The 138th Open Championship
2009 Web-Media Links & Prize Money Info

SOURCES -- PGA Tour :: Royal & Ancient :: Various Media :: Author's State of Mind
Last Update: July 19th, 2009 at 9:30 PM EDT

2009 Open Championship - Final Scores and Earnings
In U.S. Dollars !!¡!!           In Euros !!¡!!

• The Official Web-Site of the 138th Open Championship !!¡!!
  | 2009 Exemption Categories         2009 Field - A - - B -         Player Profiles         Quick Tournament Preview
  
  
  
• Leaderboards »»    Official !!!!        Other »»   =(1)=   =(2)=   =(3)=   =(4)=           Tee Times - A - - B -           U.S. TV Schedule
  •   Tournament Over !!!    Final scores (all) and prize money earnings (2-3) now being posted.
  
  
  
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• 2009 Purse - £ 4,200,000 || 1st Prize - £ 750,000        
  The 2009 purse, as offered in its standard U.K. Pounds Sterling form, is the same as was offered in 2008.
  The EXACT prize money amounts in Euros, USA Dollars and other currencies will not be known until the tournament is concluded.

      1..£ 750,000   11..£ 79,000   21..£ 42,000   31..£ 27,000   41..£ 17,500   51..£ 12,000   61..£ 10,400   71..£ 9,400
      2..£ 450,000   12..£ 73,000   22..£ 40,000   32..£ 26,000   42..£ 16,750   52..£ 11,750   62..£ 10,300   72..£ 9,300
      3..£ 290,000   13..£ 67,500   23..£ 38,000   33..£ 25,000   43..£ 16,000   53..£ 11,500   63..£ 10,200   73..£ 9,200
      4..£ 220,000   14..£ 62,000   24..£ 36,250   34..£ 24,000   44..£ 15,250   54..£ 11,250   64..£ 10,100
      5..£ 180,000   15..£ 57,000   25..£ 34,750   35..£ 23,000   45..£ 14,750   55..£ 11,000   65..£ 10,000
      6..£ 157,000   16..£ 52,500   26..£ 33,250   36..£ 22,000   46..£ 14,250   56..£ 10,900   66..£  9,900
      7..£ 134,000   17..£ 50,000   27..£ 31,500   37..£ 21,000   47..£ 13,750   57..£ 10,800   67..£  9,800
      8..£ 112,000   18..£ 48,000   28..£ 30,250   38..£ 20,000   48..£ 13,250   58..£ 10,700   68..£  9,700
      9..£ 100,000   19..£ 46,000   29..£ 29,250   39..£ 19,000   49..£ 12,750   59..£ 10,600   69..£  9,600
     10..£  88,000   20..£ 44,000   30..£ 28,250   40..£ 18,250   50..£ 12,250   60..£ 10,500   70..£  9,500


     For those not making the 36-hole cut ...  74 to  80..£ 3,200 each    Money for those successfully finishing 72
                                               81 to 100..£ 2,650 each    holes will be official. Otherwise, it is
                                              101 to 120..£ 2,375 each    un-official.
                                              121 to 156..£ 2,100 each


     To convert the figures shown above into Euros, US Dollars or other currencies, click-on the link below ....

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     2009 Fed Ex Cup Points ... 3,776 ... PGA Tour may round up (or down) some point values

       1 .. 600    11 .. 77    21 .. 50    31 .. 40    41 .. 30    51 .. 20    61 .. 10
       2 .. 330    12 .. 72    22 .. 49    32 .. 39    42 .. 29    52 .. 19    62 ..  9
       3 .. 210    13 .. 68    23 .. 48    33 .. 38    43 .. 28    53 .. 18    63 ..  8
       4 .. 150    14 .. 64    24 .. 47    34 .. 37    44 .. 27    54 .. 17    64 ..  7
       5 .. 120    15 .. 61    25 .. 46    35 .. 36    45 .. 26    55 .. 16    65 ..  6
       6 .. 110    16 .. 59    26 .. 45    36 .. 35    46 .. 25    56 .. 15    66 ..  5
       7 .. 100    17 .. 57    27 .. 44    37 .. 34    47 .. 24    57 .. 14    67 ..  4
       8 ..  94    18 .. 55    28 .. 43    38 .. 33    48 .. 23    58 .. 13    68 ..  3
       9 ..  88    19 .. 53    29 .. 42    39 .. 32    49 .. 22    59 .. 12    69 ..  2
      10 ..  82    20 .. 51    30 .. 41    40 .. 31    50 .. 21    60 .. 11    70 ..  1

• Final 2008 Open Championship Scores & Earnings »»    In Euros !!!!    In U.S. Dollars !!!!
  
  
• Final Scores and Earnings from 1946 to 2008 !!!!    ««« Click-on the link, then click on the year you desire to see the final results.

• Week-to-Week   and   Season-To-Date   Tournament, Money and Fed Ex Cup Points Results !!!!
  Weekly and Seasonal Results for PGA Tour Events as well as leaders in Fed Ex Cup points, official money, World Rankings and other stats.
  
  
• 2009 Fed Ex Cup Golf Championship Page ... Web-Links and Commentary !!!!
  Features official PGA Tour links regarding the 2009 Fed Ex Cup, plus commentary by the author. Also includes official PGA Tour Fall Series links.
  
  
• Suggested Revisions of the PGA Tour Exemption Categories !!!!
  Top 125 money winner threshold is reduced to Top 90. More playing chances are provided for Nationwide Tour and Q-School players.
  The points-based Fed Ex Cup is replaced with a money-based Season Championship. Also, there is a hypothetical 2009 PGA Tour
  schedule that is based on the suggested revisions.
  
  
• Proposal: The 80-50 Cut !!!!
  A proposed double-cut method designed to relieve congestion and speed up play for weekend fields at PGA Tour events.
  Also presented is a restructured prize money distribution formula, as well as examples of the 80-50 cut in action.