| 2009 Cork Senior Hurling Championship | |
| Dates: | 2 May 2009 – 11 October 2009 |
| Teams: | 25 |
| Sponsor: | Evening Echo |
| Champions: | Newtownshandrum |
| Count: | 4 |
| Champions Captain: | Dermot Gleeson |
| Champions Manager: | Phil Noonan |
| Runners-Up: | Sarsfields |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Kieran Murphy |
| Runners-Up Manager: | Bertie Óg Murphy |
| Relegated: | Castlelyons |
| Matches: | 28 |
| Top Scorer: | Niall McCarthy (4-27) |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2008 Cork Senior Hurling Championship |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Next Tournament: | 2010 Cork Senior Hurling Championship |
The 2009 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2009 opening round fixtures took place at the County Convention in December 2008. The championship began on 2 May 2009 and ended on 11 October 2009.
Sarsfields were the defending champions.[1]
On 4 September 2009, Castlelyons were relegated from the championship following a 3–9 to 3–12 defeat by Carrigtwohill.[2]
On 11 October 2009, Newtownshandrum won the championship following a 3–22 to 1–12 defeat of Sarsfields.[3] This was their fourth championship title overall and their first in four championship seasons.
Carrigtwohill's Niall McCarthy was the championship's top scorer with 4-27.
| Rank | Player | County | Tally[4] | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niall McCarthy | Carrigtwohill | 4-27 | 39 |
| 2 | Adrian Mannix | CIT | 1-35 | 38 |
| Ben O'Connor | Newtownshandrum | 3-29 | 38 | |
| 4 | Pat Ryan | Sarsfield's | 1-31 | 34 |
| 5 | Eoghan Murphy | Erin's Own | 1-26 | 29 |
| 6 | Declan O'Sullivan | Ballinhassig | 0-28 | 28 |
| 7 | Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | 0-25 | 25 |
| 8 | Colin Murphy | Blarney | 1-20 | 23 |
| 9 | Diarmuid O'Sullivan | Cloyne | 3-13 | 22 |
| Michael Cussen | Sarsfield's | 2-16 | 22 |