92nd PGA Championship
2010 Web-Media Links & Prize Money Info
SOURCES -- PGA Tour :: PGA of America :: Author's State of Mind     Last Update: 7-20-2010 at 8:00 PM EDT

Official 92nd PGA Championship Web-Site !!!!!            PGA of America Home Page !!!!!

• Current (2010) PGA Championship Qualifications     Source of information
  1 .. All past PGA Championship winners
  2 .. Winners of the last five U.S. Opens (2006-2010)
  3 .. Winners of the last five Masters (2006-2010)
  4 .. Winners of the last five British Opens (2006-2010)
  5 .. The 2010 Senior PGA Champion
  6 .. The low 15 scorers and ties in the 2009 PGA Championship
  7 .. The 20 low scorers in the 2010 PGA Club Professional Championship
  8 .. The Top 70 leaders in official PGA Tour money standings, from the 2009 Bridgestone Invitational and Reno-Tahoe Open events
        through the 2010 Greenbriar Classic
  9 .. Members of the 2008 United States and European Ryder Cup Teams, provided that such players are among the Top 100 on the
        Official World Golf Rankings List published on August 2nd 2010.
  10 .. All winners of official money PGA Tour events since the playing of the 2009 PGA Championship
  
  The total field will be a maximum of 156 players. Vacancies will be filled by the first available player from the list of alternates, starting with
  those players below 70th place in official PGA Tour money standings (Category-8). In addition, the PGA of America reserves the right to invite
  additonal players not included in the categories listed above.

• 2009 Leaderboards »»»    Official !!!!          Other »»   =(1)=   =(2)=   =(3)=   =(4)=          Tee Times - A - - B -
  •   2009 Tournament Over!     Final scores (all) and prize money earnings (1-2-3) now available.
  
  
  
• Full 2009 Field !!!!        Club Professionals !!!!          Course Info - A - - B -          2009 TV Times
  
  
  
• Online Media Sites:    Golf Channel   USA Today   Golf.com   Sports Network   YAHOO!   Golf Observer   ESPN    

      2009 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP PURSE - $7,500,000  ...  Source of Information (PDF File)

       1..$ 1,350,000   11..$ 168,100   21..$ 81,600   31..$ 44,800   41..$ 28,750   51..$ 16,650   61..$ 15,000
       2..$   810,000   12..$ 155,300   22..$ 76,200   32..$ 43,000   42..$ 27,300   52..$ 16,450   62..$ 14,850
       3..$   510,000   13..$ 142,500   23..$ 70,800   33..$ 41,200   43..$ 25,900   53..$ 16,250   63..$ 14,700
       4..$   360,000   14..$ 132,000   24..$ 65,400   34..$ 39,500   44..$ 24,500   54..$ 16,050   64..$ 14,600
       5..$   300,000   15..$ 122,400   25..$ 60,000   35..$ 37,850   45..$ 23,100   55..$ 15,900   65..$ 14,500
       6..$   270,000   16..$ 113,600   26..$ 56,000   36..$ 36,300   46..$ 21,700   56..$ 15,750   66..$ 14,400
       7..$   242,500   17..$ 106,500   27..$ 53,000   37..$ 34,750   47..$ 20,300   57..$ 15,600   67..$ 14,300
       8..$   220,000   18..$  99,600   28..$ 50,600   38..$ 33,200   48..$ 18,900   58..$ 15,450   68..$ 14,200
       9..$   200,000   19..$  93,200   29..$ 48,500   39..$ 31,650   49..$ 17,500   59..$ 15,300   69..$ 14,100
      10..$   183,500   20..$  87,000   30..$ 46,600   40..$ 30,200   50..$ 17,000   60..$ 15,150   70..$ 14,000

      If more than 70 professionals finish the event, then each place beyond the 70th is worth $ 100 less
      than the place above it (71st - $ 13,900; 72nd - $ 13,800; 73rd - $ 13,700; and so on). Prize money
      is awarded to all professionals finishing 72 holes (or 54 or 90 holes, if scheduled as such).


      2010 Fed Ex Cup Points ... 3,776

       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 Scores and Earnings »»      1916 - 2009 PGA Championship !!!!
  When you reach the "1916-2009" link above, click-on a year to see the final scores and earnings for that particular year.
  Click-on a player's name to see his yearly record in the PGA Championship.

• 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.
  
  
• The Fed Ex Cup Golf Championship Page ... Web-Links and Commentary !!!!
  Features official PGA Tour links regarding the Fed Ex Cup, plus commentary by the author.
  
  
• 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 2010 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.