2009 Puerto Rico Open prize money
Michael Bradley won the 2009 Puerto Rico Open on 15 March 2009 and took $630,000. Below is every one of the 37 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $6,545 Jimmy Walker collected for finishing T76.
Every cheque at the 2009 Puerto Rico Open
15 March 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Bradley | USA | -14 | 274 | $630,000 |
| T2 | Jason Day | AUS | -13 | 275 | $308,000 |
| T4 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -12 | 276 | $154,000 |
| T6 | John Merrick | USA | -10 | 278 | $121,625 |
| T9 | D.A. Points | USA | -8 | 280 | $91,000 |
| T9 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -8 | 280 | $91,000 |
| T13 | Alex Cejka | GER | -7 | 281 | $58,188 |
| T13 | Bryce Molder | USA | -7 | 281 | $58,188 |
| T13 | Chris Smith | USA | -7 | 281 | $58,188 |
| T13 | Derek Lamely | USA | -7 | 281 | $58,188 |
| T13 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -7 | 281 | $58,188 |
| T21 | Charles Howell III | USA | -6 | 282 | $31,150 |
| T21 | Omar Uresti | USA | -6 | 282 | $31,150 |
| T21 | Tommy Gainey | USA | -6 | 282 | $31,150 |
| T31 | Greg Owen | ENG | -5 | 283 | $19,850 |
| T31 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -5 | 283 | $19,850 |
| T31 | Troy Matteson | USA | -5 | 283 | $19,850 |
| T38 | Carlos Franco | PAR | -4 | 284 | $14,700 |
| T38 | Rich Beem | USA | -4 | 284 | $14,700 |
| T38 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -4 | 284 | $14,700 |
| T38 | Ted Purdy | USA | -4 | 284 | $14,700 |
| T44 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -3 | 285 | $9,364 |
| T44 | Eric Axley | USA | -3 | 285 | $9,364 |
| T44 | Jason Gore | USA | -3 | 285 | $9,364 |
| T44 | Kevin Stadler | USA | -3 | 285 | $9,364 |
| T44 | Matt Jones | AUS | -3 | 285 | $9,364 |
| T44 | Ryan Moore | USA | -3 | 285 | $9,364 |
| T44 | Tano Goya | ARG | -3 | 285 | $9,364 |
| T57 | Colt Knost | USA | -2 | 286 | $7,700 |
| T57 | Neal Lancaster | USA | -2 | 286 | $7,700 |
| T64 | Casey Wittenberg | USA | -1 | 287 | $7,385 |
| T66 | Ricky Barnes | USA | 0 | 288 | $7,210 |
| T66 | Tyler Aldridge | USA | 0 | 288 | $7,210 |
| T69 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | 1 | 289 | $6,930 |
| T69 | Derek Fathauer | USA | 1 | 289 | $6,930 |
| T74 | Scott Gutschewski | USA | 2 | 290 | $6,685 |
| T76 | Jimmy Walker | USA | 4 | 292 | $6,545 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $1,799,865 between them, against $228,343 shared by the other 22 players paid.
The 37 cheques above come to $2,028,208 between them. We hold 51 players for the week in all, so fourteen 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 Puerto Rico Open years
seventeen editions, 2008 to 2026
The 2008 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2010 ladder is the one after, won by Derek Lamely. The Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico Open?
Michael Bradley, on 15 March 2009. The win paid $630,000.
How much did the 2009 Puerto Rico Open pay out?
The 37 cheques on this page come to $2,028,208 between them, from $630,000 at the top down to $6,545.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2009 Puerto Rico Open?
$6,545, which Jimmy Walker collected for finishing T76.
How many players were paid at the 2009 Puerto Rico Open?
37. We hold 51 players for that week in all, so fourteen 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.