Phil Mickelson opened up about the disparity in prize money, saying, via Mile.com:
“I like the way today went. I was two back of him, I beat him by three. He gets the $10 million check, and I get $1 million. I’ve got no problem with that. I just love holding this finally.”
A look into Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods’ 2009 PGA Tour season
Here are the results and prize money Tiger Woods earned during the 2009 PGA Tour season:
- World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship: T17 $95,000
- World Golf Championships-CA Championship: T9 $142,500
- Tavistock Cup: – $50,000
- Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard: 1 $1,080,000
- Masters Tournament: T6 $242,813
- Quail Hollow Championship: 4 $312,000
- THE PLAYERS Championship: 8 $294,500
- the Memorial Tournament: 1 $1,080,000
- U.S. Open Championship: T6 $233,350
- AT&T National: 1 $1,080,000
- The Open Championship: CUT –
- Buick Open: 1 $918,000
- World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational: 1 $1,400,000
- PGA Championship: 2 $810,000
- The Barclays: T2 $495,000
- Deutsche Bank Championship: T11 $165,000
- BMW Championship: 1 $1,350,000
- THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola: 2 $810,000
- World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions: T6 $190,000
Here are the results and prize money Phil Mickelson earned during the 2009 PGA Tour season:
- FBR Open: CUT –
- Buick Invitational: T42 $17,052.75
- AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am: T55 $13,237.00
- Northern Trust Open: 1 $1,134,000.00
- World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship: T9 $140,000.00
- World Golf Championships-CA Championship: 1 $1,400,000.00
- Shell Houston Open: CUT –
- Masters Tournament: 5 $300,000.00
- Quail Hollow Championship: T5 $212,875.00
- THE PLAYERS Championship: T55 $21,470.00
- St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx: T59 $12,096.00
- U.S. Open Championship: T2 $559,830.00
- World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational: T58 $44,250.00
- PGA Championship: 73 $13,700.00
- The Barclays: T52 $17,400.00
- Deutsche Bank Championship: T27 $53,250.00
- BMW Championship: T30 $43,593.75
- THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola: 1 $1,350,000.00
- World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions: 1 $1,200,000.00