2009 Players Championship

This article is about the golf tournament. For the curling tournament, see 2009 Players' Championship.
2009 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 7–10, 2009
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,215 yards (6,597 m)
Field145 players, 83 after cut
(71 after second cut)
Cut144 (Even), 218 (+2)
Prize fund$9.5 million
Winner's share$1.71 million
Champion
Henrik Stenson
276 (−12)
Location map
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

The 2009 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held May 7–10 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 36th Players Championship.

Tournament summary

Henrik Stenson shot a bogey-free 66 in the final round to win at 276 (−12), four strokes ahead of Ian Poulter.[1][2] Alex Čejka led by five strokes after the third round,[3] but went out in 42 and finished in a tie for ninth.[4][5] Stenson was the third European to win the title, after Sergio García the previous year and Sandy Lyle in 1987.

Due to 83 players making the halfway cut (top 70 and ties), a second cut was initiated after the third round.

Defending champion Sergio García finished ten strokes back, in a tie for 22nd place.

Venue

Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the 28th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,215 yards (6,597 m).

Course layout

The 2009 Players Championship
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards n/a 423 532 177 384 471 393 442 237 583 3,642 424 558 358 181 481 449 523 137 462 3,573 7,215
Par 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 36 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 36 72

Eligibility requirements

Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are considered official, since the previous year's Players Championship.

Ryuji Imada, Phil Mickelson, Kenny Perry, Justin Leonard, Tiger Woods, Stewart Cink, Anthony Kim, Pádraig Harrington, Richard S. Johnson, Chez Reavie, Vijay Singh, Parker McLachlin, Carl Pettersson, Camilo Villegas, Will MacKenzie, Dustin Johnson, Zach Johnson, Marc Turnesa, Cameron Beckman, Ryan Palmer, Davis Love III, Geoff Ogilvy, Pat Perez, Nick Watney, Mark Wilson, YE Yang, Michael Bradley, Retief Goosen, Paul Casey, Ángel Cabrera, Brian Gay, Jerry Kelly, Sean O'Hair

The top 125 finishers on the 2008 Official PGA Tour Money List.[6]

Sergio García, Robert Allenby, Jim Furyk, Mike Weir, K. J. Choi, Ben Curtis, Kevin Sutherland, Trevor Immelman, Ernie Els, Stuart Appleby, Steve Stricker, Chad Campbell, Boo Weekley, D. J. Trahan, Stephen Ames, Ken Duke, Dudley Hart, Hunter Mahan, J. B. Holmes, Woody Austin, Steve Marino, Andrés Romero, Briny Baird, Jeff Quinney, Adam Scott, Mathew Goggin, Nicholas Thompson, Billy Mayfair, Tim Clark, Bart Bryant, Rod Pampling, Aaron Baddeley, Paul Goydos, Daniel Chopra, Freddie Jacobson, Rory Sabbatini, Bubba Watson, Steve Lowery, Charlie Wi, Tommy Armour III, Heath Slocum, Ben Crane, Ian Poulter, Peter Lonard, Luke Donald, Charles Howell III, Matt Kuchar, Johnson Wagner, Rocco Mediate, Nick O'Hern, George McNeill, Scott Verplank, Kevin Streelman, Dean Wilson, Tom Pernice Jr., John Merrick, Steve Elkington, John Senden, Steve Flesch, Ryan Moore, Troy Matteson, Greg Kraft, John Mallinger, Tim Wilkinson, Michael Letzig, Tim Herron, Brian Davis, Cliff Kresge, Vaughn Taylor, Justin Rose, Kevin Na, Jonathan Byrd, Joe Ogilvie, John Rollins, Bill Haas, Lucas Glover, Michael Allen, Tim Petrovic, Scott McCarron, Fred Couples, Charley Hoffman, J. J. Henry, Corey Pavin, Nathan Green, Bo Van Pelt, Eric Axley, Alex Čejka, Jeff Overton, Brett Quigley, Jason Bohn, Brad Adamonis, Martin Laird

Winners of the Players Championship, Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship from 2004-2008; including 2009 Masters.

Fred Funk, Michael Campbell, Todd Hamilton

Winners of the Tour Championship the last three years (2006-08).

Winners of the World Golf Championship-Accenture Match Play Championship and World Golf Championships-CA Championship in the last three years (2007-2009).

Winner of the World Golf Championships-CA Championship from 2006-2009.

Winners of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational in the last three years (2006-2008).

Any player(s), not otherwise eligible, among the top 50 leaders from the Official World Golf Rankings through the completion of the Zurich Classic. Any player(s), not otherwise eligible, among the top 10 leaders from the 2008 FedEx Cup Points List through the completion of the Zurich Classic.

Henrik Stenson, Robert Karlsson, Rory McIlroy, Martin Kaymer, Ross Fisher, Jeev Milkha Singh, Søren Kjeldsen, Graeme McDowell, Thongchai Jaidee

The winner of the 2008 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship. (Such exemption will be an addition to the field.)

D. A. Weibring

The leading money winner from the 2008 Official Nationwide Tour Money List.

Matt Bettencourt

If necessary to complete a field of 144 players, PGA Tour members from the 2009 FedExCup Points List below 10th position one week prior, in order of their position on such list.

David Toms, Jason Dufner, Jeff Klauk, Scott Piercy, Bob Estes, Webb Simpson

Source:[7]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Place Player Score To par
1 Ben Crane 65 −7
T2 Alex Čejka 66 −6
Richard S. Johnson
John Mallinger
T5 Brad Adamonis 67 −5
Jonathan Byrd
Jason Dufner
Retief Goosen
Ian Poulter
David Toms
Scott Verplank
Camilo Villegas
Bubba Watson

Second round

Friday, May 8, 2009

Place Player Score To par
1 Alex Čejka 66-67=133 −11
2 Ian Poulter 67-68=135 −9
T3 Ángel Cabrera 72-65=137 −7
Jason Dufner 67-70=137
John Mallinger 66-71=137
Kevin Na 71-66=137
Henrik Stenson 68-69=137
David Toms 67-70=137
T9 Ben Crane 65-73=138 −6
Richard S. Johnson 66-72=138
Jeff Overton 71-67=138
Tim Petrovic 68-70=138

Third round

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Place Player Score To par
1 Alex Čejka 66-67-72=205 −11
T2 Jonathan Byrd 67-72-71=210 −6
Ben Crane 65-73-72=210
Retief Goosen 67-72-71=210
Ian Poulter 67-68-75=210
Henrik Stenson 68-69-73=210
Tiger Woods 71-69-70=210
T8 Brian Davis 71-69-71=211 −5
John Mallinger 66-71-74=211
Kevin Na 71-66-74=211

Final leaderboard

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Alex Čejka held a five-shot lead entering the final round,[3] but quickly faltered with a six-over front nine and slumped to a closing 79. This opened the door for many, and Henrik Stenson pulled clear with a bogey-free 66 for a four-stroke victory.[1][4][5]

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Henrik Stenson 68-69-73-66=276 −12 1,710,000
2 Ian Poulter 67-68-75-70=280 −8 1,026,000
T3 John Mallinger 66-71-74-70=281 −7 551,000
Kevin Na 71-66-74-70=281
T5 Ben Crane 65-73-72-72=282 −6 346,750
Brian Davis 71-69-71-71=282
Jim Furyk 68-74-71-69=282
8 Tiger Woods (c) 71-69-70-73=283 −5 294,500
T9 Aaron Baddeley 71-71-76-66=284 −4 237,500
Alex Čejka 66-67-72-79=284
Tim Clark 72-69-74-69=284
Vijay Singh 71-72-74-67=284
David Toms 67-70-77-70=284

Source:[8]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 4
Stenson −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −8 −8 −9 −9 −10 −10 −11 −12 −12 −12
Poulter −6 −7 −7 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8
Mallinger −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −8 −8 −7
Na −5 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −7 −7 −7
Crane −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −6 −5 −5 −6 −5 −6
Davis −5 −6 −5 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6
Furyk −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −4 −3 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6
Woods −6 −5 −5 −4 −4 −5 −4 −4 −4 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5
Čejka −10 −10 −10 −8 −7 −6 −6 −5 −5 −6 −6 −5 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Frenette, Gene (May 11, 2009). "Stenson strips out all drama in final round of Players". Florida Times-Union. (Jacksonville). Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Stenson wins Players title with perfect round". CNN. May 11, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Cejka gains 5-shot lead over Woods". CNN. May 10, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Stenson pulls away at Players; Tiger 8th". ESPN. Associated Press. May 10, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Shipnuck, Alan (May 18, 2009). "Swede's spot". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  6. ^ "Golf Stat and Records | PGA TOUR". www.pgatour.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  7. ^ "2009 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour.
  8. ^ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "THE PLAYERS Championship". ESPN. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
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