2007 Nationwide Tour

The 2007 Nationwide Tour season ran from January 25 to November 4. The season consisted of 32 official money golf tournaments; three of which were played outside the United States. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2008. Nick Flanagan earned his PGA Tour card by winning three tournaments on the season. He earned an immediate promotion to the PGA Tour after his third win at the Xerox Classic.

2007 Nationwide Tour season
DurationJanuary 25, 2007 (2007-01-25) – November 4, 2007 (2007-11-04)
Number of official events32
Most wins3:
Nick Flanagan
Money winner Richard Johnson
Player of the Year Nick Flanagan
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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner[lower-alpha 1]OWGR
points		Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]		Notes
Jan 28 Movistar Panama Championship Panama 550,000 Miguel Ángel Carballo (1) 14
Feb 18 Jacob's Creek Open Championship Australia 600,000 Scott Sterling (1) 16 ANZ
Feb 25 HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship New Zealand 600,000 Nicholas Thompson (1) 16 ANZ
Mar 25 Chitimacha Louisiana Open Louisiana 500,000 Skip Kendall (3) 14
Apr 1 Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship California 625,000 Omar Uresti (2) 14
Apr 15 South Georgia Classic Georgia 600,000 John Kimbell (1) 14 New tournament
Apr 22 Athens Regional Foundation Classic Georgia 500,000 Martin Laird (1) 14
Apr 29 Henrico County Open Virginia 450,000 Nick Flanagan (1) 14
May 6 Fort Smith Classic Arkansas 525,000 Jay Williamson (1) 14
May 20 BMW Charity Pro-Am South Carolina 650,000 Nick Flanagan (2) 14
May 27 Melwood Prince George's County Open Maryland 600,000 Paul Claxton (2) 14 New tournament
Jun 3 LaSalle Bank Open Illinois 750,000 John Riegger (1) 14
Jun 10 Rex Hospital Open North Carolina 450,000 Kyle Thompson (1) 14
Jun 17 Rochester Area Charities Showdown Minnesota 500,000 Chris Riley (1) 14
Jun 24 Knoxville Open Tennessee 475,000 Chez Reavie (1) 14
Jul 1 Peek'n Peak Classic New York 600,000 Roland Thatcher (2) 14
Jul 8 Legend Financial Group Classic Ohio 475,000 Jason Day (1) 14
Jul 15 Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational Ohio 600,000 Daniel Summerhays (a) (1) 14 New tournament
Jul 22 Price Cutter Charity Championship Missouri 525,000 Tom Scherrer (3) 14
Jul 29 Cox Classic Nebraska 700,000 Roland Thatcher (3) 14
Aug 5 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open Kansas 550,000 Brad Elder (3) 14
Aug 12 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic Pennsylvania 550,000 Justin Bolli (2) 14
Aug 19 Xerox Classic New York 600,000 Nick Flanagan (3)[lower-alpha 3] 14
Aug 26 National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic West Virginia 600,000 Jimmy Walker (3) 14
Sep 9 Utah EnergySolutions Championship Utah 500,000 Franklin Langham (3) 14
Sep 16 Oregon Classic Oregon 475,000 Kyle Thompson (2) 14
Sep 23 Albertsons Boise Open Idaho 675,000 Jon Mills (2) 14
Oct 7 Mark Christopher Charity Classic California 525,000 Richard Johnson (3) 14
Oct 14 WNB Golf Classic Texas 475,000 Brad Adamonis (1) 14
Oct 21 Chattanooga Classic Tennessee 475,000 Ron Whittaker (1) 14
Oct 28 Miccosukee Championship Florida 575,000 Marc Turnesa (1) 14
Nov 4 Nationwide Tour Championship California 775,000 Richard Johnson (4) 20 Tour Championship

Money leaders

For full rankings, see 2007 Nationwide Tour graduates.

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The top 25 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2008 PGA Tour.

RankPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Richard Johnson445,421
2 Roland Thatcher415,124
3 Nick Flanagan369,951
4 Jon Mills366,244
5 Jason Day331,542

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year Nick Flanagan[2]

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.
  3. Flanagan earned immediate promotion to the PGA Tour, as this was his third win of the season.

References
  1. "Web.com Tour Schedule – 2007". ESPN. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  2. "Flanagan named Nationwide Tour Player of Year". PGA Tour. December 11, 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
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