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.
| Duration | January 8, 2009 – November 15, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 45[lower-alpha 1] |
| Most wins | 6: Tiger Woods |
| FedEx Cup | Tiger Woods |
| Money winner | Tiger Woods |
| Player of the Year | Tiger Woods |
| Rookie of the Year | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Marc Leishman |
← 2008 2010 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1][2]
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Unofficial events
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 ($) |
Winner(s) | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17 | Tavistock Cup | Florida | 2,500,000 | Team Lake Nona | n/a | Team event |
| Jun 23 | CVS Caremark Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,500,000 |  Nick Price and David Toms |
n/a | Team event |
| Oct 11 | Presidents Cup | California | n/a | Team USA |
n/a | Team event |
| Oct 21 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Bermuda | 1,350,000 | Lucas Glover |
n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 8 | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | 7,000,000 | Phil Mickelson |
66 | World Golf Championship |
| Nov 10 | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | Nevada | 1,000,000 | LPGA Tour | n/a | Team event |
| Nov 11 | Kiwi Challenge | New Zealand | 2,000,000 | Anthony Kim |
n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 29 | Omega Mission Hills World Cup | China | 5,500,000 |  Edoardo Molinari and Francesco Molinari |
n/a | Team event |
| Dec 6 | Chevron World Challenge | California | 5,750,000 | Jim Furyk |
48 | Limited-field event |
| Dec 13 | Shark Shootout | Florida | 3,000,000 | Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker |
n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
       Location of official tournaments of the 2009 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada. 600-point event (Players & Majors) 550-point event (World Golf Championships) 500-point event (Regular events) 250-point event (Alternate events) FedEx Cup playoff event Fall Series event |
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Money leaders
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]
| Position | Player | Events | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 17 | 10,508,163 |
| 2 | Steve Stricker | 22 | 6,332,636 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | 18 | 5,332,755 |
| 4 | Zach Johnson | 26 | 4,714,813 |
| 5 | Kenny Perry | 24 | 4,445,562 |
Awards
Source:[5]
Notes
- A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
- 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
- "2009 Schedule". PGA Tour.
- "2010 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour.
- "Viking Classic cancelled due to course conditions". Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
- "Money Leaders – 2009". PGA Tour.
- Harig, Bob (November 11, 2009). "No comeback player of year in '09". ESPN.
External links
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