2009 Challenge Tour

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2009 Challenge Tour season
Duration19 March 2009 (2009-03-19) – 31 October 2009 (2009-10-31)
Number of official events24 [lower-alpha 1]
Most wins Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Molinari (3)
Rankings Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Molinari
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The 2009 Challenge Tour was the 21st season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(€)		Winner [lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points		Other
tours [lower-alpha 3] 		Notes
22 Mar Club Colombia Masters ColombiaUS$200,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Alan Wagner (1)12 TLA
19 Apr Tusker Kenya Open Kenya180,000 Flag of England.svg Gary Boyd (1)12
3 May Moroccan Classic Morocco140,000 Flag of England.svg Robert Coles (2)12
17 May Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne France150,000 Flag of England.svg Lee S. James (5)12
24 May Piemonte Open Italy150,000 Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Molinari (3)12
31 May Telenet Trophy Belgium150,000 Flag of France.svg François Calmels (1)12
7 Jun Kärnten Golf Open Austria140,000 Flag of Germany.svg Christoph Günther (1)12New tournament
14 Jun Challenge of Ireland Ireland150,000 Flag of England.svg Robert Coles (3)12
21 Jun Saint-Omer Open France600,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Nilsson (1)18 EUR
28 Jun The Princess Sweden300,000 Flag of England.svg Andrew Butterfield (1)12New tournament
5 Jul Credit Suisse Challenge Switzerland140,000 Flag of England.svg Peter Baker (3)12
12 Jul Allianz EurOpen de Lyon France150,000 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Kaleka (1)12
26 Jul SWALEC Wales Challenge Wales150,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies (1)12
2 Aug Scottish Hydro Challenge Scotland200,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie McLeary (1)12
9 Aug SK Golf Challenge Finland175,000 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Colsaerts (1)12
16 Aug Trophée du Golf de Genève Switzerland210,000 Flag of France.svg Julien Quesne (1)12
27 Aug Chinese Challenge China–Removed–New tournament
30 Aug DHL Wrocław Open Poland140,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Eric Ramsay (1)12
6 Sep Fred Olsen Challenge de España Spain150,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies (2)12
13 Sep Dutch Futures Netherlands150,000 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Colsaerts (2)12
20 Sep Kazakhstan Open Kazakhstan400,000 Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Molinari (4)12
4 Oct ECCO Tour Championship Denmark180,000 Flag of Portugal.svg José-Filipe Lima (3)12 NGL
11 Oct Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse France150,000 Flag of England.svg John Parry (1)12
25 Oct Italian Federation Cup Italy150,000 Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Molinari (5) [lower-alpha 4] 12
31 Oct Apulia San Domenico Grand Final Italy300,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Whiteford (3)12Tour 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]

RankPlayerPrize money (€)
1 Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Molinari 242,980
2 Flag of Portugal.svg José-Filipe Lima 134,622
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Colsaerts 128,590
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies 113,187
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Whiteford 110.593

Notes

  1. ↑ One further tournament was scheduled but was removed from the schedule.
  2. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.
  3. ↑ EUR − European Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
  4. ↑ Molinari earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "2009 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Molinari Secures Order of Merit with Win". Phil Kenyon Putting. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2023. In so doing, Edoardo Molinari also earns himself Battlefield Promotion to the European Tour.
  3. ↑ "2009 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Whiteford wins season finale with final flourish". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2023. ...and the Scot can now look forward to joining The 2010 Race to Dubai after finishing fifth in the Rankings, which were won by Italy's Edoardo Molinari with record earnings of €242,979... There was also despair for Germany's Christoph Günther, whose place in the all-important top 20 was taken by Whiteford's fellow Scot Andrew McArthur...
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