2009 Challenge Tour


The 2008 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.
The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by Italy's Edoardo Molinari.

Tournament schedule

The table below shows the 2009 Challenge Tour schedule. The season started in March and was made up of 24 tournaments played in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Central Asia.
The numbers in brackets after winners' names indicate the player's total number of wins on the Challenge Tour including that event. No-one accumulates many wins on the Challenge Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the European Tour.
DateTournamentHost countryWinnerOWGR
Points
Notes
22 MarClub Colombia MastersColombia Alan Wagner 12Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Américas
19 AprTusker Kenya OpenKenya Gary Boyd 12
3 MayMoroccan ClassicMorocco Robert Coles 12
17 MayAllianz Open Côtes d'Armor BretagneFrance Lee S. James 12
24 MayPiemonte OpenItaly Edoardo Molinari 12
31 MayTelenet TrophyBelgium François Calmels 12
7 JunKärnten Golf OpenAustria Christoph Günther 12New tournament
14 JunChallenge of IrelandIreland Robert Coles 12
21 JunSaint-Omer OpenFrance Christian Nilsson 18Dual-ranking event with European Tour
28 JunThe PrincessSweden Andrew Butterfield 12New tournament
5 JulCredit Suisse ChallengeSwitzerland Peter Baker 12
12 JulAllianz EurOpen de LyonFrance Alexandre Kaleka 12
26 JulSWALEC Wales ChallengeWales Rhys Davies 12
2 AugScottish Hydro ChallengeScotland Jamie McLeary 12
9 AugSK Golf ChallengeFinland Nicolas Colsaerts 12
16 AugTrophée du Golf de GenèveSwitzerland Julien Quesne 12
30 AugDHL Wrocław OpenPoland Eric Ramsay 12
6 SepFred Olsen Challenge de EspañaSpain Rhys Davies 12
13 SepDutch FuturesNetherlands Nicolas Colsaerts 12
20 SepKazakhstan OpenKazakhstan Edoardo Molinari 12
4 OctECCO Tour ChampionshipDenmark José-Filipe Lima 12
11 OctAllianz Open du Grand ToulouseFrance John Parry 12
25 OctItalian Federation CupItaly Edoardo Molinari 12
31 OctApulia San Domenico Grand FinalItaly Peter Whiteford 12

Rankings

For full rankings, see 2009 Challenge Tour graduates.
RankPlayerCountryPrize money
1Edoardo Molinari242,980
2José-Filipe Lima134,622
3Nicolas Colsaerts128,590
4Rhys Davies113,187
5Peter Whiteford110.593