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Wikipedia / 2009 Challenge Tour

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.

Date

Tournament

Host country

Purse(€)

Winner

OWGRpoints

Othertours

Notes

22 Mar

Club Colombia Masters

Colombia

US$200,000

Alan Wagner (1)

12

TLA

19 Apr

Tusker Kenya Open

Kenya

180,000

Gary Boyd (1)

12

3 May

Moroccan Classic

Morocco

140,000

Robert Coles (2)

12

17 May

Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne

France

150,000

Lee S. James (5)

12

24 May

Piemonte Open

Italy

150,000

Edoardo Molinari (3)

12

31 May

Telenet Trophy

Belgium

150,000

François Calmels (1)

12

7 Jun

Kärnten Golf Open

Austria

140,000

Christoph Günther (1)

12

New tournament

14 Jun

Challenge of Ireland

Ireland

150,000

Robert Coles (3)

12

21 Jun

Saint-Omer Open

France

600,000

Christian Nilsson (1)

18

EUR

28 Jun

The Princess

Sweden

300,000

Andrew Butterfield (1)

12

New tournament

5 Jul

Credit Suisse Challenge

Switzerland

140,000

Peter Baker (3)

12

12 Jul

Allianz EurOpen de Lyon

France

150,000

Alexandre Kaleka (1)

12

26 Jul

SWALEC Wales Challenge

Wales

150,000

Rhys Davies (1)

12

2 Aug

Scottish Hydro Challenge

Scotland

200,000

Jamie McLeary (1)

12

9 Aug

SK Golf Challenge

Finland

175,000

Nicolas Colsaerts (1)

12

16 Aug

Trophée du Golf de Genève

Switzerland

210,000

Julien Quesne (1)

12

27 Aug

Chinese Challenge

China

–

Removed

–

New tournament

30 Aug

DHL Wrocław Open

Poland

140,000

Eric Ramsay (1)

12

6 Sep

Fred Olsen Challenge de España

Spain

150,000

Rhys Davies (2)

12

13 Sep

Dutch Futures

Netherlands

150,000

Nicolas Colsaerts (2)

12

20 Sep

Kazakhstan Open

Kazakhstan

400,000

Edoardo Molinari (4)

12

4 Oct

ECCO Tour Championship

Denmark

180,000

José-Filipe Lima (3)

12

NGL

11 Oct

Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse

France

150,000

John Parry (1)

12

25 Oct

Italian Federation Cup

Italy

150,000

Edoardo Molinari (5)

12

31 Oct

Apulia San Domenico Grand Final

Italy

300,000

Peter Whiteford (3)

12

Tour 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

242,980

2

José-Filipe Lima

134,622

3

Nicolas Colsaerts

128,590

4

Rhys Davies

113,187

5

Peter Whiteford

110,593

Notes

References