2009 PGA Tour
The 2009 PGA Tour season ran from January 8 to November 15. The season consisted of 46 official money events, one of which was canceled. This included four major championships and three World Golf Championships, which are also sanctioned by the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists the main season events for 2009. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event.
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- The tournament was scheduled to end on June 21, but the final round was pushed back to the following day due to heavy rains during the tournament.
- The scheduled 72 holes ended on October 4 as planned, but the playoff between Matt Kuchar and Vaughn Taylor was suspended due to darkness after two holes, and resumed the following day.
Unofficial events
The following events did not carry official money.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner(s) | OWGR points | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17 | Tavistock Cup | Florida | Team Lake Nona | n/a | 2,500,000 | Two 10-player teams | |
| Jun 23 | CVS Caremark Charity Classic | Rhode Island |  Nick Price & David Toms |
n/a | 1,500,000 | 150,000 each |
10 two-player teams |
| Oct 11 | Presidents Cup | California | U.S. Team |
n/a | Two 12-man teams | ||
| Oct 21 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Bermuda | Lucas Glover |
n/a | 1,350,000 | 600,000 | Four-player field |
| Oct 26 | ADT Skills Challenge | Florida | Brandt Snedeker & Boo Weekley |
n/a | 800,000 | 157,000 | |
| Nov 8 | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | Phil Mickelson |
66 | 7,000,000 | 1,200,000 | World Golf Championships |
| Nov 10 | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | Nevada | LPGA Tour team | n/a | 1,000,000 | 166,666 | Three three-player teams |
| Nov 11 | Kiwi Challenge | New Zealand | Anthony Kim |
n/a | 2,000,000 | 1,000,000 | Four-player field |
| Nov 29 | Omega Mission Hills World Cup | China |  Edoardo Molinari& Francesco Molinari |
n/a | 5,500,000 | 1,700,000 | 28 two-man teams |
| Dec 6 | Chevron World Challenge | California | Jim Furyk |
48 | 5,750,000 | 1,350,000 | 18-player field |
| Dec 7 | PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament | Florida | Troy Merritt |
n/a | 1,057,500 | 50,000 | |
| Dec 13 | The Shark Shootout | Florida | Jerry Kelly & Steve Stricker |
n/a | 3,000,000 | 375,000 | 12 two-player teams |
Source:[3]
Location of tournaments
       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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Money leaders
This shows the money leaders for the 2009 PGA Tour season. These figures do not include FedEx Cup bonus money.
| Rank | Player | Country | Events | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 17 | 10,508,163 |
| 2 | Steve Stricker | United States | 22 | 6,332,636 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | United States | 18 | 5,332,755 |
| 4 | Zach Johnson | United States | 26 | 4,714,813 |
| 5 | Kenny Perry | United States | 24 | 4,445,562 |
| 6 | Sean O'Hair | United States | 23 | 4,316,493 |
| 7 | Jim Furyk | United States | 23 | 3,946,515 |
| 8 | Geoff Ogilvy | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 20 | 3,866,270 |
| 9 | Lucas Glover | United States | 26 | 3,692,580 |
| 10 | Yang Yong-eun | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea | 23 | 3,489,516 |
Source:[4]
Awards
References
- Each tournament is allocated a certain number of Official World Golf Rankings points for its champion, and points for lower finishes are based on a sliding scale. The major championships and the Players Championship have fixed allocations, but the points of the other tournaments depend on the strength of the field so they are not available in advance.
- "Viking Classic cancelled due to course conditions". Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
- "2009 Schedule". PGA Tour.
- "Money Leaders – 2009". PGA Tour.
- Harig, Bob (November 11, 2009). "No comeback player of year in '09". ESPN.
External links
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