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2009 Nationwide Tour

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2009 Nationwide Tour season
DurationFebruary 5, 2009 (2009-02-05) – October 25, 2009 (2009-10-25)
Number of official events29
Most winsAustralia Michael Sim (3)
Money listAustralia Michael Sim
Player of the YearAustralia Michael Sim
2008
2010

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

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
Feb 8 Panama Digicel Championship Panama 600,000 United States Vance Veazey (4) 14
Mar 1 Moonah Classic Australia 600,000 Australia Alistair Presnell (1) 16 ANZ
Mar 8 HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship New Zealand 600,000 New Zealand Steven Alker (2) 16 ANZ
Mar 15 Michael Hill New Zealand Open New Zealand 600,000 United States Alex Prugh (1) 16 ANZ New to Nationwide Tour
Mar 29 Chitimacha Louisiana Open Louisiana 550,000 United States Bubba Dickerson (1) 14
Apr 5 Stonebrae Classic California 600,000 Australia Michael Sim (2) 14 New tournament
Apr 19 Athens Regional Foundation Classic Georgia 550,000 United States Patrick Sheehan (2) 14
Apr 26 South Georgia Classic Georgia 625,000 South Africa Garth Mulroy (1) 14
May 17 BMW Charity Pro-Am South Carolina 700,000 Australia Michael Sim (3) 14 Pro-Am
May 31 Rex Hospital Open North Carolina 525,000 United States Kevin Johnson (5) 14
Jun 7 Melwood Prince George's County Open Maryland 675,000 Sweden Mathias Grönberg (1) 14
Jun 14 Knoxville Open Tennessee 525,000 United States Kevin Johnson (6) 14
Jun 21 Fort Smith Classic Arkansas 550,000 United States Jason Enloe (2) 14
Jun 28 Nationwide Tour Players Cup West Virginia 600,000 United States Tom Gillis (1) 14
Jul 12 Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Canada 800,099 United States Roger Tambellini (3) 14
Jul 26 Cox Classic Nebraska 725,000 United States Rich Barcelo (1) 14
Aug 2 Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational Ohio 775,000 United States Derek Lamely (1) 14
Aug 9 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open Kansas 550,000 United States Chris Tidland (2) 14
Aug 16 Price Cutter Charity Championship Missouri 625,000 United States Justin Bolli (3) 14
Aug 23 Christmas in October Classic Kansas 625,000 Australia Michael Sim (4)[c] 14 New tournament
Aug 30 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic Pennsylvania 525,000 England Gary Christian (1) 14
Sep 6[d]
May 24
Mexico Open Mexico 650,000 United States Troy Merritt (1) 14
Sep 13 Utah Championship Utah 550,000 United States Josh Teater (1) 14
Sep 20 Albertsons Boise Open Idaho 725,000 United States Fran Quinn (3) 14
Sep 27 WNB Golf Classic Texas 525,000 United States Garrett Willis (2) 14
Oct 4 Soboba Classic California 1,000,000 United States Jerod Turner (1) 14 New tournament
Oct 11 Chattanooga Classic Tennessee 500,000 Canada Chris Baryla (1) 14
Oct 18 Miccosukee Championship Florida 625,000 United States Chad Collins (2) 14
Oct 25 Nationwide Tour Championship South Carolina 1,000,000 United States Matt Every (1) 20 Tour Championship

Money list

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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 ($)
1 Australia Michael Sim 644,142
2 United States Chad Collins 415,114
3 United States Blake Adams 399,749
4 United States Derek Lamely 374,998
5 United States Tom Gillis 364,529

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year Australia Michael Sim [7][5]

Notes

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  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

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  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. ^ a b "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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