2009 U.S. Open prize money
Lucas Glover won the 2009 U.S. Open on 21 June 2009 and took $1,350,000. Below is every one of the 35 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $19,921 Fred Funk collected for finishing 60.
Every cheque at the 2009 U.S. Open
21 June 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Glover | USA | -4 | 276 | $1,350,000$1.4m |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -2 | 278 | $559,830 |
| T2 | Ricky Barnes | USA | -2 | 278 | $559,830 |
| 5 | Ross Fisher | ENG | -1 | 279 | $289,146 |
| T6 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 0 | 280 | $233,350 |
| T6 | Tiger Woods | USA | 0 | 280 | $233,350 |
| 9 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | 1 | 281 | $194,794 |
| T10 | Mike Weir | CAN | 2 | 282 | $154,600 |
| T10 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | 2 | 282 | $154,600 |
| T10 | Ryan Moore | USA | 2 | 282 | $154,600 |
| T10 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | 2 | 282 | $154,600 |
| T16 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 3 | 283 | $122,128 |
| T18 | Bubba Watson | USA | 4 | 284 | $100,308 |
| T18 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | 4 | 284 | $100,308 |
| T18 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 4 | 284 | $100,308 |
| T23 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 5 | 285 | $76,422 |
| T23 | Oliver Wilson | ENG | 5 | 285 | $76,422 |
| T23 | Sean O'Hair | USA | 5 | 285 | $76,422 |
| T23 | Steve Stricker | USA | 5 | 285 | $76,422 |
| T27 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | 6 | 286 | $56,041 |
| T27 | J.B. Holmes | USA | 6 | 286 | $56,041 |
| T27 | Stewart Cink | USA | 6 | 286 | $56,041 |
| T27 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 6 | 286 | $56,041 |
| T33 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 7 | 287 | $47,404 |
| T33 | Jim Furyk | USA | 7 | 287 | $47,404 |
| T36 | Adam Scott | AUS | 8 | 288 | $42,935 |
| T36 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | 8 | 288 | $42,935 |
| T40 | Dustin Johnson | USA | 9 | 289 | $38,492 |
| T47 | Andres Romero | ARG | 12 | 292 | $27,409 |
| T47 | Gary Woodland | USA | 12 | 292 | $27,409 |
| T47 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | 12 | 292 | $27,409 |
| T47 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 12 | 292 | $27,409 |
| T47 | Tom Lehman | USA | 12 | 292 | $27,409 |
| T54 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | 14 | 294 | $22,501 |
| 60 | Fred Funk | USA | 21 | 301 | $19,921 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,461,752 between them, against $928,489 shared by the other twenty players paid.
The 35 cheques above come to $5,390,241 between them. We hold 87 players for the week in all, so 52 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 U.S. Open years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2008 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Tiger Woods. The 2010 ladder is the one after, won by Graeme McDowell. The U.S. Open 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 U.S. Open?
Lucas Glover, on 21 June 2009. The win paid $1,350,000.
How much did the 2009 U.S. Open pay out?
The 35 cheques on this page come to $5,390,241 between them, from $1,350,000 at the top down to $19,921.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2009 U.S. Open?
$19,921, which Fred Funk collected for finishing 60.
How many players were paid at the 2009 U.S. Open?
35. We hold 87 players for that week in all, so 52 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.