2009 PGA Championship prize money
Y.E. Yang won the 2009 PGA Championship on 16 August 2009 and took $1,350,000. Below is every one of the 50 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $13,300 Chris Wood collected for finishing T76.
Every cheque at the 2009 PGA Championship
16 August 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | -8 | 280 | $1,350,000$1.4m |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | USA | -5 | 283 | $810,000 |
| T3 | Lee Westwood | ENG | -3 | 285 | $435,000 |
| T3 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -3 | 285 | $435,000 |
| 5 | Lucas Glover | USA | -2 | 286 | $300,000 |
| T6 | Ernie Els | RSA | -1 | 287 | $233,125 |
| T6 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | -1 | 287 | $233,125 |
| T6 | Martin Kaymer | GER | -1 | 287 | $233,125 |
| T6 | Søren Kjeldsen | DEN | -1 | 287 | $233,125 |
| T10 | Dustin Johnson | USA | 0 | 288 | $150,633 |
| T10 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | 0 | 288 | $150,633 |
| T10 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | 0 | 288 | $150,633 |
| T10 | John Merrick | USA | 0 | 288 | $150,633 |
| T10 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 0 | 288 | $150,633 |
| T10 | Zach Johnson | USA | 0 | 288 | $150,633 |
| T16 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 1 | 289 | $106,567 |
| T16 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 1 | 289 | $106,567 |
| T19 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 2 | 290 | $81,760 |
| T19 | Oliver Wilson | ENG | 2 | 290 | $81,760 |
| T19 | Ross Fisher | ENG | 2 | 290 | $81,760 |
| T24 | John Rollins | USA | 3 | 291 | $53,113 |
| T24 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 3 | 291 | $53,113 |
| T24 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 3 | 291 | $53,113 |
| T32 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño | ESP | 4 | 292 | $40,388 |
| T36 | Boo Weekley | USA | 5 | 293 | $31,736 |
| T36 | David Toms | USA | 5 | 293 | $31,736 |
| T36 | Fred Couples | USA | 5 | 293 | $31,736 |
| T43 | Ben Crane | USA | 6 | 294 | $21,113 |
| T43 | Chad Campbell | USA | 6 | 294 | $21,113 |
| T43 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | 6 | 294 | $21,113 |
| T43 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | 6 | 294 | $21,113 |
| T43 | Kevin Na | USA | 6 | 294 | $21,113 |
| T43 | Luke Donald | ENG | 6 | 294 | $21,113 |
| T43 | Rich Beem | USA | 6 | 294 | $21,113 |
| T51 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 7 | 295 | $16,260 |
| T51 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 7 | 295 | $16,260 |
| T56 | Charlie Wi | KOR | 8 | 296 | $15,525 |
| T56 | Ryo Ishikawa | JPN | 8 | 296 | $15,525 |
| T60 | Tom Lehman | USA | 9 | 297 | $15,000 |
| T63 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | 10 | 298 | $14,550 |
| T63 | Jim Furyk | USA | 10 | 298 | $14,550 |
| T63 | J.J. Henry | USA | 10 | 298 | $14,550 |
| T67 | Justin Leonard | USA | 11 | 299 | $14,050 |
| T67 | Paul Goydos | USA | 11 | 299 | $14,050 |
| T67 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | 11 | 299 | $14,050 |
| T67 | Stewart Cink | USA | 11 | 299 | $14,050 |
| 73 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 12 | 300 | $13,700 |
| 75 | Sean O'Hair | USA | 14 | 302 | $13,500 |
| T76 | Bob Estes | USA | 15 | 303 | $13,300 |
| T76 | Chris Wood | ENG | 15 | 303 | $13,300 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $5,166,298 between them, against $1,133,360 shared by the other 35 players paid.
The 50 cheques above come to $6,299,658 between them. We hold 89 players for the week in all, so 39 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 PGA Championship years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2008 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Padraig Harrington. The 2010 ladder is the one after, won by Martin Kaymer. The PGA 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 PGA Championship?
Y.E. Yang, on 16 August 2009. The win paid $1,350,000.
How much did the 2009 PGA Championship pay out?
The 50 cheques on this page come to $6,299,658 between them, from $1,350,000 at the top down to $13,300.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2009 PGA Championship?
$13,300, which Chris Wood collected for finishing T76.
How many players were paid at the 2009 PGA Championship?
50. We hold 89 players for that week in all, so 39 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.