2010 Nationwide Tour

2010 Nationwide Tour season
DurationJanuary 28, 2010 (2010-01-28) – October 31, 2010 (2010-10-31)
Number of official events29
Most winsUnited States Tommy Gainey (2)
United States Hunter Haas (2)
United States Chris Kirk (2)
United States Martin Piller (2)
Money listUnited States Jamie Lovemark
Player of the YearUnited States Jamie Lovemark
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2011 →

The 2010 Nationwide Tour was the 21st season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points		 Other
tours[b]		 Notes
Jan 31 Michael Hill New Zealand Open New Zealand 600,000 United States Bobby Gates (1) 16 ANZ
Feb 7 Moonah Classic Australia 700,000 United States Jim Herman (1) 16 ANZ
Feb 28 Panama Claro Championship Panama 550,000 United States Fran Quinn (4) 16
Mar 7 Pacific Rubiales Bogotá Open Colombia 600,000 United States Steve Pate (1) 14 New tournament
Mar 28 Chitimacha Louisiana Open Louisiana 550,000 Argentina Fabián Gómez (1) 14
Apr 18 Fresh Express Classic California 600,000 United States Kevin Chappell (1) 14
Apr 25 South Georgia Classic Georgia 625,000 Australia Ewan Porter (2) 14
May 2 Stadion Classic at UGA Georgia 550,000 United States Martin Piller (1) 14
May 16 BMW Charity Pro-Am South Carolina 600,000 United States Justin Hicks (2) 14 Pro-Am
May 23 Rex Hospital Open North Carolina 550,000 United States John Riegger (2) 14
Jun 6 Melwood Prince George's County Open Maryland 600,000 United States Tommy Gainey (1) 14
Jun 20 Fort Smith Classic Arkansas 525,000 United States Chris Kirk (1) 14
Jun 27 Mexico Open Bicentenary Mexico 600,000 United States Jamie Lovemark (1) 14
Jul 11 Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Canada 800,099 United States Peter Tomasulo (2) 14
Jul 18 Chiquita Classic Ohio 550,000 United States Tommy Gainey (2) 14 New tournament
Jul 25 Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational Ohio 800,000 United States D. J. Brigman (2) 14
Aug 1 Cox Classic Nebraska 725,000 United States Martin Piller (2) 14
Aug 8 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open Kansas 575,000 Venezuela Jhonattan Vegas (1) 14
Aug 15 Price Cutter Charity Championship Missouri 625,000 United States Hunter Haas (3) 14
Aug 29 Knoxville News Sentinel Open Tennessee 500,000 United States Chris Kirk (2) 14
Sep 5 Mylan Classic Pennsylvania 600,000 United States Kevin Kisner (1) 14 New tournament
Sep 12 Utah Championship Utah 550,000 United States Michael Putnam (1) 14
Sep 19 Albertsons Boise Open Idaho 725,000 United States Hunter Haas (4) 14
Sep 26 WNB Golf Classic Texas 525,000 United States Nate Smith (1) 14
Oct 3 Soboba Golf Classic California 1,000,000 Australia Steven Bowditch (2) 14
Oct 10 Chattanooga Classic Tennessee 500,000 Australia Scott Gardiner (1) 14
Oct 17 Miccosukee Championship Florida 600,000 United States Jason Gore (7) 14
Oct 24 Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open Florida 600,000 United States David Mathis (2) 14 New tournament
Oct 31 Nationwide Tour Championship South Carolina 1,000,000 United States Brendan Steele (1) 20 Tour Championship

Money list

For full rankings, see 2010 Nationwide Tour graduates.

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3] The top 25 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2011 PGA Tour.[4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Jamie Lovemark 452,951
2 United States Chris Kirk 411,206
3 United States Hunter Haas 408,047
4 United States Tommy Gainey 403,957
5 United States Daniel Summerhays 391,742

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year United States Jamie Lovemark [5]

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. ^ "2010 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "2010 Nationwide Tour money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Lovemark tops money list, fully exempt for '11". Golfweek. October 31, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "The final 25: Who earned their 2011 PGA Tour card". PGA Tour. October 29, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Lovemark named Nationwide Tour's Player of Year". PGA Tour. December 4, 2010. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.