Senior Men's Professional Golf
Senior majors
- 21–24 May: Senior PGA Championship - Playing in his first Champions Tour event, Michael Allen won by two shots over Larry Mize, becoming the first player since Jack Nicklaus in 1990 to win a major in his Champions Tour debut.
- 23–26 July: Senior British Open - American Loren Roberts won his second Senior British Open and fourth senior major in a playoff with Fred Funk and Mark McNulty.
- 30 July-2 August: U.S. Senior Open - American Fred Funk won his second senior major by six strokes over Joey Sindelar.
- 20–23 August: JELD-WEN Tradition - American Mike Reid won his second senior major in a playoff with John Cook.
- 1–4 October: Senior Players Championship - American Jay Haas won his third senior major, shooting six-under 64 in the final round to chase down Tom Watson by one shot.
Full results
- 2009 Champions Tour
- 2009 European Seniors Tour
Money list leaders
- Champions Tour - German Bernhard Langer topped the money list for the second straight year with earnings of $2,139,451.
- European Seniors Tour - Scotsman Sam Torrance topped the Order of Merit with earnings of €170,696.
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