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[a]
Most winsUnited States Tiger Woods (6)
FedEx CupUnited States Tiger Woods
Money listUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
Rookie of the YearAustralia 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

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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 Australia Geoff Ogilvy (5) 44 Winners-only event
Jan 18 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 5,400,000 United States Zach Johnson (5) 44
Jan 25 Bob Hope Classic California 5,100,000 United States Pat Perez (1) 32 Pro-Am
Feb 1 FBR Open Arizona 6,000,000 United States Kenny Perry (13) 54
Feb 8 Buick Invitational California 5,300,000 United States Nick Watney (2) 44
Feb 15 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 6,100,000 United States Dustin Johnson (2) 46 Pro-Am
Feb 22 Northern Trust Open California 6,300,000 United States Phil Mickelson (35) 62
Mar 1 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Arizona 8,500,000 Australia Geoff Ogilvy (6) 76 World Golf Championship
Mar 1 Mayakoba Golf Classic Mexico 3,600,000 United States Mark Wilson (2) 24 Alternate event
Mar 8 The Honda Classic Florida 5,600,000 South Korea Yang Yong-eun (1) 46
Mar 15 WGC-CA Championship Florida 8,500,000 United States Phil Mickelson (36) 78 World Golf Championship
Mar 15 Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico 3,500,000 United States Michael Bradley (3) 24 Alternate event
Mar 22 Transitions Championship Florida 5,400,000 South Africa Retief Goosen (7) 46
Mar 29 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida 6,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (66) 60 Invitational
Apr 5 Shell Houston Open Texas 5,700,000 England Paul Casey (1) 62
Apr 12 Masters Tournament Georgia 7,500,000 Argentina Ángel Cabrera (2) 100 Major championship
Apr 19 Verizon Heritage South Carolina 5,700,000 United States Brian Gay (2) 48 Invitational
Apr 26 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 6,300,000 United States Jerry Kelly (3) 38
May 3 Quail Hollow Championship North Carolina 6,500,000 United States Sean O'Hair (3) 68
May 10 The Players Championship Florida 9,500,000 Sweden Henrik Stenson (2) 80 Flagship event
May 17 Valero Texas Open Texas 6,100,000 United States Zach Johnson (6) 26
May 24 HP Byron Nelson Championship Texas 6,500,000 South Africa Rory Sabbatini (5) 44
May 31 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Texas 6,200,000 United States Steve Stricker (5) 58 Invitational
Jun 7 Memorial Tournament Ohio 6,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (67) 62 Invitational
Jun 14 St. Jude Classic Tennessee 5,600,000 United States Brian Gay (3) 46
Jun 22 U.S. Open New York 7,500,000 United States Lucas Glover (2) 100 Major championship
Jun 28 Travelers Championship Connecticut 6,000,000 United States Kenny Perry (14) 48
Jul 5 AT&T National Maryland 6,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (68) 50 Invitational
Jul 12 John Deere Classic Illinois 4,300,000 United States Steve Stricker (6) 34
Jul 19 The Open Championship Scotland £4,200,000 United States Stewart Cink (6) 100 Major championship
Jul 19 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee Wisconsin 4,000,000 United States Bo Van Pelt (1) 24 Alternate event
Jul 26 RBC Canadian Open Canada 5,100,000 Australia Nathan Green (1) 34
Aug 2 Buick Open Michigan 5,100,000 United States Tiger Woods (69) 36
Aug 9 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio 8,500,000 United States Tiger Woods (70) 76 World Golf Championship
Aug 9 Legends Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada 3,000,000 United States John Rollins (3) 24 Alternate event
Aug 16 PGA Championship Minnesota 7,500,000 South Korea Yang Yong-eun (2) 100 Major championship
Aug 23 Wyndham Championship North Carolina 5,200,000 United States Ryan Moore (1) 32
Aug 30 The Barclays New Jersey 7,500,000 United States Heath Slocum (3) 70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 7 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts 7,500,000 United States Steve Stricker (7) 70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 13 BMW Championship Illinois 7,500,000 United States Tiger Woods (71) 68 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 27 The Tour Championship Georgia 7,500,000 United States Phil Mickelson (37) 56 FedEx Cup playoff event
Oct 5 Turning Stone Resort Championship New York 6,000,000 United States Matt Kuchar (2) 30 Fall Series
Oct 18 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada 4,200,000 Scotland Martin Laird (1) 40 Fall Series
Oct 25 Frys.com Open Arizona 5,000,000 United States 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 Canada Stephen Ames (4) 24 Fall Series

Unofficial events

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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 Zimbabwe Nick Price and
United States 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 United States Lucas Glover n/a Limited-field event
Nov 8 WGC-HSBC Champions China 7,000,000 United States 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 United States Anthony Kim n/a Limited-field event
Nov 29 Omega Mission Hills World Cup China 5,500,000 Italy Edoardo Molinari and
Italy Francesco Molinari
n/a Team event
Dec 6 Chevron World Challenge California 5,750,000 United States Jim Furyk 48 Limited-field event
Dec 13 Shark Shootout Florida 3,000,000 United States Jerry Kelly and
United States Steve Stricker
n/a Team event

Location of tournaments

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FedEx Cup

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Final standings

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For full rankings, see 2009 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

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

Position Player Points Bonus money ($)
1 United States Tiger Woods 4,000 10,000,000
2 United States Phil Mickelson 2,920 3,000,000
3 United States Steve Stricker 2,750 2,000,000
4 United States Jim Furyk 2,437 1,500,000
5 United States Sean O'Hair 2,200 1,000,000
6 United States Zach Johnson 2,072 800,000
7 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 2,050 700,000
8 United States Heath Slocum 1,855 600,000
9 United States Kenny Perry 1,450 550,000
10 United States Scott Verplank 1,245 500,000

Money list

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

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

Awards

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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ One further 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.

References

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  1. ^ "2009 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "2010 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Viking Classic cancelled due to course conditions". PGA Tour. November 2, 2009. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
  4. ^ "2009 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  5. ^ Dorman, Larry (September 27, 2009). "Mickelson Claims a Trophy; Woods Takes Home the Money". The New York Times. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "2009 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  7. ^ 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...
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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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