Článek
Místo finančního žebříčku Order of Merit je tu Race to Dubai. Začne 6. listopadu 2008 turnajem HSBC Champions v Šanghaji a skončí turnajem o 20 milionů dolarů, takzvaným Dubai World Championship od 19. listopadu 2009.
Do Dubai World Championship se kvalifikuje nejlepších 60 hráčů z Race to Dubai. Samotný turnaj bude mít dotaci 10 milionů, s první cenou 3,6 milionu. K tomu první patnáctka z Race To Dubai si po turnaji rozdělí dalších 10 milionů dolarů, vítěz bude brát 2 miliony.
Kuriozitou je, že kvůli takto postavené sezoně se dva turnaje, HSBC Champions UBS Hong Kong Open, budou hrát a počítat dvakrát. Od roku 2010 se European Tour vrátí k programu sezony, který bude kopírovat kalendář stylem leden až listopad.
| KALENDÁŘ EUROPEAN TOUR 2009 |
| LISTOPAD 2008 |
| 6–9: HSBC Champions, Sheshan International GC, Shanghai, China |
| 20–23: UBS Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong GC, Fanling, Hong Kong |
| 27–30: Australian Masters Huntingdale GC, Melbourne, Australia |
| PROSINEC 2008 |
| 11–14: Alfred Dunhill Championship, Leopard Creek, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| 18–21: South African Open Championship, Pearl Valley Golf Estates, Paarl, South Africa |
| 2009 |
| LEDEN |
| 8–11: Joburg Open Royal, Johannesburg & Kensington GC, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 15–18: Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 22–25: Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy, Doha GC, Doha, Qatar |
| 29-Feb 1: Dubai Desert Classic, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE |
| ÚNOR |
| 5–8: EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters, Delhi GC, New Delhi, India |
| 12–15: Maybank Malaysian Open, TBA |
| 19–22: Johnnie Walker Classic, The Vines Resort & Country Club, Perth, Australia |
| 25-Mar 1: WGC – Accenture Match Play Championship, Ritz-Carlton GC, Dove Mountain, USA |
| 26-Mar 1: Indonesia Open, New Kuta GC, Bali, Indonesia |
| BŘEZEN |
| 12–15: WGC – CA CHAMPIONSHIP, Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida, USA |
| 19–22: Madeira Islands Open BPI – Portugal, TBA |
| 26–29: Open de Andalucia, TBA |
| DUBEN |
| 2–5: Estoril Open de Portugal, Oitavos Dunes, Estoril, Portugal |
| 9–12: MASTERS TOURNAMENT, Augusta National, Georgia, USA |
| 16–19: Volvo China Open, Beijing CBD International GC, Beijing, China |
| 23–26: Ballantine's Championship Pinx GC, Jeju Island, South Korea |
| 30-May 3: Open de Espana, TBA |
| KVĚTEN |
| 7–10: Italian Open, TBA |
| 14–17: he Irish Open, TBA |
| 21–24: BMW PGA Championship, Wentworth Club, Surrey, England |
| 28–31: The European Open, TBA |
| ČERVEN |
| 4–7: The Celtic Manor Wales Open, The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, South Wales |
| 11–14: Austrian Golf Open, Fontana GC, Vienna, Austria |
| 18–21: US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, New York, USA |
| 18–21: Saint-Omer Open presented by Neuflize OBC, Aa Saint Omer GC, Lumbres, France |
| 25–28: BMW International Open, Golfclub Munchen Eichenried, Munich, Germany |
| ČERVENEC |
| 2–5: Open de France ALSTOM, Le Golf National, Paris, France |
| 9–12: The Barclays Scottish Open, Loch Lomond GC, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 16–19: THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, Ailsa Course, Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| 23–26: SAS Masters, Barseback G&CC, Skane, Sweden |
| 30-Aug 2: Czech Golf Open, Prosper Golf Resort, Celadna, Czech Republic |
| SRPEN |
| 6–9: WGC – Bridgestone Invitational Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio, USA |
| 13–16: US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP, Hazeltine National GC, Chaska, Minnesota, USA |
| 13–16: The English Open, St Mellion International Resort, Cornwall, England |
| 20–23: The KLM Open, Kennemer G&CC, Zandvoort, The Netherlands |
| 27–30: Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, The Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland |
| ZÁŘÍ |
| 3–6: The Omega European Masters, Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland |
| 10–13: Mercedes-Benz Championship, Golf Club Gut Larchenhof, Cologne, Germany |
| 17–20: British Masters, TBA |
| 24–27: Canal+ Open, TBA |
| 24–27: Volvo World Match Play Championship, Finca Cortesin GC, Malaga, Spain |
| ŘÍJEN |
| 1–4: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Old Course, St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, Scotland |
| 8–11: Madrid Masters, Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain |
| 8–11: *Seve Trophy, TBA |
| 15–18: Portugal Masters, Oceanico Victoria Golf Course, Vilamoura, Portugal |
| 22–25: Castello Masters, Costa Azahar Club de Campo del Mediterraneo, Castellon, Valencia, Spain |
| 29-Nov TBA |
| LISTOPAD |
| 5–8: HSBC Champions, Sheshan International GC, Shanghai, China |
| 12–15: UBS Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong GC, Fanling, Hong Kong |
| 19–22: The Dubai World Championship, Earth Course, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai |
| 26–29: *Omega Mission Hills World Cup, Mission Hills GC, China |
