2009 European Tour#Golfer of the Month

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{{cite web |url=https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/sponsorship-and-events/the-european-tour-lands-in-dubai/ |title=The European Tour Lands in Dubai |work=Golf Business News |date=19 November 2007 |access-date=24 April 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=4491218 |title=Dubai tourney winnings cut 25 percent |work=ESPN |date=21 September 2009}} (originally $10 million) distributed among the top 15 players at the end of the season, with the winner taking $1.5 million (originally $2 million). The new name reflected the addition of a new season ending tournament, the Dubai World Championship, held at the end of November in Dubai. The tournament also had a $7.5 million prize fund (originally $10 million), and was contested by the leading 60 players in the race following the season's penultimate event, the Hong Kong Open. The winner of the Race to Dubai also received a ten-year European Tour exemption, while the winner of the Dubai World Championship received a five-year exemption.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/7105686.stm |title=US boss welcomes European windfall |work=BBC Sport |date=21 November 2007}}{{cite news|url=http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BBD7FAD7F%2D8A0E%2D4A4C%2DB1AA%2DEC4C735BC15B%7D |title=Race to Dubai |publisher=European Tour |access-date=12 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209030217/http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BBD7FAD7F-8A0E-4A4C-B1AA-EC4C735BC15B%7D |archive-date=9 December 2008}} The reduction in prize money, announced in September 2009, was due to the global economic downturn.

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,{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/golfNews/idUKL551612820081205 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929002925/https://uk.reuters.com/article/golfNews/idUKL551612820081205 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 September 2020 |title=Golf-Financial crisis claims next year's Indian Masters |work=Reuters |date=5 December 2008 |access-date=2008-12-05}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7842513.stm |title=Crunch delays golf championships |work=BBC News |date=21 January 2009 |access-date=2009-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129232048/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7842513.stm |archive-date=29 January 2009}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/8048940.stm |title=British Masters dropped from Tour |work=BBC Sport |date=13 May 2009 |access-date=2009-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516024955/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/8048940.stm |archive-date=16 May 2009}}

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.{{cite web |title=2009 Tournament schedule |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/2009/ |publisher=European Tour |access-date=15 October 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/uncertainty-for-irish-open-in-race-to-dubai-1.1223927 |title=Uncertainty for Irish Open in Race to Dubai |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=6 October 2008 |access-date=2 May 2020 |quote=Details of the 2009 European Tour schedule, otherwise known as the lucrative Race to Dubai, were announced today...}}

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

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{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=37.353 |long=-5.919 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=38.7 |long=-9.466 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=41.857 |long=2.763 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=45.186 |long=7.55 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=53.742 |long=-6.254 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=51.40 |long=-0.59|mark=Orange pog.svg }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=51.343 |long=0.283 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=51.603 |long=-2.933 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=50.712 |long=2.088 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=48.276 |long=11.775 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=48.7522 |long=2.0851 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=56.064 |long=-4.639 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=55.772 |long=12.955 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=49.531 |long=18.326 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=52.37 |long=4.553 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=56.284 |long=-3.748 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=46.18 |long=7.28 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=51.036 |long=6.786 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=47.977 |long=16.312 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=56.343 |long=-2.803 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=40.487 |long=-3.74 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=37.103 |long=-8.143 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=40.031 |long=-0.052 }}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=36.398 |long=-5.223 }}

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{{location map~ |World |lat=25.815 |long=-80.34|mark=Green pog.svg }}

{{location map~ |World |lat=33.503 |long=-82.020|mark=Blue pog.svg }}

{{location map~ |World |lat=40.742 |long=-73.455|mark=Blue pog.svg }}

{{location map~ |World |lat=41.008 |long=-81.508|mark=Green pog.svg }}

{{location map~ |World |lat=44.834 |long=-93.591|mark=Blue pog.svg }}

{{Location map~ |World |lat=31.109 |long=121.216|mark=Green pog.svg|label=(8px &) }}

{{Location map~ |World |lat=22.492 |long=114.115|label=x2 }}

{{Location map~ |World |lat=-37.917 |long=145.099| }}

{{Location map~ |World |lat=25.384 |long=51.507| }}

{{Location map~ |World |lat=3.104 |long=101.565| }}

{{Location map~ |World |lat=-31.764 |long=116.007| }}

{{Location map~ |World |lat=-8.804 |long=115.126| }}

{{Location map~ |World |lat=33.05 |long=-16.362| }}

{{Location map~ |World |lat=39.872 |long=116.519 | }}

{{Location map~ |World |lat=33.315 |long=126.389 | }}

{{Location map~ |World |lat=1.244 |long=103.83| }}

{{Location map~ |World |lat=-37.958 |long=145.084| }}

{{Location map~ |World |lat=-25.339 |long=27.106|mark=Point carte.svg }}

{{Location map~ |World |lat=25.022 |long=55.199|mark=Solid blue.svg }}

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{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-25.444 |long=31.534| }}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-33.821 |long=18.97| }}

{{Location map~ |South Africa |lat=-26.154 |long=28.107| }}

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{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |lat=24.415 |long=54.529|mark=Red pog.svg }}

{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |lat=25.086 |long=55.161|mark=Red pog.svg }}

{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |lat=25.022 |long=55.199|mark=Yellow pog.svg }}

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The Race to Dubai was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.{{cite magazine |title=The final European Tour Race to Dubai 2009 |url=https://issuu.com/sportingpublications/docs/wwg_issue110/45 |access-date=10 February 2021 |magazine=Worldwide Golf |issue=110 |publisher=Worldwide Sporting Publications |date=December 2009 |pages=45 |via=Issuu}}{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/8372981.stm |title=Lee Westwood wins Race to Dubai title |work=BBC Sport |date=22 November 2009 |access-date=2009-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126000042/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/8372981.stm |archive-date=26 November 2009}}

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{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}

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{{legend|pink|Missed cut}}

{{legend|lightgrey|Withdrew}}

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