Henrik Stenson finished -12 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 2nd PGA Tour win, and 63% of the $2,697,573 he earned that season.
How the 2009 The Players Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 65% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2009 The Players Championship 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 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | -12 | $1,710,000 | $1,710,000 |
| 2 | Ian Poulter | England | -8 | $1,026,000 | $1,026,000 |
| T3 | John Mallinger | USA | -7 | $646,000 | $551,000 |
| T3 | Kevin Na | USA | -7 | $646,000 | $551,000 |
| T5 | Ben Crane | USA | -6 | $380,000 | $346,750 |
| T5 | Brian Davis | England | -6 | $380,000 | $346,750 |
| T5 | Jim Furyk | USA | -6 | $380,000 | $346,750 |
| 8 | Tiger Woods | USA | -5 | $294,500 | |
| T9 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | -4 | $237,500 | |
| T9 | Alex Cejka | Germany | -4 | $237,500 | |
| T9 | David Toms | USA | -4 | $237,500 | |
| T9 | Tim Clark | South Africa | -4 | $237,500 | |
| T9 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | -4 | $237,500 | |
| T14 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | -3 | $147,250 | |
| T14 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | -3 | $147,250 | |
| T14 | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | -3 | $147,250 | |
| T14 | Jeff Klauk | USA | -3 | $147,250 | |
| T14 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -3 | $147,250 | |
| T14 | Mike Weir | Canada | -3 | $147,250 | |
| T14 | Paul Casey | England | -3 | $147,250 | |
| T14 | Robert Allenby | Australia | -3 | $147,250 | |
| T22 | Ben Curtis | USA | -2 | $79,325 | |
| T22 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | -2 | $79,325 | |
| T22 | Justin Rose | England | -2 | $79,325 | |
| T22 | Kenny Perry | USA | -2 | $79,325 | |
| T22 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | -2 | $79,325 | |
| T22 | Scott Piercy | USA | -2 | $79,325 | |
| T22 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | -2 | $79,325 | |
| T22 | Steve Stricker | USA | -2 | $79,325 | |
| T22 | Tommy Armour III | USA | -2 | $79,325 | |
| T22 | Woody Austin | USA | -2 | $79,325 | |
| T32 | Billy Mayfair | USA | -1 | $48,260 | $53,770 |
| T32 | Jason Dufner | USA | -1 | $48,260 | $53,770 |
| T32 | Justin Leonard | USA | -1 | $48,260 | $53,770 |
| T32 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | -1 | $48,260 | $53,770 |
| T32 | Zach Johnson | USA | -1 | $48,260 | $53,770 |
| T37 | Bubba Watson | USA | E | $39,900 | |
| T37 | Charley Hoffman | USA | E | $39,900 | |
| T37 | Jeff Overton | USA | E | $39,900 | |
| T37 | John Rollins | USA | E | $39,900 | |
| T37 | John Senden | Australia | E | $39,900 | |
| T37 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | E | $39,900 | |
| T37 | Luke Donald | England | E | $39,900 | |
| T37 | Tim Petrovic | USA | E | $39,900 | |
| T45 | Ernie Els | South Africa | +1 | $28,595 | |
| T45 | Michael Letzig | USA | +1 | $28,595 | |
| T45 | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | +1 | $28,595 | |
| T45 | Ryuji Imada | Japan | +1 | $28,595 | |
| T49 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +2 | $23,212 | |
| T49 | Jason Bohn | USA | +2 | $23,212 | |
| T49 | Nick O'Hern | Australia | +2 | $23,212 | |
| T49 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +2 | $23,212 | |
| T49 | Scott Verplank | USA | +2 | $23,212 | |
| T49 | Stephen Ames | Canada | +2 | $23,212 | |
| T55 | Brad Adamonis | USA | +3 | $21,470 | |
| T55 | Heath Slocum | USA | +3 | $21,470 | |
| T55 | Mark Wilson | USA | +3 | $21,470 | |
| T55 | Martin Kaymer | Germany | +3 | $21,470 | |
| T55 | Phil Mickelson | USA | +3 | $21,470 | |
| T60 | Chez Reavie | USA | +4 | $20,710 | |
| T60 | Johnson Wagner | USA | +4 | $20,710 | |
| T60 | Rocco Mediate | USA | +4 | $20,710 | |
| 63 | Michael Allen | USA | +5 | $20,235 | $20,330 |
| T64 | Jeev Milkha Singh | India | +6 | $20,045 | |
| T64 | Steve Flesch | USA | +6 | $20,045 | |
| T66 | Cameron Beckman | USA | +7 | $19,570 | $19,665 |
| T66 | John Merrick | USA | +7 | $19,570 | $19,665 |
| T68 | Jeff Quinney | USA | +8 | $19,285 | |
| T68 | Pat Perez | USA | +8 | $19,285 | |
| 70 | Ryan Moore | USA | +10 | $19,000 | |
| T71 | Hunter Mahan | USA | +3 | $18,810 | $18,430 |
| T71 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +3 | $18,810 | $18,430 |
| T71 | Martin Laird | Scotland | +3 | $18,810 | $18,430 |
| T71 | Nathan Green | Australia | +3 | $18,810 | $18,430 |
| T71 | Robert Karlsson | Sweden | +3 | $18,810 | $18,430 |
| T76 | Bob Estes | USA | +4 | $17,765 | |
| T76 | Stewart Cink | USA | +4 | $17,765 | |
| 78 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | +5 | $17,480 | |
| T79 | Dustin Johnson | USA | +6 | $17,005 | |
| T79 | Fred Funk | USA | +6 | $17,005 | |
| T79 | Rod Pampling | Australia | +6 | $17,005 | |
| T79 | Steve Marino | USA | +6 | $17,005 | |
| MC | Adam Scott | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Andres Romero | Argentina | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Anthony Kim | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Bart Bryant | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Haas | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Bo Van Pelt | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Boo Weekley | USA | -3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Quigley | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Gay | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Briny Baird | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Campbell | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Howell III | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Wi | South Korea | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Cliff Kresge | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Corey Pavin | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Weibring | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Love III | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Trahan | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Dudley Hart | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Eric Axley | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Fred Couples | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | George McNeill | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Kraft | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | J.B. Holmes | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Henry | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Ogilvie | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ken Duke | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Streelman | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Glover | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Marc Turnesa | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathew Goggin | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Bettencourt | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Bradley | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | E | $0 | |
| MC | Nicholas Thompson | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Watney | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Parker McLachlin | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Goydos | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Lonard | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Ross Fisher | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Palmer | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott McCarron | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Sean O'Hair | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Søren Kjeldsen | Denmark | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Elkington | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Lowery | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Herron | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Wilkinson | New Zealand | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Hamilton | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Matteson | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Vaughn Taylor | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Webb Simpson | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Will MacKenzie | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | +6 | $0 |
The Players Championship winner's share over time
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2009 The Players Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2009 The Players Championship get?
Henrik Stenson won $1,710,000 from a $9,500,000 purse.
What was the 2009 The Players Championship purse?
$9,500,000.
How much did last place get at the 2009 The Players Championship?
The smallest check was $17,005, to Steve Marino (T79).
How many players made the cut at the 2009 The Players Championship?
70 players made the cut and finished, and 63 players missed it.