| KENNY | ..... Perry, American golfer who tied for second place at the 2009 US Masters (5) |
| ANGEL | Argentina's 2009 US Masters golf champion, ... Cabrera (5) |
| BEAN | Andy, American golfer joint-tied for second place in the 1983 golfing Open Championship (4) |
| SILVER | The colour of the medal for second place at the Olympics (6) |
| SILVERMEDAL | 'Prize' for second place at the Olympic Games, eg (6,5) |
| COMO | Perry ---, American singer |
| ARCHER | George who tied for fifth in the 1971 U.S. Open |
| OMEARA | Mark who tied for third in the 1988 U.S. Open |
| DAVIDKOCH | Businessman who's tied for No. 4 on the Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people: 2 wds. |
| WOODS | American golfer who is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, Tiger _ (5) |
| KANYE | West who interrupted Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV awards |
| IDOWU | Phillips ---, British athlete who won triple-jump gold at the 2009 world championships |
| LOSES | What second place at battle of the bands does |
| BRAVO | All-rounder and winner of 15+ T20 titles across the world, he top scored in West Indies' match against India at the 2009 T20 Cricket World Cup |
| LUCAS | Golfer; 2009 US Open Championship winner (5) |
| ADELE | Best New Artist winner at the 2009 Grammys |
| ELLEN | Talk show host with a record number of People's Choice Awards (tied for first with Taylor) |
| SNEAD | Whom Tiger tied for PGA Tour wins in 2019 |
| MATTHEW | ....... Fitzpatrick, golfer who finished tied for seventh place at the 2016 US Masters (7) |
| IGOTTAFEELING | 2009 Black Eyed Peas song that topped the charts for 14 weeks tied for the longest of the 2000s: 3 wds. |