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

^ 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]

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	Australia	20	3,866,270
9	Lucas Glover	United States	26	3,692,580
10	Yang Yong-eun	South Korea	23	3,489,516

Source:^[4]

Awards

Award	Winner	Country
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Tiger Woods	United States
PGA Player of the Year	Tiger 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 Year	Marc Leishman	Australia
Comeback Player of the Year	Not awarded^[5]
FedEx Cup	Tiger Woods	United States

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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "2009 Schedule". PGA Tour.
^ "Money Leaders – 2009". PGA Tour.
^ Harig, Bob (November 11, 2009). "No comeback player of year in '09". ESPN.

External links

2009 PGA Tour at ESPN

[USOpen-2] 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.

[TurningStone-3] 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.

[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.

[4] "Viking Classic cancelled due to course conditions". Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] "2009 Schedule". PGA Tour.

[6] "Money Leaders – 2009". PGA Tour.

[7] Harig, Bob (November 11, 2009). "No comeback player of year in '09". ESPN.

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