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2008 Nationwide Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2008 |
| tour | Nationwide Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 30 |
| most_wins | USA Matt Bettencourt (2) |
| USA Colt Knost (2) | |
| AUS Jarrod Lyle (2) | |
| USA Scott Piercy (2) | |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | USA Matt Bettencourt |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | ZIM Brendon de Jonge |
| prevseason | 2007 |
| nextseason | 2009 |
USA Colt Knost (2) AUS Jarrod Lyle (2) USA Scott Piercy (2) The 2008 Nationwide Tour was the 19th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | |||||
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| Jan 27 | Panama Movistar Championship | Panama | 600,000 | USA Scott Dunlap (2) | 14 | ||
| Feb 3 | Mexico Open | Mexico | 625,000 | AUS Jarrod Lyle (1) | 14 | New to Nationwide Tour | |
| Feb 17 | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | 650,000 | USA Darron Stiles (n/a) | 12 | ANZ | Unofficial win |
| Feb 24 | Moonah Classic | Australia | 750,000 | AUS Ewan Porter (1) | 16 | ANZ | New tournament |
| Mar 30 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 525,000 | AUS Gavin Coles (4) | 14 | ||
| Apr 6 | Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship | California | 600,000 | AUS Aron Price (1) | 14 | ||
| Apr 20 | Athens Regional Foundation Classic | Georgia | 525,000 | USA Robert Damron (1) | 14 | ||
| Apr 27 | Henrico County Open | Virginia | 500,000 | AUS Greg Chalmers (2) | 14 | ||
| May 4 | South Georgia Classic | Georgia | 625,000 | CAN Bryan DeCorso (1) | 14 | ||
| May 11 | Fort Smith Classic | Arkansas | 550,000 | USA Colt Knost (1) | 14 | ||
| May 18 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | South Carolina | 675,000 | USA David Mathis (1) | 14 | Pro-Am | |
| May 25 | Melwood Prince George's County Open | Maryland | 650,000 | USA Jeff Klauk (2) | 14 | ||
| Jun 1 | Bank of America Open | Illinois | 750,000 | USA Kris Blanks (1) | 14 | ||
| Jun 8 | Rex Hospital Open | North Carolina | 500,000 | USA Scott Gutschewski (2) | 14 | ||
| Jun 22 | Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 500,000 | AUS Jarrod Lyle (2) | 14 | ||
| Jun 29 | Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic | Canada | 800,099 | USA Justin Hicks (1) | 14 | New tournament | |
| Jul 13 | Nationwide Tour Players Cup | West Virginia | 1,000,000 | USA Rick Price (2) | 14 | ||
| Jul 20 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | Missouri | 600,000 | USA Colt Knost (2) | 14 | ||
| Jul 27 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational | Ohio | 750,000 | USA Bill Lunde (1) | 14 | ||
| Aug 3 | Cox Classic | Nebraska | 700,000 | USA Ryan Hietala (2) | 14 | ||
| Aug 10 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Kansas | 525,000 | USA Scott Piercy (1) | 14 | ||
| Aug 17 | Xerox Classic | New York | 600,000 | ZWE Brendon de Jonge (1) | 14 | ||
| Aug 24 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Pennsylvania | 525,000 | USA Scott Piercy (2) | 14 | ||
| Sep 7 | Utah Championship | Utah | 550,000 | USA Brendon Todd (1) | 14 | ||
| Sep 14 | Albertsons Boise Open | Idaho | 725,000 | USA Chris Tidland (1) | 14 | ||
| Sep 21 | Oregon Classic | Oregon | 500,000 | USA Matt Bettencourt (1) | 14 | ||
| Oct 12 | WNB Golf Classic | Texas | 525,000 | AUS Marc Leishman (1) | 14 | ||
| Oct 19 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 500,000 | IND Arjun Atwal (1) | 14 | ||
| Oct 26 | Miccosukee Championship | Florida | 625,000 | USA D. A. Points (4) | 14 | ||
| Nov 9 | Nationwide Tour Championship | Texas | 1,000,000 | USA Matt Bettencourt (2) | 20 | Tour Championship |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The top 25 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2009 PGA Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Matt Bettencourt | 447,863 |
| 2 | ZIM Brendon de Jonge | 437,035 |
| 3 | USA Jeff Klauk | 407,418 |
| 4 | AUS Jarrod Lyle | 382,738 |
| 5 | USA Bill Lunde | 341,446 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | ZIM Brendon de Jonge |
Notes
References
References
- "2008 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "2009 Nationwide Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- (17 February 2008). "Darren Stiles wins rain-shortened New Zealand PGA". ESPN.
- "2008 Nationwide Tour money list". PGA Tour.
- (8 November 2008). "Bettencourt Wins Championship And Money Title".
- (9 November 2008). "At a glance: 'The 25' who made the '09 PGA Tour". PGA Tour.
- (December 15, 2008). "Nationwide Tour Player of the Year: Brendon de Jonge". PGA Tour.
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