2009 Charles Schwab Challenge prize money
Steve Stricker won the 2009 Charles Schwab Challenge on 31 May 2009 and took $1,116,000. Below is every one of the 55 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $11,780 Ken Duke collected for finishing 75.
Steve Stricker 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 Charles Schwab Challenge
31 May 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Stricker | USA | -17 | 263 | $1,116,000 |
| 2 | Steve Marino | USA | -17 | 263 | $545,600 |
| 4 | Jason Day | AUS | -16 | 264 | $297,600 |
| 5 | Paul Casey | ENG | -15 | 265 | $248,000 |
| T6 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -14 | 266 | $215,450 |
| 8 | Ian Poulter | ENG | -12 | 268 | $192,200 |
| T9 | Jim Furyk | USA | -11 | 269 | $161,200 |
| T9 | Kevin Na | USA | -11 | 269 | $161,200 |
| T9 | Zach Johnson | USA | -11 | 269 | $161,200 |
| T13 | Charlie Wi | KOR | -10 | 270 | $112,840 |
| T13 | Justin Leonard | USA | -10 | 270 | $112,840 |
| T13 | Luke Donald | ENG | -10 | 270 | $112,840 |
| T13 | Tom Lehman | USA | -10 | 270 | $112,840 |
| T18 | John Senden | AUS | -9 | 271 | $83,700 |
| T18 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -9 | 271 | $83,700 |
| T18 | Ted Purdy | USA | -9 | 271 | $83,700 |
| T22 | Jason Bohn | USA | -8 | 272 | $59,520 |
| T22 | J.J. Henry | USA | -8 | 272 | $59,520 |
| T22 | Mark Wilson | USA | -8 | 272 | $59,520 |
| T22 | Stewart Cink | USA | -8 | 272 | $59,520 |
| T27 | Brian Gay | USA | -7 | 273 | $42,160 |
| T27 | David Toms | USA | -7 | 273 | $42,160 |
| T27 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -7 | 273 | $42,160 |
| T27 | James Driscoll | USA | -7 | 273 | $42,160 |
| T27 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -7 | 273 | $42,160 |
| T34 | Brian Davis | ENG | -6 | 274 | $30,646 |
| T34 | Justin Rose | ENG | -6 | 274 | $30,646 |
| T34 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -6 | 274 | $30,646 |
| T34 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -6 | 274 | $30,646 |
| T34 | Tim Herron | USA | -6 | 274 | $30,646 |
| T41 | Bob Estes | USA | -5 | 275 | $22,940 |
| T41 | George McNeill | USA | -5 | 275 | $22,940 |
| T41 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -5 | 275 | $22,940 |
| T41 | Lucas Glover | USA | -5 | 275 | $22,940 |
| T46 | Ben Crane | USA | -4 | 276 | $16,337 |
| T46 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -4 | 276 | $16,337 |
| T46 | Danny Lee | NZL | -4 | 276 | $16,337 |
| T46 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | -4 | 276 | $16,337 |
| T46 | Michael Bradley | USA | -4 | 276 | $16,337 |
| T54 | Heath Slocum | USA | -3 | 277 | $14,136 |
| T59 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -2 | 278 | $13,516 |
| T59 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -2 | 278 | $13,516 |
| T59 | Greg Owen | ENG | -2 | 278 | $13,516 |
| T59 | Jason Dufner | USA | -2 | 278 | $13,516 |
| T64 | Adam Scott | AUS | -1 | 279 | $12,958 |
| T64 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | -1 | 279 | $12,958 |
| T64 | Mike Weir | CAN | -1 | 279 | $12,958 |
| T68 | Derek Fathauer | USA | 0 | 280 | $12,524 |
| T68 | Richard Johnson | SWE | 0 | 280 | $12,524 |
| T68 | Rod Pampling | AUS | 0 | 280 | $12,524 |
| T71 | Chez Reavie | USA | 1 | 281 | $12,152 |
| T71 | John Rollins | USA | 1 | 281 | $12,152 |
| T71 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | 1 | 281 | $12,152 |
| 74 | John Merrick | USA | 5 | 285 | $11,904 |
| 75 | Ken Duke | USA | 1 | 211 | $11,780 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,717,210 between them, against $1,064,041 shared by the other 40 players paid.
The 55 cheques above come to $4,781,251 between them. We hold 81 players for the week in all, so 26 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 Charles Schwab Challenge years
28 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2008 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Phil Mickelson. The 2010 ladder is the one after, won by Zach Johnson. The Charles Schwab Challenge 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 Charles Schwab Challenge?
Steve Stricker, on 31 May 2009, in a playoff. The win paid $1,116,000.
How much did the 2009 Charles Schwab Challenge pay out?
The 55 cheques on this page come to $4,781,251 between them, from $1,116,000 at the top down to $11,780.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2009 Charles Schwab Challenge?
$11,780, which Ken Duke collected for finishing 75.
How many players were paid at the 2009 Charles Schwab Challenge?
55. We hold 81 players for that week in all, so 26 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.