Paul Casey finished -11 and took 18% of the purse. It was his first PGA Tour win, and 40% of the $2,577,705 he earned that season.
How the 2009 Shell Houston Open purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 59% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2009 Shell Houston 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 | Paul Casey | England | -11 | $1,008,000 | $1,026,000 +2% |
| 2 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -11 | $492,800 | $615,600 +25% |
| T3 | Fred Couples | USA | -9 | $296,400 | |
| T3 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | -9 | $296,400 | |
| T3 | Nick O'Hern | Australia | -9 | $296,400 | |
| T6 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | -8 | $194,600 | $178,410 |
| T6 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -8 | $194,600 | $178,410 |
| T6 | Jason Bohn | USA | -8 | $194,600 | $178,410 |
| T6 | John Mallinger | USA | -8 | $194,600 | $178,410 |
| T6 | Tommy Armour III | USA | -8 | $194,600 | $178,410 |
| T11 | Lee Westwood | England | -7 | $128,800 | $131,100 |
| T11 | Nicholas Thompson | USA | -7 | $128,800 | $131,100 |
| T11 | Ryan Moore | USA | -7 | $128,800 | $131,100 |
| T14 | Brian Davis | England | -6 | $92,400 | $96,900 |
| T14 | D.A. Points | USA | -6 | $92,400 | $96,900 |
| T14 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -6 | $92,400 | $96,900 |
| T14 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | -6 | $92,400 | $96,900 |
| T14 | Robert Karlsson | Sweden | -6 | $92,400 | $96,900 |
| T19 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -5 | $64,329 | |
| T19 | Justin Leonard | USA | -5 | $64,329 | |
| T19 | Kevin Na | USA | -5 | $64,329 | |
| T19 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | -5 | $64,329 | |
| T19 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | -5 | $64,329 | |
| T19 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -5 | $64,329 | |
| T19 | Steve Marino | USA | -5 | $64,329 | |
| T26 | Anthony Kim | USA | -4 | $38,920 | $42,180 |
| T26 | Brian Gay | USA | -4 | $38,920 | $42,180 |
| T26 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | -4 | $38,920 | $42,180 |
| T26 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -4 | $38,920 | $42,180 |
| T26 | Ted Purdy | USA | -4 | $38,920 | $42,180 |
| T31 | Bart Bryant | USA | -3 | $29,692 | |
| T31 | Ben Curtis | USA | -3 | $29,692 | |
| T31 | Brandt Jobe | USA | -3 | $29,692 | |
| T31 | Chris Stroud | USA | -3 | $29,692 | |
| T31 | Dudley Hart | USA | -3 | $29,692 | |
| T31 | Jarrod Lyle | Australia | -3 | $29,692 | |
| T31 | John Merrick | USA | -3 | $29,692 | |
| T31 | John Senden | Australia | -3 | $29,692 | |
| T31 | Lucas Glover | USA | -3 | $29,692 | |
| T31 | Scott Verplank | USA | -3 | $29,692 | |
| T31 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | -3 | $29,692 | |
| T42 | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | -2 | $18,843 | |
| T42 | Colt Knost | USA | -2 | $18,843 | |
| T42 | J.J. Henry | USA | -2 | $18,843 | |
| T42 | Marc Leishman | Australia | -2 | $18,843 | |
| T42 | Martin Kaymer | Germany | -2 | $18,843 | |
| T42 | Michael Letzig | USA | -2 | $18,843 | |
| T42 | Scott Piercy | USA | -2 | $18,843 | |
| T49 | Chad Campbell | USA | -1 | $14,402 | |
| T49 | John Huston | USA | -1 | $14,402 | |
| T49 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -1 | $14,402 | |
| T52 | Charley Hoffman | USA | E | $13,224 | |
| T52 | Davis Love III | USA | E | $13,224 | |
| T52 | John Rollins | USA | E | $13,224 | |
| T52 | Justin Rose | England | E | $13,224 | |
| T52 | Peter Lonard | Australia | E | $13,224 | |
| T52 | Webb Simpson | USA | E | $13,224 | |
| T58 | Briny Baird | USA | +1 | $12,483 | |
| T58 | Charles Howell III | USA | +1 | $12,483 | |
| T58 | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | +1 | $12,483 | |
| T58 | Heath Slocum | USA | +1 | $12,483 | |
| T58 | Paul Goydos | USA | +1 | $12,483 | |
| T58 | Steve Elkington | Australia | +1 | $12,483 | |
| T64 | Alex Cejka | Germany | +2 | $11,799 | |
| T64 | Brendon de Jonge | Zimbabwe | +2 | $11,799 | |
| T64 | Brendon Todd | USA | +2 | $11,799 | |
| T64 | Robert Garrigus | USA | +2 | $11,799 | |
| T64 | Scott McCarron | USA | +2 | $11,799 | |
| T64 | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +2 | $11,799 | |
| T70 | Billy Mayfair | USA | +3 | $11,200 | $11,229 |
| T70 | Greg Norman | Australia | +3 | $11,200 | $11,229 |
| T70 | James Nitties | Australia | +3 | $11,200 | $11,229 |
| T70 | Tim Wilkinson | New Zealand | +3 | $11,200 | $11,229 |
| T74 | Bob Estes | USA | +4 | $10,887 | |
| T74 | Kirk Triplett | USA | +4 | $10,887 | |
| 76 | David Berganio Jr | USA | +6 | $10,716 | |
| T77 | Jason Dufner | USA | +7 | $10,545 | |
| T77 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +7 | $10,545 | |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Alvaro Quiros | Spain | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Andres Romero | Argentina | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Aron Price | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crane | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Haas | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Adamonis | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Faxon | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bateman | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Casey Wittenberg | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Charlie Wi | South Korea | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Chez Reavie | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Couch | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Riley | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | David Mathis | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | David Toms | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Derek Fathauer | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Dustin Johnson | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Eric Axley | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Woodland | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Glen Day | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Owen | England | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Harrison Frazar | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | James Oh | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Gore | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Williamson | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeev Milkha Singh | India | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Overton | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Walker | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Durant | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Ogilvie | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Johnson Wagner | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Kaye | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Kent Jones | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Keoke Cotner | Mexico | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Stadler | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke Donald | England | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Marc Turnesa | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Laird | Scotland | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Bettencourt | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Allen | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Bradley | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Nathan Green | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Notah Begay III | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Parker McLachlin | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Tomasulo | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Phil Mickelson | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Rick Price | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Ricky Barnes | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Spencer Levin | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Allan | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Stricker | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Herron | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Petrovic | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Thelen | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Matteson | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Vijay Singh | Fiji | +4 | $0 |
Houston Open winner's share over time
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2009 Shell Houston Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2009 Shell Houston Open get?
Paul Casey won $1,026,000 from a $5,700,000 purse.
What was the 2009 Shell Houston Open purse?
$5,700,000.
How much did last place get at the 2009 Shell Houston Open?
The smallest check was $10,545, to Sergio Garcia (T77).
How many players made the cut at the 2009 Shell Houston Open?
78 players made the cut and finished, and 66 players missed it.