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.

Date Tournament Location Winner OWGR
points[1]
Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
Notes
Jan 11 Mercedes-Benz Championship Hawaii Geoff Ogilvy (5) 44 5,600,000 1,120,000 Winners-only event
Jan 18 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii Zach Johnson (5) 44 5,400,000 972,000
Jan 25 Bob Hope Classic California Pat Perez (1) 32 5,100,000 918,000 Celebrity pro-am
Feb 1 FBR Open Arizona Kenny Perry (13) 54 6,000,000 1,080,000
Feb 8 Buick Invitational California Nick Watney (2) 44 5,300,000 954,000
Feb 15 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California Dustin Johnson (2) 46 6,100,000 1,098,000 Celebrity pro-am
Feb 22 Northern Trust Open California Phil Mickelson (35) 62 6,300,000 1,134,000
Mar 1 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Arizona Geoff Ogilvy (6) 76 8,500,000 1,400,000 World Golf Championships
Mar 1 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun Mexico Mark Wilson (2) 24 3,600,000 648,000 Alternate event
Mar 8 The Honda Classic Florida Yang Yong-eun (1) 46 5,600,000 1,008,000
Mar 15 WGC-CA Championship Florida Phil Mickelson (36) 78 8,500,000 1,400,000 World Golf Championships
Mar 15 Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico Michael Bradley (3) 24 3,500,000 630,000 Alternate event
Mar 22 Transitions Championship Florida Retief Goosen (7) 46 5,400,000 972,000
Mar 29 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida Tiger Woods (66) 60 6,000,000 1,080,000 Invitational
Apr 5 Shell Houston Open Texas Paul Casey (1) 62 5,700,000 1,026,000
Apr 12 Masters Tournament Georgia Ángel Cabrera (2) 100 7,500,000 1,350,000 Major championship
Apr 19 Verizon Heritage South Carolina Brian Gay (2) 48 5,700,000 1,026,000 Invitational
Apr 26 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana Jerry Kelly (3) 38 6,300,000 1,134,000
May 3 Quail Hollow Championship North Carolina Sean O'Hair (3) 68 6,500,000 1,170,000
May 10 The Players Championship Florida Henrik Stenson (2) 80 9,500,000 1,710,000 Flagship event
May 17 Valero Texas Open Texas Zach Johnson (6) 26 6,100,000 1,098,000
May 24 HP Byron Nelson Championship Texas Rory Sabbatini (5) 44 6,500,000 1,170,000
May 31 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Texas Steve Stricker (5) 58 6,200,000 1,116,000 Invitational
Jun 7 The Memorial Tournament Ohio Tiger Woods (67) 62 6,000,000 1,080,000 Invitational
Jun 14 St. Jude Classic Tennessee Brian Gay (3) 46 5,600,000 1,008,000
Jun 22[N 1] U.S. Open New York Lucas Glover (2) 100 7,500,000 1,350,000 Major championship
Jun 28 Travelers Championship Connecticut Kenny Perry (14) 48 6,000,000 1,080,000
Jul 5 AT&T National Maryland Tiger Woods (68) 50 6,000,000 1,080,000 Invitational
Jul 12 John Deere Classic Illinois Steve Stricker (6) 34 4,300,000 774,000
Jul 19 The Open Championship (British Open) Scotland Stewart Cink (6) 100 6,837,628 1,221,005 Major championship
Jul 19 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee Wisconsin Bo Van Pelt (1) 24 4,000,000 720,000 Alternate event
Jul 26 RBC Canadian Open Ontario Nathan Green (1) 34 5,100,000 918,000
Aug 2 Buick Open Michigan Tiger Woods (69) 36 5,100,000 918,000
Aug 9 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio Tiger Woods (70) 76 8,500,000 1,400,000 World Golf Championships
Aug 9 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open Nevada John Rollins (3) 24 3,000,000 540,000 Alternate event
Aug 16 PGA Championship Minnesota Yang Yong-eun (2) 100 7,500,000 1,350,000 Major championship
Aug 23 Wyndham Championship North Carolina Ryan Moore (1) 32 5,200,000 936,000
Aug 30 The Barclays New Jersey Heath Slocum (3) 70 7,500,000 1,350,000 FedEx Cup Playoffs
Sep 7 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts Steve Stricker (7) 70 7,500,000 1,350,000 FedEx Cup Playoffs
Sep 13 BMW Championship Illinois Tiger Woods (71) 68 7,500,000 1,350,000 FedEx Cup Playoffs
Sep 27 The Tour Championship Georgia Phil Mickelson (37) 56 7,500,000 1,350,000 FedEx Cup Playoffs
Oct 5[N 2] Turning Stone Resort Championship New York Matt Kuchar (2) 30 6,000,000 1,080,000 Fall Series
Oct 18 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada Martin Laird (1) 40 4,200,000 756,000 Fall Series
Oct 25 Frys.com Open Arizona Troy Matteson (2) 28 5,000,000 900,000 Fall Series
Nov 1 Viking Classic Mississippi Tournament cancelled[2] Fall Series
Nov 15 Children's Miracle Network Classic Florida Stephen Ames (4) 24 4,700,000 846,000 Fall Series
  1. 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.
  2. 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.

DateTournamentLocationWinner(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

Money leaders

This shows the money leaders for the 2009 PGA Tour season. These figures do not include FedEx Cup bonus money.

RankPlayerCountryEventsMoney ($)
1Tiger Woods United States1710,508,163
2Steve Stricker United States226,332,636
3Phil Mickelson United States185,332,755
4Zach Johnson United States264,714,813
5Kenny Perry United States244,445,562
6Sean O'Hair United States234,316,493
7Jim Furyk United States233,946,515
8Geoff Ogilvy Australia203,866,270
9Lucas Glover United States263,692,580
10Yang Yong-eun South Korea233,489,516

Source:[4]

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)Tiger Woods United States
PGA Player of the YearTiger Woods United States
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award)Tiger Woods United States
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)Tiger Woods United States
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)Tiger Woods United States
Rookie of the YearMarc Leishman Australia
Comeback Player of the YearNot awarded[5]
FedEx CupTiger Woods United States

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Viking Classic cancelled due to course conditions". Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
  3. "2009 Schedule". PGA Tour.
  4. "Money Leaders – 2009". PGA Tour.
  5. Harig, Bob (November 11, 2009). "No comeback player of year in '09". ESPN.
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