2009 Challenge Tour graduates

This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2009. The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2009 earned their European Tour card for 2010.

2009 Challenge Tour2010 European Tour
PlayerMoney list
rank
Earnings (€)StartsCuts
made
Best
finish
Money list
rank
Earnings (€)
Edoardo Molinari1242,9802824Win (x2)112,009,337
José-Filipe Lima2134,6232712T1716183,604
Nicolas Colsaerts3128,5902516T367423,513
Rhys Davies*4113,1873122Win181,218,636
Peter Whiteford5110,5932817T286334,271
Andrew Butterfield6110,488251T542964,960
Gary Boyd*7104,9522716T250715,106
Julien Quesne*894,6363016T1615693,303
Richard McEvoy992,9192813T8101261,196
Robert Coles1089,3042812T4107233,214
Peter Baker1174,243217T3520433,360
Carlos Rodiles1273,898216T3520531,795
Chris Gane1373,230196T617857,367
John Parry*1471,3183322Win51706,108
Andrew Tampion1565,416233T452689,103
Julien Guerrier*1664,7412112T5122172,305
Andrew McArthur*1762,856177T2919839,235
James Morrison*1861,3702712Win61518,750
Sion Bebb1961,2311911T1715890,740
François Calmels2058,92082T312787,598

* European Tour rookie in 2010
T = Tied
  The player retained his European Tour card for 2011 (finished inside the top 117).
  The player did not retain his European Tour Tour card for 2011, but retained conditional status (finished between 118-150).
  The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2011 (finished outside the top 150).

Molinari won three Challenge Tour events in 2009. The players ranked 16th through 20th were placed below the Qualifying School graduates on the exemption list, and thus could improve their status by competing in Qualifying School; Julien Guerrier improved his status in this way.

Winners on the European Tour in 2010

No. Date Player Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner-up
1 21 Mar Rhys Davies Trophée Hassan II –25 (68-64-68-66=266) 2 strokes Louis Oosthuizen
2 11 Apr James Morrison Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal –20 (67-65-66-70=268) 1 stroke Oliver Fisher
3 11 Jul Edoardo Molinari Barclays Scottish Open –12 (66-69-63-74=272) 3 strokes Darren Clarke
4 29 Aug Edoardo Molinari (2) Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles –10 (70-68-69-71=278) 1 stroke Brett Rumford
5 26 Sep John Parry Vivendi Cup –17 (64-67-70-70=271) 2 strokes Johan Edfors

Runners-up on the European Tour in 2010

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score
1 28 Mar Peter Whiteford Open de Andalucia de Golf Louis Oosthuizen –17 (67-63-66-67=263) –14 (69-64-67-66=266)
2 18 Apr Rhys Davies Volvo China Open Yang Yong-eun –15 (68-66-68-71=273) –13 (73-70-65-67=275)
3 2 May James Morrison
lost in playoff
Open de España Álvaro Quirós –11 (68-72-67-70=277) –11 (73-67-70-67=277)
4 30 May Rhys Davies (2) Madrid Masters Luke Donald –21 (65-67-68-67=267) –20 (65-68-67-68=268)
5 6 Jun Rhys Davies (3) Celtic Manor Wales Open Graeme McDowell –15 (72-70-64-63=269) –12 (67-73-70=62=272)
6 22 Aug Gary Boyd
lost in three-man playoff
Czech Open Peter Hanson –10 (67-70-67-74=278) –10 (72-70-68-68=278)
7 5 Sep Edoardo Molinari Omega European Masters Miguel Ángel Jiménez –21 (67-61-68-67=263) –18 (66-65-68-67=266)

See also

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