August 16, 2012
PGA TOUR staff
A six-time winner on TOUR in 2009, Tiger Woods became the first player to win multiple FedExCups. Woods got into the winning swing at the Arnold Palmer Invitational then took over the FedExCup lead following his third win of the season at the AT&T National.
Woods ranked No. 1 entering the playoffs after picking up two wins and a runner-up finish in his last three starts of the Regular Season.
| Woods in 2009 |
| Regular Season results |
| WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | T17 | 142 | | WGC-CA Championship | T9 | 102 | | Arnold Palmer Invitational | 1 | 12 | | Masters Tournament | T6 | 12 | | Wells Fargo Championship | 4 | 10 | | THE PLAYERS Championship | 8 | 9 | | the Memorial Tournament | 1 | 4 | | U.S. Open Championship | T6 | 3 | | AT&T National | 1 | 1 | | British Open Championship | CUT | 2 | | Buick Open | 1 | 1 | | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | 1 | 1 | | PGA Championship | 2 | 1 | |
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| Results in the Playoffs |
| The Barclays | T2 | 1 | | Deutsche Bank Championship | T11 | 2 | | BMW Championship | 1 | 1 | | THE TOUR Championship | 2 | 1 | |
| Tiger Woods vs. the TOUR |
| 2009 Season statistical profile |
| Driving Distance | 25th | 298.7 | 288.2 | 14th | 297.5 | 286.3 | | Driving Accuracy Percentage | 109th | 62.27% | 62.01 | T32nd | 70.09% | 66.39 | | Total Driving | 21st | 134 | - - - | 3rd | 46 | - - - |
| | Greens in Regulation Pct | 18th | 68.48% | 64.18 | 3rd | 68.40% | 60.17 | | Going for the Green | 4th | 69.84% | 49.27 | 1st | 72.55% | 42.88 | | Approaches from 150-175 yards | T22nd | 25 4 | 27 9 | 5th | 21 3 | 27 1 |
| | Sand Save Percentage | T19th | 57.14% | 49.28 | 6th | 74.07% | 52.88 | | Scrambling | 4th | 65.52% | 57.19 | 1st | 75.82% | 59.34 | | Scrambling from the Fringe | T1st | 100.00% | 87.82 | T1st | 100.00% | 90.52 | | Scrambling from the Rough | 9th | 64.58% | 56.10 | T16th | 67.86% | 56.74 |
| | Overall Putting Average | T131st | 1.588 | 1.534 | T30th | 1.556 | 1.584 | | 3-Putt Avoidance | 22nd | 2.17% | 3.09 | T17th | 1.74% | 2.81 | | Putts Per Round | T28th | 28.59 | 29.21 | T30th | 28.00 | 28.51 | | Putting from 4-8 | 7th | 75.22% | 67.74 | 6th | 83.78% | 70.91 | | Putting - Inside 10 | 3rd | 90.38% | 86.85 | 8th | 90.56% | 86.97 |
| | Scoring Average (Actual) | 1st | 69.15 | 71.17 | 1st | 67.94 | 71.19 | | Birdie Average | 3rd | 4.17 | 3.38 | T7th | 4.06 | 3.32 | | Total Eagles | T41st | 7 | 5 | T2nd | 3 | - - - | | Par Breakers | 2nd | 24.03% | 19.19 | T2nd | 23.61% | 18.88 | | Par 3 Scoring Average | T1st | 2.96 | 3.08 | T5th | 2.97 | 3.11 | | Par 4 Scoring Average | T4th | 3.99 | 4.07 | 1st | 3.91 | 4.06 | | Par 5 Scoring Average | 1st | 4.44 | 4.69 | T1st | 4.39 | 4.70 | | Par 5 Birdie or Better Leaders | 1st | 56.76% | 40.32 | 2nd | 56.82% | 40.25 | | Birdie or Better Percentage | 2nd | 24.03% | 19.19 | T2nd | 23.61% | 18.88 | |
Following his tie for 1st at the Deutsche Bank Championship, Woods dropped to No. 2 in the FedExCup standings. He regained his lead with a victory at the BMW Championship then went on to a runner-up finish at The TOUR Championship, which allowed Woods to hoist the FedExCup for the second time.
