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2008 Nationwide Tour

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2008 Nationwide Tour season
DurationJanuary 24, 2008 (2008-01-24) – November 9, 2008 (2008-11-09)
Number of official events30
Most winsUnited States Matt Bettencourt (2)
United States Colt Knost (2)
Australia Jarrod Lyle (2)
United States Scott Piercy (2)
Money listUnited States Matt Bettencourt
Player of the YearZimbabwe Brendon de Jonge
2007
2009

The 2008 Nationwide Tour was the 19th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
Jan 27 Panama Movistar Championship Panama 600,000 United States Scott Dunlap (2) 14
Feb 3 Mexico Open Mexico 625,000 Australia Jarrod Lyle (1) 14 New to Nationwide Tour
Feb 17 HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship New Zealand 650,000 United States Darron Stiles (n/a) 12 ANZ Unofficial win[c]
Feb 24 Moonah Classic Australia 750,000 Australia Ewan Porter (1) 16 ANZ New tournament
Mar 30 Chitimacha Louisiana Open Louisiana 525,000 Australia Gavin Coles (4) 14
Apr 6 Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship California 600,000 Australia Aron Price (1) 14
Apr 20 Athens Regional Foundation Classic Georgia 525,000 United States Robert Damron (1) 14
Apr 27 Henrico County Open Virginia 500,000 Australia Greg Chalmers (2) 14
May 4 South Georgia Classic Georgia 625,000 Canada Bryan DeCorso (1) 14
May 11 Fort Smith Classic Arkansas 550,000 United States Colt Knost (1) 14
May 18 BMW Charity Pro-Am South Carolina 675,000 United States David Mathis (1) 14 Pro-Am
May 25 Melwood Prince George's County Open Maryland 650,000 United States Jeff Klauk (2) 14
Jun 1 Bank of America Open Illinois 750,000 United States Kris Blanks (1) 14
Jun 8 Rex Hospital Open North Carolina 500,000 United States Scott Gutschewski (2) 14
Jun 22 Knoxville Open Tennessee 500,000 Australia Jarrod Lyle (2) 14
Jun 29 Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Canada 800,099 United States Justin Hicks (1) 14 New tournament
Jul 13 Nationwide Tour Players Cup West Virginia 1,000,000 United States Rick Price (2) 14
Jul 20 Price Cutter Charity Championship Missouri 600,000 United States Colt Knost (2) 14
Jul 27 Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational Ohio 750,000 United States Bill Lunde (1) 14
Aug 3 Cox Classic Nebraska 700,000 United States Ryan Hietala (2) 14
Aug 10 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open Kansas 525,000 United States Scott Piercy (1) 14
Aug 17 Xerox Classic New York 600,000 Zimbabwe Brendon de Jonge (1) 14
Aug 24 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic Pennsylvania 525,000 United States Scott Piercy (2) 14
Sep 7 Utah Championship Utah 550,000 United States Brendon Todd (1) 14
Sep 14 Albertsons Boise Open Idaho 725,000 United States Chris Tidland (1) 14
Sep 21 Oregon Classic Oregon 500,000 United States Matt Bettencourt (1) 14
Oct 12 WNB Golf Classic Texas 525,000 Australia Marc Leishman (1) 14
Oct 19 Chattanooga Classic Tennessee 500,000 India Arjun Atwal (1) 14
Oct 26 Miccosukee Championship Florida 625,000 United States D. A. Points (4) 14
Nov 9 Nationwide Tour Championship Texas 1,000,000 United States Matt Bettencourt (2) 20 Tour Championship

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5] The top 25 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2009 PGA Tour.[6]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Matt Bettencourt 447,863
2 Zimbabwe Brendon de Jonge 437,035
3 United States Jeff Klauk 407,418
4 Australia Jarrod Lyle 382,738
5 United States Bill Lunde 341,446

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year Zimbabwe Brendon de Jonge [7]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia.
  3. ^ Shortened to 36 holes due to weather. Due to the event's length, this win is not officially recognized as a Nationwide Tour victory.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2008 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 31, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "2009 Nationwide Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Darren Stiles wins rain-shortened New Zealand PGA". ESPN. Associated Press. February 17, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "2008 Nationwide Tour money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Bettencourt Wins Championship And Money Title". Golf Digest. November 8, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "At a glance: 'The 25' who made the '09 PGA Tour". PGA Tour. November 9, 2008. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Nationwide Tour Player of the Year: Brendon de Jonge". PGA Tour. December 15, 2008. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
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