Table of Results
The table below shows the 2009 schedule. There were 54 official money events, of which the first five events took place in late 2008. The season ran for 55 weeks, with a two-week break over Christmas and the New Year, and four weeks when no event was scheduled. There were four weeks when two official money events were played, with alternative tournaments being held alongside the majors and World Golf Championships, and a late co-sanctioning agreement with the Australian Masters. Due to 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.
The 2009 schedule included five events held late in the previous year, with the tour travelling outside of Europe until the Madeira Island Open in mid-March. Away from Europe, there were two regular events and one WGC event in China plus two in Hong Kong, China; three events in South Africa and the United Arab Emirates; three in Australia; and single events in Qatar, Malaysia, Indonesia, and South Korea; plus the United States based major championships and WGC events. One event that was due to be held in India was cancelled.
In December 2008 the Indian Masters, scheduled for February, was cancelled due to fallout from the ongoing 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.
The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the European Tour. To give such a number for non-members would misrepresent the amount of time some international golfers spend on the European Tour; as the Tour co-sanctions the major championships and World Golf Championships events, some top players accumulate a significant number of wins in European Tour sanctioned events without really playing on it. For example, Tiger Woods has won nearly 40 events sanctioned by the European Tour, but has never played a sufficient number of European Tour-sanctioned events to qualify for membership.
Dates | Tournament | Host country | Winner | OWGR points |
Notes |
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6-10 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | Sergio García (8) | 52 | Co-sanctioned by the Asian, Australasian and Sunshine Tours |
20-23 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong, China | Lin Wen-tang (1) | 32 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
27-30 Nov | Sportsbet Australian Masters | Australia | Rod Pampling (1) | 22 | Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia |
11-14 Dec | Alfred Dunhill Championship | South Africa | Richard Sterne (4) | 24 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
18-21 Dec | South African Open Championship | South Africa | Richard Sterne (5) | 40 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
8-11 Jan | Joburg Open | South Africa | Anders Hansen (3) | 20 | Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour |
8-11 Jan | Royal Trophy | Thailand | Asia | n/a | Team event - Europe vs. Asia. Co-sanctioned with the Asian and Japan Golf Tours |
15-18 Jan | Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | United Arab Emirates | Paul Casey (9) | 48 | |
22-25 Jan | Commercialbank Qatar Masters | Qatar | Álvaro Quirós (3) | 54 | |
29 Jan-1 Feb | Dubai Desert Classic | United Arab Emirates | Rory McIlroy (1) | 52 | |
5-8 Feb | Indian Masters | India | Tournament cancelled | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour | |
12-15 Feb | Maybank Malaysian Open | Malaysia | Anthony Kang (1) | 30 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
19-22 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | Australia | Danny Lee (n/a) (amateur) | 32 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia |
25 Feb-1 Mar | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | United States | Geoff Ogilvy (4) | 76 | World Golf Championships |
26 Feb-1 Mar | Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open | Indonesia | Thongchai Jaidee (3) | 20 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour; alternate to WGC event |
12-15 Mar | WGC-CA Championship | United States | Phil Mickelson (n/a) | 78 | World Golf Championships |
19-22 Mar | Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal | Portugal | Estanislao Goya (1) | 24 | First event in Europe |
26-29 Mar | Open de Andalucia | Spain | Søren Kjeldsen (3) | 24 | |
2-5 Apr | Estoril Open de Portugal | Portugal | Michael Hoey (1) | 24 | |
9-12 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | Ángel Cabrera (5) | 100 | Major championship |
16-19 Apr | Volvo China Open | China | Scott Strange (2) | 18 | Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour |
23-26 Apr | Ballantine's Championship | South Korea | Thongchai Jaidee (4) | 32 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
30 Apr-3 May | Open de España | Spain | Thomas Levet (5) | 24 | |
7–10 May | BMW Italian Open | Italy | Daniel Vancsik (2) | 24 | |
14–17 May | The 3 Irish Open | Republic of Ireland | Shane Lowry (1) (amateur) | 40 | |
21–24 May | BMW PGA Championship | England | Paul Casey (10) | 64 | The European Tour's "Home Tournament" |
28–31 May | European Open | England | Christian Cévaër (2) | 48 | |
4-7 Jun | Celtic Manor Wales Open | Wales | Jeppe Huldahl (1) | 24 | |
18-22 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | Lucas Glover (n/a) | 100 | Major championship |
18-21 Jun | Saint-Omer Open | France | Christian Nilsson (1) | 18 | Alternate to U.S. Open; also a Challenge Tour event |
25-28 Jun | BMW International Open | Germany | Nick Dougherty (3) | 36 | |
2-5 Jul | Open de France | France | Martin Kaymer (3) | 44 | |
9-12 Jul | Barclays Scottish Open | Scotland | Martin Kaymer (4) | 54 | |
16-19 Jul | The Open Championship | United Kingdom | Stewart Cink (n/a) | 100 | Major championship |
23-26 Jul | SAS Masters | Sweden | Ricardo González (4) | 24 | |
30 Jul-2 Aug | Moravia Silesia Open | Czech Republic | Oskar Henningsson (1) | 24 | New tournament |
6-9 Aug | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | United States | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 76 | World Golf Championships |
13-16 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | Yang Yong-eun (2) | 100 | Major championship |
13-16 Aug | English Open | England | Tournament cancelled | Alternate to PGA Championship; last played in 2002 | |
20-23 Aug | KLM Open | Netherlands | Simon Dyson (3) | 24 | |
27-30 Aug | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Scotland | Peter Hedblom (3) | 24 | |
3-6 Sep | Omega European Masters | Switzerland | Alexander Norén (1) | 32 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
10-13 Sep | Mercedes-Benz Championship | Germany | James Kingston (2) | 40 | |
17-20 Sep | British Masters | England | Tournament cancelled | ||
17-20 Sep | Austrian Golf Open | Austria | Rafael Cabrera-Bello (1) | 24 | Rescheduled from 11–14 June, following cancellation of the British Masters |
24-27 Sep | The Vivendi Trophy with Severiano Ballesteros | France | Great Britain & Ireland | n/a | Team event - Continental Europe v. Great Britain & Ireland |
1-5 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | Scotland | Simon Dyson (4) | 46 | Celebrity pro-am |
8-11 Oct | Madrid Masters | Spain | Ross McGowan (1) | 26 | |
15-18 Oct | Portugal Masters | Portugal | Lee Westwood (19) | 46 | |
22-25 Oct | Castelló Masters Costa Azahar | Spain | Michael Jonzon (2) | 28 | |
29 Oct - 1 Nov | Volvo World Match Play Championship | Spain | Ross Fisher (3) | 42 | Last played in 2007 |
29 Oct - 1 Nov | Barclays Singapore Open | Singapore | Ian Poulter (8) | 46 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
5-8 Nov | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | Phil Mickelson (n/a) | 66 | World Golf Championships |
12-15 Nov | UBS Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong, China | Grégory Bourdy (3) | 44 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
12-15 Nov | JBWere Masters | Australia | Tiger Woods (n/a) | 28 | Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia |
19-22 Nov | Dubai World Championship | United Arab Emirates | Lee Westwood (20) | 56 | New tournament |
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