2009 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions prize money
Phil Mickelson won the 2009 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions on 8 November 2009 and took $1,200,000. Below is every one of the 25 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $32,750 Sean O'Hair collected for finishing T62.
Every cheque at the 2009 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions
8 November 2009
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -17 | 271 | $1,200,000 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | RSA | -16 | 272 | $675,000 |
| 3 | Ryan Moore | USA | -15 | 273 | $430,000 |
| 5 | Nick Watney | USA | -13 | 275 | $250,000 |
| T6 | Tiger Woods | USA | -12 | 276 | $190,000 |
| T10 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -10 | 278 | $99,571 |
| T10 | Pat Perez | USA | -10 | 278 | $99,571 |
| T10 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -10 | 278 | $99,571 |
| T19 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -8 | 280 | $72,000 |
| T23 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -7 | 281 | $66,000 |
| T23 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -7 | 281 | $66,000 |
| T25 | Brian Gay | USA | -6 | 282 | $61,333 |
| T25 | Camilo Villegas | COL | -6 | 282 | $61,333 |
| T25 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -6 | 282 | $61,333 |
| T33 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | -3 | 285 | $51,000 |
| T40 | Jason Dufner | USA | -1 | 287 | $45,000 |
| T40 | Rod Pampling | AUS | -1 | 287 | $45,000 |
| T45 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | 0 | 288 | $40,333 |
| T45 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 0 | 288 | $40,333 |
| T45 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | 0 | 288 | $40,333 |
| T51 | Stewart Cink | USA | 1 | 289 | $38,000 |
| T54 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 2 | 290 | $36,500 |
| T54 | Martin Laird | SCO | 2 | 290 | $36,500 |
| T57 | Steve Marino | USA | 3 | 291 | $35,000 |
| T62 | Sean O'Hair | USA | 5 | 293 | $32,750 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $3,482,712 between them, against $389,749 shared by the other ten players paid.
The 25 cheques above come to $3,872,461 between them. We hold 41 players for the week in all, so sixteen 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 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions years
eleven editions, 2009 to 2019
The 2010 ladder is the one after, won by Francesco Molinari. The World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions 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 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions?
Phil Mickelson, on 8 November 2009. The win paid $1,200,000.
How much did the 2009 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions pay out?
The 25 cheques on this page come to $3,872,461 between them, from $1,200,000 at the top down to $32,750.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2009 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions?
$32,750, which Sean O'Hair collected for finishing T62.
How many players were paid at the 2009 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions?
25. We hold 41 players for that week in all, so sixteen 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.