2009 Challenge Tour

Golf tour season August 2023 2009 Challenge Tour 2009 3 19 y – 2009 10 31 y 24One further tournament was scheduled but was removed from the schedule. ITA Edoardo Molinari (3) Rankings ITA Edoardo Molinari 2008 2010 The 2009 Challenge Tour was the 21st season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/2009/ 2009 Tournament schedule European Tour 29 August 2023 DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)Winnertotals 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.OWGRpointsOthertourstours EUR − European Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League; TLA − Tour de las Américas.Notes22 MarClub Colombia MastersColombiaUS$200,000ARG Alan Wagner (1)12TLA19 AprTusker Kenya OpenKenya180,000ENG Gary Boyd (1)123 MayMoroccan ClassicMorocco140,000ENG Robert Coles (2)1217 MayAllianz Open Côtes d'Armor BretagneFrance150,000ENG Lee S. James (5)1224 MayPiemonte OpenItaly150,000ITA Edoardo Molinari (3)1231 MayTelenet TrophyBelgium150,000FRA François Calmels (1)127 JunKärnten Golf OpenAustria140,000DEU Christoph Günther (1)12New tournament14 JunChallenge of IrelandIreland150,000ENG Robert Coles (3)1221 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance600,000SWE Christian Nilsson (1)18EUR28 JunThe PrincessSweden300,000ENG Andrew Butterfield (1)12New tournament5 JulCredit Suisse ChallengeSwitzerland140,000ENG Peter Baker (3)1212 JulAllianz EurOpen de LyonFrance150,000FRA Alexandre Kaleka (1)1226 JulSWALEC Wales ChallengeWales150,000WAL Rhys Davies (1)122 AugScottish Hydro ChallengeScotland200,000SCO Jamie McLeary (1)129 AugSK Golf ChallengeFinland175,000BEL Nicolas Colsaerts (1)1216 AugTrophée du Golf de GenèveSwitzerland210,000FRA Julien Quesne (1)1227 AugChinese ChallengeChina–Removed–New tournament30 AugDHL Wrocław OpenPoland140,000SCO Eric Ramsay (1)126 SepFred Olsen Challenge de EspañaSpain150,000WAL Rhys Davies (2)1213 SepDutch FuturesNetherlands150,000BEL Nicolas Colsaerts (2)1220 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan400,000ITA Edoardo Molinari (4)124 OctECCO Tour ChampionshipDenmark180,000PRT José-Filipe Lima (3)12NGL11 OctAllianz Golf Open Grand ToulouseFrance150,000ENG John Parry (1)1225 OctItalian Federation CupItaly150,000ITA Edoardo Molinari (5)Molinari earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.https://kenyonputting.com/news/molinari-secures-order-of-merit-with-win Molinari Secures Order of Merit with Win Phil Kenyon Putting 24 November 2009 29 August 2023 In so doing, Edoardo Molinari also earns himself Battlefield Promotion to the European Tour.1231 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItaly300,000SCO Peter Whiteford (3)12Tour Championship Rankings full rankings 2009 Challenge Tour graduates The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.2009 Rankings http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7B9E8C659F%2DE8C3%2D4458%2D8CC2%2DCABA46370DCF%7D European Tour 29 August 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20091215235753/http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7B9E8C659F%2DE8C3%2D4458%2D8CC2%2DCABA46370DCF%7D 15 December 2009https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/whiteford-wins-season-finale-with-final-flourish/ Whiteford wins season finale with final flourish European Tour 19 March 2010 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... The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2010 European Tour. Rank Player Prize money (€)1 ITA Edoardo Molinari 242,9802 POR José-Filipe Lima 134,622 3 BEL Nicolas Colsaerts 128,5904 WAL Rhys Davies 113,1875 SCO Peter Whiteford 110,593 Notes References External links http://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/ Category:Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour Challenge Tour