2009 FedEx St. Jude Championship prize money
Brian Gay won the 2009 FedEx St. Jude Championship on 14 June 2009 and took $1,008,000. Below is every one of the 42 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $10,528 Dicky Pride collected for finishing 76.
Every cheque at the 2009 FedEx St. Jude Championship
14 June 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Gay | USA | -18 | 262 | $1,008,000 |
| T2 | Bryce Molder | USA | -13 | 267 | $492,800 |
| T2 | David Toms | USA | -13 | 267 | $492,800 |
| T4 | John Senden | AUS | -12 | 268 | $231,467 |
| T4 | Paul Goydos | USA | -12 | 268 | $231,467 |
| T4 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -12 | 268 | $231,467 |
| T7 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | -11 | 269 | $180,600 |
| T7 | Jason Dufner | USA | -11 | 269 | $180,600 |
| T10 | Heath Slocum | USA | -9 | 271 | $145,600 |
| T12 | Brendon Todd | USA | -8 | 272 | $123,200 |
| T12 | Kevin Stadler | USA | -8 | 272 | $123,200 |
| T14 | Ben Crane | USA | -7 | 273 | $95,200 |
| T14 | Rich Beem | USA | -7 | 273 | $95,200 |
| T19 | Jason Bohn | USA | -6 | 274 | $70,280 |
| T23 | Bob Estes | USA | -5 | 275 | $48,440 |
| T23 | Jason Day | AUS | -5 | 275 | $48,440 |
| T29 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -4 | 276 | $32,648 |
| T29 | Camilo Villegas | COL | -4 | 276 | $32,648 |
| T29 | Marc Leishman | AUS | -4 | 276 | $32,648 |
| T29 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -4 | 276 | $32,648 |
| T29 | Tag Ridings | USA | -4 | 276 | $32,648 |
| T29 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -4 | 276 | $32,648 |
| T39 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | -3 | 277 | $24,080 |
| T39 | Michael Bradley | USA | -3 | 277 | $24,080 |
| T42 | Bill Lunde | USA | -2 | 278 | $19,600 |
| T42 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -2 | 278 | $19,600 |
| T47 | Chris Stroud | USA | -1 | 279 | $15,792 |
| T47 | Ricky Barnes | USA | -1 | 279 | $15,792 |
| T49 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 0 | 280 | $13,294 |
| T49 | José María Olazábal | ESP | 0 | 280 | $13,294 |
| T49 | Omar Uresti | USA | 0 | 280 | $13,294 |
| T59 | Jason Gore | USA | 1 | 281 | $12,096 |
| T59 | John Daly | USA | 1 | 281 | $12,096 |
| T59 | Peter Lonard | AUS | 1 | 281 | $12,096 |
| T59 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 1 | 281 | $12,096 |
| 66 | J.J. Henry | USA | 2 | 282 | $11,648 |
| T67 | Derek Fathauer | USA | 3 | 283 | $11,480 |
| T69 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | 4 | 284 | $11,144 |
| T69 | Tim Herron | USA | 4 | 284 | $11,144 |
| T73 | Jimmy Walker | USA | 7 | 287 | $10,808 |
| T73 | John Merrick | USA | 7 | 287 | $10,808 |
| 76 | Dicky Pride | USA | 9 | 289 | $10,528 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,750,321 between them, against $529,098 shared by the other 27 players paid.
The 42 cheques above come to $4,279,419 between them. We hold 80 players for the week in all, so 38 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 FedEx St. Jude Championship years
27 editions, 1999 to 2025
The 2008 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Justin Leonard. The 2010 ladder is the one after, won by Lee Westwood. The FedEx St. Jude Championship 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 FedEx St. Jude Championship?
Brian Gay, on 14 June 2009. The win paid $1,008,000.
How much did the 2009 FedEx St. Jude Championship pay out?
The 42 cheques on this page come to $4,279,419 between them, from $1,008,000 at the top down to $10,528.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2009 FedEx St. Jude Championship?
$10,528, which Dicky Pride collected for finishing 76.
How many players were paid at the 2009 FedEx St. Jude Championship?
42. We hold 80 players for that week in all, so 38 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.