2008 European Tour Qualifying School Graduates

This is a list of the 32 players who earned their 2009 European Tour card through Q School in 2008.

#	Player	European Tour starts	Cuts made	Notes
1	Oskar Henningsson Oskar Henningsson Oskar Karl Henningsson is a Swedish professional golfer.Henningsson was born in Eksjö and later moved to Gränna. He turned professional in 2004....	5	2	Won Moravia Silesia Open in 2009
T2	Carlos del Moral Carlos del Moral -Amateur and early professional career:Born in Valencia, he was a successful junior, winning the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy before taking up a scholarship at the University of Oklahoma, where he played on the golf team alongside Anthony Kim...	11	6	1 Challenge Tour Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe... win
T2	Wade Ormsby	107	54
4	Danny Willett Danny Willett Daniel John Willett is an English professional golfer.Willett was born in Sheffield, England. As an amateur, he won the English Amateur Championship in 2007 and competed in the 2007 Walker Cup at Royal County Down. In March 2008 he became the number one ranked amateur in the world.Willett also...	9	6	Played in 2007 Walker Cup Walker Cup The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in odd numbered years between teams comprising the leading amateur golfers of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland... ; former number one-ranked amateur
T5	Joakim Haeggman Joakim Haeggman Karl Sven Joakim Haeggman is a Swedish European Tour golfer. He turned professional in 1989 and won his place on the Tour at that year's qualifying school. He has won three events on the European Tour, and several other professional events...	400	253	3 European Tour wins; played in 1993 Ryder Cup Ryder Cup The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, and is contested every two years, the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe...
T5	Chris Wood Chris Wood (golfer) Christopher James Wood is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour. He was the low amateur in the 2008 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale and tied for third in the following year's tournament held at Turnberry.-Amateur career:Wood was born in Bristol, England...	9	5	Finished T5 in 2008 Open Championship as amateur, and T3 in 2009; Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
7	Eirik Tage Johansen Eirik Tage Johansen Eirik Tage Johansen is a Norwegian professional golfer.Johansen was born in the United States, and returned to the country of his birth as a successful amateur golfer, taking up a golf scholarship at the University of South Carolina, where he was a member of the golf team...	17	5
8	Michael Hoey	58	19	3 Challenge Tour Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe... wins; won Estoril Open de Portugal in 2009
T9	Åke Nilsson	0	0
T9	Bernd Wiesberger Bernd Wiesberger Bernd Wiesberger is a Austrian professional golfer.Wiesberger was born in Vienna and turned professional in 2006. He qualified for the European Tour for 2009 at qualifying school. He was unable to win enough money during his rookie season to retain his card and dropped down to the second tier...	3	1
11	Gary Clark Gary Clark (golfer) Gary Ben Clark is an English professional golfer.Clark was born in London. He attended the University of Arkansas before turning professional in 1995. He qualified for the European Tour through qualifying school at the end of that year....	142	67	1 Challenge Tour Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe... win
T12	Andrew Coltart Andrew Coltart Andrew John Coltart is a Scottish professional golfer.-Junior and amateur:Coltart was born in Dumfries. As an amateur, he won the 1987 Scottish Boys Championship and the 1991 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship, and participated in the 1991 Walker Cup.-Professional:Coltart turned...	428	272	2 European Tour wins; played in 1999 Ryder Cup Ryder Cup The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, and is contested every two years, the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe...
T12	Chinnarat Phadungsil Chinnarat Phadungsil Chinnarat Phadungsil is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour.Chinnarat was born in Chantaburi, Thailand. As an amateur, he won tournaments in Asia, Australia and the United States. His most notable win came at the 15-17 age group event at the Junior World...	34	13	2 Asian Tour Asian Tour The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. The Asian Tour is administered from offices in Singapore... wins
T12	Anthony Snobeck Anthony Snobeck Anthony Snobeck is a French professional golfer, who has played on both the European and Challenge Tours.-Biography:Snobeck was born in Paris; his father Dany was a successful racing driver who won the French Supertouring Championship three times and the Andros Trophy twice, and the family lived...	6	1	1 Challenge Tour Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe... win
T15	Chris Doak	9	2
T15	David Drysdale David Drysdale David Drysdale is a Scottish professional golfer.Drysdale was born in Edinburgh. He turned professional in 1995.Drysdale currently competes on the European Tour, having graduated through qualifying school for the fourth time at the end of 2008...	153	71	2 Challenge Tour Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe... wins
T15	Lorenzo Gagli Lorenzo Gagli Lorenzo Gagli is an Italian professional golfer.Gagli was born in Florence, Italy. He turned professional in 2006.-Professional career:...	2	1
T15	Matthew Millar Matthew Millar Matthew Millar is an Australian professional golfer.-Career:Millar turned professional in 1999. From 2006-2009, he played on the European Tour, having come through all three stages of qualifying school; his best year-end result was 115th in the 2006 Order of Merit...	75	45
T15	Fabrizio Zanotti Fabrizio Zanotti Fabrizio Zanotti is a Paraguayan professional golfer.Zanotti was born in Asunción. He was Paraguay's top ranked amateur golfer for six straight years before turning professional in 2003....	29	11	1 Challenge Tour Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe... win
T20	Michael Curtain	3	2
T20	Callum Macaulay (am)	1	0
T20	Marco Ruiz Marco Ruiz Marco Ruiz is a Paraguayan professional golfer.Ruiz was born in Asunción. He is the godson of celebrated Argentine golfer Vicente Fernández. Ruiz turned pro in 1992....	33	14	1 Challenge Tour Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe... win
T20	Inder van Weerelt	4	1
T24	Marc Cayeux Marc Cayeux Marc Elton Cayeux is a Zimbabwean professional golfer. His father is South African, and his mother English. He was born in Lancaster, England and raised in Zimbabwe, leaving school at 14 to pursue a career in golf...	87	39	3 Challenge Tour Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe... wins, 9 Sunshine Tour Sunshine Tour The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern Africa. For much of its history it was known either as the South African Tour or the FNB Tour, but it rebranded itself in an attempt to broaden its appeal... wins
T24	Branden Grace Branden Grace Branden John Grace is a professional golfer from South Africa. He was born in Pretoria and turned professional at the end of 2007, since when he has played on the Sunshine Tour. His best finish on tour through 2009 came at the 2009 Africa Open, where he finished tied for second, one stroke behind...	5	2
T24	Stuart Manley	74	29	Played in 2003 Walker Cup Walker Cup The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in odd numbered years between teams comprising the leading amateur golfers of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland...
T24	John Mellor	121	58	1 Challenge Tour Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe... win
T24	Henrik Nyström Henrik Nyström -Career:Nyström played college golf for Lynn University in the United States. He won the 1994 individual NAIA Men's Golf Championship.Nyström turned professional in 1994. He spent his early career on the Challenge Tour, before reaching the top-level European Tour for the first time via qualifying...	228	107
T29	Jonathan Caldwell	0	0	Played in 2007 Walker Cup Walker Cup The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in odd numbered years between teams comprising the leading amateur golfers of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland...
T29	Federico Colombo Federico Colombo Federico Colombo is an Italian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.-Career:Colombo won several junior amateur events in his home country, before taking up a golf scholarship to the University of Arkansas in 2007...	2	1
T29	Alfredo García-Heredia	18	8
T29	Santiago Luna Santiago Luna Santiago Luna Torres is a Spanish professional golfer.Luna's father was on the staff at Puerta de Hierro Golf Club in Madrid. He turned professional in 1982 and has spent over twenty years on the European Tour, playing in over five hundred tournaments. He ranked in the top one hundred on the Order...	553	318	1 European Tour win

Players in yellow were 2009 European Tour rookies.

2009 Results

Player	Starts	Cuts made	Money list rank	Earnings (€)
Oskar Henningsson Oskar Henningsson Oskar Karl Henningsson is a Swedish professional golfer.Henningsson was born in Eksjö and later moved to Gränna. He turned professional in 2004....	21	9	68	476,090
Carlos del Moral Carlos del Moral -Amateur and early professional career:Born in Valencia, he was a successful junior, winning the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy before taking up a scholarship at the University of Oklahoma, where he played on the golf team alongside Anthony Kim...	24	15	141	189,233
Wade Ormsby	23	12	166	104,871
Danny Willett Danny Willett Daniel John Willett is an English professional golfer.Willett was born in Sheffield, England. As an amateur, he won the English Amateur Championship in 2007 and competed in the 2007 Walker Cup at Royal County Down. In March 2008 he became the number one ranked amateur in the world.Willett also...	26	20	58	596,462
Joakim Haeggman Joakim Haeggman Karl Sven Joakim Haeggman is a Swedish European Tour golfer. He turned professional in 1989 and won his place on the Tour at that year's qualifying school. He has won three events on the European Tour, and several other professional events...	21	11	154	142,800
Chris Wood Chris Wood (golfer) Christopher James Wood is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour. He was the low amateur in the 2008 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale and tied for third in the following year's tournament held at Turnberry.-Amateur career:Wood was born in Bristol, England...	24	18	44	679,559
Eirik Tage Johansen Eirik Tage Johansen Eirik Tage Johansen is a Norwegian professional golfer.Johansen was born in the United States, and returned to the country of his birth as a successful amateur golfer, taking up a golf scholarship at the University of South Carolina, where he was a member of the golf team...	19	7	213	45,182
Michael Hoey	25	11	93	341,327
Åke Nilsson	20	9	173	93,397
Bernd Wiesberger Bernd Wiesberger Bernd Wiesberger is a Austrian professional golfer.Wiesberger was born in Vienna and turned professional in 2006. He qualified for the European Tour for 2009 at qualifying school. He was unable to win enough money during his rookie season to retain his card and dropped down to the second tier...	20	11	172	94,750
Gary Clark Gary Clark (golfer) Gary Ben Clark is an English professional golfer.Clark was born in London. He attended the University of Arkansas before turning professional in 1995. He qualified for the European Tour through qualifying school at the end of that year....	9	3	263	15,075
Andrew Coltart Andrew Coltart Andrew John Coltart is a Scottish professional golfer.-Junior and amateur:Coltart was born in Dumfries. As an amateur, he won the 1987 Scottish Boys Championship and the 1991 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship, and participated in the 1991 Walker Cup.-Professional:Coltart turned...	28	13	122	236,639
Chinnarat Phadungsil Chinnarat Phadungsil Chinnarat Phadungsil is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour.Chinnarat was born in Chantaburi, Thailand. As an amateur, he won tournaments in Asia, Australia and the United States. His most notable win came at the 15-17 age group event at the Junior World...	18	9	203	56,669
Anthony Snobeck Anthony Snobeck Anthony Snobeck is a French professional golfer, who has played on both the European and Challenge Tours.-Biography:Snobeck was born in Paris; his father Dany was a successful racing driver who won the French Supertouring Championship three times and the Andros Trophy twice, and the family lived...	17	4	231	28,074
Chris Doak	20	9	168	99,911
David Drysdale David Drysdale David Drysdale is a Scottish professional golfer.Drysdale was born in Edinburgh. He turned professional in 1995.Drysdale currently competes on the European Tour, having graduated through qualifying school for the fourth time at the end of 2008...	27	21	48	651,634
Lorenzo Gagli Lorenzo Gagli Lorenzo Gagli is an Italian professional golfer.Gagli was born in Florence, Italy. He turned professional in 2006.-Professional career:...	6	2	219	37,897
Matthew Millar Matthew Millar Matthew Millar is an Australian professional golfer.-Career:Millar turned professional in 1999. From 2006-2009, he played on the European Tour, having come through all three stages of qualifying school; his best year-end result was 115th in the 2006 Order of Merit...	17	7	194	68,583
Fabrizio Zanotti Fabrizio Zanotti Fabrizio Zanotti is a Paraguayan professional golfer.Zanotti was born in Asunción. He was Paraguay's top ranked amateur golfer for six straight years before turning professional in 2003....	23	18	63	511,756
Michael Curtain	14	5	257	17,471
Callum Macaulay	22	15	134	210,991
Marco Ruiz Marco Ruiz Marco Ruiz is a Paraguayan professional golfer.Ruiz was born in Asunción. He is the godson of celebrated Argentine golfer Vicente Fernández. Ruiz turned pro in 1992....	14	4	232	28,000
Inder van Weerelt	20	10	183	85,175
Marc Cayeux Marc Cayeux Marc Elton Cayeux is a Zimbabwean professional golfer. His father is South African, and his mother English. He was born in Lancaster, England and raised in Zimbabwe, leaving school at 14 to pursue a career in golf...	21	11	135	210,408
Branden Grace Branden Grace Branden John Grace is a professional golfer from South Africa. He was born in Pretoria and turned professional at the end of 2007, since when he has played on the Sunshine Tour. His best finish on tour through 2009 came at the 2009 Africa Open, where he finished tied for second, one stroke behind...	25	13	148	166,138
Stuart Manley	14	3	221	37,365
John Mellor	16	6	222	36,904
Henrik Nyström Henrik Nyström -Career:Nyström played college golf for Lynn University in the United States. He won the 1994 individual NAIA Men's Golf Championship.Nyström turned professional in 1994. He spent his early career on the Challenge Tour, before reaching the top-level European Tour for the first time via qualifying...	2	1	355	1,614
Jonathan Caldwell	14	4	243	22,637
Federico Colombo Federico Colombo Federico Colombo is an Italian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.-Career:Colombo won several junior amateur events in his home country, before taking up a golf scholarship to the University of Arkansas in 2007...	10	1	347	1,869
Alfredo García-Heredia	16	6	212	47,093
Santiago Luna Santiago Luna Santiago Luna Torres is a Spanish professional golfer.Luna's father was on the staff at Puerta de Hierro Golf Club in Madrid. He turned professional in 1982 and has spent over twenty years on the European Tour, playing in over five hundred tournaments. He ranked in the top one hundred on the Order...	14	7	179	89,830

T = Tied

Blue background indicates the player retained his European Tour card for 2010 and qualified for the Dubai World Championship

Dubai World Championship

The Dubai World Championship is a golf tournament on the European Tour that was held for the first time from 19–22 November 2009 on the Earth course at the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates....

(finished inside the top 60).

Green background indicates the player retained his European Tour card for 2010 (finished between 61-120).

Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his European Tour Tour card for 2010, but retained conditional status (finished between 121-153).

Red background indicates the player did not retain his European Tour card for 2010 (finished outside the top 153).

Winners on the European Tour in 2009

No.	Date	Player	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	5 Apr	Michael Hoey	Estoril Open de Portugal	-7 (66-76-69-66=277)	Playoff	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño is a Spanish professional golfer.Fernández-Castaño was born in Madrid. He turned professional in 2004 and came eighth at that year's European Tour Qualifying School....
2	2 Aug	Oskar Henningsson Oskar Henningsson Oskar Karl Henningsson is a Swedish professional golfer.Henningsson was born in Eksjö and later moved to Gränna. He turned professional in 2004....	Moravia Silesia Open	-13 (70-71-67-67=275)	2 strokes	Sam Little Sam Little (golfer) -Career:Little turned professional in 1997, and joined the Challenge Tour in 1999, where he recorded his first win in 2001. In 2004 he won for the second time at that level, and graduated to the European Tour at the end of the season via qualifying school... , Steve Webster Steve Webster Steve Webster is an English professional golfer.Webster was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He finished tied for 24th place in the 1995 Open Championship at St Andrews, winning the silver medal as low amateur ahead of Tiger Woods. He turned professional later that year.Webster won the 1995...

Runners-up on the European Tour in 2009

No.	Date	Player	Tournament	Winner	Winning score	Runner-up score
1	22 Mar	Callum Macaulay	Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal	Tano Goya	-6 (68-68-69-73=278)	-5 (74-74-67-64=279)
2	29 Mar	David Drysdale David Drysdale David Drysdale is a Scottish professional golfer.Drysdale was born in Edinburgh. He turned professional in 1995.Drysdale currently competes on the European Tour, having graduated through qualifying school for the fourth time at the end of 2008...	Open de Andalucia	Søren Kjeldsen Søren Kjeldsen Søren Kjeldsen is a Danish golfer. He turned professional in 1995.Kjeldsen's success on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1997, which included victory in the Volvo Finnish Open, earned him membership of the main European Tour for 1998. He has performed steadily at this level and won his first...	-14 (68-72-62-72=274)	-11 (70-67-66-74=277)
3	3 May	Fabrizio Zanotti Fabrizio Zanotti Fabrizio Zanotti is a Paraguayan professional golfer.Zanotti was born in Asunción. He was Paraguay's top ranked amateur golfer for six straight years before turning professional in 2003....	Open de España Open de España The Open de España is the national open golf championship of Spain. It was founded in 1912 and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the inception of the Tour in 1972. Except for a five year period in the early 1980s, the tournament has been played in April or May. In 2005 it was one...	Thomas Levet Thomas Levet Thomas Levet is a French professional golfer who is a member of the European Tour and former member of the PGA Tour.Levet was born in Paris, France...	-18 (64-67-71-68=270)	-16 (71-70-66-65=272)

2009 Results

Winners on the European Tour in 2009

Runners-up on the European Tour in 2009

See also