Nick Watney finished -11 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 2nd PGA Tour win, and 30% of the $3,221,421 he earned that season.
How the 2009 Buick Invitational purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 59% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2009 Buick Invitational prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | Country | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Watney | USA | -11 | $936,000 | $954,000 +2% |
| 2 | John Rollins | USA | -10 | $561,600 | $572,400 +2% |
| T3 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | -9 | $301,600 | $307,400 |
| T3 | Lucas Glover | USA | -9 | $301,600 | $307,400 |
| 5 | Matt Jones | Australia | -7 | $208,000 | $212,000 +2% |
| 6 | Mathew Goggin | Australia | -6 | $180,700 | $190,800 +6% |
| T7 | Ben Crane | USA | -5 | $159,662 | |
| T7 | Bubba Watson | USA | -5 | $159,662 | |
| T7 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -5 | $159,662 | |
| T7 | Luke Donald | England | -5 | $159,662 | |
| T11 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | -4 | $124,800 | $108,650 |
| T11 | Bill Haas | USA | -4 | $124,800 | $108,650 |
| T11 | Charles Warren | USA | -4 | $124,800 | $108,650 |
| T11 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -4 | $124,800 | $108,650 |
| T11 | Jeff Klauk | USA | -4 | $124,800 | $108,650 |
| T11 | J.J. Henry | USA | -4 | $124,800 | $108,650 |
| T17 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | -3 | $82,150 | |
| T17 | Paul Goydos | USA | -3 | $82,150 | |
| T19 | Dean Wilson | USA | -2 | $65,260 | $64,236 |
| T19 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -2 | $65,260 | $64,236 |
| T19 | Harrison Frazar | USA | -2 | $65,260 | $64,236 |
| T19 | Ryuji Imada | Japan | -2 | $65,260 | $64,236 |
| T19 | Webb Simpson | USA | -2 | $65,260 | $64,236 |
| T24 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | -1 | $48,760 | |
| T24 | Scott Sterling | USA | -1 | $48,760 | |
| T26 | Jason Dufner | USA | E | $36,069 | |
| T26 | J.B. Holmes | USA | E | $36,069 | |
| T26 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | E | $36,069 | |
| T26 | Marc Leishman | Australia | E | $36,069 | |
| T26 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | E | $36,069 | |
| T26 | Robert Garrigus | USA | E | $36,069 | |
| T26 | Tag Ridings | USA | E | $36,069 | |
| T26 | Ted Purdy | USA | E | $36,069 | |
| T26 | Tommy Gainey | USA | E | $36,069 | |
| T35 | Aron Price | Australia | +1 | $27,430 | $25,024 |
| T35 | Davis Love III | USA | +1 | $27,430 | $25,024 |
| T35 | George McNeill | USA | +1 | $27,430 | $25,024 |
| T35 | Jason Day | Australia | +1 | $27,430 | $25,024 |
| T35 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | +1 | $27,430 | $25,024 |
| T35 | Lee Janzen | USA | +1 | $27,430 | $25,024 |
| T35 | Rod Pampling | Australia | +1 | $27,430 | $25,024 |
| T42 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | +2 | $17,053 | |
| T42 | Charles Howell III | USA | +2 | $17,053 | |
| T42 | David Mathis | USA | +2 | $17,053 | |
| T42 | Jarrod Lyle | Australia | +2 | $17,053 | |
| T42 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | +2 | $17,053 | |
| T42 | Nathan Green | Australia | +2 | $17,053 | |
| T42 | Phil Mickelson | USA | +2 | $17,053 | |
| T42 | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +2 | $17,053 | |
| T50 | Ben Curtis | USA | +3 | $13,038 | |
| T50 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +3 | $13,038 | |
| T50 | John Senden | Australia | +3 | $13,038 | |
| T53 | Arjun Atwal | India | +4 | $12,270 | |
| T53 | Bart Bryant | USA | +4 | $12,270 | |
| T53 | Glen Day | USA | +4 | $12,270 | |
| T53 | Ricky Barnes | USA | +4 | $12,270 | |
| T57 | James Driscoll | USA | +5 | $11,752 | $11,713 |
| T57 | James Nitties | Australia | +5 | $11,752 | $11,713 |
| T57 | Pat Perez | USA | +5 | $11,752 | $11,713 |
| T57 | Rick Price | USA | +5 | $11,752 | $11,713 |
| T57 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +5 | $11,752 | $11,713 |
| T57 | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | +5 | $11,752 | $11,713 |
| T63 | Fred Couples | USA | +6 | $11,232 | $11,130 |
| T63 | Jason Gore | USA | +6 | $11,232 | $11,130 |
| T63 | John Huston | USA | +6 | $11,232 | $11,130 |
| T63 | Kent Jones | USA | +6 | $11,232 | $11,130 |
| T63 | Matt Bettencourt | USA | +6 | $11,232 | $11,130 |
| T68 | D.A. Points | USA | +8 | $10,759 | |
| T68 | Parker McLachlin | USA | +8 | $10,759 | |
| 70 | Gregor Main | USA | +9 | — | |
| 71 | Johnson Wagner | USA | +13 | $10,600 | |
| T72 | Colt Knost | USA | +6 | $10,282 | |
| T72 | David Berganio Jr | USA | +6 | $10,282 | |
| T72 | Michael Allen | USA | +6 | $10,282 | |
| T72 | Tim Petrovic | USA | +6 | $10,282 | |
| T72 | Woody Austin | USA | +6 | $10,282 | |
| T77 | Alex Cejka | Germany | +7 | $9,805 | |
| T77 | Brian Bateman | USA | +7 | $9,805 | |
| T77 | Chris Stroud | USA | +7 | $9,805 | |
| T77 | Greg Owen | England | +7 | $9,805 | |
| T81 | Courtland Lowe | USA | +8 | $9,434 | |
| T81 | Gary Woodland | USA | +8 | $9,434 | |
| T81 | Jeff Overton | USA | +8 | $9,434 | |
| T84 | Jay Williamson | USA | +9 | $9,169 | |
| T84 | Scott McCarron | USA | +9 | $9,169 | |
| MC | Aaron Watkins | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Anthony Smith | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Arron Oberholser | USA | -42 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Lunde | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Andrade | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Heintz | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Tway | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Adamonis | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Faxon | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Jobe | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendon de Jonge | Zimbabwe | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendon Todd | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Quigley | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Vranesh | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Briny Baird | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bryce Molder | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Casey Wittenberg | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Wi | South Korea | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Chez Reavie | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Riley | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Cliff Kresge | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Corey Pavin | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | -32 | $0 | |
| MC | Darron Stiles | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Dennis Paulson | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Dudley Hart | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Eric Axley | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Lickliter II | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Chalmers | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Kraft | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Gregory Casagranda | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | James Oh | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Quinney | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Walker | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Durant | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | John Mallinger | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | John Merrick | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Josh Anderson | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Larsen | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Stadler | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Streelman | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kris Blanks | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Leif Olson | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Marc Turnesa | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Marco Dawson | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Laird | Scotland | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Weibring | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Matthew Borchert | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Notah Begay III | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Patrick Sheehan | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Stankowski | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Lonard | Australia | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Tomasulo | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Moore | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Gutschewski | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Piercy | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Spencer Levin | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Allan | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Marino | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Parun | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Hamilton | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Lehman | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Kelly | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Matteson | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tyler Aldridge | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Wes Short, Jr. | USA | -27 | $0 | |
| MC | Will Collins | USA | +9 | $0 |
Farmers Insurance Open winner's share over time
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2009 Buick Invitational payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2009 Buick Invitational get?
Nick Watney won $954,000 from a $5,300,000 purse.
What was the 2009 Buick Invitational purse?
$5,300,000.
How much did last place get at the 2009 Buick Invitational?
The smallest check was $9,169, to Scott McCarron (T84).
How many players made the cut at the 2009 Buick Invitational?
71 players made the cut and finished, and 71 players missed it.