2006 Nationwide Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | January 26, 2006 (2006-01-26) – November 12, 2006 (2006-11-12) |
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Number of official events | 31 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
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The 2006 Nationwide Tour was the 17th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
OWGR points increase
In July 2005, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the minimum points awarded to Nationwide Tour events, beginning in 2006, would be increased from 6 to 14.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[2][3]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] | Notes |
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Jan 29 | Movistar Panama Championship | Panama | 550,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Feb 19 | Jacob's Creek Open Championship | Australia | A$1,000,000 | ![]() | 16 | ANZ | |
Feb 26 | ING New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | 600,000 | ![]() | 16 | ANZ | |
Mar 26 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 500,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Apr 2 | Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship | California | 600,000 | ![]() | 14 | New tournament | |
Apr 23 | Athens Regional Foundation Classic | Georgia | 500,000 | ![]() | 14 | New tournament | |
Apr 30 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 625,000 | ![]() | 14 | Pro-Am | |
May 7 | Virginia Beach Open | Virginia | 450,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
May 14 | Rheem Classic | Arkansas | 500,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
May 21 | Henrico County Open | Virginia | 450,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
June 4 | Rex Hospital Open | North Carolina | 450,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
June 11 | LaSalle Bank Open | Illinois | 750,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
June 18 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 475,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
June 25 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 475,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Jul 2 | Peek'n Peak Classic | New York | 560,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Jul 16 | Scholarship America Showdown | Minnesota | 550,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Jul 23 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | 550,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Jul 30 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | 500,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Aug 6 | Cox Classic | Nebraska | 650,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Aug 13 | Xerox Classic | New York | 575,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Aug 20 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 475,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Aug 27 | National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic | West Virginia | 600,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Sep 3 | Legend Financial Group Classic | Ohio | 500,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Sep 10 | Utah EnergySolutions Championship | Utah | 475,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Sep 17 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | 650,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Sep 24 | Oregon Classic | Oregon | 450,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Oct 8 | Mark Christopher Charity Classic | California | 600,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Oct 15 | Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic | Texas | 475,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Oct 22 | PalmettoPride Classic | South Carolina | 500,000 | ![]() | 14 | New tournament | |
Oct 29 | Miccosukee Championship | Florida | 500,000 | ![]() | 14 | ||
Nov 12 | Nationwide Tour Championship | Texas | 750,000 | ![]() | 20 |
Money list
For full rankings, see 2006 Nationwide Tour graduates.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5] The top 22 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2007 PGA Tour.[6]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | ![]() | 382,443 |
2 | ![]() | 372,069 |
3 | ![]() | 339,763 |
4 | ![]() | 334,671 |
5 | ![]() | 321,996 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year | ![]() | [7][5] |
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.
References
- ^ "Official World Golf Ranking Governing Board approves minimum points adjustments". Official World Golf Ranking. July 20, 2005. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "2006 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "2007 Nationwide Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "2006 Nationwide Tour money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 4, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ a b "Duke Earns Nationwide POY Honors". The Golf Wire. January 2, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
Duke won the BMW Charity Pro-Am at the Cliffs for his first career win, while finishing on top of the Nationwide Tour money list with total earnings of $382,443 for the 2006 season.
- ^ "2006 Nationwide Tour Graduates". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "Duke named 2006 Nationwide Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour. December 19, 2006. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
External links
- Official website