2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money
Tiger Woods won the 2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational on 29 March 2009 and took $1,080,000. Below is every one of the 53 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $11,940 Oliver Wilson collected for finishing T70.
Every cheque at the 2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational
29 March 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -5 | 275 | $1,080,000 |
| 2 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -4 | 276 | $648,000 |
| 3 | Zach Johnson | USA | -2 | 278 | $408,000 |
| T4 | John Senden | AUS | -1 | 279 | $236,250 |
| T4 | Nick Watney | USA | -1 | 279 | $236,250 |
| T4 | Pat Perez | USA | -1 | 279 | $236,250 |
| T8 | Daniel Chopra | SWE | 0 | 280 | $174,000 |
| T8 | Jason Gore | USA | 0 | 280 | $174,000 |
| T11 | Ben Crane | USA | 1 | 281 | $123,000 |
| T11 | Kevin Na | USA | 1 | 281 | $123,000 |
| T11 | Lucas Glover | USA | 1 | 281 | $123,000 |
| T11 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 1 | 281 | $123,000 |
| T11 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 1 | 281 | $123,000 |
| T11 | Webb Simpson | USA | 1 | 281 | $123,000 |
| T17 | Bob Estes | USA | 2 | 282 | $84,000 |
| T17 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | 2 | 282 | $84,000 |
| T17 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | 2 | 282 | $84,000 |
| T17 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | 2 | 282 | $84,000 |
| T22 | Chad Campbell | USA | 3 | 283 | $57,600 |
| T22 | Charles Howell III | USA | 3 | 283 | $57,600 |
| T22 | George McNeill | USA | 3 | 283 | $57,600 |
| T22 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 3 | 283 | $57,600 |
| T27 | Mark Wilson | USA | 4 | 284 | $44,400 |
| T30 | Johnson Wagner | USA | 5 | 285 | $36,450 |
| T30 | Justin Rose | ENG | 5 | 285 | $36,450 |
| T30 | Stewart Cink | USA | 5 | 285 | $36,450 |
| T30 | Tim Herron | USA | 5 | 285 | $36,450 |
| T36 | Paul Goydos | USA | 6 | 286 | $28,875 |
| T36 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 6 | 286 | $28,875 |
| T36 | Steve Marino | USA | 6 | 286 | $28,875 |
| T40 | Brian Gay | USA | 7 | 287 | $21,600 |
| T40 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | 7 | 287 | $21,600 |
| T40 | Heath Slocum | USA | 7 | 287 | $21,600 |
| T40 | J.B. Holmes | USA | 7 | 287 | $21,600 |
| T40 | J.J. Henry | USA | 7 | 287 | $21,600 |
| T40 | Mike Weir | CAN | 7 | 287 | $21,600 |
| T40 | Tom Lehman | USA | 7 | 287 | $21,600 |
| T40 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | 7 | 287 | $21,600 |
| T48 | David Toms | USA | 8 | 288 | $15,480 |
| T52 | D.A. Points | USA | 9 | 289 | $13,851 |
| T52 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 9 | 289 | $13,851 |
| T52 | Peter Lonard | AUS | 9 | 289 | $13,851 |
| T52 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 9 | 289 | $13,851 |
| T59 | Bill Haas | USA | 10 | 290 | $13,080 |
| T59 | Bill Lunde | USA | 10 | 290 | $13,080 |
| T59 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 10 | 290 | $13,080 |
| T64 | Boo Weekley | USA | 12 | 292 | $12,660 |
| T64 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | 12 | 292 | $12,660 |
| T66 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | 13 | 293 | $12,300 |
| T66 | Kevin Streelman | USA | 13 | 293 | $12,300 |
| T66 | Richard Johnson | SWE | 13 | 293 | $12,300 |
| T70 | Brian Davis | ENG | 15 | 295 | $11,940 |
| T70 | Oliver Wilson | ENG | 15 | 295 | $11,940 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,014,750 between them, against $1,128,249 shared by the other 38 players paid.
The 53 cheques above come to $5,142,999 between them. We hold 83 players for the week in all, so 30 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other Arnold Palmer Invitational years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2008 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Tiger Woods. The 2010 ladder is the one after, won by Ernie Els. The Arnold Palmer Invitational roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2009 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2009 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2009 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Henrik Stenson.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
Tiger Woods, on 29 March 2009. The win paid $1,080,000.
How much did the 2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational pay out?
The 53 cheques on this page come to $5,142,999 between them, from $1,080,000 at the top down to $11,940.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
$11,940, which Oliver Wilson collected for finishing T70.
How many players were paid at the 2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
53. We hold 83 players for that week in all, so 30 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players by what they have won across their careers. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.