Phil Mickelson finished -15 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 35th PGA Tour win, and 21% of the $5,332,018 he earned that season.
How the 2009 Northern Trust Open purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 64% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2009 Northern Trust 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 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -15 | $1,116,000 | $1,134,000 +2% |
| 2 | Steve Stricker | USA | -14 | $669,600 | $680,400 +2% |
| T3 | Andres Romero | Argentina | -13 | $359,600 | $327,600 |
| T3 | Fred Couples | USA | -13 | $359,600 | $327,600 |
| T3 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | -13 | $359,600 | $327,600 |
| T6 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -12 | $203,962 | |
| T6 | Luke Donald | England | -12 | $203,962 | |
| T6 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | -12 | $203,962 | |
| T6 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | -12 | $203,962 | |
| T10 | Brendon de Jonge | Zimbabwe | -11 | $157,500 | |
| T10 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -11 | $157,500 | |
| T10 | Scott McCarron | USA | -11 | $157,500 | |
| T13 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | -10 | $118,125 | |
| T13 | Chris DiMarco | USA | -10 | $118,125 | |
| T13 | Rich Beem | USA | -10 | $118,125 | |
| T13 | Tim Clark | South Africa | -10 | $118,125 | |
| T17 | Brian Davis | England | -8 | $79,695 | |
| T17 | Bubba Watson | USA | -8 | $79,695 | |
| T17 | Dean Wilson | USA | -8 | $79,695 | |
| T17 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -8 | $79,695 | |
| T17 | Kenny Perry | USA | -8 | $79,695 | |
| T17 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | -8 | $79,695 | |
| T17 | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | -8 | $79,695 | |
| T17 | Robert Allenby | Australia | -8 | $79,695 | |
| T25 | Ben Curtis | USA | -7 | $49,140 | |
| T25 | Jason Bohn | USA | -7 | $49,140 | |
| T25 | Jeff Quinney | USA | -7 | $49,140 | |
| T25 | Kevin Na | USA | -7 | $49,140 | |
| T25 | Tommy Armour III | USA | -7 | $49,140 | |
| T30 | Bill Lunde | USA | -6 | $35,840 | |
| T30 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -6 | $35,840 | |
| T30 | Briny Baird | USA | -6 | $35,840 | |
| T30 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -6 | $35,840 | |
| T30 | D.J. Trahan | USA | -6 | $35,840 | |
| T30 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | -6 | $35,840 | |
| T30 | Marc Turnesa | USA | -6 | $35,840 | |
| T30 | Pat Perez | USA | -6 | $35,840 | |
| T30 | Woody Austin | USA | -6 | $35,840 | |
| T39 | Bob Estes | USA | -5 | $27,720 | |
| T39 | Jeev Milkha Singh | India | -5 | $27,720 | |
| T41 | Brad Adamonis | USA | -4 | $20,387 | |
| T41 | Cameron Beckman | USA | -4 | $20,387 | |
| T41 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | -4 | $20,387 | |
| T41 | Jeff Klauk | USA | -4 | $20,387 | |
| T41 | Jerry Kelly | USA | -4 | $20,387 | |
| T41 | Jim Furyk | USA | -4 | $20,387 | |
| T41 | Joe Ogilvie | USA | -4 | $20,387 | |
| T41 | John Mallinger | USA | -4 | $20,387 | |
| T41 | Rocco Mediate | USA | -4 | $20,387 | |
| T41 | Soren Hansen | Denmark | -4 | $20,387 | |
| T51 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | -3 | $14,826 | |
| T51 | Bart Bryant | USA | -3 | $14,826 | |
| T51 | Brandt Jobe | USA | -3 | $14,826 | |
| T51 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | -3 | $14,826 | |
| T51 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -3 | $14,826 | |
| T51 | Kirk Triplett | USA | -3 | $14,826 | |
| T57 | Chad Campbell | USA | -2 | $14,175 | |
| T57 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -2 | $14,175 | |
| T59 | Charles Howell III | USA | -1 | $13,640 | $13,734 |
| T59 | Charlie Wi | South Korea | -1 | $13,640 | $13,734 |
| T59 | David Duval | USA | -1 | $13,640 | $13,734 |
| T59 | Nick Watney | USA | -1 | $13,640 | $13,734 |
| T59 | Ryuji Imada | Japan | -1 | $13,640 | $13,734 |
| T64 | John Merrick | USA | E | $13,104 | |
| T64 | Michael Letzig | USA | E | $13,104 | |
| T64 | Scott Verplank | USA | E | $13,104 | |
| T64 | Stephen Ames | Canada | E | $13,104 | |
| T64 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | E | $13,104 | |
| 69 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | +1 | $12,726 | |
| 70 | Jimmy Walker | USA | +2 | $12,152 | $12,600 +4% |
| 71 | Ryan Moore | USA | +3 | $12,474 | |
| T72 | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | +4 | $12,285 | |
| T72 | Mike Weir | Canada | +4 | $12,285 | |
| 74 | Jason Gore | USA | +5 | $12,096 | |
| MC | Alex Cejka | Germany | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crane | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Haas | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Mayfair | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Faxon | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Snedeker | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bateman | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Gay | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bryce Molder | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Chez Reavie | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Stroud | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Cliff Kresge | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Corey Pavin | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | David Berganio Jr | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | David Morland IV | Canada | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Eric Axley | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | George McNeill | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Frazar | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Heath Slocum | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | James Nitties | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Overton | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Gormley | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jin Park | South Korea | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Henry | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | John Rollins | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | John Senden | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Johnson Wagner | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Byrd | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Leonard | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ken Duke | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Chappell | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Streelman | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Glover | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Wilson | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Laird | Scotland | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathew Goggin | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Bettencourt | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Allen | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Nathan Green | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Nicholas Thompson | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick O'Hern | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Oliver Wilson | England | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Parker McLachlin | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Azinger | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Lonard | Australia | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ricky Barnes | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Palmer | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryo Ishikawa | Japan | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Elkington | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Flesch | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Lowery | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Marino | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Pate | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Herron | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Wilkinson | New Zealand | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Hamilton | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Lehman | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Matteson | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Vaughn Taylor | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Vijay Singh | Fiji | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Vincent Johnson | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Will MacKenzie | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Zach Johnson | USA | E | $0 |
The Northern Trust winner's share over time
This year is labeled. Full tournament history →
2009 Northern Trust Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2009 Northern Trust Open get?
Phil Mickelson won $1,134,000 from a $6,300,000 purse.
What was the 2009 Northern Trust Open purse?
$6,300,000.
How much did last place get at the 2009 Northern Trust Open?
The smallest check was $12,096, to Jason Gore (74).
How many players made the cut at the 2009 Northern Trust Open?
74 players made the cut and finished, and 70 players missed it.