2009 American Express prize money
Pat Perez won the 2009 American Express on 25 January 2009 and took $918,000. Below is every one of the 49 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $9,792 Brendon de Jonge collected for finishing 74.
Every cheque at the 2009 American Express
25 January 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Perez | USA | -33 | 327 | $918,000 |
| 2 | John Merrick | USA | -30 | 330 | $550,800 |
| T3 | Mike Weir | CAN | -28 | 332 | $295,800 |
| T3 | Steve Stricker | USA | -28 | 332 | $295,800 |
| T5 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -27 | 333 | $179,138 |
| T5 | Webb Simpson | USA | -27 | 333 | $179,138 |
| T9 | Chad Campbell | USA | -26 | 334 | $127,500 |
| T9 | John Senden | AUS | -26 | 334 | $127,500 |
| T9 | Richard Johnson | SWE | -26 | 334 | $127,500 |
| T14 | Bill Lunde | USA | -25 | 335 | $86,700 |
| T14 | Chris Stroud | USA | -25 | 335 | $86,700 |
| T14 | D.J. Trahan | USA | -25 | 335 | $86,700 |
| T14 | Rich Beem | USA | -25 | 335 | $86,700 |
| T14 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -25 | 335 | $86,700 |
| T19 | Brian Gay | USA | -24 | 336 | $59,670 |
| T19 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -24 | 336 | $59,670 |
| T19 | Lucas Glover | USA | -24 | 336 | $59,670 |
| T19 | Scott Piercy | USA | -24 | 336 | $59,670 |
| T25 | Bill Haas | USA | -23 | 337 | $36,493 |
| T25 | Bubba Watson | USA | -23 | 337 | $36,493 |
| T25 | Colt Knost | USA | -23 | 337 | $36,493 |
| T25 | David Toms | USA | -23 | 337 | $36,493 |
| T25 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -23 | 337 | $36,493 |
| T25 | Nick Watney | USA | -23 | 337 | $36,493 |
| T25 | Steve Marino | USA | -23 | 337 | $36,493 |
| T34 | Casey Wittenberg | USA | -22 | 338 | $24,671 |
| T34 | Charlie Wi | KOR | -22 | 338 | $24,671 |
| T34 | Jason Dufner | USA | -22 | 338 | $24,671 |
| T34 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | -22 | 338 | $24,671 |
| T34 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -22 | 338 | $24,671 |
| T42 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -21 | 339 | $17,340 |
| T42 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -21 | 339 | $17,340 |
| T42 | Justin Leonard | USA | -21 | 339 | $17,340 |
| T42 | Ken Duke | USA | -21 | 339 | $17,340 |
| T48 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -20 | 340 | $12,818 |
| T54 | Ben Crane | USA | -19 | 341 | $11,679 |
| T54 | Heath Slocum | USA | -19 | 341 | $11,679 |
| T54 | Martin Laird | SCO | -19 | 341 | $11,679 |
| T58 | Alex Cejka | GER | -18 | 342 | $11,373 |
| T58 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | -18 | 342 | $11,373 |
| T60 | Chris Couch | USA | -17 | 343 | $10,965 |
| T60 | Fred Couples | USA | -17 | 343 | $10,965 |
| T60 | Jason Bohn | USA | -17 | 343 | $10,965 |
| T60 | Peter Lonard | AUS | -17 | 343 | $10,965 |
| T66 | Bob Estes | USA | -16 | 344 | $10,455 |
| T66 | Chez Reavie | USA | -16 | 344 | $10,455 |
| T66 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -16 | 344 | $10,455 |
| T66 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -16 | 344 | $10,455 |
| 74 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | -10 | 350 | $9,792 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,294,346 between them, against $793,249 shared by the other 34 players paid.
The 49 cheques above come to $4,087,595 between them. We hold 68 players for the week in all, so nineteen 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 American Express years
28 editions, 1999 to 2026
The 2008 ladder is the edition before this one, won by D.J. Trahan. The 2010 ladder is the one after, won by Bill Haas. The American Express 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 American Express?
Pat Perez, on 25 January 2009. The win paid $918,000.
How much did the 2009 American Express pay out?
The 49 cheques on this page come to $4,087,595 between them, from $918,000 at the top down to $9,792.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2009 American Express?
$9,792, which Brendon de Jonge collected for finishing 74.
How many players were paid at the 2009 American Express?
49. We hold 68 players for that week in all, so nineteen 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.