2006 Nationwide Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Nationwide Tour in 2006. The top 22 players on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2006 earned their PGA Tour card for 2007.
| 2006 Nationwide Tour | 2007 PGA Tour | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Money list rank |
Earnings ($) | Starts | Cuts made |
Best finish |
Money list rank |
Earnings ($) | |
 Ken Duke |
1 | 382,443 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 37 | 1,927,102 | |
| Johnson Wagner* |
2 | 372,069 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 98 | 1,013,024 | |
| Cliff Kresge |
3 | 339,763 | 30 | 23 | T6 | 113 | 901,549 | |
| Craig Bowden |
4 | 334,671 | 25 | 13 | T9 | 172 | 333,970 | |
| Tripp Isenhour |
5 | 321,996 | 32 | 14 | T5 | 152 | 471,980 | |
| Jeff Quinney* |
6 | 317,802 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 57 | 1,612,056 | |
| Boo Weekley |
7 | 312,843 | 29 | 20 | Win | 23 | 2,613,211 | |
| Jason Dufner |
8 | 310,666 | 32 | 18 | T6 | 140 | 574,992 | |
| Brandt Snedeker* |
9 | 300,918 | 29 | 23 | Win | 17 | 2,836,643 | |
| Matt Kuchar |
10 | 300,867 | 26 | 16 | T3 | 115 | 886,146 | |
| Craig Kanada |
11 | 297,744 | 34 | 20 | T10 | 128 | 743,305 | |
| Kevin Stadler |
12 | 294,657 | 31 | 16 | T2 | 124 | 810,876 | |
 Andrew Buckle* |
13 | 277,976 | 26 | 12 | T4 | 146 | 513,630 | |
 Jim Rutledge* |
14 | 257,979 | 23 | 5 | T31 | 226 | 62,242 | |
| Doug LaBelle II* |
15 | 240,174 | 33 | 18 | T4 | 138 | 604,633 | |
| Gavin Coles |
16 | 239,141 | 28 | 16 | T9 | 147 | 511,353 | |
| Michael Putnam* |
17 | 230,049 | 29 | 19 | T16 | 158 | 422,359 | |
| Jarrod Lyle* |
18 | 227,909 | 24 | 14 | T12 (twice) | 164 | 390,303 | |
| Michael Sim* |
19 | 220,432 | 17 | 9 | T9 | 162 | 399,900 | |
| Paul Sheehan* |
20 | 216,407 | 11 | 1 | T64 | 253 | 10,143 | |
| John Merrick* |
21 | 208,506 | 29 | 16 | T4 | 135 | 649,438 | |
| Bryce Molder† |
22 | 205,413 | 21 | 7 | T6 | 185 | 257,593 | |
*PGA Tour rookie for 2007.
†First-time PGA Tour member, but not a rookie due to having accepted Special Temporary Membership and played 22 tournaments during the 2002 PGA Tour season
T = Tied
Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2008 (won or finished inside the top 125).
Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2008, but retained conditional status (finished between 126–150).
Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2008 (finished outside the top 150).
Winners on the PGA Tour in 2007
[edit]| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 16 | Boo Weekley
|
Verizon Heritage | −14 (67-69-66-68=270) | 1 stroke |  Ernie Els
|
| 2 | Aug 19 | Brandt Snedeker
|
Wyndham Championship | −22 (70-67-66-63=266) | 2 strokes | Billy Mayfair, Jeff Overton, Tim Petrovic
|
Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 2007
[edit]| No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 5 | Boo Weekley Lost in four-man playoff |
Honda Classic | Mark Wilson
|
−5 (72-66-66-71=275) | −5 (71-68-66-70=275) |
| 2 | Apr 22 | Ken Duke
|
Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Nick Watney
|
−15 (69-67-68-69=273) | −12 (69-71-66-70=276) |
| 3 | Aug 5 | Kevin Stadler
|
Reno-Tahoe Open | Steve Flesch
|
−15 (63-69-69-72=273) | −10 (74-67-67-70=278) |
| 4 | Sep 30 | Johnson Wagner
|
Viking Classic | Chad Campbell
|
−13 (70-72-64-69=275) | −12 (73-65-68-70=276) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- All information from here, individual player profiles and golfstats.com.