2009 Memorial Tournament prize money
Tiger Woods won the 2009 Memorial Tournament on 7 June 2009 and took $1,080,000. Below is every one of the 53 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $11,340 Erik Compton collected for finishing T76.
Every cheque at the 2009 Memorial Tournament
7 June 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -12 | 276 | $1,080,000 |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | USA | -11 | 277 | $648,000 |
| T3 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -8 | 280 | $348,000 |
| T3 | Mark Wilson | USA | -8 | 280 | $348,000 |
| T5 | Davis Love III | USA | -6 | 282 | $219,000 |
| T5 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -6 | 282 | $219,000 |
| T8 | Ernie Els | RSA | -5 | 283 | $180,000 |
| T8 | Stewart Cink | USA | -5 | 283 | $180,000 |
| T10 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -4 | 284 | $150,000 |
| T10 | Mike Weir | CAN | -4 | 284 | $150,000 |
| T10 | Will MacKenzie | USA | -4 | 284 | $150,000 |
| 13 | K.J. Choi | KOR | -3 | 285 | $126,000 |
| T14 | Daniel Chopra | SWE | -2 | 286 | $90,133 |
| T14 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -2 | 286 | $90,133 |
| T14 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -2 | 286 | $90,133 |
| T14 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -2 | 286 | $90,133 |
| T14 | Luke Donald | ENG | -2 | 286 | $90,133 |
| T14 | Nick Watney | USA | -2 | 286 | $90,133 |
| T14 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | -2 | 286 | $90,133 |
| T23 | Alex Cejka | GER | -1 | 287 | $55,200 |
| T23 | Bubba Watson | USA | -1 | 287 | $55,200 |
| T23 | Steve Marino | USA | -1 | 287 | $55,200 |
| T27 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | 0 | 288 | $40,800 |
| T27 | Jason Day | AUS | 0 | 288 | $40,800 |
| T27 | Rod Pampling | AUS | 0 | 288 | $40,800 |
| T27 | Steve Stricker | USA | 0 | 288 | $40,800 |
| T34 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 1 | 289 | $33,150 |
| T34 | Kevin Na | USA | 1 | 289 | $33,150 |
| T36 | José María Olazábal | ESP | 2 | 290 | $28,260 |
| T36 | Ted Purdy | USA | 2 | 290 | $28,260 |
| T36 | Troy Matteson | USA | 2 | 290 | $28,260 |
| T41 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 3 | 291 | $22,800 |
| T41 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | 3 | 291 | $22,800 |
| T45 | Johnson Wagner | USA | 4 | 292 | $18,600 |
| T45 | Lucas Glover | USA | 4 | 292 | $18,600 |
| T45 | Tom Lehman | USA | 4 | 292 | $18,600 |
| T48 | Charley Hoffman | USA | 5 | 293 | $15,264 |
| T48 | D.J. Trahan | USA | 5 | 293 | $15,264 |
| T48 | Webb Simpson | USA | 5 | 293 | $15,264 |
| T53 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 6 | 294 | $13,890 |
| T53 | John Senden | AUS | 6 | 294 | $13,890 |
| T53 | Martin Kaymer | GER | 6 | 294 | $13,890 |
| T58 | Marc Leishman | AUS | 7 | 295 | $13,320 |
| T58 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | 7 | 295 | $13,320 |
| T58 | Zach Johnson | USA | 7 | 295 | $13,320 |
| T63 | Chez Reavie | USA | 8 | 296 | $12,660 |
| T63 | George McNeill | USA | 8 | 296 | $12,660 |
| T63 | Paul Casey | ENG | 8 | 296 | $12,660 |
| T63 | Tim Herron | USA | 8 | 296 | $12,660 |
| T69 | Bill Haas | USA | 11 | 299 | $12,120 |
| T72 | D.A. Points | USA | 12 | 300 | $11,820 |
| T72 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 12 | 300 | $11,820 |
| T76 | Erik Compton | USA | 14 | 302 | $11,340 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,068,399 between them, against $1,166,974 shared by the other 38 players paid.
The 53 cheques above come to $5,235,373 between them. We hold 84 players for the week in all, so 31 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 Memorial Tournament years
30 editions, 1997 to 2026
The 2008 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2010 ladder is the one after, won by Justin Rose. The Memorial Tournament 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 Memorial Tournament?
Tiger Woods, on 7 June 2009. The win paid $1,080,000.
How much did the 2009 Memorial Tournament pay out?
The 53 cheques on this page come to $5,235,373 between them, from $1,080,000 at the top down to $11,340.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2009 Memorial Tournament?
$11,340, which Erik Compton collected for finishing T76.
How many players were paid at the 2009 Memorial Tournament?
53. We hold 84 players for that week in all, so 31 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.