2009 Nationwide Tour

The 2009 Nationwide Tour was the 20th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

2009 Nationwide Tour season
DurationFebruary 5, 2009 (2009-02-05) – October 25, 2009 (2009-10-25)
Number of official events29
Most wins Michael Sim (3)
Money list Michael Sim
Player of the Year Michael Sim
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2010 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
Feb 8Panama Digicel ChampionshipPanama600,000 Vance Veazey (4)14
Mar 1Moonah ClassicAustralia600,000 Alistair Presnell (1)16ANZ
Mar 8HSBC New Zealand PGA ChampionshipNew Zealand600,000 Steven Alker (2)16ANZ
Mar 15Michael Hill New Zealand OpenNew Zealand600,000 Alex Prugh (1)16ANZNew to Nationwide Tour
Mar 29Chitimacha Louisiana OpenLouisiana550,000 Bubba Dickerson (1)14
Apr 5Stonebrae ClassicCalifornia600,000 Michael Sim (2)14New tournament
Apr 19Athens Regional Foundation ClassicGeorgia550,000 Patrick Sheehan (2)14
Apr 26South Georgia ClassicGeorgia625,000 Garth Mulroy (1)14
May 17BMW Charity Pro-AmSouth Carolina700,000 Michael Sim (3)14Pro-Am
May 31Rex Hospital OpenNorth Carolina525,000 Kevin Johnson (5)14
Jun 7Melwood Prince George's County OpenMaryland675,000 Mathias Grönberg (1)14
Jun 14Knoxville OpenTennessee525,000 Kevin Johnson (6)14
Jun 21Fort Smith ClassicArkansas550,000 Jason Enloe (2)14
Jun 28Nationwide Tour Players CupWest Virginia600,000 Tom Gillis (1)14
Jul 12Ford Wayne Gretzky ClassicCanada800,099 Roger Tambellini (3)14
Jul 26Cox ClassicNebraska725,000 Rich Barcelo (1)14
Aug 2Nationwide Children's Hospital InvitationalOhio775,000 Derek Lamely (1)14
Aug 9Preferred Health Systems Wichita OpenKansas550,000 Chris Tidland (2)14
Aug 16Price Cutter Charity ChampionshipMissouri625,000 Justin Bolli (3)14
Aug 23Christmas in October ClassicKansas625,000 Michael Sim (4)[lower-alpha 3]14New tournament
Aug 30Northeast Pennsylvania ClassicPennsylvania525,000 Gary Christian (1)14
Sep 6[lower-alpha 4]
May 24		Mexico OpenMexico650,000 Troy Merritt (1)14
Sep 13Utah ChampionshipUtah550,000 Josh Teater (1)14
Sep 20Albertsons Boise OpenIdaho725,000 Fran Quinn (3)14
Sep 27WNB Golf ClassicTexas525,000 Garrett Willis (2)14
Oct 4Soboba ClassicCalifornia1,000,000 Jerod Turner (1)14New tournament
Oct 11Chattanooga ClassicTennessee500,000 Chris Baryla (1)14
Oct 18Miccosukee ChampionshipFlorida625,000 Chad Collins (2)14
Oct 25Nationwide Tour ChampionshipSouth Carolina1,000,000 Matt Every (1)20Tour Championship

Money list

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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Michael Sim644,142
2 Chad Collins415,114
3 Blake Adams399,749
4 Derek Lamely374,998
5 Tom Gillis364,529

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year Michael Sim[7][5]

Notes
  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Nationwide Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Nationwide Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Nationwide Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
  2. ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.
  3. Sim earned immediate promotion to the PGA Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[2]
  4. Rescheduled due to the swine flu pandemic in Mexico.[3]

References
  1. "2009 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. "Sim Earns Promotion to PGA Tour with Nationwide Victory; Smith Ties for 9th". Minnesota Golf Association. August 24, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. "Mexico Open rescheduled due to swine flu". PGA Tour. April 29, 2009. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  4. "2009 Nationwide Tour money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 16, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  5. "Sim Wins Player Of The Year". Golf Digest. December 3, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2023. Set a single-season earnings record with $644,142, breaking the previous mark of $495,009 (Troy Matteson/2005); averaged $46,010 per start.
  6. "At a glance: 'The 25' who made the 2010 PGA Tour". PGA Tour. October 27, 2009. Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  7. "Sim voted 2009 Nationwide Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour. December 3, 2009. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
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