2009 Truist Championship prize money
Sean O'Hair won the 2009 Truist Championship on 3 May 2009 and took $1,170,000. Below is every one of the 50 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $12,480 Rich Beem collected for finishing 74.
Every cheque at the 2009 Truist Championship
3 May 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -11 | 277 | $1,170,000 |
| T2 | Bubba Watson | USA | -10 | 278 | $572,000 |
| T2 | Lucas Glover | USA | -10 | 278 | $572,000 |
| 4 | Tiger Woods | USA | -9 | 279 | $312,000 |
| T5 | Ian Poulter | ENG | -8 | 280 | $212,875 |
| T5 | Jason Dufner | USA | -8 | 280 | $212,875 |
| T5 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -8 | 280 | $212,875 |
| T5 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -8 | 280 | $212,875 |
| T5 | Ted Purdy | USA | -8 | 280 | $212,875 |
| T5 | Tim Petrovic | USA | -8 | 280 | $212,875 |
| T11 | Boo Weekley | USA | -7 | 281 | $129,071 |
| T11 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | -7 | 281 | $129,071 |
| T11 | Jim Furyk | USA | -7 | 281 | $129,071 |
| T11 | Martin Kaymer | GER | -7 | 281 | $129,071 |
| T11 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -7 | 281 | $129,071 |
| T11 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | -7 | 281 | $129,071 |
| T11 | Zach Johnson | USA | -7 | 281 | $129,071 |
| T18 | David Toms | USA | -6 | 282 | $87,750 |
| T18 | George McNeill | USA | -6 | 282 | $87,750 |
| T18 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -6 | 282 | $87,750 |
| T22 | Bill Haas | USA | -5 | 283 | $58,593 |
| T22 | Camilo Villegas | COL | -5 | 283 | $58,593 |
| T22 | Davis Love III | USA | -5 | 283 | $58,593 |
| T22 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -5 | 283 | $58,593 |
| T22 | Nick Watney | USA | -5 | 283 | $58,593 |
| T29 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -4 | 284 | $44,200 |
| T29 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -4 | 284 | $44,200 |
| T29 | Ross Fisher | ENG | -4 | 284 | $44,200 |
| T32 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -3 | 285 | $35,967 |
| T32 | John Senden | AUS | -3 | 285 | $35,967 |
| T38 | Brian Davis | ENG | -2 | 286 | $27,300 |
| T38 | Danny Lee | NZL | -2 | 286 | $27,300 |
| T38 | Ken Duke | USA | -2 | 286 | $27,300 |
| T38 | Steve Marino | USA | -2 | 286 | $27,300 |
| T44 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | -1 | 287 | $21,450 |
| T47 | Brendon Todd | USA | 0 | 288 | $16,922 |
| T47 | Martin Laird | SCO | 0 | 288 | $16,922 |
| T47 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 0 | 288 | $16,922 |
| T47 | Will MacKenzie | USA | 0 | 288 | $16,922 |
| T53 | Chris Stroud | USA | 1 | 289 | $14,907 |
| T53 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | 1 | 289 | $14,907 |
| T53 | Steve Wheatcroft | USA | 1 | 289 | $14,907 |
| T62 | Chad Campbell | USA | 3 | 291 | $13,910 |
| T62 | John Rollins | USA | 3 | 291 | $13,910 |
| T65 | Pat Perez | USA | 5 | 293 | $13,520 |
| T65 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | 5 | 293 | $13,520 |
| T68 | Parker McLachlin | USA | 6 | 294 | $13,195 |
| T70 | Bill Lunde | USA | 7 | 295 | $12,870 |
| 73 | Gary Woodland | USA | 8 | 296 | $12,610 |
| 74 | Rich Beem | USA | 14 | 302 | $12,480 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,548,605 between them, against $1,367,965 shared by the other 35 players paid.
The 50 cheques above come to $5,916,570 between them. We hold 100 players for the week in all, so 50 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 Truist Championship years
23 editions, 2003 to 2026
The 2008 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2010 ladder is the one after, won by Rory McIlroy. The Truist 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 Truist Championship?
Sean O'Hair, on 3 May 2009. The win paid $1,170,000.
How much did the 2009 Truist Championship pay out?
The 50 cheques on this page come to $5,916,570 between them, from $1,170,000 at the top down to $12,480.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2009 Truist Championship?
$12,480, which Rich Beem collected for finishing 74.
How many players were paid at the 2009 Truist Championship?
50. We hold 100 players for that week in all, so 50 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.