2009 in golf

This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2009.

Years in golf

2009 in sports

  • Motorsport
  • Racquetball
  • Sailing
  • Skiing
  • Rugby league‎

Men's professional golf

Major championships

  • 9–12 April: The Masters - Argentina's Ángel Cabrera won his second major in a sudden death playoff over Kenny Perry (second hole) and Chad Campbell (eliminated on first playoff hole).
  • 18–22 June: U.S. Open - In a tournament plagued by rain, causing most of the final round to be played on Monday, American Lucas Glover won his first major by two shots over fellow Americans Ricky Barnes, David Duval, and Phil Mickelson.
  • 16–19 July: The Open Championship - In a return to Turnberry, the site of one of his legendary 1977 win, 59-year-old Tom Watson led for much of the tournament before losing to fellow-American Stewart Cink in a four hole playoff. Tiger Woods missed the cut — his second missed cut in a major as a professional.
  • 13–16 August: PGA Championship - South Korean Y.E. Yang became the first Asian-born player to win a men's major championship, winning by three shots over Tiger Woods. This marked the first time that Woods failed to win a major after holding the third-round lead.

World Golf Championships

  • 26 February-1 March: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship - Australian Geoff Ogilvy defeated Paul Casey of England 4&3
  • 12–15 March WGC-CA Championship - Phil Mickelson from the USA won at -19, one stroke ahead of fellow American Nick Watney.
  • 6–9 August: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational - American Tiger Woods won his 7th Bridgestone Invitational and 16th WGC.
  • 3–6 November: WGC-HSBC Champions - Phil Mickelson won the HSBC Champions for the second time and his second WGC of the year.

FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2009 FedEx Cup Playoffs

Other leading PGA Tour events

For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2009 PGA Tour.

Other Leading European Tour events

  • 21–24 May: BMW PGA Championship - Paul Casey birdied the final two holes to capture his third win of the year and move into third place in the world rankings.
  • 19–22 November: Dubai World Championship - Lee Westwood won the inaugural contest, setting a course record of 64 in the final round to win by six strokes.

For a complete list of European Tour results see 2009 European Tour.

Team events

  • 24–27 September: Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros - Team Great Britain & Ireland defeated Team Continental Europe 16½–11½. This was the fifth consecutive win for Team GB&I.
  • 8–11 October: Presidents Cup - The U.S. Team defeated the International Team 19½–14½. This was the Americans' third consecutive win.

Tour leaders

Awards

Other tour results

Other happenings

  • 22 February: 18-year-old New Zealander Danny Lee became the second amateur golfer to win a European Tour event, at the Johnnie Walker Classic. Lee also became the youngest ever winner on the European Tour.[2]
  • 8 September: 17-year-old Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa beat Rory McIlroy's record as the youngest ever golfer to reach the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
  • 27 November: Tiger Woods was involved in an early morning car accident close to his Orlando, Florida home. A media storm subsequently developed around the circumstances of the accident and newspaper allegations that Woods had been having an extra-marital affair. Woods pulled out of his Chevron World Challenge tournament and admitted to 'transgressions' and apologised for letting his family down. Subsequently, after multiple women came forward alleging to have had affairs with Woods, he announced on 11 December that he would be taking an indefinite leave from competitive golf, and admitted to marital infidelity.

Women's professional golf

LPGA majors

  • 2–5 April: Kraft Nabisco Championship - American Brittany Lincicome won her third LPGA tournament and first major after scoring an eagle on the last hole.
  • 11–14 June: LPGA Championship - Swedish rookie Anna Nordqvist won her first major and first LPGA tournament by four strokes over Lindsey Wright.
  • 9–12 July: U.S. Women's Open - A birdie on the 72nd hole gave Korean Eun-Hee Ji a one-shot win over Candie Kung for her first major and second LPGA tournament title.
  • 30 July-2 August: Ricoh Women's British Open - Catriona Matthew became the first Scottish woman to win a major, competing 11 weeks after giving birth to her second child.

Ladies European Tour major (in addition to the Women's British Open)

  • 23–26 July: Evian Masters - Japan's Ai Miyazato defeated Sweden's Sophie Gustafson on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff for her first LPGA Tour win.

For a complete list of Ladies European Tour results see Ladies European Tour.

Additional LPGA Tour events

For a complete list of LPGA Tour results see LPGA Tour.

Team events

  • 21–23 August: Solheim Cup - Team USA won the Cup for the third straight meeting with a 16–12 victory over Team Europe.

Money list leaders

Awards

  • LPGA Tour Player of the Year – Lorena Ochoa claimed the title for the fourth consecutive year
  • LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year – Jiyai Shin won over second-place finisher Anna Nordqvist
  • LPGA Tour Vare Trophy – Lorena Ochoa won the title with a scoring average of 70.16.
  • LET Player of the Year – Catriona Matthew
  • LET Rookie of the Year – Anna Nordqvist clinched the title while playing only six events on the tour.

Other happenings

  • 13 July: LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens resigned under pressure from players after four years in the job. Marsha Evans was named interim commissioner while a search was undertaken for a permanent replacement.[3]
  • 28 October: The LPGA Tour announced that Michael Whan had been hired as its new commissioner.[4]
  • 18 November: The LPGA announced that the 2010 LPGA Championship will be sponsored by Wegmans in Rochester, New York, in place of that city's annual Wegmans LPGA tour stop. The LPGA Championship used to be sponsored by McDonald's and took place in eastern Maryland.

Senior men's professional golf

Senior majors

Full results

Money list leaders

Amateur golf

World Golf Hall of Fame inductees

Table of results

This table summarizes all the results referred to above in date order.

DatesTournamentStatus or tourWinner
26 Feb-1 MarWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipWorld Golf Championships Geoff Ogilvy
12-15 MarWGC-CA ChampionshipWorld Golf Championships Phil Mickelson
2-5 AprKraft Nabisco ChampionshipLPGA major Brittany Lincicome
9-12 AprThe MastersMen's major Ángel Cabrera
7–10 MayThe Players ChampionshipPGA Tour Henrik Stenson
19–22 MayNCAA Division I Women's Golf ChampionshipsU.S. college championshipArizona St. / María Hernández
21–24 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEuropean Tour Paul Casey
21–24 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipSenior major Michael Allen
27–30 MayNCAA Division I Men's Golf ChampionshipsU.S. college championshipTexas A&M / Matt Hill
11-14 JunLPGA ChampionshipLPGA major Anna Nordqvist
14-20 JunThe Amateur ChampionshipAmateur men's individual tournament Matteo Manassero
18-21 JunU.S. OpenMen's major Lucas Glover
9-12 JulU.S. Women's OpenLPGA major Eun-Hee Ji
16-19 JulThe Open ChampionshipMen's major Stewart Cink
23-26 JulEvian MastersLadies European Tour major and
LPGA Tour regular event		 Ai Miyazato
23-26 JulSenior British OpenSenior major Loren Roberts
30 Jul-2 AugWomen's British OpenLPGA and Ladies European Tour major Catriona Matthew
30 Jul-2 AugU.S. Senior OpenSenior major Fred Funk
3-9 AugU.S. Women's AmateurAmateur women's individual tournament Jennifer Song
6-9 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalWorld Golf Championships Tiger Woods
13-16 AugPGA ChampionshipMen's major Y.E. Yang
20-23 AugJELD-WEN TraditionSenior major Mike Reid
21-23 AugSolheim CupUnited States v Europe
women's professional team event		 Team USA
24-30 AugU.S. AmateurAmateur men's individual tournament An Byeong-hun
27-30 AugThe BarclaysPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Heath Slocum
4-7 SepDeutsche Bank ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Steve Stricker
10-13 SepBMW ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Tiger Woods
12-13 SepWalker CupGreat Britain & Ireland v United States
men's amateur team event		 Team USA
17-20 SepSamsung World ChampionshipLPGA Tour Na Yeon Choi
24-27 SepThe Tour ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Phil Mickelson
24-27 SepVivendi Trophy with Seve BallesterosGreat Britain & Ireland v Europe
men's professional team event		 Team Great Britain & Ireland
1-4 OctSenior Players ChampionshipSenior major Jay Haas
8-11 OctPresidents CupUSA v International
men's professional team event		 U.S. Team
3-6 NovWGC-HSBC ChampionsWorld Golf Championships Phil Mickelson
19-22 NovDubai World ChampionshipEuropean Tour Lee Westwood
19-23 NovLPGA Tour ChampionshipLPGA Tour Anna Nordqvist

The following biennial events will next be played in 2010: Ryder Cup, Curtis Cup, Espirito Santo Trophy.

References
  1. No comeback player of year in '09
  2. "Dream Win for a Dazzling Danny". Asian Tour. 2009-02-22. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  3. Bivens resigns post after four years as LPGA commissioner
  4. LPGA Tour names Whan commissioner


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