2009 Challenge Tour graduates

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This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2009. The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2009 earned their European Tour card for 2010.

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2009 Challenge Tour2010 European Tour
PlayerMoney list
rank		Earnings (€)StartsCuts
made		Best
finish		Money list
rank		Earnings (€)
Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Molinari 1242,9802824Win (x2)112,009,337
Flag of Portugal.svg José-Filipe Lima 2134,6232712T1716183,604
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Colsaerts 3128,5902516T367423,513
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies*4113,1873122Win181,218,636
Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Whiteford 5110,5932817T286334,271
Flag of England.svg Andrew Butterfield 6110,488251T542964,960
Flag of England.svg Gary Boyd*7104,9522716T250715,106
Flag of France.svg Julien Quesne*894,6363016T1615693,303
Flag of England.svg Richard McEvoy 992,9192813T8101261,196
Flag of England.svg Robert Coles 1089,3042812T4107233,214
Flag of England.svg Peter Baker 1174,243217T3520433,360
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Rodiles 1273,898216T3520531,795
Flag of England.svg Chris Gane 1373,230196T617857,367
Flag of England.svg John Parry*1471,3183322Win51706,108
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Tampion 1565,416233T452689,103
Flag of France.svg Julien Guerrier*1664,7412112T5122172,305
Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew McArthur*1762,856177T2919839,235
Flag of England.svg James Morrison*1861,3702712Win61518,750
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sion Bebb 1961,2311911T1715890,740
Flag of France.svg François Calmels 2058,92082T312787,598

* European Tour rookie in 2010
T = Tied
  The player retained his European Tour card for 2011 (finished inside the top 117).
  The player did not retain his European Tour Tour card for 2011, but retained conditional status (finished between 118-150).
  The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2011 (finished outside the top 150).

Molinari won three Challenge Tour events in 2009. The players ranked 16th through 20th were placed below the Qualifying School graduates on the exemption list, and thus could improve their status by competing in Qualifying School; Julien Guerrier improved his status in this way.

Winners on the European Tour in 2010

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
121 Mar Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies Trophée Hassan II −25 (68-64-68-66=266)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen
211 Apr Flag of England.svg James Morrison Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal −20 (67-65-66-70=268)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Oliver Fisher
311 Jul Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Molinari Barclays Scottish Open −12 (66-69-63-74=272)3 strokes Ulster Banner.svg Darren Clarke
429 Aug Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Molinari (2) Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles −10 (70-68-69-71=278)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Rumford
526 Sep Flag of England.svg John Parry Vivendi Cup −17 (64-67-70-70=271)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Edfors

Runners-up on the European Tour in 2010

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score
128 Mar Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Whiteford Open de Andalucia de Golf Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen −17 (67-63-66-67=263)−14 (69-64-67-66=266)
218 Apr Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies Volvo China Open Flag of South Korea.svg Yang Yong-eun −15 (68-66-68-71=273)−13 (73-70-65-67=275)
32 May Flag of England.svg James Morrison
lost in playoff		 Open de España Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Quirós −11 (68-72-67-70=277)−11 (73-67-70-67=277)
430 May Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies (2) Madrid Masters Flag of England.svg Luke Donald −21 (65-67-68-67=267)−20 (65-68-67-68=268)
56 Jun Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies (3) Celtic Manor Wales Open Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell −15 (72-70-64-63=269)−12 (67-73-70=62=272)
622 Aug Flag of England.svg Gary Boyd
lost in three-man playoff		 Czech Open Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hanson −10 (67-70-67-74=278)−10 (72-70-68-68=278)
75 Sep Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Molinari Omega European Masters Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez −21 (67-61-68-67=263)−18 (66-65-68-67=266)

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