2009 PGA Tour
Appearance
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 designations in the "Status" column are explained in the notes below the table. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event.
- ^ 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.
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 ($) |
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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 | Australia | 20 | 3,866,270 |
9 | Lucas Glover | United States | 26 | 3,692,580 |
10 | Y. E. Yang | South Korea | 23 | 3,489,516 |
There is a full list on the PGA Tour's website here.
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
- ^ No comeback player of year in '09