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SURFING · 2009-05-20 · TEAHUPOʻO, TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA, FRANCE

Billabong Pro Teahupoo 2009 surfing prize money

The Billabong Pro Teahupoo paid £255,639 to 48 surfers. Bobby Martinez won £30,075. Taj Burrow took £18,045 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£256k
WINNER£30k
SURFERS PAID48
PAYOUT BANDS7

Men's payouts

48 surfers paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each surfer at the Billabong Pro Teahupoo.
PLACE SURFER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Bobby Martinez United States £30,075£30k
Runner-up Taj Burrow Australia £18,045£18k
3rd Aritz Aranburu Spain £10,526£11k
3rd Mick Campbell Australia £10,526£11k
5th Adriano de Souza Brazil £6,767£7k
5th C.J. Hobgood United States £6,767£7k
5th Taylor Knox United States £6,767£7k
5th Tom Whitaker Australia £6,767£7k
9th Andy Irons Hawaii £4,737£5k
9th Damien Hobgood United States £4,737£5k
9th Jay Thompson Australia £4,737£5k
9th Joel Parkinson Australia £4,737£5k
9th Jordy Smith South Africa £4,737£5k
9th Josh Kerr Australia £4,737£5k
9th Kieren Perrow Australia £4,737£5k
9th Mick Fanning Australia £4,737£5k
17th Adrian Buchan Australia £4,060£4k
17th Bede Durbidge Australia £4,060£4k
17th Ben Dunn Australia £4,060£4k
17th Dayyan Neve Australia £4,060£4k
17th Dean Morrison Australia £4,060£4k
17th Dustin Barca Hawaii £4,060£4k
17th Freddy Patacchia Jr. Hawaii £4,060£4k
17th Heiarii Williams Tahiti £4,060£4k
17th Heitor Alves Brazil £4,060£4k
17th Jeremy Flores France £4,060£4k
17th Kai Otton Australia £4,060£4k
17th Kelly Slater United States £4,060£4k
17th Marlon Lipke Germany £4,060£4k
17th Phillip MacDonald Australia £4,060£4k
17th Tim Boal France £4,060£4k
17th Tim Reyes United States £4,060£4k
33rd Bruno Santos Brazil £3,534£4k
33rd Chris Davidson Australia £3,534£4k
33rd Chris Ward United States £3,534£4k
33rd Dane Reynolds United States £3,534£4k
33rd David Weare South Africa £3,534£4k
33rd Drew Courtney Australia £3,534£4k
33rd Greg Emslie South Africa £3,534£4k
33rd Jihad Khodr Brazil £3,534£4k
33rd Kekoa Bacalso Hawaii £3,534£4k
33rd Michel Bourez France £3,534£4k
33rd Mikael Picon France £3,534£4k
33rd Nathaniel Curran United States £3,534£4k
33rd Nic Muscroft Australia £3,534£4k
33rd Patrick Gudauskas United States £3,534£4k
33rd Roy Powers Hawaii £3,534£4k
33rd Tiago Pires Portugal £3,534£4k

How the money splits

Each finishing band, what it paid each surfer, and what it paid in all

Prize money bands at the Billabong Pro Teahupoo.
PLACE SURFERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £30,075£30k £30,075£30k
Runner-up 1 £18,045£18k £18,045£18k
3rd 2 £10,526£11k £21,053£21k
5th 4 £6,767£7k £27,068£27k
9th 8 £4,737£5k £37,895£38k
17th 16 £4,060£4k £64,962£65k
33rd 16 £3,534£4k £56,541£57k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £30k
Runner-up £18k
3rd £21k
5th £27k
9th £38k
17th £65k
33rd £57k

The rest of 2009

Every other surfing edition we hold from 2009

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the Billabong Pro Teahupoo get?

Bobby Martinez took £30,075.

How much did the runner-up get?

Taj Burrow took £18,045, 60% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the Billabong Pro Teahupoo?

£255,639, paid to 48 surfers.

How does it compare with other years?

The Billabong Pro Teahupoo paid £236,541, and the Billabong Pro Teahupoo paid £295,865.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Teahupoo prize money page, and the whole year on surfing prize money in 2009. The edition before was the Billabong Pro Teahupoo. The one after was the Billabong Pro Teahupoo.