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.
| Duration | 27 January 2009 – 4 October 2009 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 18 |
| Most wins |  Craig Lee (2) Steen Ottosen (2) Bernd Ritthammer (2) |
| Order of Merit | Bernd Ritthammer |
← 2008 2010 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | Other tours[b] |
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| 29 Jan | Sueno Pines Classic | Turkey | 25,000 | Craig Lee (1) |
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| 2 Feb | Sueno Dunes Classic | Turkey | 25,000 | Craig Lee (2) |
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| 7 Feb | Lykia Links Classic | Turkey | 25,000 | Dennis Küpper (5) |
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| 29 Apr | Sempachersee Classic | Switzerland | 30,000 |  Lee Corfield (3) |
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| 7 May | Gut Winterbrock Classic | Germany | 30,000 | Florian Fritsch (1) |
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| 24 May | Drei Thermen Golfresort Baden Württemberg Open | Germany | 30,000 | Bernd Ritthammer (1) |
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| 10 Jun | Augsburg Classic | Germany | 30,000 | Christopher Trunzer (1) |
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| 17 Jun | Licher Classic | Germany | 30,000 | Marcel Haremza (7) |
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| 24 Jun | Bohemia Franzensbad Classic | Czech Republic | 30,000 |  Floris de Vries (1) |
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| 30 Jun | Coburg Brose Open | Germany | 30,000 | Steen Ottosen (1) |
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| 8 Jul | Land Fleesensee Classic | Germany | 30,000 | Daniel Wünsche (1) |
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| 15 Jul | Heidelberg Lobenfeld Classic | Germany | 30,000 | Steen Ottosen (2) |
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| 29 Jul | Green Eagle Classic | Germany | 30,000 | Constantin Schwierz (1) |
NGL |
| 5 Aug | Golf Valley Munich Classic | Germany | 30,000 | Sebastian Bühl (1) |
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| 12 Aug | Bad Waldsee Classic | Germany | 30,000 | Richard Kind (1) |
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| 26 Aug | Haus Bey Classic | Germany | 30,000 | Stephan Gross (1) |
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| 9 Sep | Preis des Hardenberg GolfResort | Germany | 30,000 | Bernd Ritthammer (2) |
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| 4 Oct | Fulda EPD Tour Championship | Germany | 30,000 | Jochen Lupprian (3) |
Unofficial events edit
The following events were sanctioned by the EPD Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec | Samanah Masters | Morocco | 70,000 | Daniel Brooks
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Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2010 Challenge Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (€) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Ritthammer |
25,319 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Steen Ottosen |
23,092 | |
| 3 | Richard Kind |
20,397 | |
| 4 | Sebastian Bühl |
20,338 | |
| 5 | Floris de Vries |
19,420 | |
| 6 | Lee Corfield |
17,681 | |
| 7 | Christopher Trunzer |
17,516 | |
| 8 | Marcel Haremza |
15,765 | |
| 9 | Jochen Lupprian |
13,865 | |
| 10 | Grant Jackson |
13,785 |
Notes edit
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of EPD Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the EPD Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.
- ^ NGL − Nordic Golf League.
References edit
- ^ "Auf einen Blick" [At a glance] (in German). PGA of Germany. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "2009 Renault EPD Tour" (in German). EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "2009 Order of Merit" (in German). PGA of Germany. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Deutscher Doppelsieg beim großen Finale der Renault EPD Tour in Hünfeld" [German double victory at the grand finale of the Renault EPD Tour in Hünfeld]. Osthessen News (in German). 5 October 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2023.