2009 RBC Heritage prize money
Brian Gay won the 2009 RBC Heritage on 19 April 2009 and took $1,026,000. Below is every one of the 51 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $10,488 Robert Garrigus collected for finishing 78.
Every cheque at the 2009 RBC Heritage
19 April 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Gay | USA | -20 | 264 | $1,026,000 |
| T2 | Luke Donald | ENG | -10 | 274 | $501,600 |
| T6 | José María Olazábal | ESP | -8 | 276 | $198,075 |
| T6 | Tim Wilkinson | NZL | -8 | 276 | $198,075 |
| T8 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -7 | 277 | $165,300 |
| T8 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -7 | 277 | $165,300 |
| T11 | Paul Casey | ENG | -6 | 278 | $136,800 |
| T13 | Alex Cejka | GER | -5 | 279 | $94,763 |
| T13 | Bob Estes | USA | -5 | 279 | $94,763 |
| T13 | Boo Weekley | USA | -5 | 279 | $94,763 |
| T13 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -5 | 279 | $94,763 |
| T13 | Spencer Levin | USA | -5 | 279 | $94,763 |
| T13 | Steve Marino | USA | -5 | 279 | $94,763 |
| T21 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | -4 | 280 | $59,280 |
| T21 | Davis Love III | USA | -4 | 280 | $59,280 |
| T21 | Tom Lehman | USA | -4 | 280 | $59,280 |
| T26 | Ben Crane | USA | -3 | 281 | $43,035 |
| T26 | Jason Dufner | USA | -3 | 281 | $43,035 |
| T26 | Ken Duke | USA | -3 | 281 | $43,035 |
| T26 | Lucas Glover | USA | -3 | 281 | $43,035 |
| T30 | Chris Couch | USA | -2 | 282 | $33,874 |
| T30 | Scott Piercy | USA | -2 | 282 | $33,874 |
| T30 | Ted Purdy | USA | -2 | 282 | $33,874 |
| T30 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | -2 | 282 | $33,874 |
| T30 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -2 | 282 | $33,874 |
| T37 | Bill Lunde | USA | -1 | 283 | $22,230 |
| T37 | Camilo Villegas | COL | -1 | 283 | $22,230 |
| T37 | Charles Howell III | USA | -1 | 283 | $22,230 |
| T37 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | -1 | 283 | $22,230 |
| T37 | George McNeill | USA | -1 | 283 | $22,230 |
| T37 | Greg Owen | ENG | -1 | 283 | $22,230 |
| T37 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | -1 | 283 | $22,230 |
| T37 | Zach Johnson | USA | -1 | 283 | $22,230 |
| T48 | Ernie Els | RSA | 0 | 284 | $14,036 |
| T48 | Justin Leonard | USA | 0 | 284 | $14,036 |
| T48 | Matt Kuchar | USA | 0 | 284 | $14,036 |
| T48 | Peter Lonard | AUS | 0 | 284 | $14,036 |
| T56 | Mark Wilson | USA | 1 | 285 | $12,939 |
| T58 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | 2 | 286 | $12,597 |
| T58 | Shaun Micheel | USA | 2 | 286 | $12,597 |
| T58 | Tommy Gainey | USA | 2 | 286 | $12,597 |
| T62 | Charlie Wi | KOR | 3 | 287 | $12,198 |
| T62 | Colt Knost | USA | 3 | 287 | $12,198 |
| T62 | Stewart Cink | USA | 3 | 287 | $12,198 |
| T65 | Heath Slocum | USA | 4 | 288 | $11,799 |
| T65 | Rod Pampling | AUS | 4 | 288 | $11,799 |
| T69 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | 5 | 289 | $11,400 |
| T69 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | 5 | 289 | $11,400 |
| 75 | Charley Hoffman | USA | 7 | 291 | $10,830 |
| 77 | Will MacKenzie | USA | 10 | 294 | $10,602 |
| 78 | Robert Garrigus | USA | 12 | 296 | $10,488 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,078,288 between them, against $800,416 shared by the other 36 players paid.
The 51 cheques above come to $3,878,704 between them. We hold 82 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 RBC Heritage years
29 editions, 1997 to 2026
The 2008 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Boo Weekley. The 2010 ladder is the one after, won by Jim Furyk. The RBC Heritage 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 RBC Heritage?
Brian Gay, on 19 April 2009. The win paid $1,026,000.
How much did the 2009 RBC Heritage pay out?
The 51 cheques on this page come to $3,878,704 between them, from $1,026,000 at the top down to $10,488.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2009 RBC Heritage?
$10,488, which Robert Garrigus collected for finishing 78.
How many players were paid at the 2009 RBC Heritage?
51. We hold 82 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.