2009 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 2009 European Tour 2008 11 6 y – 2009 11 22 y 51A further three tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled. ENG Paul Casey (2)Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods also won two events, but were not European Tour members.ENG Simon Dyson (2)GER Martin Kaymer (2)THA Thongchai Jaidee (2)ZAF Richard Sterne (2)ENG Lee Westwood (2) Race to Dubai ENG Lee Westwood Golfer of the Year ENG Lee Westwood Players' Player of the Year ENG Lee Westwood Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Chris Wood 2008 2010 The 2009 European Tour was the 38th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Race to Dubai introduction There were major changes for the 2009 season as the tour entered a partnership agreement with Dubai based Leisurecorp. The Order of Merit was renamed as the Race to Dubai, with a bonus pool of US$7.5 millionhttps://golfbusinessnews.com/news/sponsorship-and-events/the-european-tour-lands-in-dubai/ The European Tour Lands in Dubai Golf Business News 19 November 2007 24 April 2023https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=4491218 Dubai tourney winnings cut 25 percent ESPN 21 September 2009 (originally $10 million) distributed among the top 15 players at the end of the season, with the winner taking $1.5 million (originally $2 million). The new name reflected the addition of a new season ending tournament, the Dubai World Championship, held at the end of November in Dubai. The tournament also had a $7.5 million prize fund (originally $10 million), and was contested by the leading 60 players in the race following the season's penultimate event, the Hong Kong Open. The winner of the Race to Dubai also received a ten-year European Tour exemption, while the winner of the Dubai World Championship received a five-year exemption.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/7105686.stm US boss welcomes European windfall BBC Sport 21 November 2007http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BBD7FAD7F%2D8A0E%2D4A4C%2DB1AA%2DEC4C735BC15B%7D Race to Dubai European Tour 12 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081209030217/http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BBD7FAD7F-8A0E-4A4C-B1AA-EC4C735BC15B%7D 9 December 2008 The reduction in prize money, announced in September 2009, was due to the global economic downturn. Changes for 2009 Changes for the 2009 season included two new tournaments, the Moravia Silesia Open in the Czech Republic and the Dubai World Championship, the addition of the Singapore Open, and the return of the Volvo World Match Play Championship after being cancelled in 2008. In addition, as a result of plans to realign the schedule with the calendar year for 2010, the HSBC Champions, Hong Kong Open and the Australian Masters were held twice during the 2009 season. The HSBC Champions became a World Golf Championships event effective with its November 2009 edition. In December 2008, the Indian Masters, scheduled for February, was cancelled due the 2008 financial crisis,http://uk.reuters.com/article/golfNews/idUKL551612820081205 https://web.archive.org/web/20200929002925/https://uk.reuters.com/article/golfNews/idUKL551612820081205 dead 29 September 2020 Golf-Financial crisis claims next year's Indian Masters Reuters 5 December 2008 2008-12-05 and then in January 2009 it was announced that the revival of the English Open, scheduled for August, would be postponed for at least two years after developers of the St. Mellion International Resort ran into financial difficulties.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/7842513.stm Crunch delays golf championships BBC News 21 January 2009 2009-02-14 live https://web.archive.org/web/20090129232048/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7842513.stm 29 January 2009 In May it was announced that due to lack of sponsorship the British Masters had also been dropped from the schedule, with the Austrian Open being rescheduled from June to take its place on the calendar in September.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8048940.stm British Masters dropped from Tour BBC Sport 13 May 2009 2009-05-14 live https://web.archive.org/web/20090516024955/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/8048940.stm 16 May 2009 Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.2009 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/2009/ European Tour 15 October 2023https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/uncertainty-for-irish-open-in-race-to-dubai-1.1223927 Uncertainty for Irish Open in Race to Dubai The Irish Times 6 October 2008 2 May 2020 Details of the 2009 European Tour schedule, otherwise known as the lucrative Race to Dubai, were announced today... DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.OWGRpointsOthertoursAFR − Sunshine Tour; ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; KOR − Korean Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.Notes10 NovHSBC ChampionsChinaUS$5,000,000ESP Sergio García (8)52AFR,Sunshine Tour unofficial event ANZ,PGA Tour of Australasia unofficial event ASAAsian Tour unofficial eventLimited-field event23 NovUBS Hong Kong OpenHong KongUS$2,250,000TWN Lin Wen-tang (1)32ASA30 NovSportsbet Australian MastersAustraliaA$1,500,000AUS Rod Pampling (1)22ANZ14 DecAlfred Dunhill ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000ZAF Richard Sterne (4)24AFR21 DecSouth African Open ChampionshipSouth Africa€1,000,000ZAF Richard Sterne (5)40AFRSunshine Tour flagship event11 JanJoburg OpenSouth Africa€1,100,000DNK Anders Hansen (3)20AFR18 JanAbu Dhabi Golf ChampionshipUAEUS$2,000,000ENG Paul Casey (9)4825 JanCommercialbank Qatar MastersQatarUS$2,500,000ESP Álvaro Quirós (3)541 FebDubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$2,500,000NIR Rory McIlroy (1)528 FebIndian MastersIndia–Cancelled–ASA15 FebMaybank Malaysian OpenMalaysiaUS$2,000,000USA Anthony Kang (1)30ASA22 FebJohnnie Walker ClassicAustralia£1,250,000NZL Danny Lee (a) (1)32ANZ, ASA1 MarWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,500,000AUS Geoff Ogilvy (4)76World Golf Championship1 MarEnjoy Jakarta Indonesia OpenIndonesiaUS$1,250,000THA Thongchai Jaidee (3)20ASA15 MarWGC-CA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$8,500,000USA Phil Mickelson (n/a)78World Golf Championship22 MarMadeira Islands Open BPI - PortugalPortugal€700,000ARG Estanislao Goya (1)2429 MarOpen de AndalucíaSpain€1,000,000DNK Søren Kjeldsen (3)245 AprEstoril Open de PortugalPortugal€1,250,000NIR Michael Hoey (1)2412 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$7,500,000ARG Ángel Cabrera (5)100Major championship19 AprVolvo China OpenChinaUS$2,200,000AUS Scott Strange (2)18ONE26 AprBallantine's ChampionshipSouth Korea€2,100,000THA Thongchai Jaidee (4)32ASA, KOR3 MayOpen de EspañaSpain€2,000,000FRA Thomas Levet (5)2410 MayBMW Italian OpenItaly€1,300,000ARG Daniel Vancsik (2)2417 May3 Irish OpenIreland€3,000,000IRL Shane Lowry (a) (1)4024 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEngland€4,500,000ENG Paul Casey (10) 64Flagship event31 MayEuropean OpenEngland£1,800,000FRA Christian Cévaër (2)487 JunCeltic Manor Wales OpenWales£1,800,000DNK Jeppe Huldahl (1)2421 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance€600,000SWE Christian Nilsson (1)18CHA22 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$7,500,000USA Lucas Glover (n/a)100Major championship28 JunBMW International OpenGermany€2,000,000ENG Nick Dougherty (3)365 JulOpen de France AlstomFrance€4,000,000DEU Martin Kaymer (3)4412 JulBarclays Scottish OpenScotland£3,000,000DEU Martin Kaymer (4)5419 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland£4,200,000USA Stewart Cink (1)100Major championship26 JulSAS MastersSweden€1,000,000ARG Ricardo González (4)242 AugMoravia Silesia OpenCzech Republic€2,000,000SWE Oskar Henningsson (1)249 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalUnited StatesUS$8,500,000USA Tiger Woods (n/a)76World Golf Championship16 AugEnglish OpenEngland–Cancelled–16 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$7,500,000KOR 1997 Yang Yong-eun (2)100Major championship23 AugKLM OpenNetherlands€1,800,000ENG Simon Dyson (3)2430 AugJohnnie Walker Championship at GleneaglesScotland£1,400,000SWE Peter Hedblom (3)246 SepOmega European MastersSwitzerland€2,000,000SWE Alex Norén (1)32ASA13 SepMercedes-Benz ChampionshipGermany€2,000,000ZAF James Kingston (2)40Limited-field event20 SepBritish MastersEngland–Cancelled–20 Sep14 JunAustrian Golf OpenAustria€1,000,000ESP Rafa Cabrera-Bello (1)245 OctAlfred Dunhill Links ChampionshipScotlandUS$5,000,000ENG Simon Dyson (4)46Pro-Am11 OctMadrid MastersSpain€1,500,000ENG Ross McGowan (1)2618 OctPortugal MastersPortugal€3,000,000ENG Lee Westwood (19)4625 OctCastelló Masters Costa AzaharSpain€2,000,000SWE Michael Jonzon (2)281 NovBarclays Singapore OpenSingaporeUS$5,000,000ENG Ian Poulter (8)46ASANew to European Tour1 NovVolvo World Match Play ChampionshipSpain€3,250,000ENG Ross Fisher (3)42Limited-field event8 NovWGC-HSBC ChampionsChinaUS$7,000,000USA Phil Mickelson (n/a)66World Golf Championship15 NovJBWere MastersAustraliaA$1,500,000USA Tiger Woods (n/a)28ANZ15 NovUBS Hong Kong OpenHong KongUS$2,500,000FRA Grégory Bourdy (3)44ASA22 NovDubai World ChampionshipUAEUS$7,500,000ENG Lee Westwood (20)56New tournamentTour Championship Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnersOWGRpointsNotes11 JanRoyal TrophyThailand€1,000,000Team Asian/aTeam event27 SepVivendi Trophy with Seve BallesterosFrance€1,150,000GBRIRL Team GB&In/aTeam event30 NovOmega Mission Hills World CupChinaUS$5,500,000ITA Edoardo Molinari andITA Francesco Molinarin/aTeam event Location of tournaments Europe center 550 Location of official tournaments of the 2009 European Tour in Europe.8px Major Championship8px Flagship event8px Regular event Europe 55.316 -4.832 Blue pog.svg Europe 37.353 -5.919 Europe 38.7 -9.466 Europe 41.857 2.763 Europe 45.186 7.55 Europe 53.742 -6.254 Europe 51.40 -0.59 Orange pog.svg Europe 51.343 0.283 Europe 51.603 -2.933 Europe 50.712 2.088 Europe 48.276 11.775 Europe 48.7522 2.0851 Europe 56.064 -4.639 Europe 55.772 12.955 Europe 49.531 18.326 Europe 52.37 4.553 Europe 56.284 -3.748 Europe 46.18 7.28 Europe 51.036 6.786 Europe 47.977 16.312 Europe 56.343 -2.803 Europe 40.487 -3.74 Europe 37.103 -8.143 Europe 40.031 -0.052 Europe 36.398 -5.223 World center 550 Location of official tournaments of the 2009 European Tour outside Europe.8px Major Championship8px World Golf Championship8px Tour Championship8px Regular event World 32.471 -111.105 Green pog.svg World 25.815 -80.34 Green pog.svg World 33.503 -82.020 Blue pog.svg World 40.742 -73.455 Blue pog.svg World 41.008 -81.508 Green pog.svg World 44.834 -93.591 Blue pog.svg World 31.109 121.216 Green pog.svg (8px &) World 22.492 114.115 x2 World -37.917 145.099 World 25.384 51.507 World 3.104 101.565 World -31.764 116.007 World -8.804 115.126 World 33.05 -16.362 World 39.872 116.519 World 33.315 126.389 World 1.244 103.83 World -37.958 145.084 World -25.339 27.106 Point carte.svg World 25.022 55.199 Solid blue.svg South Africa center 200 8px South Africa South Africa -25.444 31.534 South Africa -33.821 18.97 South Africa -26.154 28.107 United Arab Emirates center 200 8px United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 24.415 54.529 Red pog.svg United Arab Emirates 25.086 55.161 Red pog.svg United Arab Emirates 25.022 55.199 Yellow pog.svg Race to Dubai The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.The final European Tour Race to Dubai 2009 https://issuu.com/sportingpublications/docs/wwg_issue110/45 10 February 2021 Worldwide Golf 110 Worldwide Sporting Publications December 2009 45 Issuuhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8372981.stm Lee Westwood wins Race to Dubai title BBC Sport 22 November 2009 2009-11-22 live https://web.archive.org/web/20091126000042/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/8372981.stm 26 November 2009 Pos. Ranking position Player Majors WGCs World Golf Championships Principal events Top 10s in other ET European Tour events Tmts Official tournaments played MoneyMas Masters TournamentUSO U.S. OpenOpn Open ChampionshipPGA PGA ChampionshipWGCMP WGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipWGCCA WGC-CA ChampionshipWGCInv WGC-Bridgestone InvitationalWGCCha WGC-HSBC ChampionsBMWPGA BMW PGA ChampionshipDub Dubai World Championship12345678Reg. Regular(€)Bon. Bonus($)Total(€) 1ENG Westwood43rd T23 T3 T3T17 T61 9th T8CUT 1stT3 T7 2nd T8 T8 T9 1st T9 26 3,240,952 1,500,0004,237,762 2NIR McIlroyT20 T10 T47 T3T5 T20 T68 4th5th 3rdT2 T3 T5 1st T7 T2 T5 T2 25 2,862,413 1,125,0003,610,020 3DEU KaymerCUT CUT T34 T6T17 T35 T60 T6T11 T37T2 T4 1st 1st T2 20 2,365,937 750,0002,864,342 4ENG R. FisherT30 5th T13 T194th T46 43rd T282nd T42T8 1st 22 2,132,459 600,0002,531,183 5ENG CaseyT20 CUT T47 •2nd T31 WD WD1st •1st T4 T10 14 2,014,063 525,0002,362,947 6AUS OgilvyT15 T47 CUT T431st T40 T22 T10• T4T3 13 1,903,771 450,0002,202,814 7ENG WilsonCUT T23 T24 T19T9 T5 T11 T45CUT T162nd T6 T2 T5 25 1,736,035 412,5002,010,158 8ENG Dyson• CUT • •• • • T28T16 T37T7 T2 T6 1st T7 T3 1st 8th 32 1,558,550 375,0001,807,753 9ENG PoulterT20 T18 CUT T19T9 T13 T15 T45• T93rd 1st T5 15 1,549,187 337,5001,773,470 10ESP GarcíaT38 T10 T38 CUTT33 T31 T22 T23• T71st T8 T7 4th T9 17 1,461,426 300,0001,660,788 11ZAF ElsCUT CUT T8 T6T5 T20 T29 2ndT21 T50T3 T4 17 1,397,135 262,5001,571,577 12ENG McGowan• • • •• • • •CUT 2ndT2 3rd 6th 1st 30 1,396,826 243,7501,558,808 13DEN KjeldsenCUT • T27 T6T33 T7 T68 T103rd T301st T9 T4 26 1,379,731 225,0001,529,253 14ITA F. Molinari• T27 T13 T10• • • T10T35 T30T2 T3 3rd T6 2nd T3 27 1,367,949 206,2501,505,010 15IRL HarringtonT35 CUT T65 T10T33 T20 T2 T25• T4T5 3rd 16 1,343,631 187,5001,468,232 lime Win yellow Top 10 #afeeee Made cut pink Missed cut lightgrey Withdrew transparent Did not play • Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Golfer of the Year ENG Lee Westwood https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/dec/08/lee-westwood-european-golfer-award Lee Westwood wins third European Tour player of the year award The Guardian Press Association 8 December 2009 24 April 2023 Players' Player of the Year ENG Lee Westwood https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8469576.stm Lee Westwood wins players' European Tour award for 2009 BBC Sport 20 January 2010 24 April 2023 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Chris Wood https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/5719098/wood-seals-rookie-award Wood seals rookie award Sky Sports 25 November 2009 24 April 2023 See also 2009 in golf 2009 European Senior Tour Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour European Tour European Tour