2009 Challenge Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2009. The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2009 earned their European Tour card for 2010.
| 2009 Challenge Tour | 2010 European Tour | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Money list rank | Earnings (€) | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | Money list rank | Earnings (€) | |
 Edoardo Molinari | 1 | 242,980 | 28 | 24 | Win (x2) | 11 | 2,009,337 | |
 José-Filipe Lima | 2 | 134,623 | 27 | 12 | T17 | 161 | 83,604 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nicolas Colsaerts | 3 | 128,590 | 25 | 16 | T3 | 67 | 423,513 | |
 Rhys Davies* | 4 | 113,187 | 31 | 22 | Win | 18 | 1,218,636 | |
 Peter Whiteford | 5 | 110,593 | 28 | 17 | T2 | 86 | 334,271 | |
 Andrew Butterfield | 6 | 110,488 | 25 | 1 | T54 | 296 | 4,960 | |
| Gary Boyd* | 7 | 104,952 | 27 | 16 | T2 | 50 | 715,106 | |
 Julien Quesne* | 8 | 94,636 | 30 | 16 | T16 | 156 | 93,303 | |
| Richard McEvoy | 9 | 92,919 | 28 | 13 | T8 | 101 | 261,196 | |
| Robert Coles | 10 | 89,304 | 28 | 12 | T4 | 107 | 233,214 | |
| Peter Baker | 11 | 74,243 | 21 | 7 | T35 | 204 | 33,360 | |
 Carlos Rodiles | 12 | 73,898 | 21 | 6 | T35 | 205 | 31,795 | |
| Chris Gane | 13 | 73,230 | 19 | 6 | T6 | 178 | 57,367 | |
| John Parry* | 14 | 71,318 | 33 | 22 | Win | 51 | 706,108 | |
 Andrew Tampion | 15 | 65,416 | 23 | 3 | T45 | 268 | 9,103 | |
| Julien Guerrier* | 16 | 64,741 | 21 | 12 | T5 | 122 | 172,305 | |
| Andrew McArthur* | 17 | 62,856 | 17 | 7 | T29 | 198 | 39,235 | |
| James Morrison* | 18 | 61,370 | 27 | 12 | Win | 61 | 518,750 | |
| Sion Bebb | 19 | 61,231 | 19 | 11 | T17 | 158 | 90,740 | |
| François Calmels | 20 | 58,920 | 8 | 2 | T31 | 278 | 7,598 | |
* European Tour rookie in 2010
T = Tied
The player retained his European Tour card for 2011 (finished inside the top 117).
The player did not retain his European Tour Tour card for 2011, but retained conditional status (finished between 118-150).
The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2011 (finished outside the top 150).
Molinari won three Challenge Tour events in 2009. The players ranked 16th through 20th were placed below the Qualifying School graduates on the exemption list, and thus could improve their status by competing in Qualifying School; Julien Guerrier improved his status in this way.
Winners on the European Tour in 2010
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Mar | Rhys Davies |
Trophée Hassan II | –25 (68-64-68-66=266) | 2 strokes |  Louis Oosthuizen |
| 2 | 11 Apr | James Morrison |
Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal | –20 (67-65-66-70=268) | 1 stroke | Oliver Fisher |
| 3 | 11 Jul | Edoardo Molinari |
Barclays Scottish Open | –12 (66-69-63-74=272) | 3 strokes |  Darren Clarke |
| 4 | 29 Aug | Edoardo Molinari (2) |
Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | –10 (70-68-69-71=278) | 1 stroke | Brett Rumford |
| 5 | 26 Sep | John Parry |
Vivendi Cup | –17 (64-67-70-70=271) | 2 strokes |  Johan Edfors |
Runners-up on the European Tour in 2010
| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Mar | Peter Whiteford |
Open de Andalucia de Golf | Louis Oosthuizen |
–17 (67-63-66-67=263) | –14 (69-64-67-66=266) |
| 2 | 18 Apr | Rhys Davies |
Volvo China Open |  Y. E. Yang |
–15 (68-66-68-71=273) | –13 (73-70-65-67=275) |
| 3 | 2 May | James Morrison lost in playoff |
Open de España | Álvaro Quirós |
–11 (68-72-67-70=277) | –11 (73-67-70-67=277) |
| 4 | 30 May | Rhys Davies (2) |
Madrid Masters | Luke Donald |
–21 (65-67-68-67=267) | –20 (65-68-67-68=268) |
| 5 | 6 Jun | Rhys Davies (3) |
Celtic Manor Wales Open | Graeme McDowell |
–15 (72-70-64-63=269) | –12 (67-73-70=62=272) |
| 6 | 22 Aug | Gary Boyd lost in three-man playoff |
Czech Open | Peter Hanson |
–10 (67-70-67-74=278) | –10 (72-70-68-68=278) |
| 7 | 5 Sep | Edoardo Molinari |
Omega European Masters | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
–21 (67-61-68-67=263) | –18 (66-65-68-67=266) |