2009 Players Championship
The 2009 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held May 7–10 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 36th Players Championship.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 7–10, 2009 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 30.198°N 81.394°W |
| Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,215 yards (6,597 m) |
| Field | 145 players, 83 after cut (71 after second cut) |
| Cut | 144 (Even), 218 (+2) |
| Prize fund | $9.5 million |
| Winner's share | $1.71 million |
| Champion | |
 Henrik Stenson | |
| 276 (−12) | |
| Location Map | |
  TPC Sawgrass Location in the United States  TPC Sawgrass Location in Florida | |
Henrik Stenson shot a bogey-free 66 in the final round to win at 276 (−12), four strokes ahead of Ian Poulter.[1][2] Alex Čejka led by five strokes after the third round,[3] but went out in 42 and finished in a tie for ninth.[4][5] Stenson was the third European to win the title, after Sergio García the previous year and Sandy Lyle in 1987.
Due to 83 players making the halfway cut (top 70 and ties), a second cut was initiated after the third round.
Defending champion Sergio García finished ten strokes back, in a tie for 22nd place.
Venue
This was the 28th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,215 yards (6,597 m).
Course layout
| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | n/a | 423 | 532 | 177 | 384 | 471 | 393 | 442 | 237 | 583 | 3,642 | 424 | 558 | 358 | 181 | 481 | 449 | 523 | 137 | 462 | 3,573 | 7,215 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Field
Brad Adamonis, Michael Allen, Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames, Stuart Appleby, Tommy Armour III, Woody Austin, Eric Axley, Aaron Baddeley, Briny Baird, Cameron Beckman, Matt Bettencourt, Jason Bohn, Michael Bradley, Bart Bryant, Jonathan Byrd, Ángel Cabrera, Chad Campbell, Michael Campbell, Paul Casey, Alex Čejka, K. J. Choi, Daniel Chopra, Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, Fred Couples, Ben Crane, Ben Curtis, Brian Davis, Luke Donald, Jason Dufner, Ken Duke, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Ross Fisher, Steve Flesch, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Sergio García, Brian Gay, Lucas Glover, Mathew Goggin, Retief Goosen, Paul Goydos, Nathan Green, Bill Haas, Todd Hamilton, Pádraig Harrington, Dudley Hart, J. J. Henry, Tim Herron, Charley Hoffman, J. B. Holmes, Charles Howell III, Ryuji Imada, Trevor Immelman, Freddie Jacobson, Thongchai Jaidee, Dustin Johnson, Richard S. Johnson, Zach Johnson, Robert Karlsson, Martin Kaymer, Jerry Kelly, Anthony Kim, Søren Kjeldsen, Jeff Klauk, Greg Kraft, Cliff Kresge, Matt Kuchar, Martin Laird, Justin Leonard, Michael Letzig, Peter Lonard, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Will MacKenzie, Hunter Mahan, John Mallinger, Steve Marino, Troy Matteson, Billy Mayfair, Scott McCarron, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, Parker McLachlin, George McNeill, Rocco Mediate, John Merrick, Phil Mickelson, Ryan Moore, Kevin Na, Sean O'Hair, Nick O'Hern, Joe Ogilvie, Geoff Ogilvy, Jeff Overton, Ryan Palmer, Rod Pampling, Corey Pavin, Pat Perez, Tom Pernice Jr., Kenny Perry, Tim Petrovic, Carl Pettersson, Scott Piercy, Ian Poulter, Brett Quigley, Jeff Quinney, Chez Reavie, John Rollins, Andrés Romero, Justin Rose, Rory Sabbatini, Adam Scott, John Senden, Webb Simpson, Jeev Milkha Singh, Vijay Singh, Heath Slocum, Henrik Stenson, Kevin Streelman, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, Vaughn Taylor, Nicholas Thompson, David Toms, D. J. Trahan, Marc Turnesa, Bo Van Pelt, Scott Verplank, Camilo Villegas, Johnson Wagner, Nick Watney, Bubba Watson, Boo Weekley, D. A. Weibring, Mike Weir, Charlie Wi, Tim Wilkinson, Dean Wilson, Mark Wilson, Tiger Woods, Yang Yong-eun
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Second round
Friday, May 8, 2009
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Čejka |  Germany | 66-67=133 | −11 |
| 2 | Ian Poulter |  England | 67-68=135 | −9 |
| T3 | Ángel Cabrera |  Argentina | 72-65=137 | −7 |
| Jason Dufner |  United States | 67-70=137 | ||
| John Mallinger | United States | 66-71=137 | ||
| Kevin Na | United States | 71-66=137 | ||
| Henrik Stenson | Sweden | 68-69=137 | ||
| David Toms | United States | 67-70=137 | ||
| T9 | Ben Crane | United States | 65-73=138 | −6 |
| Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | 66-72=138 | ||
| Jeff Overton | United States | 71-67=138 | ||
| Tim Petrovic | United States | 68-70=138 |
Third round
Saturday, May 9, 2009
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Čejka | Germany | 66-67-72=205 | −11 |
| T2 | Jonathan Byrd | United States | 67-72-71=210 | −6 |
| Ben Crane | United States | 65-73-72=210 | ||
| Retief Goosen |  South Africa | 67-72-71=210 | ||
| Ian Poulter | England | 67-68-75=210 | ||
| Henrik Stenson | Sweden | 68-69-73=210 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 71-69-70=210 | ||
| T8 | Brian Davis | England | 71-69-71=211 | −5 |
| John Mallinger | United States | 66-71-74=211 | ||
| Kevin Na | United States | 71-66-74=211 |
Final leaderboard
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Alex Čejka held a five-shot lead entering the final round,[3] but quickly faltered with a six-over front nine and slumped to a closing 79. This opened the door for many, and Henrik Stenson pulled clear with a bogey-free 66 for a four-stroke victory.[1][4][5]
| Champion |
| (c) = past champion |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | 68-69-73-66=276 | −12 | 1,710,000 |
| 2 | Ian Poulter | England | 67-68-75-70=280 | −8 | 1,026,000 |
| T3 | John Mallinger | United States | 66-71-74-70=281 | −7 | 551,000 |
| Kevin Na | United States | 71-66-74-70=281 | |||
| T5 | Ben Crane | United States | 65-73-72-72=282 | −6 | 346,750 |
| Brian Davis | England | 71-69-71-71=282 | |||
| Jim Furyk | United States | 68-74-71-69=282 | |||
| 8 | Tiger Woods (c) | United States | 71-69-70-73=283 | −5 | 294,500 |
| T9 | Aaron Baddeley | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 71-71-76-66=284 | −4 | 237,500 |
| Alex Čejka | Germany | 66-67-72-79=284 | |||
| Tim Clark | South Africa | 72-69-74-69=284 | |||
| Vijay Singh |  Fiji | 71-72-74-67=284 | |||
| David Toms | United States | 67-70-77-70=284 |
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Source:[6]
Scorecard
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Stenson | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 |
| Poulter | −6 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 |
| Mallinger | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −7 |
| Na | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −7 | −7 | −7 |
| Crane | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −5 | −6 |
| Davis | −5 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 |
| Furyk | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 |
| Woods | −6 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 |
| Čejka | −10 | −10 | −10 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Eagle | Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey | ||||
Source:[7]
References
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- "Stenson wins Players title with perfect round". CNN. May 11, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- "Cejka gains 5-shot lead over Woods". CNN. May 10, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- "Stenson pulls away at Players; Tiger 8th". ESPN. Associated Press. May 10, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- Shipnuck, Alan (May 18, 2009). "Swede's spot". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- "THE PLAYERS Championship". ESPN. Retrieved August 3, 2018.