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 winsAustralia Michael Sim (3)
Money listAustralia Michael Sim
Player of the YearAustralia Michael Sim
2008
2010

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   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]
May 24
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

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   Michael Sim 644,142
2   Chad Collins 415,114
3   Blake Adams 399,749
4   Derek Lamely 374,998
5   Tom Gillis 364,529

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year   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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