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.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(€)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes22 MarClub Colombia MastersColombiaUS$200,000 Alan Wagner (1)12TLA19 AprTusker Kenya OpenKenya180,000 Gary Boyd (1)123 MayMoroccan ClassicMorocco140,000 Robert Coles (2)1217 MayAllianz Open Côtes d'Armor BretagneFrance150,000 Lee S. James (5)1224 MayPiemonte OpenItaly150,000 Edoardo Molinari (3)1231 MayTelenet TrophyBelgium150,000 François Calmels (1)127 JunKärnten Golf OpenAustria140,000 Christoph Günther (1)12New tournament14 JunChallenge of IrelandIreland150,000 Robert Coles (3)1221 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance600,000 Christian Nilsson (1)18EUR28 JunThe PrincessSweden300,000 Andrew Butterfield (1)12New tournament5 JulCredit Suisse ChallengeSwitzerland140,000 Peter Baker (3)1212 JulAllianz EurOpen de LyonFrance150,000 Alexandre Kaleka (1)1226 JulSWALEC Wales ChallengeWales150,000 Rhys Davies (1)122 AugScottish Hydro ChallengeScotland200,000 Jamie McLeary (1)129 AugSK Golf ChallengeFinland175,000 Nicolas Colsaerts (1)1216 AugTrophée du Golf de GenèveSwitzerland210,000 Julien Quesne (1)1227 AugChinese ChallengeChina–Removed–New tournament30 AugDHL Wrocław OpenPoland140,000 Eric Ramsay (1)126 SepFred Olsen Challenge de EspañaSpain150,000 Rhys Davies (2)1213 SepDutch FuturesNetherlands150,000 Nicolas Colsaerts (2)1220 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan400,000 Edoardo Molinari (4)124 OctECCO Tour ChampionshipDenmark180,000 José-Filipe Lima (3)12NGL11 OctAllianz Golf Open Grand ToulouseFrance150,000 John Parry (1)1225 OctItalian Federation CupItaly150,000 Edoardo Molinari (5)1231 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItaly300,000 Peter Whiteford (3)12Tour Championship
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 20 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2010 European Tour.
Rank Player Prize money (€)1 Edoardo Molinari 242,9802 José-Filipe Lima 134,622 3 Nicolas Colsaerts 128,5904 Rhys Davies 113,1875 Peter Whiteford 110,593
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