 million...
^ ^a ^b ^c Korologos, Tony (October 21, 2009). "Tiger Woods awarded PGA of America player of the year". Hooked on Golf Blog. Retrieved October 27, 2023. He's also won the Vardon Trophy and the Byron Nelson Award for having the lowest scoring average of 68.05.
^ Lynch, Jared (December 19, 2009). "Top class: Leishman claims US PGA's rookie of the year title". The Standard. Victoria, Australia. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] One further tournament was scheduled but was canceled.

[4] The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.

[2] "2009 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[3] "2010 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[5] "Viking Classic cancelled due to course conditions". PGA Tour. November 2, 2009. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2009.

[6] "2009 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[7] Dorman, Larry (September 27, 2009). "Mickelson Claims a Trophy; Woods Takes Home the Money". The New York Times. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[8] "2009 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

[tiger-9] "Woods Wins PGA Tour Player Of The Year". Golf Digest. December 17, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2023. ...won the money title for the ninth time in his career with over $10.5 million...

[tiger2-10] Korologos, Tony (October 21, 2009). "Tiger Woods awarded PGA of America player of the year". Hooked on Golf Blog. Retrieved October 27, 2023. He's also won the Vardon Trophy and the Byron Nelson Award for having the lowest scoring average of 68.05.

[11] Lynch, Jared (December 19, 2009). "Top class: Leishman claims US PGA's rookie of the year title". The Standard. Victoria, Australia. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

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