Qualifying Event: Wednesday 20th May 2009
Sunningdale ranks as one of the premier clubs of England and it has never stooped to tricking up the course for major competition. It is difficult enough in all conscience and also hauntingly beautiful. There are few more exhilarating sights than the view from the high 10th tee across an inviting valley, with the fairway rising to the wooded horizon. If there is one hole in England which fantasists would like to take them into banishment on a desert island it must be the tenth at Sunningdale. Bobby Jones wished that he could take the entire course back with him to America. He did in fact take back cherished memories of Sunningdale and incorporated many of them in Augusta National.
The Financial Times Business Championship returned to Sunningdale for the first qualifying event of the season. The course was in fantastic condition as always and a thoroughly enjoyable day was had by all the teams who entered.
Brighten Jeffrey James became early clubhouse leaders with 71 points but it was Ashridge
| Position | Team Name | Team A | Team B | Total Points |
| 1st | Ashridge Financial Management | 40 | 42 | 82 |
| 2nd | Drew Smith | 41 | 41 | 82 |
| 3rd | Brighten Jeffrey James | 34 | 37 | 71 |
| 4th | Firm Decisions | 35 | 35 | 70 |
| 5th | Jaguar | 37 | 32 | 69 |
| 6th | Polarbridge Plant | 36 | 33 | 69 |
| 7th | CIT Group | 35 | 32 | 67 |
| 8th | Edtex Ltd | 37 | 29 | 66 |
| 9th | Countrywide plc | 30 | 32 | 62 |
| 10th | Robert Gibbs Contracting Ltd | 27 | 27 | 54 |
Nearest the Pin - Paul Field (Ashridge Financial Management)
Longest Drive - Nick Stewart (Brighten Jeffrey James)