2009 CJ CUP Byron Nelson prize money
Rory Sabbatini won the 2009 CJ CUP Byron Nelson on 24 May 2009 and took $1,170,000. Below is every one of the 43 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $12,740 Shaun Micheel collected for finishing 72.
Every cheque at the 2009 CJ CUP Byron Nelson
24 May 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | -19 | 261 | $1,170,000 |
| 2 | Brian Davis | ENG | -17 | 263 | $702,000 |
| 3 | D.A. Points | USA | -16 | 264 | $442,000 |
| T4 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -15 | 265 | $286,000 |
| 7 | John Senden | AUS | -12 | 268 | $217,750 |
| T8 | Fred Couples | USA | -11 | 269 | $182,000 |
| T8 | Marc Leishman | AUS | -11 | 269 | $182,000 |
| T13 | Danny Lee | NZL | -9 | 271 | $125,667 |
| T13 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -9 | 271 | $125,667 |
| T16 | George McNeill | USA | -8 | 272 | $91,186 |
| T16 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -8 | 272 | $91,186 |
| T16 | Justin Leonard | USA | -8 | 272 | $91,186 |
| T16 | Mike Weir | CAN | -8 | 272 | $91,186 |
| T16 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -8 | 272 | $91,186 |
| T16 | Steve Marino | USA | -8 | 272 | $91,186 |
| T16 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -8 | 272 | $91,186 |
| T23 | Alex Cejka | GER | -7 | 273 | $48,777 |
| T23 | Bryce Molder | USA | -7 | 273 | $48,777 |
| T23 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -7 | 273 | $48,777 |
| T23 | Charlie Wi | KOR | -7 | 273 | $48,777 |
| T23 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -7 | 273 | $48,777 |
| T23 | Ken Duke | USA | -7 | 273 | $48,777 |
| T23 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -7 | 273 | $48,777 |
| T23 | Ted Purdy | USA | -7 | 273 | $48,777 |
| T23 | Tim Wilkinson | NZL | -7 | 273 | $48,777 |
| T35 | Greg Owen | ENG | -6 | 274 | $32,744 |
| T35 | James Driscoll | USA | -6 | 274 | $32,744 |
| T39 | John Rollins | USA | -5 | 275 | $26,000 |
| T39 | Martin Laird | SCO | -5 | 275 | $26,000 |
| T39 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -5 | 275 | $26,000 |
| T45 | Ben Crane | USA | -4 | 276 | $18,219 |
| T45 | Charles Howell III | USA | -4 | 276 | $18,219 |
| T45 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -4 | 276 | $18,219 |
| T52 | Colt Knost | USA | -3 | 277 | $14,934 |
| T52 | Davis Love III | USA | -3 | 277 | $14,934 |
| T52 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | -3 | 277 | $14,934 |
| T52 | Troy Matteson | USA | -3 | 277 | $14,934 |
| T60 | J.J. Henry | USA | -2 | 278 | $14,040 |
| T60 | Ricky Barnes | USA | -2 | 278 | $14,040 |
| T60 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | -2 | 278 | $14,040 |
| T65 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -1 | 279 | $13,455 |
| T69 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | 0 | 280 | $13,000 |
| 72 | Shaun Micheel | USA | 1 | 281 | $12,740 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,980,200 between them, against $869,375 shared by the other 28 players paid.
The 43 cheques above come to $4,849,575 between them. We hold 85 players for the week in all, so 42 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 CJ CUP Byron Nelson years
28 editions, 1998 to 2026
The 2008 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Adam Scott. The 2010 ladder is the one after, won by Jason Day. The CJ CUP Byron Nelson 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 CJ CUP Byron Nelson?
Rory Sabbatini, on 24 May 2009. The win paid $1,170,000.
How much did the 2009 CJ CUP Byron Nelson pay out?
The 43 cheques on this page come to $4,849,575 between them, from $1,170,000 at the top down to $12,740.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2009 CJ CUP Byron Nelson?
$12,740, which Shaun Micheel collected for finishing 72.
How many players were paid at the 2009 CJ CUP Byron Nelson?
43. We hold 85 players for that week in all, so 42 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.