2009 FedEx Cup Playoffs

April 2019 March 2026 2009 FedEx Cup Playoffs August 27 – September 27, 2009 Liberty National Golf ClubTPC BostonCog Hill Golf & Country ClubEast Lake Golf Club PGA Tour 125 for The Barclays100 for Deutsche Bank70 for BMW Championship30 for Tour Championship $35,000,000 bonus money $10,000,000 bonus money USA Tiger Woods 4,000 points 2008 2010 The 2009 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of four golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, began on August 27 and ended on September 27. It included the following four events: The Barclays — Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, New Jersey Deutsche Bank Championship — TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts BMW Championship — Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Lemont, Illinois The Tour Championship — East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia For the second time in the three-year history of the playoffs, Tiger Woods won the FedEx Cup. These were the third FedEx Cup playoffs since their inception in 2007. Substantial changes were made to the point structures, playoff reset of points, and field sizes for 2009.http://www.pgatour.com/2008/fedexcup/11/25/2009changes.release/index.html Tour Policy Board approves changes to Playoffs system 2009-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20100330030954/http://www.pgatour.com/2008/fedexcup/11/25/2009changes.release/index.html 2010-03-30 dead mdy-allhttp://www.pgatour.com/2008/fedexcup/11/25/2009changes.structure/index.html Five key structural changes about '09 FedExCup PGA Tour https://web.archive.org/web/20120921235347/http://www.pgatour.com/2008/fedexcup/11/25/2009changes.structure/index.html 2012-09-21 mdy-all The point distributions can be seen here. Regular season rankings PlacePlayerPointsEvents1 USA Tiger Woods 3,341 132 USA Steve Stricker 2,155 183 USA Zach Johnson 2,019 214 USA Kenny Perry 1,943 205 USA Lucas Glover 1,742226 USA Phil Mickelson 1,630 147 KOR Yang Yong-eun 1,621 198 AUS Geoff Ogilvy 1,603 169 USA Brian Gay 1,540 2110 USA Sean O'Hair 1,474 19 The Barclays The Barclays was played August 27–30. Of the 125 players eligible to play in the event, only one did not enter—Paul Casey (18), due to a rib injury.http://www.pgatour.com/2009/tournaments/r027/08/24/casey.withdraws/index.html Injured Casey withdraws from The Barclays 2009-08-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20090828015340/http://www.pgatour.com/2009/tournaments/r027/08/24/casey.withdraws/index.html 2009-08-28 dead mdy-all Of the 124 entrants, 77 made the second-round cut at +5. Heath Slocum, who only made the top 125 and the tournament field by two FedEx Cup points, won by sinking a 20-foot (6 m) par putt on the final hole, putting him one shot ahead of a distinguished group consisting of Ernie Els, Pádraig Harrington, Steve Stricker, and Tiger Woods. The top 100 players in the points standings advanced to the Deutsche Bank Championship.http://www.pgatour.com/2009/tournaments/r027/08/30/recap_round4/index.html The Daily Wrap-up, Round 4: The Barclays Associated Press PGA Tour 2009-08-30 2009-08-30 mdy-all https://web.archive.org/web/20090902034458/http://www.pgatour.com/2009/tournaments/r027/08/30/recap_round4/index.html 2009-09-02 dead FedEx Cup rankPlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)AfterBefore1 USA Heath Slocum 66-72-70-67=275 −9 1,350,000 3 124T2 ZAF Ernie Els 72-68-70-66=276 −8 495,000 11 47 IRL Pádraig Harrington 67-75-67-67=276 14 66 USA Tiger Woods 70-72-67-67=276 1 1 USA Steve Stricker 69-70-68-69=276 2 2T6 USA Nick Watney 68-73-69-67=277 −7 260,625 7 13 SWE Freddie Jacobson 66-72-68-71=277 48 1078 USA Webb Simpson 66-68-72-72=278 −6 232,500 41 85T9 USA Scott Verplank 73-70-68-68=279 −5 202,500 37 61 ENG Ian Poulter 67-72-70-70=279 21 34 USA Paul Goydos 65-71-68-75=279 33 49 Deutsche Bank Championship The Deutsche Bank Championship was played September 4–7. Of the 100 players eligible to play in the event, only one did not enter—Paul Casey (27), due to a rib injury.http://www.pgatour.com/2009/tournaments/r505/09/02/notebook_wednesday/index.html Notebook: Casey withdraws 2009-09-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20090905045733/http://www.pgatour.com/2009/tournaments/r505/09/02/notebook_wednesday/index.html 2009-09-05 dead mdy-all Of the 99 players who entered the tournament, 73 of them made the 36-hole cut at one-under-par. Steve Stricker won by one stroke over Jason Dufner and Scott Verplank and took the lead in the FedEx Cup standings. The top 70 players in the points standings advanced to the BMW Championship. FedEx Cup rankPlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)AfterBefore1 USA Steve Stricker 63-72-65-67=267 −17 1,350,000 1 2T2 USA Jason Dufner 66-69-68-65=268 −16 660,000 9 57 USA Scott Verplank 65-68-68-67=268 5 37T4 ARG Ángel Cabrera 65-69-70-65=269 −15 310,000 22 38 IRL Pádraig Harrington 67-67-67-68=269 7 14 USA Dustin Johnson 68-65-70-66=269 10 207 AUS Geoff Ogilvy 66-68-70-66=270 −14 251,250 8 12T8 USA Jim Furyk 63-67-73-68=271 −13 217,500 18 18 ZAF Retief Goosen 65-67-68-71=271 17 17 USA Sean O'Hair 66-64-70-71=271 16 16 BMW Championship The BMW Championship was played September 10–13. Of the 70 players eligible to play in the event, only one did not enter—Paul Casey (36), due to a rib injury.http://www.pgatour.com/2009/tournaments/r028/09/09/casey.wds/index.html Casey's Playoffs end with withdrawal from BMW 2009-09-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110604121544/http://www.pgatour.com/2009/tournaments/r028/09/09/casey.wds/index.html 2011-06-04 dead mdy-all With a field limited to 70, and 69 actually playing, there was no cut. The top 30 players in FedEx Cup points after this event advanced to the Tour Championship and also earned spots in the 2010 Masters, U.S. Open, and (British) Open Championship. Tiger Woods blew away the field in Saturday's third round with a course-record 62 and cruised from there to win by eight shots over Jim Furyk and Marc Leishman. Woods retook the lead in the FedEx Cup standings going into the Tour Championship. Furyk moved from 18th in the standings to third, putting him into position to claim the FedEx Cup with a win in the Tour Championship. Leishman, who only made the field for the BMW Championship by making an eagle on the final hole of the Deutsche Bank Championship, placed himself in the field for the Tour Championship.http://www.pgatour.com/2009/tournaments/r028/09/13/recap_round4/index.html The Daily Wrap-up, Round 4: BMW Championship Associated Press PGA Tour 2009-09-13 2009-09-14 mdy-all https://web.archive.org/web/20090915180239/http://www.pgatour.com/2009/tournaments/r028/09/13/recap_round4/index.html 2009-09-15 dead The real drama was for the 30th and final spot in the Tour Championship. Brandt Snedeker was in the final 30 until disaster struck on the final hole. Needing only a bogey to secure his place in Atlanta, and on the green of the par-4 hole in three, he missed his par putt from 12 feet and then had his 3-foot putt for bogey lip out. Snedeker then two-putted from tap-in range. That opened the door for John Senden and Ian Poulter, but both seemingly tried to throw away their shots at a trip to Atlanta. Senden badly chucked his approach shot to the par-5 15th, and hit a bunker shot into the water on 17 for a double-bogey, but Snedeker's mistake allowed him to sneak into the top 30 by 0.46 points over Poulter, who hit his approach on the 18th hole into the water. With the FedEx Cup points reset after the BMW Championship, all 30 remaining players had at least a mathematical chance to secure the season crown, and any of the top five players could claim the FedEx Cup with a win in the Tour Championship. FedEx Cup rankPlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)AfterBefore1 USA Tiger Woods 68-67-62-68=265 −19 1,350,000 1 2T2 USA Jim Furyk 70-70-67-66=273 −11 660,000 3 18 AUS Marc Leishman 67-69-68-69=273 16 674 USA Sean O'Hair 70-68-70-68=274 −10360,000 7 165 USA Zach Johnson 73-65-70-68=276 −8300,000 4 4T6 ESP Sergio García 71-68-68-71=278 −6 260,625 38 55 IRL Pádraig Harrington 68-68-69-73=278 6 7T8 COL Camilo Villegas 68-74-71-66=279 −5 225,000 42 52 USA Kevin Na 72-72-65-70=279 18 23T10 ENG Luke Donald 70-69-68-73=280 −4 172,50028 32 USA Bill Haas 71-68-71-70=280 41 47 USA Matt Kuchar 71-68-66-75=280 40 46 USA Brandt Snedeker 69-69-66-76=280 33 42 USA Mark Wilson 69-66-71-74=280 32 41 Reset points The points were reset after the BMW Championship. PlacePlayerPointsReset pointsEvents1 USA Tiger Woods 7,108 2,500 162 USA Steve Stricker 5,692 2,250 213 USA Jim Furyk 3,108 2,000 214 USA Zach Johnson 3,031 1,800 245 USA Heath Slocum 3,005 1,600 266 IRL Pádraig Harrington 2,633 1,400 197 USA Sean O'Hair 2,624 1,200 228 USA Scott Verplank 2,416 1,000 239 USA Kenny Perry 2,318 800 2310 USA Jason Dufner 2,224 600 25 The Tour Championship The Tour Championship was played September 24–27, after a one-week break. All 30 golfers who qualified for the tournament played, and there was no cut. Phil Mickelson claimed his first PGA Tour title since his wife and mother were both diagnosed with breast cancer in spring 2009. This was also his second Tour Championship title, as he won the 2000 edition, also held at East Lake. Mickelson entered the final round four shots behind Kenny Perry, but shot 65 while Perry faded to a 74. Three golfers—top seed Tiger Woods, second seed Steve Stricker, and Mickelson—had a reasonable chance of claiming the FedEx Cup entering the final nine holes, but consecutive birdies by Woods on the 15th and 16th holes secured his second-place finish for the tournament, three shots behind Mickelson. Since Mickelson was not among the top five seeds entering the Tour Championship, this was enough for Woods to secure the FedEx Cup and its $10 million prize.http://www.pgatour.com/2009/tournaments/r060/09/27/recap_round4/index.html The Daily Wrap-up, Round 4: The Tour Championship Associated Press PGA Tour 2009-09-27 2009-09-27 mdy-all https://web.archive.org/web/20091001105420/http://www.pgatour.com/2009/tournaments/r060/09/27/recap_round4/index.html 2009-10-01 dead FedEx Cup rankPlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)AfterBefore1 USA Phil Mickelson 73-67-66-65=271 −9 1,350,000 2 142 USA Tiger Woods 67-68-69-70=274 −6 810,000 1 13 USA Sean O'Hair 66-70-70-69=275 −5 517,500 5 7T4 IRL Pádraig Harrington 67-69-71-69=276 −4 330,000 7 6 USA Kenny Perry 72-66-64-74=276 9 96 USA Steve Stricker 70-72-66-69=277 −3 270,000 3 2T7 USA Jim Furyk 72-68-71-67=278 −2 247,500 4 3 USA Steve Marino 69-71-67-71=278 15 259 ZAF Ernie Els 71-66-71-71=279 −1 225,000 16 22T10 USA Lucas Glover 68-71-72-69=280 E 202,50017 20 USA Jerry Kelly 71-67-71-71=280 22 29 AUS John Senden 70-70-69-71=280 24 30 Final leaderboard PlacePlayerPointsWinnings ($)1 USA Tiger Woods 4,000 10,000,0002 USA Phil Mickelson 2,920 3,000,0003 USA Steve Stricker 2,750 2,000,0004 USA Jim Furyk 2,437 1,500,0005 USA Sean O'Hair 2,200 1,000,000 6 USA Zach Johnson 2,072 800,0007 IRL Pádraig Harrington 2,050 700,0008 USA Heath Slocum 1,855 600,0009 USA Kenny Perry 1,450 550,00010 USA Scott Verplank 1,245 500,000 For the full list see here. Table of qualifying players Table key: lime Win yellow Top-10 finish #F08080 Did not advance to next tournament #D0F0C0 Played way into next tournament PlayerPre-PlayoffsThe BarclaysDeutsche BankBMW Champ.ResetpointsTour Champ.PointsRankFinishRank afterFinishRank afterFinishRank afterFinishFinal rankUSATiger Woods3,43112 T111 T211250021USASteve Stricker2,15522 T21153 T2225063USAZach Johnson2,019328 T419 T454180016 T6USAKenny Perry1,993452 T546 T645 T98004 T9USALucas Glover1,742599CUT936 T14662031010 T17USAPhil Mickelson1,630652 T1027 T1230 T1442012KORYong-eun Yang*1,621720 T667 T1565213001823AUSGeoff Ogilvy1,603899CUT127855 T1344016 T13USABrian Gay1,540912 T854 T1355 T1736028 T21USASean O'Hair1,4741099CUT168 T1647120035ZAFRetief Goosen1,4591170 T178 T1723 T154002318USADavid Toms1,3941231 T1336 T1923 T1932013 T19USANick Watney1,388136 T746 T1130 T1246013 T12USAHunter Mahan1,2821420 T1536 T2138 T232802427USAStewart Cink1,2251528 T1999CUT2523 T2625019 T28USAJim Furyk1,1881615 T188 T182 T320007 T4ZAFRory Sabbatini1,1631799CUT2699CUT3518 T340–102–34ENGPaul Casey1,16118101DNP27101DNP36101DNP520–102–52USADustin Johnson1,1551915 T204 T1030 T114802714USAJohn Rollins golfer1,1122073 T3199CUT3938 T450–102–45USAJerry Kelly1,0682152 T2811 T2449 T2922010 T22USARyan Moore golfer1,0232270 T3599CUT4830 T470–102–47USAKevin Na1,0212324 T2211 T238 T1834030 T26ENGLuke Donald9932431 T2554 T3210 T2823025 T30ZAFTim Clark golfer9802524 T2499CUT3330 T360–102–36CANMike Weir9682631 T2923 T2720 T2724025 T29ARGÁngel Cabrera9682799CUT384 T2245 T2427013 T25USACharley Hoffman9632831 T3027 T2861 T370–102–37USAAnthony Kim9572952 T3436 T3423 T350–102–35USASteve Marino golfer9383015 T2327 T2618 T252607 T15AUSJohn Senden9373164 T3911 T2920 T3021010 T24USACharles Howell III Howell Charles9373270 T4254 T4930 T490–102–49USAPat Perez9203399CUT4327 T3849 T460–102–46ENGIan Poulter907349 T2199CUT3020 T310–102–31COLCamilo Villegas8863599CUT5061 T528 T420–102–42USADavis Love III Love Davis8513646 T4049 T4449 T510–102–51USAMark Wilson golfer8483758 T4727 T4110 T320–102–32AUSRobert Allenby8463815 T3299CUT4029430–102–43USAJustin Leonard8383931 T3619 T3149 T390–102–39ENGBrian Davis golfer8234099CUT5249 T5345 T580–102–58AUSNathan Green golfer8224199CUT5399CUT6553 T630–102–63USAJason Dufner7874299CUT572 T930 T1060019 T11USAJohn Mallinger7754346 T4999CUT5738 T600–102–60USAJohn Merrick golfer7624499CUT6299CUT75102–102–0–102–75USABrett Quigley7604567 T5961 T71102–102–0–102–71USABo Van Pelt7434631 T4599CUT5415 T500–102–50ZAFErnie Els733472 T1199CUT2038 T22290916USABen Crane7274841 T5169 T5845 T610–102–61USAPaul Goydos725499 T3399CUT4367 T540–102–54USAChad Campbell7035046 T5499CUT7023 T590–102–59USABriny Baird6955199CUT7061 T80102–102–0–102–80USAKevin Sutherland6935252 T5815 T4523 T440–102–44KORCharlie Wi6835367 T6919 T5038 T560–102–56USABubba Watson6775499CUT7232 T5915 T530–102–53USABryce Molder*6695599CUT7436 T6655 T640–102–64USAWoody Austin6675699CUT7536 T6855 T650–102–65AUSMathew Goggin6625799CUT7646 T74102–102–0–102–74USAJ. J. Henry6575867 T7361 T83102–102–0–102–83FJIVijay Singh6475999CUT7854 T81102–102–0–102–81USAJeff Klauk*6456099CUT7999CUT90102–102–0–102–90USAScott Verplank641619 T372 T538 T810002210USAJ. B. Holmes6356231 T55686268690–102–69USAJason Bohn6316399CUT8132 T6959 T680–102–68USABrandt Snedeker6176412 T4432 T4210 T330–102–33USABob Estes6116546 T6549 T64100WD700–102–70IRLPádraig Harrington608662 T144 T76 T614004 T7AUSJason Day5996712 T4619 T3759 T480–102–48USAJeff Overton5986873 T8223 T6161 T670–102–67USAMichael Letzig5976999CUT8449 T86102–102–0–102–86CANStephen Ames5927099CUT8723 T6315 T550–102–55USABoo Weekley5907141 T6454 T73102–102–0–102–73USAJonathan Byrd golfer5817224 T5661 T6061 T660–102–66USATed Purdy5807399CUT8899CUT93102–102–0–102–93USAFred Couples5697441 T6799CUT84102–102–0–102–84USAScott McCarron5667599CUT9036 T82102–102–0–102–82USAKevin Stadler5577699CUT9299CUT95102–102–0–102–95USAMatt Kuchar5557728 T6015 T4610 T400–102–40AUSMarc Leishman*5477899CUT9315 T672 T1638028 T20AUSGreg Chalmers*5437999CUT9436 T87102–102–0–102–87USATim Petrovic5438046 T7799CUT89102–102–0–102–89USAD. J. Trahan5428199CUT9569 T96102–102–0–102–96USABill Haas5358224 T6115 T4710 T410–102–41USAScott Piercy*5318399CUT9636 T88102–102–0–102–88USAD. A. Points*5318431 T6849 T72102–102–0–102–72USAWebb Simpson*5198584199CUT5161 T620–102–62USAKevin Streelman5188658 T8932 T76102–102–0–102–76AUSNick O'Hern5128799CUT9899CUT99102–102–0–102–99AUSJames Nitties*5078858 T9199CUT94102–102–0–102–94ESPSergio García5018931 T7126556 T380–102–38JPNRyuji Imada4999099CUT9973100102–102–0–102–100ENGJustin Rose4929141 T8054 T85102–102–0–102–85KORK. J. Choi4929299CUT101102–102–102–102–0–102–101USALee Janzen4919320 T6399CUT79102–102–0–102–79USABen Curtis golfer4919499CUT102102–102–102–102–0–102–102USAGeorge McNeill golfer4809599CUT105102–102–102–102–0–102–105USACameron Beckman*4699658 T9799CUT98102–102–0–102–98USAMatt Bettencourt*4639799CUT106102–102–102–102–0–102–106AUSRod Pampling4529841 T8699CUT92102–102–0–102–92ENGGreg Owen Greg Owen (golfer)*4489915 T6661 T77102–102–0–102–77SWEDaniel Chopra44110058 T1006097102–102–0–102–97USAMichael Allen golfer44010199CUT108102–102–102–102–0–102–108USARobert Garrigus43310299CUT109102–102–102–102–0–102–109AUSAaron Baddeley43110399CUT111102–102–102–102–0–102–111USAJames Driscoll42810499CUT112102–102–102–102–0–102–112USAJeff Quinney42510599CUT113102–102–102–102–0–102–113USATim Herron42110699CUT114102–102–102–102–0–102–114SWEFreddie Jacobson4181076 T4869 T5630 T570–102–57SWERichard S. Johnson golfer41710831 T857291102–102–0–102–91USABill Lunde*41410964 T107102–102–102–102–0–102–107DEUAlex Čejka Cejka, Alex41211073 T116102–102–102–102–0–102–116USAMark Calcavecchia41111199CUT117102–102–102–102–0–102–117USAHarrison Frazar40011252 T104102–102–102–102–0–102–104USAChris DiMarco39111399CUT118102–102–102–102–0–102–118USASteve Flesch38911499CUT119102–102–102–102–0–102–119USAVaughn Taylor golfer38611564 T115102–102–102–102–0–102–115AUSAdam Scott golfer37911658 T110102–102–102–102–0–102–110USAChris Stroud*37911799CUT120102–102–102–102–0–102–120USADavid Mathis*37711899CUT122102–102–102–102–0–102–122USAChris Riley golfer*37711946 T103102–102–102–102–0–102–103USAJoe Ogilvie37312076121102–102–102–102–0–102–121USATodd Hamilton*36512177123102–102–102–102–0–102–123USARoland Thatcher36412299CUT124102–102–102–102–0–102–124USAJeff Maggert36312399CUT125102–102–102–102–0–102–125USAHeath Slocum3551241399CUT338 T5160019 T8USATroy Matteson35412520 T8336 T78102–102–0–102–78 * First-time Playoffs participant References Category:FedEx Cup FedEx Cup Playoffs