2009 European Tour Qualifying School Graduates

This is a list of the 31 players who earned their 2010 European Tour card through Q School in 2009.

#	Player	European Tour starts	Cuts made	Notes
1	Simon Khan Simon Khan Simon Khan is an English professional golfer.Khan turned professional in 1991, but spent many years struggling to establish his tournament career. His first full season on the European Tour was 2002 and his first European Tour win came at the 2004 Celtic Manor Wales Open...	199	124	1 European Tour win; won BMW PGA Championship in 2010
2	Sam Hutsby	5	3
3	Stephen Gallacher Stephen Gallacher Stephen James Gallacher is a Scottish professional golfer.Gallacher was born in Dechmont, West Lothian and is the nephew of former European Ryder Cup Captain Bernard Gallacher. He played in a victorious Walker Cup side in 1995 and turned professional later that year.Gallacher first played on the...	305	186	1 European Tour win, already held medical exemption for first 10 events in 2010
T4	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....	47	18	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
T4	Alejandro Cañizares Alejandro Cañizares José Alejandro Cañizares Gómez is a Spanish professional golfer.Cañizares was born in Madrid, and is the son of five-time European Tour winner and four-time European Ryder Cup team member José Maria Cañizares. He attended college in the United States, where he won the 2003 NCAA men's golf...	71	44	1 European Tour win
6	Fredrik Ohlsson	0	0
T7	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...	36	12
T7	Mark Haastrup Mark Haastrup Mark Flindt Haastrup is a Danish professional golfer.Haastrup was born in Højby. He attended Georgia State University for two years before turning professional in 2007...	5	2	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
T7	Steven O'Hara Steven O'Hara Steven O'Hara is a Scottish professional golfer.O'Hara was born in Bellshill. He had a successful amateur career which included winning the Scottish Amateur in 2000 and the St Andrews Links Trophy in 2001...	154	78
T7	Clodomiro Carranza	4	1
11	Benjamin Hebert Benjamin Hebert (golfer) Benjamin Hebert is a French professional golfer.-Early life:Hebert was born in Brive, France. His parents are Jean-Luc, a former pentathlete, and Françoise, a former swimmer, both of whom now work as teachers. He also has one sister, Audrey...	2	0	Won the 2007 European Amateur Championship European Amateur The European Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is played at various locations throughout Europe. It is organized by the European Golf Association and was first played in 1986. The winner receives an invitation to The Open Championship.-Winners:-External links:***...
T12	Fredrik Andersson Hed Fredrik Andersson Hed Fredrik Andersson Hed is a Swedish golfer.Andersson Hed was born in Halmstad. He turned professional in 1992. He has had two victories on the Challenge Tour but found success hard to come by on the main European Tour, where he had to return to qualifying school on numerous occasions...	235	122	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; won BMW Italian Open in 2010
T12	Phillip Archer Phillip Archer Phillip Archer is an English professional golfer.Archer was born in Warrington. He is best known for shooting a score of 60 in the first round at the Celtic Manor Wales Open in 2006. He had a chance of being the first player on the European Tour to shoot a 59, but missed his birdie putt on the...	186	109	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	Carl Suneson Carl Suneson Carl José Suneson is a Spanish professional golfer.Suneson was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria to a Swedish father and an English mother. He represented England in amateur competition, and attended Oklahoma State University in the United States, but in 1996 he took Spanish citizenship.Suneson...	306	143	1 European Tour win
T12	Jamie Elson Jamie Elson Jamie Elson is an English professional golfer.Elson was born in Leamington Spa, England. He attended Augusta State University in the U.S. and turned professional in 2003....	40	19	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
T16	James Kamte James Kamte James Bongani Kamte , nicknamed "Cobra", is a South African golfer. He has been playing on the Sunshine Tour and European Challenge Tours for the past four years, and earned his tour card for the 2008 European Tour season by finishing in the top 30 of the qualifying school.-Early life:Kamte was a...	48	22	3 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, 1 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... win
T16	Gary Murphy Gary Murphy Gary Murphy is an Irish professional golfer.-Career:Murphy was born in Kilkenny and began playing golf aged 11, after caddying for his father Jim who has played an instrumental role in the development of young golfers. He won the Irish Amateur Closed Championship in 1992. He turned professional in...	248	138
T16	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...	456	285	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...
T16	Steven Jeppesen Steven Jeppesen Steven Jeppesen is a Danish-born Swedish professional golfer.-Career:Jeppesen turned professional in 2003 at the age of nineteen, and immediately qualified for the European Tour for the 2004 season via qualifying school...	119	48
T16	Anton Haig Anton Haig Anton Jason Haig is a South African professional golfer.Haig was born in Nelspruit. He turned professional on 1 September 2004 and plays on the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour. He has won four times worldwide with his biggest win to date occurring at the multi-tour sanctioned Johnnie Walker...	95	35	1 European Tour win
T16	George Coetzee George Coetzee George William Coetzee is a South African professional golfer.Coetzee was born in Pretoria. He started playing golf when he was 10 and won the first junior tournament he ever played in, shooting 49 in 9 holes. He finished 4th and 8th in the Callaway Junior World Championship in San Diego, where he...	6	4	3 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
T16	James Ruth James Ruth James A. Ruth is an English professional golfer.Ruth was born in Plymouth, England.Ruth was the Order of Merit leader on the third-tier EPD Tour in 2008. In 2008, he had three wins on the EPD tour earning €23,440.93...	1	0
T16	Patrik Sjöland Patrik Sjöland Patrik Sjöland is a Swedish professional golfer.Sjöland was born in Borås. He turned professional in 1990 and after several season on the second tier Challenge Tour, graduated to the European Tour for the start of the 1996 season...	319	185	2 European Tour wins
T16	Stephan Gross Jr	3	1
T16	Jarmo Sandelin Jarmo Sandelin Jarmo Sakari Sandelin is a Swedish professional golfer.Sandelin was born in Imatra, Finland but grew up in Sweden, and is now a Swedish citizen...	391	236	5 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...
T26	Rick Kulacz Rick Kulacz Rick Kulacz is an Australian professional golfer.Kulacz turned professional in 2007 and has played on the PGA Tour of Australasia, Asian Tour, and European Tour...	16	6	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
T26	Jean-Baptiste Gonnet Jean-Baptiste Gonnet Jean-Baptiste Gonnet is a French professional golfer.Gonnet was born in Cannes. He turned professional in 2004 and has competed on the European Tour since graduating from the Challenge Tour in 2006.-Results in major championships:...	86	45
T26	Julien Guerrier Julien Guerrier Julien Guerrier is a French professional golfer.Guerrier was born in Évreux. He has a successful amateur career, which included winning The Amateur Championship in 2006, and turned professional in 2007 after competing in the Masters Tournament. He finished third on the Alps Tour Order of Merit in...	16	2	Won the 2006 Amateur Championship The Amateur Championship The Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held annually in the United Kingdom. It is one of the two leading individual tournaments for amateur golfers, alongside the U.S. Amateur... ; already earned conditional tour card via 2009 Challenge Tour 2009 Challenge Tour The 2008 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour...
T26	Simon Thornton Simon Thornton (golfer) Simon Thornton is an Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.-Career:Thornton was a late starter to golf, only taking up the sport in his late teens and turning professional at the advanced age of 28...	12	2
T26	Scott Drummond Scott Drummond Scott Drummond is a British golfer.Drummond was born in Shrewsbury in England. He played amateur golf for England but decided to represent Scotland, the country of his father, when he turned professional in 1996....	180	67	1 European Tour win
T26	Lorenzo Gagli Lorenzo Gagli Lorenzo Gagli is an Italian professional golfer.Gagli was born in Florence, Italy. He turned professional in 2006.-Professional career:...	8	3

Players in yellow were 2010 European Tour rookies.

2010 Results

Player	Starts	Cuts made	Money list rank	Earnings (€)
Simon Khan Simon Khan Simon Khan is an English professional golfer.Khan turned professional in 1991, but spent many years struggling to establish his tournament career. His first full season on the European Tour was 2002 and his first European Tour win came at the 2004 Celtic Manor Wales Open...	28	16	25	972,686
Sam Hutsby	26	19	118	197,809
Stephen Gallacher Stephen Gallacher Stephen James Gallacher is a Scottish professional golfer.Gallacher was born in Dechmont, West Lothian and is the nephew of former European Ryder Cup Captain Bernard Gallacher. He played in a victorious Walker Cup side in 1995 and turned professional later that year.Gallacher first played on the...	30	23	26	931,931
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....	24	14	131	146,483
Alejandro Cañizares Alejandro Cañizares José Alejandro Cañizares Gómez is a Spanish professional golfer.Cañizares was born in Madrid, and is the son of five-time European Tour winner and four-time European Ryder Cup team member José Maria Cañizares. He attended college in the United States, where he won the 2003 NCAA men's golf...	27	22	38	806,510
Fredrik Ohlsson Fredrik Ohlsson Fredrik Ohlsson is a Swedish actor. In 1956 he won a scholarship to RADA, where he trained for two years.-External links:...	21	5	214	24,611
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...	22	9	165	79,001
Mark Haastrup Mark Haastrup Mark Flindt Haastrup is a Danish professional golfer.Haastrup was born in Højby. He attended Georgia State University for two years before turning professional in 2007...	25	10	117	203,322
Steven O'Hara Steven O'Hara Steven O'Hara is a Scottish professional golfer.O'Hara was born in Bellshill. He had a successful amateur career which included winning the Scottish Amateur in 2000 and the St Andrews Links Trophy in 2001...	27	17	113	213,769
Clodomiro Carranza	24	15	128	148,908
Benjamin Hebert Benjamin Hebert (golfer) Benjamin Hebert is a French professional golfer.-Early life:Hebert was born in Brive, France. His parents are Jean-Luc, a former pentathlete, and Françoise, a former swimmer, both of whom now work as teachers. He also has one sister, Audrey...	21	12	142	116,834
Fredrik Andersson Hed Fredrik Andersson Hed Fredrik Andersson Hed is a Swedish golfer.Andersson Hed was born in Halmstad. He turned professional in 1992. He has had two victories on the Challenge Tour but found success hard to come by on the main European Tour, where he had to return to qualifying school on numerous occasions...	27	18	22	1,110,525
Phillip Archer Phillip Archer Phillip Archer is an English professional golfer.Archer was born in Warrington. He is best known for shooting a score of 60 in the first round at the Celtic Manor Wales Open in 2006. He had a chance of being the first player on the European Tour to shoot a 59, but missed his birdie putt on the...	24	7	151	99,211
Carl Suneson Carl Suneson Carl José Suneson is a Spanish professional golfer.Suneson was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria to a Swedish father and an English mother. He represented England in amateur competition, and attended Oklahoma State University in the United States, but in 1996 he took Spanish citizenship.Suneson...	25	9	167	77,277
Jamie Elson Jamie Elson Jamie Elson is an English professional golfer.Elson was born in Leamington Spa, England. He attended Augusta State University in the U.S. and turned professional in 2003....	26	12	132	146,021
James Kamte James Kamte James Bongani Kamte , nicknamed "Cobra", is a South African golfer. He has been playing on the Sunshine Tour and European Challenge Tours for the past four years, and earned his tour card for the 2008 European Tour season by finishing in the top 30 of the qualifying school.-Early life:Kamte was a...	18	8	157	92,871
Gary Murphy Gary Murphy Gary Murphy is an Irish professional golfer.-Career:Murphy was born in Kilkenny and began playing golf aged 11, after caddying for his father Jim who has played an instrumental role in the development of young golfers. He won the Irish Amateur Closed Championship in 1992. He turned professional in...	25	6	227	19,152
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...	25	12	143	116,090
Steven Jeppesen Steven Jeppesen Steven Jeppesen is a Danish-born Swedish professional golfer.-Career:Jeppesen turned professional in 2003 at the age of nineteen, and immediately qualified for the European Tour for the 2004 season via qualifying school...	23	10	186	51,582
Anton Haig Anton Haig Anton Jason Haig is a South African professional golfer.Haig was born in Nelspruit. He turned professional on 1 September 2004 and plays on the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour. He has won four times worldwide with his biggest win to date occurring at the multi-tour sanctioned Johnnie Walker...	19	5	153	95,533
George Coetzee George Coetzee George William Coetzee is a South African professional golfer.Coetzee was born in Pretoria. He started playing golf when he was 10 and won the first junior tournament he ever played in, shooting 49 in 9 holes. He finished 4th and 8th in the Callaway Junior World Championship in San Diego, where he...	24	11	126	152,302
James Ruth James Ruth James A. Ruth is an English professional golfer.Ruth was born in Plymouth, England.Ruth was the Order of Merit leader on the third-tier EPD Tour in 2008. In 2008, he had three wins on the EPD tour earning €23,440.93...	15	4	238	15,194
Patrik Sjöland Patrik Sjöland Patrik Sjöland is a Swedish professional golfer.Sjöland was born in Borås. He turned professional in 1990 and after several season on the second tier Challenge Tour, graduated to the European Tour for the start of the 1996 season...	21	10	171	65,819
Stephan Gross Jr	18	6	207	29,450
Jarmo Sandelin Jarmo Sandelin Jarmo Sakari Sandelin is a Swedish professional golfer.Sandelin was born in Imatra, Finland but grew up in Sweden, and is now a Swedish citizen...	22	11	138	128,825
Rick Kulacz Rick Kulacz Rick Kulacz is an Australian professional golfer.Kulacz turned professional in 2007 and has played on the PGA Tour of Australasia, Asian Tour, and European Tour...	24	11	134	144,949
Jean-Baptiste Gonnet Jean-Baptiste Gonnet Jean-Baptiste Gonnet is a French professional golfer.Gonnet was born in Cannes. He turned professional in 2004 and has competed on the European Tour since graduating from the Challenge Tour in 2006.-Results in major championships:...	25	15	109	224,635
Julien Guerrier Julien Guerrier Julien Guerrier is a French professional golfer.Guerrier was born in Évreux. He has a successful amateur career, which included winning The Amateur Championship in 2006, and turned professional in 2007 after competing in the Masters Tournament. He finished third on the Alps Tour Order of Merit in...	22	12	122	172,305
Simon Thornton Simon Thornton (golfer) Simon Thornton is an Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.-Career:Thornton was a late starter to golf, only taking up the sport in his late teens and turning professional at the advanced age of 28...	22	9	141	116,954
Scott Drummond Scott Drummond Scott Drummond is a British golfer.Drummond was born in Shrewsbury in England. He played amateur golf for England but decided to represent Scotland, the country of his father, when he turned professional in 1996....	20	6	191	49,040
Lorenzo Gagli Lorenzo Gagli Lorenzo Gagli is an Italian professional golfer.Gagli was born in Florence, Italy. He turned professional in 2006.-Professional career:...	12	3	219	22,720

T = Tied

Blue background indicates the player retained his European Tour card for 2011 and qualified for the Dubai World Championship

Dubai World Championship

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(finished inside the top 60).

Green background indicates the player retained his European Tour card for 2011 (finished between 61-117).

Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his European Tour Tour card for 2011, but retained conditional status (finished between 118-150).

Red background indicates the player did not retain his European Tour card for 2011 (finished outside the top 150).

Winners on the European Tour in 2010

No.	Date	Player	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	9 May	Fredrik Andersson Hed Fredrik Andersson Hed Fredrik Andersson Hed is a Swedish golfer.Andersson Hed was born in Halmstad. He turned professional in 1992. He has had two victories on the Challenge Tour but found success hard to come by on the main European Tour, where he had to return to qualifying school on numerous occasions...	BMW Italian Open	-16 (70-66-63-73=272)	2 strokes	David Horsey David Horsey (golfer) David Horsey is an English professional golfer.Horsey was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester. He had a successful amateur career, which included winning the 2005 Greek Amateur Championship and finishing as runner-up in the 2004 English Amateur...
2	23 May	Simon Khan Simon Khan Simon Khan is an English professional golfer.Khan turned professional in 1991, but spent many years struggling to establish his tournament career. His first full season on the European Tour was 2002 and his first European Tour win came at the 2004 Celtic Manor Wales Open...	BMW PGA Championship	-6 (72-69-71-66=278)	1 stroke	Fredrik Andersson Hed Fredrik Andersson Hed Fredrik Andersson Hed is a Swedish golfer.Andersson Hed was born in Halmstad. He turned professional in 1992. He has had two victories on the Challenge Tour but found success hard to come by on the main European Tour, where he had to return to qualifying school on numerous occasions... , Luke Donald Luke Donald Luke Campbell Donald is an English professional golfer who is the current World Number One. He plays mainly on the U.S. based PGA Tour but is also a member of the European Tour. In 2006 he reached the top ten in the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time in his career. In January 2007, he...

Runners-up on the European Tour in 2010

No.	Date	Player	Tournament	Winner	Winning score	Runner-up score
1	16 May	Alejandro Cañizares Alejandro Cañizares José Alejandro Cañizares Gómez is a Spanish professional golfer.Cañizares was born in Madrid, and is the son of five-time European Tour winner and four-time European Ryder Cup team member José Maria Cañizares. He attended college in the United States, where he won the 2003 NCAA men's golf... lost in two-man playoff	Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca The Iberdrola Open is a European Tour golf tournament which was played for the first time in 2010 at Pula Golf Club, Son Servera on the island of Majorca in Spain....	Peter Hanson Peter Hanson Peter Hanson is a Swedish professional golfer.Hanson was born in Svedala, Sweden. He turned professional in 1998 and has played on the Challenge Tour and the European Tour. His professional wins include the 1998 Gunther Hamburg Classics on the Challenge Tour and the 2005 Open de España on the...	-6 (72-69-67-66=274)	-6 (68-70-70-66=274)
2	23 May	Fredrik Andersson Hed Fredrik Andersson Hed Fredrik Andersson Hed is a Swedish golfer.Andersson Hed was born in Halmstad. He turned professional in 1992. He has had two victories on the Challenge Tour but found success hard to come by on the main European Tour, where he had to return to qualifying school on numerous occasions...	BMW PGA Championship	Simon Khan Simon Khan Simon Khan is an English professional golfer.Khan turned professional in 1991, but spent many years struggling to establish his tournament career. His first full season on the European Tour was 2002 and his first European Tour win came at the 2004 Celtic Manor Wales Open...	-6 (72-69-71-66=278)	-7 (68-70-74-67=279)
3	20 Jun	Jamie Elson Jamie Elson Jamie Elson is an English professional golfer.Elson was born in Leamington Spa, England. He attended Augusta State University in the U.S. and turned professional in 2003....	Saint-Omer Open	Martin Wiegele Martin Wiegele Martin Wiegele is a Austrian professional golfer.Wiegele was born in Graz. He turned professional in 2003 when he joined the second tier Challenge Tour. He enjoyed some success during his first season finishing fourth on the end of season rankings to graduate to the top level European Tour for 2004...	-7 (66-71-72-68=277)	-5 (71-67-68-73=279)
4	4 Jul	Alejandro Cañizares lost in three-man playoff	Alstom Open de France	Miguel Ángel Jiménez Miguel Angel Jiménez Miguel Ángel Jiménez Rodríguez is a Spanish professional golfer. He has won 18 times on the European Tour.-Early years:...	-11 (71-69-66-67=273)	-11 (66-66-73-68=273)

2010 Results

Winners on the European Tour in 2010

Runners-up on the European Tour in 2010

See also