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 (€)
Italy Edoardo Molinari1242,9802824Win (x2)112,009,337
Portugal José-Filipe Lima2134,6232712T1716183,604
Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts3128,5902516T367423,513
Wales Rhys Davies*4113,1873122Win181,218,636
Scotland Peter Whiteford5110,5932817T286334,271
England Andrew Butterfield6110,488251T542964,960
England Gary Boyd*7104,9522716T250715,106
France Julien Quesne*894,6363016T1615693,303
England Richard McEvoy992,9192813T8101261,196
England Robert Coles1089,3042812T4107233,214
England Peter Baker1174,243217T3520433,360
Spain Carlos Rodiles1273,898216T3520531,795
England Chris Gane1373,230196T617857,367
England John Parry*1471,3183322Win51706,108
Australia Andrew Tampion1565,416233T452689,103
France Julien Guerrier*1664,7412112T5122172,305
Scotland Andrew McArthur*1762,856177T2919839,235
England James Morrison*1861,3702712Win61518,750
Wales Sion Bebb1961,2311911T1715890,740
France 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 Wales Rhys Davies Trophée Hassan II –25 (68-64-68-66=266) 2 strokes South Africa Louis Oosthuizen
2 11 Apr England James Morrison Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal –20 (67-65-66-70=268) 1 stroke England Oliver Fisher
3 11 Jul Italy Edoardo Molinari Barclays Scottish Open –12 (66-69-63-74=272) 3 strokes Northern Ireland Darren Clarke
4 29 Aug Italy Edoardo Molinari (2) Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles –10 (70-68-69-71=278) 1 stroke Australia Brett Rumford
5 26 Sep England John Parry Vivendi Cup –17 (64-67-70-70=271) 2 strokes Sweden Johan Edfors

Runners-up on the European Tour in 2010

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

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