The 2006 Nationwide Tour was the 17th season of the Nationwide Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
OWGR points increase In July 2005, the Official World Golf Ranking announced that the minimum points awarded to Nationwide Tour events, beginning in 2006, would be increased from 6 to 14.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotesJan 29Movistar Panama ChampionshipPanama550,000 Tripp Isenhour (3)14Feb 19Jacob's Creek Open ChampionshipAustraliaA$1,000,000 Paul Sheehan (1)16ANZFeb 26ING New Zealand PGA ChampionshipNew Zealand600,000 Jim Rutledge (1)16ANZMar 26Chitimacha Louisiana OpenLouisiana500,000 Johnson Wagner (1)14Apr 2Livermore Valley Wine Country ChampionshipCalifornia600,000 Tripp Isenhour (4)14New tournamentApr 23Athens Regional Foundation ClassicGeorgia500,000 Paul Gow (3)14New tournamentApr 30BMW Charity Pro-AmSouth Carolina625,000 Ken Duke (1)14Pro-AmMay 7Virginia Beach OpenVirginia450,000 Andrew Buckle (1)14May 14Rheem ClassicArkansas500,000 Darron Stiles (4)14May 21Henrico County OpenVirginia450,000 Matt Kuchar (2)14June 4Rex Hospital OpenNorth Carolina450,000 Brenden Pappas (1)14June 11LaSalle Bank OpenIllinois750,000 Jason Dufner (2)14June 18Knoxville OpenTennessee475,000 Hunter Haas (2)14June 25Chattanooga ClassicTennessee475,000 Kyle Reifers (1)14Jul 2Peek'n Peak ClassicNew York560,000 John Merrick (1)14Jul 16Scholarship America ShowdownMinnesota550,000 Brandt Snedeker (1)14Jul 23Price Cutter Charity ChampionshipMissouri550,000 Doug LaBelle II (1)14Jul 30Preferred Health Systems Wichita OpenKansas500,000 Kevin Johnson (4)14Aug 6Cox ClassicNebraska650,000 Johnson Wagner (2)14Aug 13Xerox ClassicNew York575,000 Kevin Stadler (3)14Aug 20Northeast Pennsylvania ClassicPennsylvania475,000 Craig Bowden (3)14Aug 27National Mining Association Pete Dye ClassicWest Virginia600,000 Jason Enloe (1)14Sep 3Legend Financial Group ClassicOhio500,000 Gavin Coles (3)14Sep 10Utah EnergySolutions ChampionshipUtah475,000 Craig Kanada (1)14Sep 17Albertsons Boise OpenIdaho650,000 Kevin Stadler (4)14Sep 24Oregon ClassicOregon450,000 Cliff Kresge (3)14Oct 8Mark Christopher Charity ClassicCalifornia600,000 Kevin Na (1)14Oct 15Permian Basin Charity Golf ClassicTexas475,000 Brandt Snedeker (2)14Oct 22PalmettoPride ClassicSouth Carolina500,000 Michael Sim (1)14New tournamentOct 29Miccosukee ChampionshipFlorida500,000 Bryce Molder (1)14Nov 12Nationwide Tour ChampionshipTexas750,000 Craig Kanada (2)20
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The top 22 players on the money list earned status to play on the 2007 PGA Tour.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Ken Duke 382,4432 Johnson Wagner 372,0693 Cliff Kresge 339,7634 Craig Bowden 334,6715 Tripp Isenhour 321,996
Awards AwardWinner Player of the Year Ken Duke
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