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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 13–16, 2009 |
| Location | Chaska, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Hazeltine National Golf Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,674 yards (7,017 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 80 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+4) |
| Prize fund | $7,500,000[1] €5,328,337 |
| Winner's share | $1,350,000 €942,126 |
| Champion | |
 Yang Yong-eun | |
| 280 (−8) | |
The 2009 PGA Championship was the 91st PGA Championship, held August 13–16 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, a suburb southwest of Minneapolis.
Yang Yong-eun, more commonly referred to as "Y.E. Yang" in the U.S., won his first major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Tiger Woods, a four-time champion. It marked the first time that Woods had failed to win a major he had led after 54 holes. Yang also became the first Asian-born player to win a men's major championship (although the third of Asian descent, after Vijay Singh and Woods).[2]
It was the fourth major championship held at the course; it previously hosted the PGA Championship in 2002, won by Rich Beem, and two U.S. Opens (1970, 1991). The 2009 course was the longest up to that time for a major at 7,674 yards (7,017 m) (the 2012 and 2021 PGA Championships and 2017 U.S. Open all surpassed it). The average elevation of the course is approximately 940 feet (287 m) above sea level.[3]
- ^ The 91st PGA Championship – Prize Money Breakdown
- ^ "Yang outplays Woods for USPGA win". BBC Sport. August 16, 2009. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
- ^ "Topographic map". mapper.acme.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.