2009 TOUR Championship prize money
Phil Mickelson won the 2009 TOUR Championship on 27 September 2009 and took $1,350,000. Below is every one of the 28 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $120,000 Kevin Na collected for finishing 30.
Every cheque at the 2009 TOUR Championship
27 September 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -9 | 271 | $1,350,000$1.4m |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | USA | -6 | 274 | $810,000 |
| 3 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -5 | 275 | $517,500 |
| T4 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -4 | 276 | $330,000 |
| 6 | Steve Stricker | USA | -3 | 277 | $270,000 |
| T7 | Jim Furyk | USA | -2 | 278 | $247,500 |
| T7 | Steve Marino | USA | -2 | 278 | $247,500 |
| 9 | Ernie Els | RSA | -1 | 279 | $225,000 |
| T10 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 0 | 280 | $202,500 |
| T10 | John Senden | AUS | 0 | 280 | $202,500 |
| T10 | Lucas Glover | USA | 0 | 280 | $202,500 |
| T13 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | 1 | 281 | $174,000 |
| T13 | David Toms | USA | 1 | 281 | $174,000 |
| T13 | Nick Watney | USA | 1 | 281 | $174,000 |
| T16 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | 2 | 282 | $156,000 |
| T16 | Zach Johnson | USA | 2 | 282 | $156,000 |
| 18 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | 3 | 283 | $150,000 |
| T19 | Heath Slocum | USA | 4 | 284 | $144,000 |
| T19 | Jason Dufner | USA | 4 | 284 | $144,000 |
| T19 | Stewart Cink | USA | 4 | 284 | $144,000 |
| 23 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 6 | 286 | $135,000 |
| 24 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 7 | 287 | $132,000 |
| T25 | Luke Donald | ENG | 8 | 288 | $127,500 |
| T25 | Mike Weir | CAN | 8 | 288 | $127,500 |
| 27 | Dustin Johnson | USA | 9 | 289 | $124,500 |
| T28 | Brian Gay | USA | 12 | 292 | $122,250 |
| T28 | Marc Leishman | AUS | 12 | 292 | $122,250 |
| 30 | Kevin Na | USA | 13 | 293 | $120,000 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $5,283,000 between them, against $1,749,000 shared by the other thirteen players paid.
The 28 cheques above come to $7,032,000 between them. We hold 28 players for the week in all, so no 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 TOUR Championship years
22 editions, 2004 to 2025
The 2008 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Camilo Villegas. The 2010 ladder is the one after, won by Jim Furyk. The TOUR 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 TOUR Championship?
Phil Mickelson, on 27 September 2009. The win paid $1,350,000.
How much did the 2009 TOUR Championship pay out?
The 28 cheques on this page come to $7,032,000 between them, from $1,350,000 at the top down to $120,000.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2009 TOUR Championship?
$120,000, which Kevin Na collected for finishing 30.
How many players were paid at the 2009 TOUR Championship?
28. We hold 28 players for that week in all, so no 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.