Golf tour season
The 2006 Nationwide Tour season ran from January 26 to November 12. The season consisted of 31 official money golf tournaments, three of which were played outside the United States . The top 22 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2007 .
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.
Date
Tournament
Location
Purse (US$ )
Winner[a]
OWGR points
Other tours[b]
Notes
Jan 29
Movistar Panama Championship
Panama
550,000
Tripp Isenhour (3)
14
Feb 19
Jacob's Creek Open Championship
Australia
A$1,000,000
Paul Sheehan (1)
16
ANZ
Feb 26
ING New Zealand PGA Championship
New Zealand
600,000
Jim Rutledge (1)
16
ANZ
Mar 26
Chitimacha Louisiana Open
Louisiana
500,000
Johnson Wagner (1)
14
Apr 2
Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship
California
600,000
Tripp Isenhour (4)
14
New tournament
Apr 23
Athens Regional Foundation Classic
Georgia
500,000
Paul Gow (3)
14
New tournament
Apr 30
BMW Charity Pro-Am
South Carolina
625,000
Ken Duke (1)
14
May 7
Virginia Beach Open
Virginia
450,000
Andrew Buckle (1)
14
May 14
Rheem Classic
Arkansas
500,000
Darron Stiles (4)
14
May 21
Henrico County Open
Virginia
450,000
Matt Kuchar (2)
14
June 4
Rex Hospital Open
North Carolina
450,000
Brenden Pappas (1)
14
June 11
LaSalle Bank Open
Illinois
750,000
Jason Dufner (2)
14
June 18
Knoxville Open
Tennessee
475,000
Hunter Haas (2)
14
June 25
Chattanooga Classic
Tennessee
475,000
Kyle Reifers (1)
14
Jul 2
Peek'n Peak Classic
New York
560,000
John Merrick (1)
14
Jul 16
Scholarship America Showdown
Minnesota
550,000
Brandt Snedeker (1)
14
Jul 23
Price Cutter Charity Championship
Missouri
550,000
Doug LaBelle II (1)
14
Jul 30
Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open
Kansas
500,000
Kevin Johnson (4)
14
Aug 6
Cox Classic
Nebraska
650,000
Johnson Wagner (2)
14
Aug 13
Xerox Classic
New York
575,000
Kevin Stadler (3)
14
Aug 20
Northeast Pennsylvania Classic
Pennsylvania
475,000
Craig Bowden (3)
14
Aug 27
National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic
West Virginia
600,000
Jason Enloe (1)
14
Sep 3
Legend Financial Group Classic
Ohio
500,000
Gavin Coles (3)
14
Sep 10
Utah EnergySolutions Championship
Utah
475,000
Craig Kanada (1)
14
Sep 17
Albertsons Boise Open
Idaho
650,000
Kevin Stadler (4)
14
Sep 24
Oregon Classic
Oregon
450,000
Cliff Kresge (3)
14
Oct 8
Mark Christopher Charity Classic
California
600,000
Kevin Na (1)
14
Oct 15
Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic
Texas
475,000
Brandt Snedeker (2)
14
Oct 22
PalmettoPride Classic
South Carolina
500,000
Michael Sim (1)
14
New tournament
Oct 29
Miccosukee Championship
Florida
500,000
Bryce Molder (1)
14
Nov 12
Nationwide Tour Championship
Texas
750,000
Craig Kanada (2)
20
Money leaders
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. The top 22 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2007 PGA Tour .
See also
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 .
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