2009 PGA Tour

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2009 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 2009 (2009-01-08) – November 15, 2009 (2009-11-15)
Number of official events45 [lower-alpha 1]
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (6)
FedEx Cup Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods
Rookie of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 11 Mercedes-Benz Championship Hawaii5,600,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Ogilvy (5)44Winners-only event
Jan 18 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii5,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson (5)44
Jan 25 Bob Hope Classic California5,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Pat Perez (1)32Pro-Am
Feb 1 FBR Open Arizona6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry (13)54
Feb 8 Buick Invitational California5,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Watney (2)44
Feb 15 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California6,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson (2)46Pro-Am
Feb 22 Northern Trust Open California6,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (35)62
Mar 1 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Arizona8,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Ogilvy (6)76 World Golf Championship
Mar 1 Mayakoba Golf Classic Mexico3,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Wilson (2)24Alternate event
Mar 8 The Honda Classic Florida5,600,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Yang Yong-eun (1)46
Mar 15 WGC-CA Championship Florida8,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (36)78 World Golf Championship
Mar 15 Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico3,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Bradley (3)24Alternate event
Mar 22 Transitions Championship Florida5,400,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen (7)46
Mar 29 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (66)60Invitational
Apr 5 Shell Houston Open Texas5,700,000 Flag of England.svg Paul Casey (1)62
Apr 12 Masters Tournament Georgia7,500,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Ángel Cabrera (2)100 Major championship
Apr 19 Verizon Heritage South Carolina5,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gay (2)48Invitational
Apr 26 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana6,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly (3)38
May 3 Quail Hollow Championship North Carolina6,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Sean O'Hair (3)68
May 10 The Players Championship Florida9,500,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Stenson (2)80Flagship event
May 17 Valero Texas Open Texas6,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson (6)26
May 24 HP Byron Nelson Championship Texas6,500,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Rory Sabbatini (5)44
May 31 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Texas6,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker (5)58Invitational
Jun 7 Memorial Tournament Ohio6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (67)62Invitational
Jun 14 St. Jude Classic Tennessee5,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gay (3)46
Jun 22 U.S. Open New York7,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lucas Glover (2)100 Major championship
Jun 28 Travelers Championship Connecticut6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry (14)48
Jul 5 AT&T National Maryland6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (68)50Invitational
Jul 12 John Deere Classic Illinois4,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker (6)34
Jul 19 The Open Championship Scotland£4,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Stewart Cink (6)100 Major championship
Jul 19 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee Wisconsin4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bo Van Pelt (1)24Alternate event
Jul 26 RBC Canadian Open Canada5,100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Green (1)34
Aug 2 Buick Open Michigan5,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (69)36
Aug 9 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio8,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (70)76 World Golf Championship
Aug 9 Legends Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Rollins (3)24Alternate event
Aug 16 PGA Championship Minnesota7,500,000 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Yang Yong-eun (2)100 Major championship
Aug 23 Wyndham Championship North Carolina5,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Moore (1)32
Aug 30 The Barclays New Jersey7,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Heath Slocum (3)70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 7 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts7,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker (7)70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 13 BMW Championship Illinois7,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (71)68 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 27 The Tour Championship Georgia7,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (37)56 FedEx Cup playoff event
Oct 5 Turning Stone Resort Championship New York6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar (2)30 Fall Series
Oct 18 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada4,200,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Laird (1)40 Fall Series
Oct 25 Frys.com Open Arizona5,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Troy Matteson (2)28 Fall Series
Nov 1 Viking Classic MississippiCanceled [3] Fall Series
Nov 15 Children's Miracle Network Classic Florida4,700,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
Winner(s) OWGR
points
Notes
Mar 17 Tavistock Cup Florida2,500,000Team Lake Nonan/aTeam event
Jun 23 CVS Caremark Charity Classic Rhode Island1,500,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price and
Flag of the United States.svg David Toms
n/aTeam event
Oct 11 Presidents Cup Californian/aFlag of the United States.svg Team USAn/aTeam event
Oct 21 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Bermuda1,350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lucas Glover n/aLimited-field event
Nov 8 WGC-HSBC Champions China7,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson 66 World Golf Championship
Nov 10 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Nevada1,000,000 LPGA Tour n/aTeam event
Nov 11 Kiwi Challenge New Zealand2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Kim n/aLimited-field event
Nov 29 Omega Mission Hills World Cup China5,500,000 Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Molinari and
Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari
n/aTeam event
Dec 6 Chevron World Challenge California5,750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk 48Limited-field event
Dec 13 Shark Shootout Florida3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly and
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker
n/aTeam event

Location of tournaments

FedEx Cup

Final standings

For full rankings, see 2009 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

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

PositionPlayerPointsBonus money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods 4,00010,000,000
2 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson 2,9203,000,000
3 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker 2,7502,000,000
4 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk 2,4371,500,000
5 Flag of the United States.svg Sean O'Hair 2,2001,000,000
6 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson 2,072800,000
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington 2,050700,000
8 Flag of the United States.svg Heath Slocum 1,855600,000
9 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry 1,450550,000
10 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Verplank 1,245500,000

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [6] [7]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods 10,508,163
2 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker 6,332,636
3 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson 5,332,755
4 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson 4,714,813
5 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry 4,445,562
6 Flag of the United States.svg Sean O'Hair 4,316,493
7 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk 3,946,515
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Ogilvy 3,866,270
9 Flag of the United States.svg Lucas Glover 3,692,580
10 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Yang Yong-eun 3,489,516

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods [7]
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods [8]
Rookie of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Leishman [9]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods [8]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods [8]

See also

Notes

  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was canceled.
  2. 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.

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