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

Major championships

World Golf Championships

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

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

Team events

Tour leaders

Awards

Other tour results

Other happenings

LPGA majors

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

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

Money list leaders

Awards

Other happenings

Senior majors

Full results

Money list leaders

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

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

Australia based

UK based

U.S. based

Rory McIlroy, MBE (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer from Holywood in County Down. He is formerly the World Number One. On 19 June 2011 he won the U.S. Open, setting a record score of 16-under-par on his way to an eight-shot victory. He has been cited as the most exciting young prospect in golf and having the potential to become one of the highest earners in sports in terms of endorsements.

McIlroy has represented Europe, Great Britain & Ireland, and Ireland as both an amateur and a professional. He had a successful amateur career, topping the World Amateur Golf Ranking for one week as a 17-year-old in 2007. Later that year he turned professional and soon established himself on the European Tour. He had his first win on the European Tour in 2009, and on the PGA Tour in 2010. He represented Europe in the 2010 Ryder Cup.

McIlroy was born in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. He is the only child of Gerry and Rosie (née McDonald) McIlroy; he attended St. Patrick's Primary School and then Sullivan Upper School.