Duration | February 5, 2009 | – October 25, 2009
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Number of official events | 29 |
Most wins | Michael Sim (3) |
Money list | Michael Sim |
Player of the Year | Michael Sim |
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The 2009 Nationwide Tour was the 20th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2009 season. [1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ( US$) |
Winner [a] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [b] |
Notes |
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Feb 8 | Panama Digicel Championship | Panama | 600,000 | Vance Veazey (4) | 14 | ||
Mar 1 | Moonah Classic | Australia | 600,000 | Alistair Presnell (1) | 16 | ANZ | |
Mar 8 | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | 600,000 | Steven Alker (2) | 16 | ANZ | |
Mar 15 | Michael Hill New Zealand Open | New Zealand | 600,000 | Alex Prugh (1) | 16 | ANZ | New to Nationwide Tour |
Mar 29 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 550,000 | Bubba Dickerson (1) | 14 | ||
Apr 5 | Stonebrae Classic | California | 600,000 | Michael Sim (2) | 14 | New tournament | |
Apr 19 | Athens Regional Foundation Classic | Georgia | 550,000 | Patrick Sheehan (2) | 14 | ||
Apr 26 | South Georgia Classic | Georgia | 625,000 | Garth Mulroy (1) | 14 | ||
May 17 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 700,000 | Michael Sim (3) | 14 | Pro-Am | |
May 31 | Rex Hospital Open | North Carolina | 525,000 | Kevin Johnson (5) | 14 | ||
Jun 7 | Melwood Prince George's County Open | Maryland | 675,000 | Mathias Grönberg (1) | 14 | ||
Jun 14 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 525,000 | Kevin Johnson (6) | 14 | ||
Jun 21 | Fort Smith Classic | Arkansas | 550,000 | Jason Enloe (2) | 14 | ||
Jun 28 | Nationwide Tour Players Cup | West Virginia | 600,000 | Tom Gillis (1) | 14 | ||
Jul 12 | Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic | Canada | 800,099 | Roger Tambellini (3) | 14 | ||
Jul 26 | Cox Classic | Nebraska | 725,000 | Rich Barcelo (1) | 14 | ||
Aug 2 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational | Ohio | 775,000 | Derek Lamely (1) | 14 | ||
Aug 9 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | 550,000 | Chris Tidland (2) | 14 | ||
Aug 16 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | 625,000 | Justin Bolli (3) | 14 | ||
Aug 23 | Christmas in October Classic | Kansas | 625,000 | Michael Sim (4) [c] | 14 | New tournament | |
Aug 30 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 525,000 | Gary Christian (1) | 14 | ||
Sep 6
[d] |
Mexico Open | Mexico | 650,000 | Troy Merritt (1) | 14 | ||
Sep 13 | Utah Championship | Utah | 550,000 | Josh Teater (1) | 14 | ||
Sep 20 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | 725,000 | Fran Quinn (3) | 14 | ||
Sep 27 | WNB Golf Classic | Texas | 525,000 | Garrett Willis (2) | 14 | ||
Oct 4 | Soboba Classic | California | 1,000,000 | Jerod Turner (1) | 14 | New tournament | |
Oct 11 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 500,000 | Chris Baryla (1) | 14 | ||
Oct 18 | Miccosukee Championship | Florida | 625,000 | Chad Collins (2) | 14 | ||
Oct 25 | Nationwide Tour Championship | South Carolina | 1,000,000 | Matt Every (1) | 20 | Tour Championship |
For full rankings, see 2009 Nationwide Tour graduates.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [4] [5] The top 25 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2010 PGA Tour. [6]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | Michael Sim | 644,142 |
2 | Chad Collins | 415,114 |
3 | Blake Adams | 399,749 |
4 | Derek Lamely | 374,998 |
5 | Tom Gillis | 364,529 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year | Michael Sim | [7] [5] |
Set a single-season earnings record with $644,142, breaking the previous mark of $495,009 (Troy Matteson/2005); averaged $46,010 per start.