2009 B.C. Open prize money
Matt Kuchar won the 2009 B.C. Open on 4 October 2009 and took $1,080,000. Below is every one of the 50 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $11,400 Jason Gore collected for finishing 75.
Matt Kuchar won it in a playoff, so the card shows the same 72-hole total at the top of the ladder twice.
Every cheque at the 2009 B.C. Open
4 October 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -17 | 271 | $1,080,000 |
| 2 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -17 | 271 | $648,000 |
| T3 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -16 | 272 | $348,000 |
| T5 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -15 | 273 | $228,000 |
| T5 | John Senden | AUS | -15 | 273 | $228,000 |
| T7 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -14 | 274 | $174,600 |
| T7 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -14 | 274 | $174,600 |
| T7 | Webb Simpson | USA | -14 | 274 | $174,600 |
| T12 | Peter Lonard | AUS | -13 | 275 | $126,000 |
| T12 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -13 | 275 | $126,000 |
| T12 | Scott Piercy | USA | -13 | 275 | $126,000 |
| T15 | Davis Love III | USA | -12 | 276 | $102,000 |
| T15 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | -12 | 276 | $102,000 |
| T15 | Justin Rose | ENG | -12 | 276 | $102,000 |
| T18 | Charles Howell III | USA | -11 | 277 | $78,240 |
| T18 | D.A. Points | USA | -11 | 277 | $78,240 |
| T18 | Scott Gutschewski | USA | -11 | 277 | $78,240 |
| T23 | D.J. Trahan | USA | -10 | 278 | $51,900 |
| T23 | Jason Bohn | USA | -10 | 278 | $51,900 |
| T23 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -10 | 278 | $51,900 |
| T23 | Kevin Stadler | USA | -10 | 278 | $51,900 |
| T23 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -10 | 278 | $51,900 |
| T29 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | -9 | 279 | $38,150 |
| T29 | Colt Knost | USA | -9 | 279 | $38,150 |
| T29 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -9 | 279 | $38,150 |
| T29 | Martin Laird | SCO | -9 | 279 | $38,150 |
| T35 | Adam Scott | AUS | -8 | 280 | $28,329 |
| T35 | Ben Crane | USA | -8 | 280 | $28,329 |
| T35 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -8 | 280 | $28,329 |
| T35 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | -8 | 280 | $28,329 |
| T35 | Will MacKenzie | USA | -8 | 280 | $28,329 |
| T42 | Arjun Atwal | IND | -7 | 281 | $21,000 |
| T42 | Bill Haas | USA | -7 | 281 | $21,000 |
| T42 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -7 | 281 | $21,000 |
| T42 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -7 | 281 | $21,000 |
| T42 | Matt Jones | AUS | -7 | 281 | $21,000 |
| T47 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | -6 | 282 | $15,225 |
| T47 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -6 | 282 | $15,225 |
| T47 | Chris Stroud | USA | -6 | 282 | $15,225 |
| T47 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -6 | 282 | $15,225 |
| T47 | Mark Wilson | USA | -6 | 282 | $15,225 |
| T47 | Richard Johnson | SWE | -6 | 282 | $15,225 |
| T47 | Troy Matteson | USA | -6 | 282 | $15,225 |
| T55 | Ken Duke | USA | -5 | 283 | $13,620 |
| T59 | Alex Cejka | GER | -4 | 284 | $13,080 |
| T59 | Casey Wittenberg | USA | -4 | 284 | $13,080 |
| T59 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -4 | 284 | $13,080 |
| T59 | Ted Purdy | USA | -4 | 284 | $13,080 |
| T64 | Andres Romero | ARG | -3 | 285 | $12,480 |
| 75 | Jason Gore | USA | 4 | 292 | $11,400 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,818,040 between them, against $1,011,620 shared by the other 35 players paid.
The 50 cheques above come to $4,829,660 between them. We hold 71 players for the week in all, so 21 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 B.C. Open years
eight editions, 2002 to 2010
The 2008 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Dustin Johnson. The 2010 ladder is the one after, won by Bill Lunde. The B.C. Open 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 B.C. Open?
Matt Kuchar, on 4 October 2009, in a playoff. The win paid $1,080,000.
How much did the 2009 B.C. Open pay out?
The 50 cheques on this page come to $4,829,660 between them, from $1,080,000 at the top down to $11,400.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2009 B.C. Open?
$11,400, which Jason Gore collected for finishing 75.
How many players were paid at the 2009 B.C. Open?
50. We hold 71 players for that week in all, so 21 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.