The 2009 Canadian Tour season ran from November 2008 to October 2009 and consisted of 16 golf

Golf

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 tournaments. It was the 40th season of the Canadian Professional Golf Tour

Canadian Professional Golf Tour

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.

The season started with three events in Central

Central America

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 and South America

South America

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 in late 2008, followed by an event in April in Mexico

Mexico

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, 10 events in Canada

Canada

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 (June to September), and ending with two events in Mexico (rescheduled from May). Canadian Graham DeLaet

Graham DeLaet

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 won the Order of Merit.

Tournament schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Winner	OWGR Official World Golf Rankings The Official World Golf Ranking is a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers... Points	Notes
Nov 30	Sport Frances Open	Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...	Rafael Gómez Rafael Gómez Rafael Gómez is an Argentinian professional golfer.Gómez was born in Buenos Aires. He turned professional in 1990. He played on the European Challenge Tour in 2003 and 2005–07 and the European Tour from 2005 to 2007. He played on the U.S.-based Nationwide Tour in 2004 and a few events on the PGA...	6	Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Americas Tour de las Americas The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...
Dec 7	Argentine Masters Argentine Masters The Argentine Masters or Torneo de Maestros is one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in Argentina, despite not having been played continuously since the inaugural event in 1961. It has always been held at the Olivos Golf Club near Buenos Aires....	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	Fabián Gómez	14	Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Americas Tour de las Americas The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...
Dec 14	Costa Rica Classic	Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....	Mauricio Molina Mauricio Molina (golfer) Mauricio Molina is an Argentine professional golfer.Molina was born in Rio Cuarto, Cordoba. He worked as a caddy in Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1985.Molina is nephew of the great Argentine golfer, Florentino Molina....	6	Co-sanctioned with the Tour de las Americas Tour de las Americas The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...
Apr 20	Corona Mazatlan Mexican PGA Championship	Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	Mauricio Molina Mauricio Molina (golfer) Mauricio Molina is an Argentine professional golfer.Molina was born in Rio Cuarto, Cordoba. He worked as a caddy in Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1985.Molina is nephew of the great Argentine golfer, Florentino Molina....	6
Jun 7	Times Colonist Open Times Colonist Open The Times Colonist Island Savings Open is a golf tournament on the Canadian Tour. It is the longest running Canadian Tour event. It is currently played at the Uplands Golf Club in Oak Bay, British Columbia. It has been played at several courses on a rotating basis, all in the Victoria, British...	British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...	Byron Smith Byron Smith (golfer) Byron Smith is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Canadian Tour.Smith was born in Rancho Mirage, California and attended Pepperdine University. He did not play golf during his last two years at Pepperdine but he turned professional in 2001.Smith first played on the Canadian...	6
Jun 14	City of Surrey Invitational	British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...	Mike Grob	6
Jun 28	ATB Financial Classic ATB Financial Classic The ATB Financial Classic is a golf tournament on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour. It was first played in 2007. It is played at a different course in Alberta each year. The main sponsor is ATB Financial.-Winners:-External links:*...	Alberta Alberta Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...	Graham DeLaet Graham DeLaet Graham DeLaet is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, the Canadian Tour and the Sunshine Tour.-Early life:...	6
Jul 5	Telus Edmonton Open	Alberta Alberta Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...	James Hahn	6
Jul 12	Saskatchewan Open Saskatchewan Open The Saskatchewan Open, now known as the Dakota Dunes Casino Open, is a golf tournament on the Canadian Tour. From 1919 to 1984, it was played annually except for minor interruptions. The tournament was not played from 1985 to 2007. It was revived in 2008 and changed its name in 2010...	Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....	Andres Gonzales Andres Gonzales Andres Gonzales is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has attained some popularity due to his unorthodox appearance and prolonged attempts to contact fellow golfer Tiger Woods via Twitter...	6
Jul 19	Canadian Tour Players Cup Canadian Tour Players Cup The Canadian Tour Players Cup is a golf tournament on the Canadian Tour. It was first played as the MTS Classic from 1998 to 2006. In 2007, the tournament was called the Free Press Manitoba Classic...	Manitoba Manitoba Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...	Graham DeLaet Graham DeLaet Graham DeLaet is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, the Canadian Tour and the Sunshine Tour.-Early life:...	6
Aug 9	Roxul Jane Rogers Championship	Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....	Ryan Yip Ryan Yip Ryan Yip is a Canadian professional golfer who currently plays on the Canadian Tour.-Amateur career:Yip was born in Calgary, Alberta. He won the 2002 Alberta Amateur and in 2006 was a semifinalist at the U.S. Amateur and the Canadian Amateur. He played college golf at Kent State University where...	6
Aug 23	Desjardins Montreal Open	Quebec Quebec Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....	Stuart Anderson	6
Aug 30	Seaforth Country Classic Seaforth Country Classic The Seaforth Country Classic is a golf tournament on the Canadian Tour. Since the tournament's founding in 2008, it has been played at the Seaforth Golf Club in Seaforth, Ontario.-Winners:Seaforth Country Classic*2011 Brian Unk...	Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....	Brian Unk	6
Sep 6	Canadian Tour Championship Canadian Tour Championship The Canadian Tour Championship is an annual golf tournament played on the Canadian Tour. It is generally the last tournament played of the season, and in 2011 had a purse of C$200,000.-Winners:Canadian Tour Championship*2011 Stuart Anderson...	Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....	James Love	6
Sep 27	Iberostar Riviera Maya Open	Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	Rafael Gómez Rafael Gómez Rafael Gómez is an Argentinian professional golfer.Gómez was born in Buenos Aires. He turned professional in 1990. He played on the European Challenge Tour in 2003 and 2005–07 and the European Tour from 2005 to 2007. He played on the U.S.-based Nationwide Tour in 2004 and a few events on the PGA...	6	Event rescheduled from May due to swine flu outbreak in Mexico
Oct 4	Riviera Nayarit Classic	Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	James Hahn	6	Event rescheduled from May due to swine flu outbreak in Mexico

Source: http://www.cantour.com/leagues/cantour_events.cfm?clientid=3776&seasonnum=2009

Order of Merit leaders

Rank	Player	Country	Events	Prize Money ($ Canadian dollar The Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada. As of 2007, the Canadian dollar is the 7th most traded currency in the world. It is abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or C$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies... )
1	Graham DeLaet Graham DeLaet Graham DeLaet is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, the Canadian Tour and the Sunshine Tour.-Early life:...		9	94,579.17
2	Byron Smith Byron Smith (golfer) Byron Smith is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Canadian Tour.Smith was born in Rancho Mirage, California and attended Pepperdine University. He did not play golf during his last two years at Pepperdine but he turned professional in 2001.Smith first played on the Canadian...		12	73,842.78
3	James Hahn		11	73,417.05
4	Mauricio Molina Mauricio Molina (golfer) Mauricio Molina is an Argentine professional golfer.Molina was born in Rio Cuarto, Cordoba. He worked as a caddy in Buenos Aires, before turning professional in 1985.Molina is nephew of the great Argentine golfer, Florentino Molina....		13	61,601.11
5	Stuart Anderson		15	61,520.50

Source: http://www.cantour.com/leagues/cantour_stats2.cfm?clientid=3776&seasonnum=2009&sortby=earnings