2009 European Golf Tour

by harringtola | February 5, 2009 at 07:47 am

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One of the first events of the season is the Dubai Desert Classic.

Won by a teenager, Rory McIlroy , for his first professional title by one stroke from Englishman Justin Rose.

01 Feb 2009Northern Irish teenager Rory McIlroy held his nerve to win a first professional title at the Dubai Desert Classic .

The Top Four places in the Dubai Classic held 29-Jan-09 to 01-Feb-09

Pos	Player	Total	Today	Thru
1	McIlroy, Rory	-19	-2	18
2	Rose, Justin	-18	-5	18
3	Stenson, Henrik	-17	-5	18
4	Casey, Paul	-16	-4	18
4	Karlsson, Robert	-16	-7	18
4	Kaymer, Martin	-16	-5	18

There are many more exciting venues to come. Next on the list is, Maybank Malaysian Open.
Full Tour Tournament dates (and winners to date):

From To Tournament & Venue Winner / Prize Fund

06 Nov	09 Nov	HSBC Champions Sheshan International GC , Shanghai, China	Sergio GARCIA €3,900,561
20 Nov	23 Nov	UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong GC, Fanling, Hong Kong	Wen-tang LIN €1,996,575
27 Nov	30 Nov	Sportsbet Australian Masters Huntingdale GC, Melbourne, Australia	Rodney PAMPLING €738,851
11 Dec	14 Dec	Alfred Dunhill Championship Leopard Creek GC, Mpumalanga, South Africa	Richard STERNE €1,000,200
18 Dec	21 Dec	South African Open Championship Pearl Valley Golf Estates, Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa	Richard STERNE €1,007,670
08 Jan	11 Jan	Joburg Open Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa	Anders HANSEN €1,121,436
09 Jan	11 Jan	The Royal Trophy Amata Spring Country Club, Bangkok, Thailand	ASIA 10-6 €1,074,427
15 Jan	18 Jan	The Abu Dhabi Golf Championship Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Paul CASEY €1,475,158
22 Jan	25 Jan	Commercialbank Qatar Masters Presented by Dolphin Energy Doha GC, Doha, Qatar	Alvaro QUIROS €1,882,982
29 Jan	01 Feb	Dubai Desert Classic Emirates GC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Rory MCILROY €1,930,002
12 Feb	15 Feb	Maybank Malaysian Open Saujana Golf and Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	$2,000,000
19 Feb	22 Feb	Johnnie Walker Classic The Vines Resort & Country Club , Perth, Australia	£1,250,000
25 Feb	01 Mar	WGC - Accenture Match Play Ritz-Carlton GC, Dove Mountain, Marana, USA	$8,000,000
26 Feb	01 Mar	Indonesia Open New Kuta GC, Bali, Indonesia	$1,250,000
12 Mar	15 Mar	WGC-CA Championship Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida, USA	$8,000,000
19 Mar	22 Mar	Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal Porto Santo Golfe, Portugal	€700,000
26 Mar	29 Mar	Open de Andalucia Real Club de Golf de Sevilla, Seville, Spain	€1,000,000
02 Apr	05 Apr	Estoril Open de Portugal Oitavos Dunes, Estoril, Portugal	€1,250,000
09 Apr	12 Apr	MASTERS TOURNAMENT Augusta National, Augusta, Georgia, USA
16 Apr	19 Apr	Volvo China Open Beijing CBD International GC, Beijing, China
23 Apr	26 Apr	Ballantine's Championship Pinx GC, Jeju Island, South Korea	€2,100,000
30 Apr	03 May	Open de Espana PGA Golf de Catalunya, Girona, Spain	€2,000,000
07 May	10 May	Italian Open Royal Park Golf & Country Club, Torino, Italy
14 May	17 May	The Irish Open Co Louth GC, Baltray, Drogheda, Ireland
21 May	24 May	BMW PGA Championship Wentworth Club, Surrey, England
28 May	31 May	The European Open The London Golf Club, Ash, Kent, England	£2,400,000
04 Jun	07 Jun	The Celtic Manor Wales Open The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales	£1,800,000
11 Jun	14 Jun	Austrian Golf Open Fontana GC, Vienna, Austria
18 Jun	21 Jun	US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, New York, USA
18 Jun	21 Jun	SAINT-OMER OPEN presented by Neuflize OBC Aa Saint Omer GC, Lumbres, France	€800,000
25 Jun	28 Jun	BMW International Open Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich, Germany
02 Jul	05 Jul	Open de France ALSTOM Le Golf National, Paris, France	€4,000,000
09 Jul	12 Jul	The Barclays Scottish Open Loch Lomond GC, Glasgow, Scotland	£3,000,000
16 Jul	19 Jul	THE 138th OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Ailsa Course, Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland
23 Jul	26 Jul	SAS Masters Barsebäck G & CC, Malmö, Sweden	€1,600,000
30 Jul	02 Aug	Czech Golf Open Prosper Golf Resort, Čeladná, Czech Republic	€2,500,000
06 Aug	09 Aug	WGC - Bridgestone Invitational Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio, USA	$8,000,000
13 Aug	16 Aug	US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Hazeltine National GC, Chaska, MN, USA	$7,500,000
20 Aug	23 Aug	The KLM Open Kennemer G&CC, Zandvoort, Netherlands
27 Aug	30 Aug	Johnnie Walker Championships at Gleneagles The Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland
03 Sep	06 Sep	Omega European Masters Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans, Switzerland
10 Sep	13 Sep	Mercedes-Benz Championship Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Cologne, Germany
17 Sep	20 Sep	British Masters TBC, TBC
24 Sep	27 Sep	Trophée by Canal+ St Nom-la-Bretèche, Paris, France	€1,000,000
24 Sep	27 Sep	Volvo World Match Play Championship Finca Cortesin GC, Malaga, Spain	€3,250,000
01 Oct	04 Oct	Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Old Course, St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland	$5,000,000
08 Oct	11 Oct	Madrid Masters Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain	€1,000,000
08 Oct	11 Oct	*Seve Trophy TBC, TBC
15 Oct	18 Oct	Portugal Masters Oceânico Victoria Golf Course, Vilamoura, Portugal	€3,000,000
22 Oct	25 Oct	CASTELLÓ MASTERS Costa Azahar Club de Campo del Mediterráneo, Castellón, Spain
29 Oct	01 Nov	TBC TBC, TBC
05 Nov	08 Nov	HSBC Champions Sheshan International GC , Shanghai, China
12 Nov	15 Nov	UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong GC, Fanling, Hong Kong	$2,500,000
19 Nov	22 Nov	DUBAI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Earth Course, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	$10,000,000
26 Nov	29 Nov	*Omega Mission Hills World Cup Mission Hills GC, China	$6,000,000