2009 Valspar Championship prize money
Retief Goosen won the 2009 Valspar Championship on 22 March 2009 and took $972,000. Below is every one of the 42 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $10,584 Will MacKenzie collected for finishing 72.
Every cheque at the 2009 Valspar Championship
22 March 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -8 | 276 | $972,000 |
| T2 | Charles Howell III | USA | -7 | 277 | $475,200 |
| T4 | Charlie Wi | KOR | -6 | 278 | $223,200 |
| T4 | Steve Stricker | USA | -6 | 278 | $223,200 |
| T8 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -4 | 280 | $151,200 |
| T8 | Kevin Na | USA | -4 | 280 | $151,200 |
| T8 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | -4 | 280 | $151,200 |
| T8 | Tom Lehman | USA | -4 | 280 | $151,200 |
| T12 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -3 | 281 | $105,840 |
| T12 | Mark Wilson | USA | -3 | 281 | $105,840 |
| T12 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -3 | 281 | $105,840 |
| T12 | Nick Watney | USA | -3 | 281 | $105,840 |
| T12 | Rich Beem | USA | -3 | 281 | $105,840 |
| T17 | Jason Dufner | USA | -2 | 282 | $83,700 |
| T19 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -1 | 283 | $58,725 |
| T19 | Ryan Moore | USA | -1 | 283 | $58,725 |
| T19 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | -1 | 283 | $58,725 |
| T19 | Troy Matteson | USA | -1 | 283 | $58,725 |
| T27 | Bill Lunde | USA | 0 | 284 | $37,530 |
| T27 | D.A. Points | USA | 0 | 284 | $37,530 |
| T33 | David Toms | USA | 1 | 285 | $29,160 |
| T33 | Heath Slocum | USA | 1 | 285 | $29,160 |
| T33 | Richard Johnson | SWE | 1 | 285 | $29,160 |
| T38 | D.J. Trahan | USA | 2 | 286 | $23,760 |
| T38 | Ken Duke | USA | 2 | 286 | $23,760 |
| T46 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | 4 | 288 | $14,688 |
| T46 | Brian Gay | USA | 4 | 288 | $14,688 |
| T46 | J.J. Henry | USA | 4 | 288 | $14,688 |
| T46 | Ryuji Imada | JPN | 4 | 288 | $14,688 |
| T52 | Boo Weekley | USA | 5 | 289 | $12,466 |
| T52 | Cameron Beckman | USA | 5 | 289 | $12,466 |
| T52 | Jim Furyk | USA | 5 | 289 | $12,466 |
| T52 | Spencer Levin | USA | 5 | 289 | $12,466 |
| T59 | Chris Couch | USA | 6 | 290 | $11,826 |
| T59 | Eric Axley | USA | 6 | 290 | $11,826 |
| T59 | Tim Herron | USA | 6 | 290 | $11,826 |
| T63 | Ben Crane | USA | 7 | 291 | $11,340 |
| T63 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | 7 | 291 | $11,340 |
| T63 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | 7 | 291 | $11,340 |
| T68 | Jason Bohn | USA | 8 | 292 | $10,908 |
| 71 | Ryo Ishikawa | JPN | 9 | 293 | $10,692 |
| 72 | Will MacKenzie | USA | 10 | 294 | $10,584 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,170,025 between them, against $596,533 shared by the other 27 players paid.
The 42 cheques above come to $3,766,558 between them. We hold 83 players for the week in all, so 41 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 Valspar Championship years
25 editions, 2000 to 2026
The 2008 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Sean O'Hair. The 2010 ladder is the one after, won by Jim Furyk. The Valspar 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 Valspar Championship?
Retief Goosen, on 22 March 2009. The win paid $972,000.
How much did the 2009 Valspar Championship pay out?
The 42 cheques on this page come to $3,766,558 between them, from $972,000 at the top down to $10,584.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2009 Valspar Championship?
$10,584, which Will MacKenzie collected for finishing 72.
How many players were paid at the 2009 Valspar Championship?
42. We hold 83 players for that week in all, so 41 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.