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PGA News 2009

Results from the World Golf Championships - HSBC Champions
November 8, 2009
Sheshan International Golf Course
Shanghai, China
Purse: $7,000,000
2009 Champion: Phil Mickelson - $1,200,000

Results from The Presidents Cup
October 11, 2009
Harding Park Golf Course
San Francisco, CA
2009 Champions: U.S. Team wins for the 7th time with 19 1/2 points over the International team's 14 1/2 points. 

Format: The Presidents Cup competition consistted of 34 matches - 11 Foursomes (alternate shot) and 11 Four-ball (better ball) matches. There were 12 Singles matches involving all players during the final round on Sunday.

U.S. Team - Captain: Fred Couples

  1. Tiger Woods
  2. Phil Mickleson
  3. Steve Stricker
  4. Kenny Perry
  5. Zach Johnson
  6. Stewart Cink
  7. Sean O'Hair
  8. Jim Furyk
  9. Anthony Kim
  10. Justin Leonard
  11. Lucas Glover
  12. Hunter Mahan

International Team - Captain - Greg Norman
 

  1. Geoff Ogilvy
  2. Vijay Singh
  3. Camilo Villegas
  4. Retief Goosen
  5. Ernie Els
  6. Angel Cabrera
  7. Mike Weir
  8. Robert Allenby
  9. Tim Clark
  10. Adam Scott
  11. Y. E. Yang
  12. Ryo Ishikawa

Results from The Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola
September 27, 2009
East Lake Golf Club
Atlanta, GA
Purse: $7,500,000
2009 Champion: Phil Mickelson $1,350,000
Winning Scores: 73-67-66-65=271 (-9)

Results from the BMW Championship
September 13, 2009
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club
Lemont, IL
Purse: $7,500,000
2009 Champion: Tiger Woods $1,350,000
Winning Scores: 68-67-62-68=265 (-19)

Results from the Deutsche Bank Championship
September 7
TPC Boston
Norton, MA
Purse: $7,500,000
2009 Champion: Steve Stricker $1,350,000
Winning Scores: 63-72-65-67=267 (-17)

Results from The Barclays
August 30
Liberty National Golf Club
Jersey City, NJ
Purse: $7,500,000
2009 Champion: Heath Slocum $1,350,000
Winning Scores: 66-72-70-67=275 (-9)

Results from the Wyndham Championship
August 23
Sedgefield Country Club
Greensboro, NC
Purse: $5,100,000
2009 Champion: Ryan Moore $918,000
Winning Scores: 64-65-70-65=264 (-16)

Results from the PGA Championship
August 16
Hazeltine National Golf Club
Chaska, MN
Purse: $7,500,000
2009 Champion: Y.E. Yang $1,350,000
Winning Scores: 73-70-67-70=280  (-8)

Results from the World Golf Championships - Bridgestone Invitational
August 9
Firestone Country Club
Akron, OH
Purse: $8,500,000
2009 Champion: Tiger Woods$1,400,000
Winning Scores: 68-70-65-65=268 (-12)

Results from the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
August 9
Montreux Golf & Country Club
Reno, NV
Purse: $3,000,000
2009 Champion: John Rollins $540,000
Winning Scores: 70-62-67-72=272  (-17)

Results from the Buick Open
August 2
Warwick Hill Golf and Country Club
Grand Blanc, MI
Purse: $5,100,000
2009 Champion: Tiger Woods $900,000
Winning Scores: 71-63-65-69 = 268  Tiger goes from T95 in the first round to #1 in the third round, finishing at -20 for the championship...his 69th.

Results from the RBC Canandian Open
July 26
Glen Abbey Golf Club
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Purse: $5,100,000
2009 Champion: Nathan Green $918,000
Winning Scores: 68-65-69-68=270

Results from the British Open Championship
July 19
The Ailsa Championship Course
Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland
Purse: $8,600,000
2009 Champion: Stewart Cink $1,221,005
Winning Scores: 66-72-71-69=278 (-2) Four hole play-off with Tom Watson results in -2...wins by 6 strokes over Watson.

Results from the US Bank Championship in Milwaukee
July 19
Brown Deer Park Golf Club
Milwaukee, WI
Purse: $4,000,000
2009 Champion: Bo Van Peit $720,000
Winning Scores: 67-68-68-64=267 (-13)

Results from the John Deere Classic
July 12
TPC Deere Run
Silvis, IL
Purse: $4,300,000
2009 Champion: Steve Stricker $774,000
Winning Scores: 71-61-68-64=264

Results from AT&T National
July 5
Congressional Country Club
Bethesda, MD
Purse: $6,000,000
2009 Champion: Tiger Woods $1,080,000
Winning Scores: 64-66-70-67=267

Results from the Travelers Championship
June 28
TPC River Highlands
Cromwell, CN
Purse: $6,000,000
2009 Champion: Kenny Perry $1,080,000
Winning Scores: 61-68-66-63=258 (-22)

Results from US Open Championship
June 21
Bethpage State Park
Farmingdale, NY
Purse: $7,500,000
2009 Champion: Lucas Grover $1,350,000
Winning Scores: 69-64-70-73=276 (-4)

Results from the St. Jude Classic
June 14
TPC Southwind
Memphis, TN
Purse: $5,600,000
2009 Champion: Brian Gay $1,008,000
Winning Scores: 64-66-66-66=262 (-18)

Results from The Memorial Tournament
June 7
Murfield Village Country Club
Dublin, OH
Purse: $6,000,000
2009 Champion: Tiger Woods $1,080,000
Winning Scores: 69-74-68-65=276 (-12)
Tiger wins after a 2 shot come from behind victory and hits all fairways in the last round of the tournament.
Jim Furyk finished second with a 20 foot birdie putt on the 18th for a 69 on the last round.

Results from the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
May 31
Colonial Country Club
Ft. Worth, TX
Purse: $6,200,000
2009 Champion: Steve Stricker (-17) $1,116,000
Won in a sudden-death playoff to beat Tim Clark and Steve Marino.

Results from HP Byron Nelson Championship
May 23
TPC Four Seasons Resort
Irving, TX
Purse: $6,100,000
2009 Champion: Rory Sabbatini (-19) $1,170,000

Results from Valero Texas Open
May 17
LaCantera Golf Club
San Antonio, TX
Purse: $6,100,000
2009 Champion: Zach Johnson $1,098,000

Results from THE PLAYERS Championship
May 10
TPC Sawgrass
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Purse: $9,500,000
2009 Champion: Henrik Stenson $1,710,000

Results from Quail Hollow Championship
May 3
Quail Hollow
Charlotte, North Carolina
Purse: $6,500,000
2009 Champion: Sean O'Hair $1,170,000

Results from Zurich Classic of New Orleans
April 26
TPC of Louisiana 
Avondale, Louisiana
Purse: $6,300,000
2009 Champion: Jerry Kelly $1,134,000

Results from Verizon Heritage
April 19
Harbour Town Golf Links
Hilton Head, SC
Purse: $5,700,000
2009 Champion: Brian Gay $1,026,000

The Masters Tournament
April, 12, 2009

Angel Cabrera becomes the first Argentinan to win the 73rd 2009 Masters Tournament .  Cabera, Chad Cambell, and Kenny Perry tied at 12 under in the final round of the Masters forcing the first three-man sudden-death playoff in 22 years of Masters history. Cambell fell short with a bogey on the 1st hole of the playoff. Angel Cabrera defeated Kenny Perry on the 2nd hole of the sudden-death playoff with a par. 
Augusta National Golf Course
Augusta, Georgia
Purse: $7,000,000
2009 Champion - Angel Cabrera (-12) - $1,350,000  (68 - 68 - 69 - 71 = 276)

Results from the Shell Houston Open
April 5
Redstone GC Tournament Course
Humble, Texas
Purse: $5,700,000
2009 Champion - Paul Casey - $1,026,000

Results from the Arnold Palmer Invitational
March 26- 29
Bay Hill Club & Lodge - Orlando, Florida
Purse: $6,000,000
2009 Champion: Tiger Woods $1,080,000

Results from the Transitions Championship
March 19 - 22
Innisbrook Resort Copperhead - Palm Harbor, Florida
Purse: $5,400,000
2009 Champion: Retief Goosen -  $972,000

Results from the World Golf Championships-CA Championship
March 15
Doral Golf Resort & Spa - Miami, Florida
Purse: $8,500,000
2009 Champion: Phil Mickelson (-19) $1,400,000

Results from the Puerto Rico Open Banco Popular
March 15
Trump International Golf Club - Puerto Rico, Rio Grande
Purse: $3,500,000
2009 Champion: Michael Bradley (-14) $630,000

Results from The Honda Classic
March 8
PGA National Champion Course, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Purse: $5,600,000
2009 Champion: Y.E. Yang (-9) $1,008,000

Results of the
Mayakoba Golf Classic
March 1
El Camaleon, Riviera Maya, Mexico
Purse: $3,600,000 
2009 Champion: Mark Wilson (-13) $648,000 




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