Brian Gay finished -18 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 3rd PGA Tour win, and 31% of the $3,201,295 he earned that season.
How the 2009 St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 62% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2009 St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx 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 | Brian Gay | USA | -18 | $1,080,000 | $1,008,000 -7% |
| T2 | Bryce Molder | USA | -13 | $528,000 | $492,800 |
| T2 | David Toms | USA | -13 | $528,000 | $492,800 |
| T4 | John Senden | Australia | -12 | $236,250 | $231,467 |
| T4 | Paul Goydos | USA | -12 | $236,250 | $231,467 |
| T4 | Robert Allenby | Australia | -12 | $236,250 | $231,467 |
| T7 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | -11 | $180,600 | |
| T7 | Jason Dufner | USA | -11 | $180,600 | |
| 9 | Woody Austin | USA | -10 | $162,400 | |
| T10 | Heath Slocum | USA | -9 | $145,600 | |
| T10 | Jeff Overton | USA | -9 | $145,600 | |
| T12 | Brendon Todd | USA | -8 | $123,200 | |
| T12 | Kevin Stadler | USA | -8 | $123,200 | |
| T14 | Aron Price | Australia | -7 | $95,200 | |
| T14 | Ben Crane | USA | -7 | $95,200 | |
| T14 | Harrison Frazar | USA | -7 | $95,200 | |
| T14 | Nathan Green | Australia | -7 | $95,200 | |
| T14 | Rich Beem | USA | -7 | $95,200 | |
| T19 | Jason Bohn | USA | -6 | $70,280 | |
| T19 | Lee Janzen | USA | -6 | $70,280 | |
| T19 | Matt Weibring | USA | -6 | $70,280 | |
| T19 | Roland Thatcher | USA | -6 | $70,280 | |
| T23 | Bob Estes | USA | -5 | $48,440 | |
| T23 | Brad Adamonis | USA | -5 | $48,440 | |
| T23 | David Mathis | USA | -5 | $48,440 | |
| T23 | Guy Boros | USA | -5 | $48,440 | |
| T23 | Jason Day | Australia | -5 | $48,440 | |
| T23 | Michael Letzig | USA | -5 | $48,440 | |
| T29 | Brett Quigley | USA | -4 | $32,648 | |
| T29 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -4 | $32,648 | |
| T29 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | -4 | $32,648 | |
| T29 | Chris Riley | USA | -4 | $32,648 | |
| T29 | Marc Leishman | Australia | -4 | $32,648 | |
| T29 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | -4 | $32,648 | |
| T29 | Ronnie Black | USA | -4 | $32,648 | |
| T29 | Tag Ridings | USA | -4 | $32,648 | |
| T29 | Tim Clark | South Africa | -4 | $32,648 | |
| T29 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -4 | $32,648 | |
| T39 | Brian Vranesh | USA | -3 | $24,080 | |
| T39 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | -3 | $24,080 | |
| T39 | Michael Bradley | USA | -3 | $24,080 | |
| T42 | Bill Lunde | USA | -2 | $19,834 | $19,600 |
| T42 | Loren Roberts | USA | -2 | $19,834 | $19,600 |
| T42 | Patrick Sheehan | USA | -2 | $19,834 | $19,600 |
| T42 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -2 | $19,834 | $19,600 |
| T42 | Vance Veazey | USA | -2 | $19,834 | $19,600 |
| T47 | Chris Stroud | USA | -1 | $15,792 | |
| T47 | Ricky Barnes | USA | -1 | $15,792 | |
| T49 | Bob Heintz | USA | E | $14,660 | $13,294 |
| T49 | Cliff Kresge | USA | E | $14,660 | $13,294 |
| T49 | Glen Day | USA | E | $14,660 | $13,294 |
| T49 | James Nitties | Australia | E | $14,660 | $13,294 |
| T49 | Jerry Kelly | USA | E | $14,660 | $13,294 |
| T49 | José María Olazábal | Spain | E | $14,660 | $13,294 |
| T49 | Marc Turnesa | USA | E | $14,660 | $13,294 |
| T49 | Nick O'Hern | Australia | E | $14,660 | $13,294 |
| T49 | Omar Uresti | USA | E | $14,660 | $13,294 |
| T49 | Will Collins | USA | E | $14,660 | $13,294 |
| T59 | Chris DiMarco | USA | +1 | $12,096 | |
| T59 | Jason Gore | USA | +1 | $12,096 | |
| T59 | John Daly | USA | +1 | $12,096 | |
| T59 | Paul Stankowski | USA | +1 | $12,096 | |
| T59 | Peter Lonard | Australia | +1 | $12,096 | |
| T59 | Phil Mickelson | USA | +1 | $12,096 | |
| T59 | Scott Verplank | USA | +1 | $12,096 | |
| 66 | J.J. Henry | USA | +2 | $12,360 | $11,648 -6% |
| T67 | David Gossett | USA | +3 | $11,480 | |
| T67 | Derek Fathauer | USA | +3 | $11,480 | |
| T69 | Greg Chalmers | Australia | +4 | $11,940 | $11,144 |
| T69 | Jarrod Lyle | Australia | +4 | $11,940 | $11,144 |
| T69 | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | +4 | $11,940 | $11,144 |
| T69 | Tim Herron | USA | +4 | $11,940 | $11,144 |
| T73 | Jimmy Walker | USA | +7 | $11,640 | $10,808 |
| T73 | John Merrick | USA | +7 | $11,640 | $10,808 |
| 75 | Jay Delsing | USA | +8 | $10,640 | |
| 76 | Dicky Pride | USA | +9 | $10,528 | |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Aaron Watkins | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Andres Romero | Argentina | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bart Bryant | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Haas | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Horschel | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Tway | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Boo Weekley | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Snedeker | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendon de Jonge | Zimbabwe | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bateman | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Peck | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Casey Wittenberg | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Howell III | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Warren | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Smith | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Colt Knost | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Darron Stiles | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | David Berganio Jr | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Trahan | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug Barron | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Edward Loar | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Eric Axley | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Frank Lickliter II | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Woodland | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Kraft | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | James Oh | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Williamson | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Durant | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Kaye | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | J.P. Hayes | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Leonard | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Kelvin Burgin | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kent Jones | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Kirk Triplett | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Kris Blanks | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Leif Olson | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Laird | Scotland | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Jones | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Matthew Borchert | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Allen | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Neal Lancaster | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Notah Begay III | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Parker McLachlin | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Tomasulo | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard Johnson | Wales | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Rick Price | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Rob Garland | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Robin Freeman | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Rodney Butcher | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Gutschewski | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott McCarron | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Sterling | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Shaun Micheel | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Spencer Levin | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Leaney | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Allan | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Lowery | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ted Purdy | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Wilkinson | New Zealand | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Gainey | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Kelly | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Matteson | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tyler Aldridge | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Webb Simpson | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Will MacKenzie | USA | +4 | $0 |
FedEx St. Jude Classic winner's share over time
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2009 St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2009 St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx get?
Brian Gay won $1,008,000 from a $5,600,000 purse.
What was the 2009 St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx purse?
$5,600,000.
How much did last place get at the 2009 St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx?
The smallest check was $10,528, to Dicky Pride (76).
How many players made the cut at the 2009 St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx?
76 players made the cut and finished, and 80 players missed it.