2009 Nationwide Tour Graduates
Encyclopedia
This is a list of players who graduated from the Nationwide Tour
in 2009. The top 25 players on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2009 earned their PGA Tour
card for 2010.
*PGA Tour Rookie in 2010
#Michael Sim received a battlefield promotion to the PGA Tour in 2009 by winning 3 tournaments on the Nationwide Tour in 2009. On the PGA Tour in 2009 he played in 3 tournaments and made 3 cuts, including one top 25.
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Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2011 (finished inside the top 125 or won a tournament, in the case of Lamely).
Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2011, but retained conditional status (finished between 126-150).
Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2011 (finished outside the top 150).
Nationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
in 2009. The top 25 players on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2009 earned their PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
card for 2010.
|2009 Nationwide Tour | |2010 PGA Tour | ||||||
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Player | Money list rank | Earnings ($) | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | Money list rank | Earnings |
Michael Sim Michael Sim -Amateur career:Sim was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and moved to Australia when he was 5 years old. He was the top ranked amateur in the world in 2005 having won four titles during the year including the Sunnehanna Amateur, which boasts major winners Ben Crenshaw and Tommy Aaron amongst its list of... # |
1 | 644,142 | 20 | 13 | T2 | 65 | $1,338,926 |
Chad Collins Chad Collins (golfer) Chad Steven Collins is an American professional golfer.Collins was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Methodist College in 2001 with a degree in Business Administration... |
2 | 415,114 | 26 | 18 | T4 | 119 | $815,961 |
Blake Adams Blake Adams Blake Adams is an American professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour.- Background and family :Adams was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, but only lived there for six months. His family moved to Dalton, Georgia, were he lived until he was sixteen years old... * |
3 | 399,749 | 26 | 15 | T2 | 98 | $963,593 |
Derek Lamely Derek Lamely Derek Lamely is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Lamely was born in Belleville, Illinois. He was a member of the Texas State Championship team at Montgomery High School. He played college golf at Florida Gulf Coast University before... * |
4 | 374,998 | 28 | 13 | Win | 95 | $972,961 |
Tom Gillis Tom Gillis Thomas Charles Gillis is an American professional golfer.Gillis was born in Pontiac, Michigan, and graduated from Lake Orion High School in Lake Orion, Michigan... |
5 | 364,529 | 27 | 21 | T5 | 76 | $1,166,146 |
Chris Tidland Chris Tidland Christopher Lee Tidland is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.Tidland was born in Torrance, California. He attended Oklahoma State University, and graduated in 1995 with a management degree... |
6 | 354,510 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 148 | $588,291 |
Josh Teater Josh Teater Josh Teater is a professional golfer from the United States currently playing on the PGA Tour.Teater was born in Danville, Kentucky. He attended the Morehead State University, where he had one collegiate title... * |
7 | 326,438 | 31 | 19 | T3 | 89 | $1,005,323 |
Cameron Percy Cameron Percy Cameron Percy is an Australian professional golfer.Percy was born in Chelsea, Victoria and turned professional in 1998. He joined the second tier Nationwide Tour in 2005 but enjoyed little success and returned to Australia where he won twice on the developmental Von Nida Tour in 2006.Percy was... * |
8 | 320,715 | 25 | 11 | T2 | 145 | $620,262 |
Roger Tambellini Roger Tambellini Roger Tambellini is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.Tambellini was born in San Luis Obispo, California. He played at the University of Southern California and turned professional in 1998.Tambellini has won three times on the Nationwide Tour... |
9 | 307,482 | 26 | 12 | T4 | 171 | $370,736 |
Matt Every Matt Every Matthew King Every is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.- Early years :... * |
10 | 300,936 | 18 | 12 | T8 | 160 | $456,847 |
Justin Bolli Justin Bolli Justin Bolli is an American professional golfer.Bolli was born in Portland, Oregon. He is currently a member of the Nationwide Tour. He started playing on the Nationwide Tour full-time in 2004 and moved up to the PGA Tour in 2005... |
11 | 284,537 | 23 | 4 | T23 | 215 | $73,990 |
Garrett Willis Garrett Willis Garrett Michael Willis is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Willis was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended East Tennessee State University where he was member of the golf team, a first-team All-American his senior year. He won the Canadian... |
12 | 269,856 | 24 | 18 | T4 | 112 | $871,763 |
Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson (golfer) Kevin Johnson is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.-College career:Johnson was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He attended Clemson University and was Clemson's first three-time All-American in golf... |
13 | 266,915 | 26 | 5 | T38 | 216 | $69,806 |
Garth Mulroy Garth Mulroy Garth David Mulroy is a South African professional golfer.Mulroy was born in Durban. He attended college in the United States at North Carolina State University, where he was an NCAA Division I All-American... * |
14 | 263,126 | 19 | 6 | T6 | 181 | $287,118 |
Jerod Turner Jerod Turner Jerod A. Turner is an American professional golfer.Turner was born in Oak Harbor, Washington. He turned professional in 2000 and played on mini-tours until qualifying for the 2009 Nationwide Tour.... * |
15 | 237,993 | 21 | 8 | T48 | 209 | $91,343 |
Alex Prugh Alex Prugh Alexander Prugh is an American professional golfer who has played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.-Early years:... * |
16 | 233,325 | 28 | 16 | T2 | 70 | $1,272,606 |
Jeff Gove Jeff Gove Jeff Gove is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Gove is currently a member of the PGA Tour... |
17 | 221,231 | 22 | 5 | T32 | 208 | $92,155 |
Henrik Bjørnstad Henrik Bjørnstad Henrik Bjørnstad is a retired Norwegian professional golfer.Bjørnstad was born in Oslo, Norway. He turned professional in 1997.... |
18 | 218,652 | 26 | 9 | T17 | 186 | $215,913 |
Chris Baryla Chris Baryla Christopher Baryla is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.Baryla was born in Calgary. He graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, and turned pro in 2004.... * |
19 | 217,680 | 7 | 2 | T62 | 231 | $24,254 |
Steve Wheatcroft Steve Wheatcroft Steve Wheatcroft is an American professional golfer.Wheatcroft was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania and attended Indiana University earning a degree in Sports Marketing and Management. He turned professional in 2001 and has played in several tours over the years. His first victory came at the... |
20 | 213,165 | 27 | 10 | T3 | 166 | $408,595 |
Rich Barcelo Rich Barcelo Rich Barcelo is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Barcelo played on the Nationwide Tour in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2008-09. He was a member of the PGA Tour in 2004 and 2007. He qualified for the PGA Tour through qualifying school both times... |
21 | 199,975 | 25 | 10 | T25 | 189 | $188,892 |
Craig Bowden Craig Bowden Craig David Bowden is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Bowden has gone back and forth between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour during his career. He is currently a member of the PGA Tour after finishing in the top 25 on the 2009... |
22 | 198,208 | 20 | 8 | T16 | 196 | $140,935 |
Vance Veazey Vance Veazey Vance Veazey is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Veazey was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1989 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree... |
23 | 193,243 | 23 | 6 | T22 | 205 | $111,370 |
Mathias Grönberg Mathias Grönberg Mathias David Grönberg is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the European Tour, PGA Tour, and their second-tier tours.-Career:... |
24 | 191,743 | 22 | 8 | T3 | 174 | $322,130 |
Fran Quinn Fran Quinn Fran Quinn, Jr. is a professional golfer from the United States who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Quinn was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and attended Northwestern University where he graduated in 1987 with a degree in Economics... |
25 | 191,467 | 7 | 2 | T23 | 226 | $45,096 |
T=tied
Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2011 (finished inside the top 125 or won a tournament, in the case of Lamely).
Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2011, but retained conditional status (finished between 126-150).
Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2011 (finished outside the top 150).
Winners on the PGA Tour in 2010
No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Mar 15 | Derek Lamely Derek Lamely Derek Lamely is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Lamely was born in Belleville, Illinois. He was a member of the Texas State Championship team at Montgomery High School. He played college golf at Florida Gulf Coast University before... |
Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico Open The Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com is a professional golf tournament played for the first time on the PGA Tour from March 20 to March 23, 2008. The prize fund was US$3.5 million with $630,000 going to the winner. The tournament was played at the Trump International Golf Club Puerto... |
2 strokes | Kris Blanks Kris Blanks Kris Blanks is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and previously played on the Nationwide Tour.Blanks was born in Warner Robins, Georgia. He attended Huntingdon College.... |
Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 2010
No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
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1. | Jan 31 | Michael Sim Michael Sim -Amateur career:Sim was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and moved to Australia when he was 5 years old. He was the top ranked amateur in the world in 2005 having won four titles during the year including the Sunnehanna Amateur, which boasts major winners Ben Crenshaw and Tommy Aaron amongst its list of... |
Farmers Insurance Open | Ben Crane Ben Crane Benjamin McCully Crane is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Crane was born in Portland, Oregon. He was age 5 when his grandfather taught him how to play golf, and he grew up playing at the nearby Portland Golf Club where Ben Hogan won the 1945 Portland Open... |
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2. | May 23 | Blake Adams Blake Adams Blake Adams is an American professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour.- Background and family :Adams was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, but only lived there for six months. His family moved to Dalton, Georgia, were he lived until he was sixteen years old... |
HP Byron Nelson Championship | Jason Day | ||
3. | Oct 17 | Alex Prugh Alex Prugh Alexander Prugh is an American professional golfer who has played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.-Early years:... |
Frys.com Open Frys.com Open The Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open is a golf tournament in the Fall Series of the PGA Tour. It is played annually in October in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tournament is held at the TPC at Summerlin and since 2008 it has been hosted by recording star Justin Timberlake.The event... |
Rocco Mediate Rocco Mediate Rocco Anthony Mediate is an American professional golfer with multiple PGA Tour wins.-Early years:Mediate was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Greensburg, Pennsylvania. According to the Golf Channel, he is the son of a barber and has Italian ancestral heritage. Mediate attended Florida Southern... |
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4. | Oct 24 | Cameron Percy Cameron Percy Cameron Percy is an Australian professional golfer.Percy was born in Chelsea, Victoria and turned professional in 1998. He joined the second tier Nationwide Tour in 2005 but enjoyed little success and returned to Australia where he won twice on the developmental Von Nida Tour in 2006.Percy was... Lost in three-man playoff |
Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Jonathan Byrd Jonathan Byrd (golfer) Jonathan Currie Byrd is an American professional golfer. He was the 2002 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, and has won five times on the PGA Tour.-Biography:... |