The 2009 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 108th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 25 July 2009. The championship ran from 16 August to 27 September 2009.
Kilmoyley were the defending champions.
The final was played on 27 September 2009 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and St Brendan's, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 46 years. Kilmoyley won the match by 1–19 to 2–08 to claim a then record 22nd championship title overall and a second title in succession.
Kilmoyley's Shane Brick was the championship's top scorer with 1-26.
Format change
The championship abandoned the double-elimination format which had been in 2008 and returned instead to a straight knockout format. This was the last year that the straight knockout format was used until 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a return to the format.
Team changes From championship
Decided not to field a team South Kerry
Results Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Shane BrickKilmoyley1-262939.662John EganSt Brendan's1-172036.663Darragh O'ConnellAbbeydorney0-191929.504Shane NolanCrotta O'Neill's4-011326.505Andrew KeaneCrotta O'Neill's0-111125.50
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Darragh O'ConnellAbbeydorney0-1212St Brendan's2Shane BrickKilmoyley0-1111Ballyduff3Andrew KeaneCrotta O'Neill's0-1010Ballyheigue4John EganSt Brendan's1-069CausewayShane BrickKilmoyley1-069Crotta O'Neill'sShane BrickKilmoyley0-099St Brendan's7James FlahertyLixnaw0-088AbbeydorneyMichael SlatteryBallyheigue0-088Crotta O'Neill's9Shane NolanCrotta O'Neill's2-017KilmoyleyDarren DineenSt Brendan's2-017KilmoyleyBobby O'SullivanBallyduff0-077KilmoyleyDarragh O'ConnellAbbeydorney0-077Lixnaw
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