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2009 Challenge Tour graduates


NOTOC 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 TourPlayerMoney list
rankEarnings (€)StartsCuts
madeBest
finishMoney list
rankEarnings (€)
ITA Edoardo Molinari1242,9802824112,009,337
PRT José-Filipe Lima2134,623271216183,604
BEL Nicolas Colsaerts3128,590251667423,513
WAL Rhys Davies*4113,1873122181,218,636
SCO Peter Whiteford5110,593281786334,271
ENG Andrew Butterfield6110,4882512964,960
ENG Gary Boyd*7104,952271650715,106
FRA Julien Quesne*894,636301615693,303
ENG Richard McEvoy992,9192813101261,196
ENG Robert Coles1089,3042812107233,214
ENG Peter Baker1174,24321T3520433,360
ESP Carlos Rodiles1273,89821620531,795
ENG Chris Gane1373,23019617857,367
ENG John Parry*1471,318332251706,108
AUS Andrew Tampion1565,4162332689,103
FRA Julien Guerrier*1664,7412112122172,305
SCO Andrew McArthur*1762,85617719839,235
ENG James Morrison*1861,370271261518,750
WAL Sion Bebb1961,231191115890,740
FRA François Calmels2058,920822787,598
  • 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 and 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.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
121 MarWAL Rhys DaviesTrophée Hassan II−25 (68-64-68-66=266)2 strokesZAF Louis Oosthuizen
211 AprENG James MorrisonMadeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal−20 (67-65-66-70=268)1 strokeENG Oliver Fisher
311 JulITA Edoardo MolinariBarclays Scottish Open−12 (66-69-63-74=272)3 strokesNIR Darren Clarke
429 AugITA Edoardo Molinari (2)Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles−10 (70-68-69-71=278)1 strokeAUS Brett Rumford
526 SepENG John ParryVivendi Cup−17 (64-67-70-70=271)2 strokesSWE Johan Edfors

Runners-up on the European Tour in 2010

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score
128 MarSCO Peter WhitefordOpen de Andalucia de GolfZAF Louis Oosthuizen−17 (67-63-66-67=263)−14 (69-64-67-66=266)
218 AprWAL Rhys DaviesVolvo China OpenKOR Yang Yong-eun−15 (68-66-68-71=273)−13 (73-70-65-67=275)
32 MayENG James Morrison
lost in playoffOpen de EspañaESP Álvaro Quirós−11 (68-72-67-70=277)−11 (73-67-70-67=277)
430 MayWAL Rhys Davies (2)Madrid MastersENG Luke Donald−21 (65-67-68-67=267)−20 (65-68-67-68=268)
56 JunWAL Rhys Davies (3)Celtic Manor Wales OpenNIR Graeme McDowell−15 (72-70-64-63=269)−12 (67-73-70=62=272)
622 AugENG Gary Boyd
lost in three-man playoffCzech OpenSWE Peter Hanson−10 (67-70-67-74=278)−10 (72-70-68-68=278)
75 SepITA Edoardo MolinariOmega European MastersESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez−21 (67-61-68-67=263)−18 (66-65-68-67=266)
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