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.

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

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   Geoff Ogilvy (5) 44 Winners-only event
Jan 18 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 5,400,000   Zach Johnson (5) 44
Jan 25 Bob Hope Classic California 5,100,000   Pat Perez (1) 32 Pro-Am
Feb 1 FBR Open Arizona 6,000,000   Kenny Perry (13) 54
Feb 8 Buick Invitational California 5,300,000   Nick Watney (2) 44
Feb 15 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 6,100,000   Dustin Johnson (2) 46 Pro-Am
Feb 22 Northern Trust Open California 6,300,000   Phil Mickelson (35) 62
Mar 1 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Arizona 8,500,000   Geoff Ogilvy (6) 76 World Golf Championship
Mar 1 Mayakoba Golf Classic Mexico 3,600,000   Mark Wilson (2) 24 Alternate event
Mar 8 The Honda Classic Florida 5,600,000   Yang Yong-eun (1) 46
Mar 15 WGC-CA Championship Florida 8,500,000   Phil Mickelson (36) 78 World Golf Championship
Mar 15 Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico 3,500,000   Michael Bradley (3) 24 Alternate event
Mar 22 Transitions Championship Florida 5,400,000   Retief Goosen (7) 46
Mar 29 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida 6,000,000   Tiger Woods (66) 60 Invitational
Apr 5 Shell Houston Open Texas 5,700,000   Paul Casey (1) 62
Apr 12 Masters Tournament Georgia 7,500,000   Ángel Cabrera (2) 100 Major championship
Apr 19 Verizon Heritage South Carolina 5,700,000   Brian Gay (2) 48 Invitational
Apr 26 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 6,300,000   Jerry Kelly (3) 38
May 3 Quail Hollow Championship North Carolina 6,500,000   Sean O'Hair (3) 68
May 10 The Players Championship Florida 9,500,000   Henrik Stenson (2) 80 Flagship event
May 17 Valero Texas Open Texas 6,100,000   Zach Johnson (6) 26
May 24 HP Byron Nelson Championship Texas 6,500,000   Rory Sabbatini (5) 44
May 31 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Texas 6,200,000   Steve Stricker (5) 58 Invitational
Jun 7 Memorial Tournament Ohio 6,000,000   Tiger Woods (67) 62 Invitational
Jun 14 St. Jude Classic Tennessee 5,600,000   Brian Gay (3) 46
Jun 22 U.S. Open New York 7,500,000   Lucas Glover (2) 100 Major championship
Jun 28 Travelers Championship Connecticut 6,000,000   Kenny Perry (14) 48
Jul 5 AT&T National Maryland 6,000,000   Tiger Woods (68) 50 Invitational
Jul 12 John Deere Classic Illinois 4,300,000   Steve Stricker (6) 34
Jul 19 The Open Championship Scotland £4,200,000   Stewart Cink (6) 100 Major championship
Jul 19 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee Wisconsin 4,000,000   Bo Van Pelt (1) 24 Alternate event
Jul 26 RBC Canadian Open Canada 5,100,000   Nathan Green (1) 34
Aug 2 Buick Open Michigan 5,100,000   Tiger Woods (69) 36
Aug 9 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio 8,500,000   Tiger Woods (70) 76 World Golf Championship
Aug 9 Legends Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada 3,000,000   John Rollins (3) 24 Alternate event
Aug 16 PGA Championship Minnesota 7,500,000   Yang Yong-eun (2) 100 Major championship
Aug 23 Wyndham Championship North Carolina 5,200,000   Ryan Moore (1) 32
Aug 30 The Barclays New Jersey 7,500,000   Heath Slocum (3) 70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 7 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts 7,500,000   Steve Stricker (7) 70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 13 BMW Championship Illinois 7,500,000   Tiger Woods (71) 68 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 27 The Tour Championship Georgia 7,500,000   Phil Mickelson (37) 56 FedEx Cup playoff event
Oct 5 Turning Stone Resort Championship New York 6,000,000   Matt Kuchar (2) 30 Fall Series
Oct 18 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada 4,200,000   Martin Laird (1) 40 Fall Series
Oct 25 Frys.com Open Arizona 5,000,000   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   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   Nick Price and
  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   Lucas Glover n/a Limited-field event
Nov 8 WGC-HSBC Champions China 7,000,000   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   Anthony Kim n/a Limited-field event
Nov 29 Omega Mission Hills World Cup China 5,500,000   Edoardo Molinari and
  Francesco Molinari
n/a Team event
Dec 6 Chevron World Challenge California 5,750,000   Jim Furyk 48 Limited-field event
Dec 13 Shark Shootout Florida 3,000,000   Jerry Kelly and
  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   Tiger Woods 4,000 10,000,000
2   Phil Mickelson 2,920 3,000,000
3   Steve Stricker 2,750 2,000,000
4   Jim Furyk 2,437 1,500,000
5   Sean O'Hair 2,200 1,000,000
6   Zach Johnson 2,072 800,000
7   Pádraig Harrington 2,050 700,000
8   Heath Slocum 1,855 600,000
9   Kenny Perry 1,450 550,000
10   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   Tiger Woods 10,508,163
2   Steve Stricker 6,332,636
3   Phil Mickelson 5,332,755
4   Zach Johnson 4,714,813
5   Kenny Perry 4,445,562
6   Sean O'Hair 4,316,493
7   Jim Furyk 3,946,515
8   Geoff Ogilvy 3,866,270
9   Lucas Glover 3,692,580
10   Yang Yong-eun 3,489,516

Awards

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