{{short description|Golf tour season}} {{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox golf season | year = 2009 | tour = Alps Tour | regular_season = {{Start date|2009|3|12|df=y}} – {{end date|2009|10|25|df=y}} | no_of_events = 24 | most_wins = {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Crespi (2)<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Perrino (2)<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Terreni (2)<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Xanthopoulos (2) | honor1 = Order of Merit | honoree1 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Perrino | honor2 = | honoree2 = | honor3 = | honoree3 = | honor4 = | honoree4 = | prevseason = 2008 | nextseason = 2010 }} The '''2009 Alps Tour''' was the ninth season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier golf tour recognised by the European Tour.
==Schedule== The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wp-alpstour.ocs-sport.com/factsheets/2022/File_1.pdf |title=Tournament schedules 2001–2021 |publisher=Alps Tour |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830173453/https://wp-alpstour.ocs-sport.com/factsheets/2022/File_1.pdf |archive-date=30 August 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !Date !! Tournament !! Host country !! Purse<br>(€) !! Winner{{efn|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Alps Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Alps Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.}} |- | 14 Mar || Peugeot Loewe Tour Escorpión || Spain || align=right|48,000 || {{flagicon|ESP}} José Manuel Lara (1) |- | 27 Mar || Grande Finale Attijariwafabank || Morocco || align=right|40,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Édouard Dubois (1) |- | 18 Apr || Peugeot Loewe Tour La Llorea || Spain || align=right|48,000 || {{flagicon|ESP}} Pedro Linhart (1) |- | 27 Apr || Open di Puglia e Basilicata || Italy || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Terreni (1) |- | 3 May || Gösser Open || Austria || align=right|40,000 || {{flagicon|SUI}} Claudio Blaesi (1) |- | 10 May || Lyoness Open || Austria || align=right|60,000 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Uli Weinhandl (1) |- | 17 May || Slovenian Golf Open || Slovenia || align=right|40,000 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Crespi (2) |- | 24 May || Open de Bordeaux || France || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Mandonnet (2) |- | 30 May || Masters 26 Dijon-Bourgogne || France || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Baptiste Chapellan (1) |- | 7 Jun || Open du Haut Poitou || France || align=right|40,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Xanthopoulos (2) |- | 13 Jun || Peugeot Loewe Tour Laukariz || Spain || align=right|48,000 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Perrino (1) |- | 19 Jun || Open Le Fonti || Italy || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Daniel Coughlan (1) |- | 28 Jun || Allianz Open de Strasbourg || France || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Perrino (2) |- | 11 Jul || Peugeot Loewe Tour Madrid || Spain || align=right|48,000 || {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavier Guzmán (1) |- | 18 Jul || Circolo Rapallo Golf Open || Italy || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|NED}} Joost Luiten (1) |- | 25 Jul || Uniqa FinanceLife Open || Austria || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Terreni (2) |- | 9 Aug || Omnium of Belgium || Belgium || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Benjamin Hébert (1) |- | 30 Aug || Trophee Preven's || France || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Bruno-Teva Lecuona (3) |- | 6 Sep || Open International de Normandie || France || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Damien Perrier (1) |- | 13 Sep || Allianz Open Stade Français Paris || France || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Mike Lorenzo-Vera (4) |- | 20 Sep || Open de la Mirabelle d'Or || France || align=right|45,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Xanthopoulos (3) |- | 3 Oct || Castelvolturno International Open || Italy || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Cryer (1) |- | 10 Oct || Feudo d'Asti Golf Open || Italy || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Crespi (3) |- | 25 Oct || Masters 13 || France || align=right|50,000 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Ghislain Rosier (1) |}
===Unofficial events=== The following events were sanctioned by the Alps Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date !Tournament !Host country !Purse<br>(€) !Winner |- |10 Dec |Samanah Masters |Morocco |align=right|70,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Daniel Brooks |}
==Order of Merit== The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://info.alpstourgolf.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=AT~imp=n~lspos=Y~dc=Y~bdlink=Y~season=2009~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2009 Alps Tour Order of Merit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008162019/https://info.alpstourgolf.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=AT~imp=n~lspos=Y~dc=Y~bdlink=Y~season=2009~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |archive-date=8 October 2022 |publisher=Alps Tour |accessdate=8 October 2022}}</ref> The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2010 Challenge Tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wp-alpstour.ocs-sport.com/factsheets/2022/File_2.pdf |title=Players in Top 5 Order of Merit qualified for the Challenge Tour 2001–2021 |publisher=Alps Tour |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921201819/https://wp-alpstour.ocs-sport.com/factsheets/2022/File_2.pdf |archive-date=21 September 2022}}</ref>
{|class=wikitable !Position !Player !Points !Status earned |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Perrino || align=center|48,285 || rowspan=5|Promoted to Challenge Tour |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|2 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Lewton || align=center|33,860 |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|3 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Xanthopoulos || align=center|33,735 |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|4 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Baptiste Chapellan || align=center|30,020 |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|5 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Fabien Marty || align=center|29,613 |- | align=center|6 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Édouard Dubois || align=center|27,491 || |- | align=center|7 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Damien Perrier || align=center|27,407 || |- | align=center|8 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Fournier || align=center|27,200 || |- | align=center|9 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Uli Weinhandl || align=center|26,978 || |- | align=center|10 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Bruno-Teva Lecuona || align=center|23,780 || |}
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{official site|https://alpstourgolf.com/}}
{{Satellite Tour seasons master|2009}} {{Alps Tour seasons}}
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