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2006 Nationwide Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2006 |
| tour | Nationwide Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 31 |
| most_wins | USA Tripp Isenhour (2) |
| USA Craig Kanada (2) | |
| USA Brandt Snedeker (2) | |
| USA Kevin Stadler (2) | |
| USA Johnson Wagner (2) | |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | USA Ken Duke |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Ken Duke |
| prevseason | [2005](2005-nationwide-tour) |
| nextseason | [2007](2007-nationwide-tour) |
USA Craig Kanada (2) USA Brandt Snedeker (2) USA Kevin Stadler (2) USA Johnson Wagner (2) 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.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | ||||||
| points | Other | |||||||
| tours | Notes | |||||||
| Jan 29 | Movistar Panama Championship | Panama | 550,000 | USA Tripp Isenhour (3) | 14 | |||
| Feb 19 | Jacob's Creek Open Championship | Australia | A$1,000,000 | AUS Paul Sheehan (1) | 16 | [ANZ](2006-pga-tour-of-australasia) | ||
| Feb 26 | ING New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | 600,000 | CAN Jim Rutledge (1) | 16 | [ANZ](2006-pga-tour-of-australasia) | ||
| Mar 26 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 500,000 | USA Johnson Wagner (1) | 14 | |||
| Apr 2 | Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship | California | 600,000 | USA Tripp Isenhour (4) | 14 | New tournament | ||
| Apr 23 | Athens Regional Foundation Classic | Georgia | 500,000 | AUS Paul Gow (3) | 14 | New tournament | ||
| Apr 30 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 625,000 | USA Ken Duke (1) | 14 | Pro-Am | ||
| May 7 | Virginia Beach Open | Virginia | 450,000 | AUS Andrew Buckle (1) | 14 | |||
| May 14 | Rheem Classic | Arkansas | 500,000 | USA Darron Stiles (4) | 14 | |||
| May 21 | Henrico County Open | Virginia | 450,000 | USA Matt Kuchar (2) | 14 | |||
| June 4 | Rex Hospital Open | North Carolina | 450,000 | RSA Brenden Pappas (1) | 14 | |||
| June 11 | LaSalle Bank Open | Illinois | 750,000 | USA Jason Dufner (2) | 14 | |||
| June 18 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 475,000 | USA Hunter Haas (2) | 14 | |||
| June 25 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 475,000 | USA Kyle Reifers (1) | 14 | |||
| Jul 2 | Peek'n Peak Classic | New York | 560,000 | USA John Merrick (1) | 14 | |||
| Jul 16 | Scholarship America Showdown | Minnesota | 550,000 | USA Brandt Snedeker (1) | 14 | |||
| Jul 23 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | 550,000 | USA Doug LaBelle II (1) | 14 | |||
| Jul 30 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | 500,000 | USA Kevin Johnson (4) | 14 | |||
| Aug 6 | Cox Classic | Nebraska | 650,000 | USA Johnson Wagner (2) | 14 | |||
| Aug 13 | Xerox Classic | New York | 575,000 | USA Kevin Stadler (3) | 14 | |||
| Aug 20 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 475,000 | USA Craig Bowden (3) | 14 | |||
| Aug 27 | National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic | West Virginia | 600,000 | USA Jason Enloe (1) | 14 | |||
| Sep 3 | Legend Financial Group Classic | Ohio | 500,000 | AUS Gavin Coles (3) | 14 | |||
| Sep 10 | Utah EnergySolutions Championship | Utah | 475,000 | USA Craig Kanada (1) | 14 | |||
| Sep 17 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | 650,000 | USA Kevin Stadler (4) | 14 | |||
| Sep 24 | Oregon Classic | Oregon | 450,000 | USA Cliff Kresge (3) | 14 | |||
| Oct 8 | Mark Christopher Charity Classic | California | 600,000 | USA Kevin Na (1) | 14 | |||
| Oct 15 | Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic | Texas | 475,000 | USA Brandt Snedeker (2) | 14 | |||
| Oct 22 | PalmettoPride Classic | South Carolina | 500,000 | AUS Michael Sim (1) | 14 | New tournament | ||
| Oct 29 | Miccosukee Championship | Florida | 500,000 | USA Bryce Molder (1) | 14 | |||
| Nov 12 | Nationwide Tour Championship | Texas | 750,000 | USA Craig Kanada (2) | 20 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The top 22 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2007 PGA Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Ken Duke | 382,443 |
| 2 | USA Johnson Wagner | 372,069 |
| 3 | USA Cliff Kresge | 339,763 |
| 4 | USA Craig Bowden | 334,671 |
| 5 | USA Tripp Isenhour | 321,996 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | USA Ken Duke |
Notes
References
References
- (20 July 2005). "Official World Golf Ranking Governing Board approves minimum points adjustments". Official World Golf Ranking.
- "2006 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "2007 Nationwide Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "2006 Nationwide Tour money list". PGA Tour.
- (2 January 2007). "Duke Earns Nationwide POY Honors". The Golf Wire.
- "2006 Nationwide Tour Graduates". PGA Tour.
- (December 19, 2006). "Duke named 2006 Nationwide Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour.
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