2006 Nationwide Tour

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.

2006 Nationwide Tour season
DurationJanuary 26, 2006 (2006-01-26) – November 12, 2006 (2006-11-12)
Number of official events31
Most wins2:
Tripp Isenhour
Craig Kanada
Brandt Snedeker
Kevin Stadler
Johnson Wagner
Money winner Ken Duke
Player of the Year Ken Duke
2005
2007

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
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.

RankPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Ken Duke382,443
2 Johnson Wagner372,069
3 Cliff Kresge339,763
4 Craig Bowden334,671
5 Tripp Isenhour321,996

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year Ken Duke[1]

See also

Notes

  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.

References

  1. "Duke named 2006 Nationwide Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour. December 19, 2006. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
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