Zach Johnson finished -15 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 6th PGA Tour win, and 23% of the $4,714,312 he earned that season.
How the 2009 Valero Texas 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 Valero Texas 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 | Zach Johnson | USA | -15 | $810,000 | $1,098,000 +36% |
| 2 | James Driscoll | USA | -15 | $336,000 | $658,800 +96% |
| T3 | Bill Haas | USA | -14 | $353,800 | |
| T3 | Paul Goydos | USA | -14 | $353,800 | |
| T5 | Brian Davis | England | -13 | $180,000 | $214,262 |
| T5 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | -13 | $180,000 | $214,262 |
| T5 | Justin Leonard | USA | -13 | $180,000 | $214,262 |
| T5 | Marc Leishman | Australia | -13 | $180,000 | $214,262 |
| T9 | Charley Hoffman | USA | -12 | $170,800 | |
| T9 | Stephen Ames | Canada | -12 | $170,800 | |
| T11 | Garrett Willis | USA | -10 | $99,000 | $125,050 |
| T11 | Jonathan Kaye | USA | -10 | $99,000 | $125,050 |
| T11 | Mark Wilson | USA | -10 | $99,000 | $125,050 |
| T11 | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | -10 | $99,000 | $125,050 |
| T11 | Scott Sterling | USA | -10 | $99,000 | $125,050 |
| T11 | Todd Fischer | USA | -10 | $99,000 | $125,050 |
| T17 | Bob Estes | USA | -9 | $79,823 | |
| T17 | Brandt Jobe | USA | -9 | $79,823 | |
| T17 | Frank Lickliter II | USA | -9 | $79,823 | |
| T17 | James Nitties | Australia | -9 | $79,823 | |
| T17 | Kris Blanks | USA | -9 | $79,823 | |
| T17 | Patrick Sheehan | USA | -9 | $79,823 | |
| T17 | Scott McCarron | USA | -9 | $79,823 | |
| T24 | Bill Lunde | USA | -8 | $47,199 | |
| T24 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -8 | $47,199 | |
| T24 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -8 | $47,199 | |
| T24 | Matt Weibring | USA | -8 | $47,199 | |
| T24 | Paul Stankowski | USA | -8 | $47,199 | |
| T24 | Scott Verplank | USA | -8 | $47,199 | |
| T24 | Shaun Micheel | USA | -8 | $47,199 | |
| T24 | Tim Herron | USA | -8 | $47,199 | |
| T32 | Corey Pavin | USA | -7 | $32,330 | |
| T32 | Greg Owen | England | -7 | $32,330 | |
| T32 | Jeff Maggert | USA | -7 | $32,330 | |
| T32 | J.J. Henry | USA | -7 | $32,330 | |
| T32 | Kent Jones | USA | -7 | $32,330 | |
| T32 | Kevin Stadler | USA | -7 | $32,330 | |
| T32 | Matt Jones | Australia | -7 | $32,330 | |
| T32 | Tim Clark | South Africa | -7 | $32,330 | |
| T40 | Charlie Wi | South Korea | -6 | $22,570 | |
| T40 | David Peoples | USA | -6 | $22,570 | |
| T40 | Lee Janzen | USA | -6 | $22,570 | |
| T40 | Marco Dawson | USA | -6 | $22,570 | |
| T40 | Mark Brooks | USA | -6 | $22,570 | |
| T40 | Martin Piller | USA | -6 | $22,570 | |
| T40 | Will Collins | USA | -6 | $22,570 | |
| T47 | Aron Price | Australia | -5 | $15,177 | |
| T47 | Bobby Gates | USA | -5 | $15,177 | |
| T47 | Briny Baird | USA | -5 | $15,177 | |
| T47 | Chris DiMarco | USA | -5 | $15,177 | |
| T47 | Eric Axley | USA | -5 | $15,177 | |
| T47 | Harrison Frazar | USA | -5 | $15,177 | |
| T47 | John Mallinger | USA | -5 | $15,177 | |
| T47 | Ted Purdy | USA | -5 | $15,177 | |
| T47 | Troy Matteson | USA | -5 | $15,177 | |
| T47 | Vaughn Taylor | USA | -5 | $15,177 | |
| T57 | Bart Bryant | USA | -4 | $13,664 | |
| T57 | Greg Chalmers | Australia | -4 | $13,664 | |
| T57 | J.P. Hayes | USA | -4 | $13,664 | |
| T60 | Chad Campbell | USA | -3 | $13,298 | |
| T60 | Gary Woodland | USA | -3 | $13,298 | |
| T60 | Jay Williamson | USA | -3 | $13,298 | |
| T63 | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | -2 | $12,993 | |
| T63 | David Duval | USA | -2 | $12,993 | |
| T65 | Jason Gore | USA | -1 | $12,749 | |
| T65 | Rocco Mediate | USA | -1 | $12,749 | |
| T67 | Charles Warren | USA | E | $12,383 | |
| T67 | Matt Bettencourt | USA | E | $12,383 | |
| T67 | Richard S. Johnson | Sweden | E | $12,383 | |
| T67 | Scott Gutschewski | USA | E | $12,383 | |
| T71 | Anthony Kim | USA | +1 | $12,017 | |
| T71 | Nathan Green | Australia | +1 | $12,017 | |
| 73 | Tag Ridings | USA | +2 | $8,685 | $11,834 +36% |
| 74 | Matthew Loving | USA | +3 | $11,712 | |
| 75 | Billy Andrade | USA | +6 | $8,550 | $11,590 +36% |
| MC | Aaron Watkins | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Alex Cejka | Germany | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Burns | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Heintz | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Adamonis | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendon de Jonge | Zimbabwe | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendon Todd | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brent Geiberger | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Bateman | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Vranesh | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Bryce Molder | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Beckman | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Casey Wittenberg | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Chez Reavie | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Baryla | Canada | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Riley | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Stroud | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Colt Knost | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Points | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Darron Stiles | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | David Mathis | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | David Ogrin | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Derek Fathauer | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Dicky Pride | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | D.J. Trahan | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Glen Day | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Grant Waite | New Zealand | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Kraft | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Guy Boros | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Heath Slocum | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | James Oh | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jarrod Lyle | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Day | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Delsing | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Gallagher, Jr. | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim McGovern | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | J.L. Lewis | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Durant | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Ogilvie | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huston | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | José Coceres | Argentina | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Kenny Knox | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Kirk Triplett | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Lance Ten Broeck | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Leif Olson | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Hensby | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Matthew Borchert | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Heinen | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Neal Lancaster | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Nicholas Thompson | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick O'Hern | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Nolan Henke | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Notah Begay III | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Omar Uresti | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Tomasulo | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Phil Tataurangi | New Zealand | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Rich Beem | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Rick Price | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ricky Barnes | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Gamez | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Robin Freeman | USA | -2 | $0 | |
| MC | Roland Thatcher | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Palmer | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Spencer Levin | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Leaney | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Allan | Australia | E | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Dartnall | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Pate | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Tadd Fujikawa | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Ted Schulz | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Thelen | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Wilkinson | New Zealand | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Byrum | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Tommy Gainey | USA | +1 | $0 | |
| MC | Trevor Dodds | Namibia | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Kelly | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Tyler Aldridge | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Willie Wood | USA | +3 | $0 |
Valero Texas Open winner's share over time
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2009 Valero Texas Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2009 Valero Texas Open get?
Zach Johnson won $1,098,000 from a $6,100,000 purse.
What was the 2009 Valero Texas Open purse?
$6,100,000.
How much did last place get at the 2009 Valero Texas Open?
The smallest check was $11,590, to Billy Andrade (75).
How many players made the cut at the 2009 Valero Texas Open?
75 players made the cut and finished, and 81 players missed it.