2009 EPD Tour
{{short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2009
| tour = EPD Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|2009|1|27|df=y}} – {{end date|2009|10|4|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 18
| most_wins = {{flagicon|SCO}} Craig Lee (2)
{{flagicon|DEN}} Steen Ottosen (2)
{{flagicon|GER}} Bernd Ritthammer (2)
| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|GER}} Bernd Ritthammer
| honor2 =
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| prevseason = 2008
| nextseason = 2010
}}
The 2009 EPD Tour, titled as the 2009 Renault EPD Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th season of the EPD Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.pga.de/epd-de-ergebnisse-2009.html |title=Auf einen Blick |trans-title=At a glance |language=German |publisher=PGA of Germany |access-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803215258/http://www.pga.de/epd-de-ergebnisse-2009.html |archive-date=3 August 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.renaultepdtour.de/ |title=2009 Renault EPD Tour |publisher=EPD Tour |language=German |access-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230105232/http://www.renaultepdtour.de:80/ |archive-date=30 December 2009}}
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!Date !! Tournament !! Host country !! Purse | |||||
| 29 Jan | Sueno Pines Classic | Turkey | align=right|25,000 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Craig Lee (1) | |
| 2 Feb | Sueno Dunes Classic | Turkey | align=right|25,000 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Craig Lee (2) | |
| 7 Feb | Lykia Links Classic | Turkey | align=right|25,000 | {{flagicon|GER}} Dennis Küpper (5) | |
| 29 Apr | Sempachersee Classic | Switzerland | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Corfield (3) | |
| 7 May | Gut Winterbrock Classic | Germany | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|GER}} Florian Fritsch (1) | |
| 24 May | Drei Thermen Golfresort Baden Württemberg Open | Germany | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|GER}} Bernd Ritthammer (1) | |
| 10 Jun | Augsburg Classic | Germany | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|GER}} Christopher Trunzer (1) | |
| 17 Jun | Licher Classic | Germany | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|GER}} Marcel Haremza (7) | |
| 24 Jun | Bohemia Franzensbad Classic | Czech Republic | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|NED}} Floris de Vries (1) | |
| 30 Jun | Coburg Brose Open | Germany | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Steen Ottosen (1) | |
| 8 Jul | Land Fleesensee Classic | Germany | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Wünsche (1) | |
| 15 Jul | Heidelberg Lobenfeld Classic | Germany | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Steen Ottosen (2) | |
| 29 Jul | Green Eagle Classic | Germany | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|GER}} Constantin Schwierz (1) | NGL |
| 5 Aug | Golf Valley Munich Classic | Germany | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Bühl (1) | |
| 12 Aug | Bad Waldsee Classic | Germany | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|NED}} Richard Kind (1) | |
| 26 Aug | Haus Bey Classic | Germany | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|GER}} Stephan Gross (1) | |
| 9 Sep | Preis des Hardenberg GolfResort | Germany | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|GER}} Bernd Ritthammer (2) | |
| 4 Oct | Fulda EPD Tour Championship | Germany | align=right|30,000 | {{flagicon|GER}} Jochen Lupprian (3) |
=Unofficial events=
The following events were sanctioned by the EPD Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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!Date !Tournament !Host country !Purse !Winner |
| 10 Dec
|Samanah Masters |Morocco |align=right|70,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Daniel Brooks |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.{{cite web |url=http://www.pga.de/epd-saison-rang-2009.html |title=2009 Order of Merit |language=German |publisher=PGA of Germany |access-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210110559/http://www.pga.de/epd-saison-rang-2009.html |archive-date=10 December 2011}} The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2010 Challenge Tour.{{cite news |url=https://osthessen-news.de/n1172505/deutscher-doppelsieg-beim-grossen-finale-der-renault-epd-tour-in-huenfeld-golf.html |title=Deutscher Doppelsieg beim großen Finale der Renault EPD Tour in Hünfeld |trans-title=German double victory at the grand finale of the Renault EPD Tour in Hünfeld |language=German |work=Osthessen News |date=5 October 2009 |access-date=7 April 2023}}
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!Position !Player !Prize money (€) !Status earned | |||
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| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|GER}} Bernd Ritthammer | align=center|25,319 | rowspan=5|Promoted to Challenge Tour |
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| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Steen Ottosen | align=center|23,092 | |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|NED}} Richard Kind | align=center|20,397 | |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Bühl | align=center|20,338 | |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|NED}} Floris de Vries | align=center|19,420 | |
| align=center|6 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Corfield | align=center|17,681 | |
| align=center|7 | {{flagicon|GER}} Christopher Trunzer | align=center|17,516 | |
| align=center|8 | {{flagicon|GER}} Marcel Haremza | align=center|15,765 | |
| align=center|9 | {{flagicon|GER}} Jochen Lupprian | align=center|13,865 | |
| align=center|10 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Grant Jackson | align=center|13,785 |
Notes
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References
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