Nathan Green finished -18 and took 18% of the purse. It was his first PGA Tour win, and 64% of the $1,436,342 he earned that season.
How the 2009 RBC Canadian Open purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 70% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2009 RBC Canadian Open 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 | Nathan Green | Australia | -18 | $900,000 | $918,000 +2% |
| 2 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | -18 | $540,000 | $550,800 +2% |
| T3 | Anthony Kim | USA | -14 | $290,000 | $295,800 |
| T3 | Jason Dufner | USA | -14 | $290,000 | $295,800 |
| T5 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -13 | $182,500 | $186,150 |
| T5 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -13 | $182,500 | $186,150 |
| T5 | Lee Janzen | USA | -13 | $182,500 | $186,150 |
| T8 | Bob Estes | USA | -12 | $145,000 | $123,038 |
| T8 | Chris Baryla | Canada | -12 | $145,000 | $123,038 |
| T8 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | -12 | $145,000 | $123,038 |
| T8 | Michael Letzig | USA | -12 | $145,000 | $123,038 |
| T8 | Scott McCarron | USA | -12 | $145,000 | $123,038 |
| T8 | Scott Verplank | USA | -12 | $145,000 | $123,038 |
| T8 | Stephen Ames | Canada | -12 | $145,000 | $123,038 |
| T8 | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | -12 | $145,000 | $123,038 |
| T16 | Briny Baird | USA | -11 | $69,232 | |
| T16 | Bryce Molder | USA | -11 | $69,232 | |
| T16 | Chris Riley | USA | -11 | $69,232 | |
| T16 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -11 | $69,232 | |
| T16 | Martin Laird | Scotland | -11 | $69,232 | |
| T16 | Peter Tomasulo | USA | -11 | $69,232 | |
| T16 | Tim Herron | USA | -11 | $69,232 | |
| T16 | Webb Simpson | USA | -11 | $69,232 | |
| T24 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | -10 | $40,363 | |
| T24 | Jeff Quinney | USA | -10 | $40,363 | |
| T24 | Luke Donald | England | -10 | $40,363 | |
| T24 | Mark Wilson | USA | -10 | $40,363 | |
| T24 | Mike Weir | Canada | -10 | $40,363 | |
| T24 | Pat Perez | USA | -10 | $40,363 | |
| T24 | Scott Sterling | USA | -10 | $40,363 | |
| T31 | Corey Pavin | USA | -9 | $30,243 | |
| T31 | Dean Wilson | USA | -9 | $30,243 | |
| T31 | Joe Durant | USA | -9 | $30,243 | |
| T31 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -9 | $30,243 | |
| T31 | Patrick Sheehan | USA | -9 | $30,243 | |
| T36 | Harrison Frazar | USA | -8 | $24,544 | |
| T36 | John Merrick | USA | -8 | $24,544 | |
| T36 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | -8 | $24,544 | |
| T36 | Leif Olson | USA | -8 | $24,544 | |
| T40 | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | -7 | $19,380 | |
| T40 | Darron Stiles | USA | -7 | $19,380 | |
| T40 | Derek Fathauer | USA | -7 | $19,380 | |
| T40 | Ken Duke | USA | -7 | $19,380 | |
| T40 | Scott Piercy | USA | -7 | $19,380 | |
| T40 | Steve Elkington | Australia | -7 | $19,380 | |
| T46 | Billy Mayfair | USA | -6 | $13,872 | |
| T46 | D.A. Points | USA | -6 | $13,872 | |
| T46 | David Peoples | USA | -6 | $13,872 | |
| T46 | Graham DeLaet | Canada | -6 | $13,872 | |
| T46 | Jamie Lovemark | USA | -6 | $13,872 | |
| T46 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -6 | $13,872 | |
| 52 | Jason Day | Australia | -5 | $12,240 | |
| T53 | Kevin Na | USA | -4 | $11,575 | $11,934 |
| T53 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | -4 | $11,575 | $11,934 |
| T55 | Frank Lickliter II | USA | -3 | $11,679 | |
| T55 | Kevin Stadler | USA | -3 | $11,679 | |
| 57 | Brendon de Jonge | Zimbabwe | -2 | $11,526 | |
| 58 | Jay Williamson | USA | -1 | $11,100 | $11,424 +3% |
| T59 | Charles Warren | USA | E | $11,271 | |
| T59 | Dicky Pride | USA | E | $11,271 | |
| 61 | Mike Grob | USA | +1 | $11,118 | |
| T62 | Andres Gonzales | USA | +3 | $10,965 | |
| T62 | Parker McLachlin | USA | +3 | $10,965 | |
| T64 | Aron Price | Australia | -3 | $10,251 | |
| T64 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -3 | $10,251 | |
| T64 | Bob Heintz | USA | -3 | $10,251 | |
| T64 | Cliff Kresge | USA | -3 | $10,251 | |
| T64 | David Mathis | USA | -3 | $10,251 | |
| T64 | Jeff Klauk | USA | -3 | $10,251 | |
| T64 | Joe Ogilvie | USA | -3 | $10,251 | |
| T64 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -3 | $10,251 | |
| T64 | Lucas Lee | Brazil | -3 | $10,251 | |
| T64 | Omar Uresti | USA | -3 | $10,251 | |
| T64 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -3 | $10,251 | |
| T64 | Steve Lowery | USA | -3 | $10,251 | |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Parr | Canada | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Arjun Atwal | India | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Haas | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Andrade | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Tway | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Adamonis | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Faxon | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendon Todd | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bateman | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Davis | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Vranesh | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bryan DeCorso | Canada | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bubba Watson | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Cam Burke | Canada | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Casey Wittenberg | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Wi | South Korea | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Chez Reavie | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris DiMarco | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Colt Knost | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Barlow | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | David Gossett | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Dustin Risdon | Canada | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Eric Axley | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Glen Day | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Graham Baillargeon | +4 | $0 | ||
| MC | Greg Chalmers | Australia | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Owen | England | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Hugo León | Chile | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ian Leggatt | Canada | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | James Oh | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Gore | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Delsing | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Overton | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | John Mallinger | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | John Senden | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Johnson Wagner | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | J.P. Hayes | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kent Jones | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kris Blanks | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Kyle German | +9 | $0 | ||
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathew Goggin | Australia | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Bettencourt | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Hill | Canada | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Jones | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Weibring | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Matthew Borchert | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Mauricio Molina | Argentina | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Bradley | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick O'Hern | Australia | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Taylor | Canada | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Lonard | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Rafael Gomez | Argentina | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard T. Lee | Canada | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Rick Price | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Garrigus | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Roland Thatcher | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryuji Imada | Japan | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Sean O'Hair | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Spencer Levin | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Allan | Australia | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Flesch | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Marino | USA | -5 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Anderson | Canada | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tag Ridings | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Hamilton | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | -1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Gainey | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Kelly | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Matteson | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tyler Aldridge | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Vaughn Taylor | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Wesley Heffernan | Canada | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Will Collins | USA | -1 | $0 |
RBC Canadian Open winner's share over time
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2009 RBC Canadian Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2009 RBC Canadian Open get?
Nathan Green won $918,000 from a $5,100,000 purse.
What was the 2009 RBC Canadian Open purse?
$5,100,000.
How much did last place get at the 2009 RBC Canadian Open?
The smallest check was $10,251, to Steve Lowery (T64).
How many players made the cut at the 2009 RBC Canadian Open?
63 players made the cut and finished, and 81 players missed it.