2009 Challenge Tour
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Duration19 March 2009 – 31 October 2009
Number of official events24[a]
Most wins
Edoardo Molinari (3)
Edoardo Molinari (3)Rankings Edoardo Molinari
Edoardo Molinari| Duration | 19 March 2009 – 31 October 2009 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 24[a] |
| Most wins | Edoardo Molinari (3) |
| Rankings | Edoardo Molinari |
← 2008 2010 → | |
The 2009 Challenge Tour was the 21st season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[b] | OWGR points | Other tours[c] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar | Club Colombia Masters | Colombia | US$200,000 |  Alan Wagner (1) |
12 | TLA | |
| 19 Apr | Tusker Kenya Open | Kenya | 180,000 |  Gary Boyd (1) |
12 | ||
| 3 May | Moroccan Classic | Morocco | 140,000 | Robert Coles (2) |
12 | ||
| 17 May | Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | France | 150,000 | Lee S. James (5) |
12 | ||
| 24 May | Piemonte Open | Italy | 150,000 | Edoardo Molinari (3) |
12 | ||
| 31 May | Telenet Trophy | Belgium | 150,000 |  François Calmels (1) |
12 | ||
| 7 Jun | Kärnten Golf Open | Austria | 140,000 |  Christoph Günther (1) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 14 Jun | Challenge of Ireland | Ireland | 150,000 | Robert Coles (3) |
12 | ||
| 21 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | 600,000 |  Christian Nilsson (1) |
18 | EUR | |
| 28 Jun | The Princess | Sweden | 300,000 | Andrew Butterfield (1) |
12 | New tournament | |
| 5 Jul | Credit Suisse Challenge | Switzerland | 140,000 | Peter Baker (3) |
12 | ||
| 12 Jul | Allianz EurOpen de Lyon | France | 150,000 | Alexandre Kaleka (1) |
12 | ||
| 26 Jul | SWALEC Wales Challenge | Wales | 150,000 |  Rhys Davies (1) |
12 | ||
| 2 Aug | Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | 200,000 |  Jamie McLeary (1) |
12 | ||
| 9 Aug | SK Golf Challenge | Finland | 175,000 |  Nicolas Colsaerts (1) |
12 | ||
| 16 Aug | Trophée du Golf de Genève | Switzerland | 210,000 | Julien Quesne (1) |
12 | ||
| Chinese Challenge | China | – | Removed | – | New tournament | ||
| 30 Aug | DHL Wrocław Open | Poland | 140,000 | Eric Ramsay (1) |
12 | ||
| 6 Sep | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Spain | 150,000 | Rhys Davies (2) |
12 | ||
| 13 Sep | Dutch Futures | Netherlands | 150,000 | Nicolas Colsaerts (2) |
12 | ||
| 20 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 400,000 | Edoardo Molinari (4) |
12 | ||
| 4 Oct | ECCO Tour Championship | Denmark | 180,000 |  José-Filipe Lima (3) |
12 | NGL | |
| 11 Oct | Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse | France | 150,000 | John Parry (1) |
12 | ||
| 25 Oct | Italian Federation Cup | Italy | 150,000 | Edoardo Molinari (5)[d] |
12 | ||
| 31 Oct | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | Italy | 300,000 | Peter Whiteford (3) |
12 | Tour Championship |
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3][4] The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2010 European Tour.[4]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edoardo Molinari | 242,980 |
| 2 | José-Filipe Lima | 134,622 |
| 3 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 128,590 |
| 4 | Rhys Davies | 113,187 |
| 5 | Peter Whiteford | 110,593 |