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2009 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2009 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 51 |
| most_wins | ENG Paul Casey (2) |
| ENG Simon Dyson (2) | |
| GER Martin Kaymer (2) | |
| THA Thongchai Jaidee (2) | |
| ZAF Richard Sterne (2) | |
| ENG Lee Westwood (2) | |
| honor1 | Race to Dubai |
| honoree1 | ENG Lee Westwood |
| honor2 | Golfer of the Year |
| honoree2 | ENG Lee Westwood |
| honor3 | Players' Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | ENG Lee Westwood |
| honor4 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | ENG Chris Wood |
| prevseason | [2008](2008-european-tour) |
| nextseason | [2010](2010-european-tour) |
ENG Simon Dyson (2) GER Martin Kaymer (2) THA Thongchai Jaidee (2) ZAF Richard Sterne (2) ENG Lee Westwood (2) The 2009 European Tour was the 38th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Race to Dubai introduction
There were major changes for the 2009 season as the tour entered a partnership agreement with Dubai based Leisurecorp. The Order of Merit was renamed as the Race to Dubai, with a bonus pool of US$7.5 million (originally $10 million) distributed among the top 15 players at the end of the season, with the winner taking $1.5 million The reduction in prize money, announced in September 2009, was due to the global economic downturn.
Changes for 2009
Changes for the 2009 season included two new tournaments, the Moravia Silesia Open in the Czech Republic and the Dubai World Championship, the addition of the Singapore Open, and the return of the Volvo World Match Play Championship after being cancelled in 2008. In addition, as a result of plans to realign the schedule with the calendar year for 2010, the HSBC Champions, Hong Kong Open and the Australian Masters were held twice during the 2009 season. The HSBC Champions became a World Golf Championships event effective with its November 2009 edition.
In December 2008, the Indian Masters, scheduled for February, was cancelled due the 2008 financial crisis, and then in January 2009 it was announced that the revival of the English Open, scheduled for August, would be postponed for at least two years after developers of the St. Mellion International Resort ran into financial difficulties. In May it was announced that due to lack of sponsorship the British Masters had also been dropped from the schedule, with the Austrian Open being rescheduled from June to take its place on the calendar in September.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner | OWGR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| 10 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 | ESP Sergio García (8) | 52 | [AFR](2008-sunshine-tour), [ANZ](2008-pga-tour-of-australasia), [ASA](2008-asian-tour) | Limited-field event |
| 23 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$2,250,000 | TWN Lin Wen-tang (1) | 32 | [ASA](2008-asian-tour) | |
| 30 Nov | Sportsbet Australian Masters | Australia | A$1,500,000 | AUS Rod Pampling (1) | 22 | [ANZ](2008-pga-tour-of-australasia) | |
| 14 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ZAF Richard Sterne (4) | 24 | [AFR](2008-sunshine-tour) | |
| 21 Dec | South African Open Championship | South Africa | €1,000,000 | ZAF Richard Sterne (5) | 40 | [AFR](2008-sunshine-tour) | |
| 11 Jan | Joburg Open | South Africa | €1,100,000 | DNK Anders Hansen (3) | 20 | [AFR](2009-sunshine-tour) | |
| 18 Jan | Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | UAE | US$2,000,000 | ENG Paul Casey (9) | 48 | ||
| 25 Jan | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | US$2,500,000 | ESP Álvaro Quirós (3) | 54 | ||
| 1 Feb | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$2,500,000 | NIR Rory McIlroy (1) | 52 | ||
| 8 Feb | Indian Masters | India | – | *Cancelled* | – | [ASA](2009-asian-tour) | |
| 15 Feb | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | US$2,000,000 | USA Anthony Kang (1) | 30 | [ASA](2009-asian-tour) | |
| 22 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | Australia | £1,250,000 | NZL Danny Lee (a) (1) | 32 | [ANZ](2009-pga-tour-of-australasia), [ASA](2009-asian-tour) | |
| 1 Mar | [WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship](2009-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) | United States | US$8,500,000 | AUS Geoff Ogilvy (4) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 1 Mar | Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open | Indonesia | US$1,250,000 | THA Thongchai Jaidee (3) | 20 | [ASA](2009-asian-tour) | |
| 15 Mar | [WGC-CA Championship](2009-wgc-ca-championship) | United States | US$8,500,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (n/a) | 78 | World Golf Championship | |
| 22 Mar | Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal | Portugal | €700,000 | ARG Estanislao Goya (1) | 24 | ||
| 29 Mar | Open de Andalucía | Spain | €1,000,000 | DNK Søren Kjeldsen (3) | 24 | ||
| 5 Apr | Estoril Open de Portugal | Portugal | €1,250,000 | NIR Michael Hoey (1) | 24 | ||
| 12 Apr | **[Masters Tournament](2009-masters-tournament)** | United States | US$7,500,000 | ARG **Ángel Cabrera** (5) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 19 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | US$2,200,000 | AUS Scott Strange (2) | 18 | [ONE](2009-oneasia-tour) | |
| 26 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | €2,100,000 | THA Thongchai Jaidee (4) | 32 | [ASA](2009-asian-tour), [KOR](2009-korean-tour) | |
| 3 May | Open de España | Spain | €2,000,000 | FRA Thomas Levet (5) | 24 | ||
| 10 May | BMW Italian Open | Italy | €1,300,000 | ARG Daniel Vancsik (2) | 24 | ||
| 17 May | [3 Irish Open](3-irish-open) | Ireland | €3,000,000 | IRL Shane Lowry (a) (1) | 40 | ||
| 24 May | [BMW PGA Championship](2009-bmw-pga-championship) | England | €4,500,000 | ENG Paul Casey (10) | 64 | Flagship event | |
| 31 May | European Open | England | £1,800,000 | FRA Christian Cévaër (2) | 48 | ||
| 7 Jun | Celtic Manor Wales Open | Wales | £1,800,000 | DNK Jeppe Huldahl (1) | 24 | ||
| 21 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | €600,000 | SWE Christian Nilsson (1) | 18 | [CHA](2009-challenge-tour) | |
| 22 Jun | **[U.S. Open](2009-u-s-open-golf)** | United States | US$7,500,000 | USA **Lucas Glover** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 28 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | €2,000,000 | ENG Nick Dougherty (3) | 36 | ||
| 5 Jul | Open de France Alstom | France | €4,000,000 | DEU Martin Kaymer (3) | 44 | ||
| 12 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | £3,000,000 | DEU Martin Kaymer (4) | 54 | ||
| 19 Jul | **[The Open Championship](2009-open-championship)** | Scotland | £4,200,000 | USA **Stewart Cink** (1) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 26 Jul | SAS Masters | Sweden | €1,000,000 | ARG Ricardo González (4) | 24 | ||
| 2 Aug | Moravia Silesia Open | Czech Republic | €2,000,000 | SWE Oskar Henningsson (1) | 24 | ||
| 9 Aug | [WGC-Bridgestone Invitational](2009-wgc-bridgestone-invitational) | United States | US$8,500,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| 16 Aug | English Open | England | – | *Cancelled* | – | ||
| 16 Aug | **[PGA Championship](2009-pga-championship)** | United States | US$7,500,000 | KOR **Yang Yong-eun** (2) | 100 | Major championship | |
| 23 Aug | KLM Open | Netherlands | €1,800,000 | ENG Simon Dyson (3) | 24 | ||
| 30 Aug | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | £1,400,000 | SWE Peter Hedblom (3) | 24 | ||
| 6 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | €2,000,000 | SWE Alex Norén (1) | 32 | [ASA](2009-asian-tour) | |
| 13 Sep | Mercedes-Benz Championship | Germany | €2,000,000 | ZAF James Kingston (2) | 40 | Limited-field event | |
| 20 Sep | British Masters | England | – | *Cancelled* | – | ||
| 20 Sep | |||||||
| 14 Jun | Austrian Golf Open | Austria | €1,000,000 | ESP Rafa Cabrera-Bello (1) | 24 | ||
| 5 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | US$5,000,000 | ENG Simon Dyson (4) | 46 | Pro-Am | |
| 11 Oct | Madrid Masters | Spain | €1,500,000 | ENG Ross McGowan (1) | 26 | ||
| 18 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | €3,000,000 | ENG Lee Westwood (19) | 46 | ||
| 25 Oct | Castelló Masters Costa Azahar | Spain | €2,000,000 | SWE Michael Jonzon (2) | 28 | ||
| 1 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | US$5,000,000 | ENG Ian Poulter (8) | 46 | [ASA](2009-asian-tour) | New to European Tour |
| 1 Nov | [Volvo World Match Play Championship](2009-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | Spain | €3,250,000 | ENG Ross Fisher (3) | 42 | Limited-field event | |
| 8 Nov | [WGC-HSBC Champions](2009-wgc-hsbc-champions) | China | US$7,000,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (n/a) | 66 | World Golf Championship | |
| 15 Nov | JBWere Masters | Australia | A$1,500,000 | USA Tiger Woods (n/a) | 28 | [ANZ](2009-pga-tour-of-australasia) | |
| 15 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | US$2,500,000 | FRA Grégory Bourdy (3) | 44 | [ASA](2009-asian-tour) | |
| 22 Nov | Dubai World Championship | UAE | US$7,500,000 | ENG Lee Westwood (20) | 56 | New tournament | |
| Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winners | OWGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| points | Notes | |||||
| 11 Jan | [Royal Trophy](2009-royal-trophy) | Thailand | €1,000,000 | Team Asia | n/a | Team event |
| 27 Sep | [Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros](2009-vivendi-trophy-with-seve-ballesteros) | France | €1,150,000 | GBRIRL Team GB&I | n/a | Team event |
| 30 Nov | [Omega Mission Hills World Cup](2009-world-cup-men-s-golf) | China | US$5,500,000 | ITA Edoardo Molinari and | ||
| ITA Francesco Molinari | n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
Race to Dubai
The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
| Pos. | Player | Majors | WGCs | Principal events | Top 10s in other ET events | Tmts | Money | [Mas](2009-masters-tournament) | [USO](2009-u-s-open-golf) | [Opn](2009-open-championship) | [PGA](2009-pga-championship) | [WGC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MP](2009-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship) | [WGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CA](2009-wgc-ca-championship) | [WGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inv](2009-wgc-bridgestone-invitational) | [WGC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cha](2009-wgc-hsbc-champions) | [BMW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PGA](2009-bmw-pga-championship) | Dub | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Reg. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (€) | Bon. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($) | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (€) | 4,237,762 | 3,610,020 | 2,864,342 | 2,531,183 | 2,362,947 | 2,202,814 | 2,010,158 | 1,807,753 | 1,773,470 | 1,660,788 | 1,571,577 | 1,558,808 | 1,529,253 | 1,505,010 | 1,468,232 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ENG Westwood | 43rd | T23 | T3 | T3 | T17 | T61 | 9th | T8 | CUT | **1st** | T3 | T7 | 2nd | T8 | T8 | T9 | **1st** | [T9](2009-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | 26 | 3,240,952 | 1,500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | NIR McIlroy | T20 | T10 | T47 | T3 | T5 | T20 | T68 | 4th | 5th | 3rd | T2 | T3 | T5 | **1st** | T7 | T2 | [T5](2009-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | T2 | 25 | 2,862,413 | 1,125,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | DEU Kaymer | CUT | CUT | T34 | T6 | T17 | T35 | T60 | T6 | T11 | T37 | T2 | T4 | **1st** | **1st** | T2 | 20 | 2,365,937 | 750,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | ENG R. Fisher | T30 | 5th | T13 | T19 | 4th | T46 | 43rd | T28 | 2nd | T42 | T8 | [**1st**](2009-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | 22 | 2,132,459 | 600,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ENG Casey | T20 | CUT | T47 | • | 2nd | T31 | WD | WD | **1st** | • | **1st** | T4 | T10 | 14 | 2,014,063 | 525,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | AUS Ogilvy | T15 | T47 | CUT | T43 | **1st** | T40 | T22 | T10 | • | T4 | T3 | 13 | 1,903,771 | 450,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ENG Wilson | CUT | T23 | T24 | T19 | T9 | T5 | T11 | T45 | CUT | T16 | 2nd | T6 | T2 | [T5](2009-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | 25 | 1,736,035 | 412,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ENG Dyson | • | CUT | • | • | • | • | • | T28 | T16 | T37 | T7 | T2 | T6 | **1st** | T7 | T3 | **1st** | 8th | 32 | 1,558,550 | 375,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | ENG Poulter | T20 | T18 | CUT | T19 | T9 | T13 | T15 | T45 | • | T9 | 3rd | **1st** | T5 | 15 | 1,549,187 | 337,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ESP García | T38 | T10 | T38 | CUT | T33 | T31 | T22 | T23 | • | T7 | **1st** | T8 | T7 | 4th | [T9](2009-volvo-world-match-play-championship) | 17 | 1,461,426 | 300,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | ZAF Els | CUT | CUT | T8 | T6 | T5 | T20 | T29 | 2nd | T21 | T50 | T3 | T4 | 17 | 1,397,135 | 262,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | ENG McGowan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | CUT | 2nd | T2 | 3rd | 6th | **1st** | 30 | 1,396,826 | 243,750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | DEN Kjeldsen | CUT | • | T27 | T6 | T33 | T7 | T68 | T10 | 3rd | T30 | **1st** | T9 | T4 | 26 | 1,379,731 | 225,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | ITA F. Molinari | • | T27 | T13 | T10 | • | • | • | T10 | T35 | T30 | T2 | T3 | 3rd | T6 | 2nd | T3 | 27 | 1,367,949 | 206,250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | IRL Harrington | T35 | CUT | T65 | T10 | T33 | T20 | T2 | T25 | • | T4 | T5 | 3rd | 16 | 1,343,631 | 187,500 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | ENG Lee Westwood | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/dec/08/lee-westwood-european-golfer-award | title=Lee Westwood wins third European Tour player of the year award | newspaper=The Guardian | agency=Press Association | date=8 December 2009 | access-date=24 April 2023}} |
| Players' Player of the Year | ENG Lee Westwood | ||||||
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ENG Chris Wood | url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/5719098/wood-seals-rookie-award | title=Wood seals rookie award | work=Sky Sports | date=25 November 2009 | access-date=24 April 2023}} |
Notes
References
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- "Race to Dubai". European Tour.
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