| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 18–22, 2009 |
| Location | Farmingdale, New York United States |
| Course(s) | Bethpage State Park Black Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,445 yards (6,807 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 60 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (+4) |
| Prize fund | $7,500,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,350,000 |
| Champion | |
| Lucas Glover | |
| 276 (-4) | |
The 2009 United States Open Championship was the 109th U.S. Open, and was played June 18-22 on the Black Course of Bethpage State Park on Long Island, New York. It was won by Lucas Glover with a 4 under par score of 276.[1]
This was the second U.S. Open to be played at Bethpage Black; the first was won by Tiger Woods in 2002. The 2009 edition was hit heavily by continuous rain throughout the tournament. This resulted in multiple suspensions of play. Phil Mickelson declared that this would be his last tournament, before he took significant time off to tend to his ailing wife, Amy, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Like the 2002 U.S. Open, the media coverage of the relationship between the New York gallery and Mickelson, was one of the major headlines of the entire tournament. The most memorable moment being Mickelson teeing off on the short par-3, 17th hole. As Mickelson walked down the path, toward the green he was met by thousands of spectators with thunderous chants of "Let's Go Mickelson!" Mickelson came up short, but commended the New York golf fans and suggested a Ryder Cup should be played at Bethpage Black because "We would have a huge advantage."
Contents |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yardage | 430 | 389 | 232 | 517 | 478 | 408 | 525 | 230 | 460 | 3,669 | 508 | 435 | 504 | 605 | 158 | 458 | 490 | 207 | 411 | 3,776 | 7,445 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
About half the field each year consists of players who are fully exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open. Below is the list of the 74 players who were fully exempt for the 2009 U.S. Open. Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses.[2] Also listed are the 81 players who have qualified through sectional qualifying.[3]
1. Last 10 U.S. Open Champions
2. Top two finishers in the 2008 U.S. Amateur
3. Last five Masters Champions
4. Last five British Open Champions
5. Last five PGA Champions
6. The Players Champion
7. The U.S. Senior Open Champion
8. Top 15 finishers and ties in the 2008 U.S. Open
9. Top 30 leaders on the 2008 PGA Tour official money list
10. All players qualifying for the 2008 edition of The Tour Championship
11. Top 15 on the 2008 European Tour Order of Merit
12. Top 10 on the PGA Tour official money list, as of May 24
13. Winners of multiple PGA Tour events from June 2, 2008, through June 14, 2009
14. Top 5 from the 2009 European Tour Race to Dubai, as of May 24
15. Top 2 on the 2008 Japan Golf Tour official money list, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at that time
16. Top 2 on the 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia official money list, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at that time
17. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Rankings list, as of May 24
18. Special exemptions selected by the USGA
Sectional qualifiers
Alternates
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Woods | United States | 2000, 2002, 2008 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 280 | E | T6 |
| Retief Goosen | South Africa | 2001, 2004 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 74 | 283 | +3 | T16 |
| Jim Furyk | United States | 2003 | 72 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 287 | +7 | T33 |
| Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | 2006 | 73 | 67 | 77 | 75 | 292 | +12 | T47 |
| Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | 2007 | 74 | 69 | 75 | 76 | 294 | +14 | T54 |
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Els | South Africa | 1994, 1997 | 77 | 78 | 155 | +15 |
| Michael Campbell | New Zealand | 2005 | 77 | 79 | 156 | +16 |
On Thursday morning, it rained all through the morning session, until play was suspended at 10:15 am. The USGA was unable to get all of the water off the greens and get the course into decent condition, so no more golf was played that day. The majority of players had yet to tee off. Jeff Brehaut, through 10 holes, was one of four players leading at 1-under par heading into Friday. After play started up again on Friday morning, Mike Weir shot a 6-under par 64 to lead at the end of the first round.[10][11] Tiger Woods shot a 4-over par 74 which included two double bogeys and three bogeys.[12]
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Weir | Canada | 64 | -6 |
| 2 | Peter Hanson | Sweden | 66 | -4 |
| T3 | Ricky Barnes | United States | 67 | -3 |
| David Duval | United States | 67 | ||
| Todd Hamilton | United States | 67 | ||
| 6 | Rocco Mediate | United States | 68 | -2 |
| T7 | Lucas Glover | United States | 69 | -1 |
| Sean O'Hair | United States | 69 | ||
| Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | 69 | ||
| Phil Mickelson | United States | 69 | ||
| Adam Scott | Australia | 69 | ||
| David Toms | United States | 69 | ||
| Drew Weaver (a) | United States | 69 |
The round began at 5:00 pm in Friday afternoon and was finished on Saturday afternoon. Because of the soft conditions caused by the heavy rain, many low scores were made during the second round. Ricky Barnes shot 65, and had a 36-hole record of 8-under par 132.[13] Lucas Glover and Azuma Yano were also amongst the ones that shot very low scores. Tiger Woods shot 69 to finish 3 over par.[14] Phil Mickelson shot even par to remain 1 under par. The cut came at +4, the lowest cutline in the U.S. Open since 2003. David Toms and Justin Leonard missed the cut after being unable to take advantage of the easy scoring conditions.[15]
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricky Barnes | United States | 67-65=132 | -8 |
| 2 | Lucas Glover | United States | 69-64=133 | -7 |
| 3 | Mike Weir | Canada | 64-70=134 | -6 |
| T4 | David Duval | United States | 67-70=137 | -3 |
| Peter Hanson | Sweden | 66-71=137 | ||
| Azuma Yano | Japan | 72-65=137 | ||
| T7 | Ross Fisher | England | 70-68=138 | -2 |
| Todd Hamilton | United States | 67-71=138 | ||
| Sean O'Hair | United States | 69-69=138 | ||
| Nick Taylor (a) | Canada | 73-65=138 | ||
| Lee Westwood | England | 72-66=138 |
Amateurs: Taylor (-2), Weaver (+1), Stanley (+4), Fowler (+6), Tringale (+7), Alexander (+8), Klaasen (+10), Martin (+10), Erdy (+12), Burgoon (+13), Kittleson (+13), Snyder (+14), Nagy (+16), Peterman (+16), Lewis (+21), Brock (+22).
Play was halted at 6:55 pm on Saturday due to heavy rain, and it was resumed on Sunday at noon. The round was completed late Sunday afternoon. Ricky Barnes and Lucas Glover both shot even par to remain at the top of the leaderboard. David Duval and Ross Fisher played consistently to finish tied for third place. Mike Weir struggled and fell back with a 74. Phil Mickelson shot a 69 to continue being in contention. Tiger Woods shot a 68 to finish 1 over par, and 9 shots behind Ricky Barnes.[16]
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricky Barnes | United States | 67-65-70=202 | -8 |
| 2 | Lucas Glover | United States | 69-64-70=203 | -7 |
| T3 | David Duval | United States | 67-70-70=207 | -3 |
| Ross Fisher | England | 70-68-69=207 | ||
| T5 | Hunter Mahan | United States | 72-68-68=208 | -2 |
| Phil Mickelson | United States | 69-70-69=208 | ||
| Mike Weir | Canada | 64-70-74=208 | ||
| T8 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | 73-68-68=209 | -1 |
| Todd Hamilton | United States | 67-71-71=209 | ||
| Sean O'Hair | United States | 69-69-71=209 | ||
| Bubba Watson | United States | 72-70-67=209 |
The final round began Sunday evening until play was suspended with leaders Ricky Barnes and Lucas Glover on the second hole. Play resumed Monday morning. Barnes, who had held the lead through the second and third rounds, faltered on the front nine, bogeyed five out of the first nine holes, and shot one over par on the back nine, but was never able to catch up with Glover, his playing partner for the final two rounds. David Duval had a triple-bogey at the par-3 3rd, but rallied on the back nine with three straight birdies before bogeying 17 and missing a birdie putt at 18 to finish at 2 under par. Tiger Woods made a charge on the back nine with birdies on 13 and 14, but then bogeyed 15 and parred the rest to finish even par.[17] Phil Mickelson tied Glover for the lead after making an eagle at 13 after hitting a perfect second shot on the par 5, but proceeded to miss a short birdie putt on 14, three-putt for bogey on 15, miss another putt on 16, and made another bogey on 17 on his way to finishing two strokes behind Glover and tied for second place with Barnes and Duval. It was Mickelson's fifth runner-up finish at the U.S. Open, breaking the record of four by Sam Snead, Bobby Jones, Arnold Palmer, and Jack Nicklaus.[18][19] Glover birdied 16 and made par on the final two holes to seal the victory.[20]
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Glover | United States | 69-64-70-73=276 | -4 | 1,350,000 |
| T2 | Ricky Barnes | United States | 67-65-70-76=278 | -2 | 559,830 |
| David Duval | United States | 67-70-70-71=278 | |||
| Phil Mickelson | United States | 69-70-69-70=278 | |||
| 5 | Ross Fisher | England | 70-68-69-72=279 | -1 | 289,146 |
| T6 | Søren Hansen | Denmark | 70-71-70-69=280 | E | 233,350 |
| Hunter Mahan | United States | 72-68-68-72=280 | |||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 74-69-68-69=280 | |||
| 9 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | 73-70-70-68=281 | +1 | 194,794 |
| T10 | Stephen Ames | Canada | 74-66-70-72=282 | +2 | 154,600 |
| Matt Bettencourt | United States | 75-67-71-69=282 | |||
| Sergio García | Spain | 70-70-72-70=282 | |||
| Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | 72-70-72-68=282 | |||
| Ryan Moore | United States | 70-69-72-71=282 | |||
| Mike Weir | Canada | 64-70-74-74=282 |
Amateurs: Taylor (+8), Weaver (+9), Stanley (+13).
| Preceded by 2009 Masters |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 2009 Open Championship |
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