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Nationwide Tour Championship Tournament information Location Charleston, South Carolina Established 1993 Course(s) Daniel Island Club (Ralston Creek course) Par 72 Length 7,446 yards Tour(s) Nationwide Tour Format Stroke play Prize fund S1,000,000 Month played October Tournament record score Aggregate 264 Richard Johnson (2007) To par -21 Matt Every (2009) Current champion Ken Duke
The Nationwide Tour Championship is the year-end golf tournament of the Nationwide Tour. Since 2009, it has been played at the Daniel Island Club, Ralston Creek course in Charleston, South Carolina. The 2011 edition took place October 27–30.
The format of the tournament is stroke play at 18 holes for four days, a total of 72 holes. The field consists of the top 60 players on the money list, all attempting to be among the 25 to earn PGA Tour cards. Since the 2008 edition, the purse has been $1,000,000, with the winner receiving $180,000.
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Tournament hosts
Years Venue Location 2009–2011 Daniel Island Club (Ralston Creek course) Charleston, South Carolina 2008 TPC Craig Ranch McKinney, Texas 2007 Barona Creek Golf Club Lakeside, California 2006 Houstonian Golf & Country Club Richmond, Texas 2001–2005 Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
at Capitol Hill (Senator course)Prattville, Alabama 1999–2000 Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
at Highland OaksDothan, Alabama 1998 Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
at Magnolia Grove (Crossings course)Mobile, Alabama 1997 Grand National Golf Club (Lake course) Opelika, Alabama 1995-1996 Settindown Creek Golf Club Roswell, Georgia 1993-1994 Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club Cornelius, Oregon Winners
Year Player Country Score To Par 1st Prize ($) Purse ($) Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island 2011 Ken Duke United States
278 -10 180,000 1,000,000 2010 Brendan Steele United States
275 -13 180,000 1,000,000 2009 Matt Every United States
267 -21 180,000 1,000,000 Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch 2008 Matt Bettencourt United States
267 -17 180,000 1,000,000 Nationwide Tour Championship at Barona Creek 2007 Richard Johnson Wales
264 -20 139,500 775,000 Nationwide Tour Championship at The Houstonian 2006 Craig Kanada United States
275 -13 135,000 750,000 Nationwide Tour Championship 2005 David Branshaw United States
276 -12 117,000 650,000 2004 Nick Watney United States
273 -15 112,500 625,000 2003 Chris Couch United States
270 -18 112,500 625,000 Buy.com Tour Championship 2002 Patrick Moore United States
206* -10 108,000 600,000 2001 Pat Bates United States
284 -4 108,000 600,000 2000 Spike McRoy United States
272 -16 99,000 550,000 Nike Tour Championship 1999 Bob Heintz United States
283 -5 72,000 400,000 1998 Bob Burns United States
283 -5 63,000 350,000 1997 Steve Flesch United States
278 -10 54,000 300,000 1996 Stewart Cink United States
281 -7 45,000 250,000 1995 Allen Doyle United States
283 -5 45,000 250,000 1994 Mike Schuchart United States
277 -11 40,500 225,000 1993 David Duval United States
277 -7 36,000 200,000 * rain-shortened to 54 holes
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Sources[1][2]References
- ^ Nationwide Tour Championship - Winners - at www.pgatour.com
- ^ Natonwide Tour 2009 Guide. PGA Tour. 2008. pp. 3–38. http://issuu.com/kinlo/docs/2009_nwt-media-guide-sec3/38. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
External links
Nationwide Tour events Tournaments in playing order: Panama Claro Championship · Pacific Rubiales Bogotá Open · Chitimacha Louisiana Open · Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae · South Georgia Classic · Stadion Classic at UGA · BMW Charity Pro-Am · Melwood Prince George's County Open · Rex Hospital Open · Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open · Mexico Open · Chiquita Classic · Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational · Utah Championship · Cox Classic · Price Cutter Charity Championship · Midwest Classic · News Sentinel Open · Mylan Classic · Albertsons Boise Open · Soboba Golf Classic · WNB Golf Classic · Children's Hospital Classic · Miccosukee Championship · Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open · Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island
Former EventsCategories:- Nationwide Tour events
- Golf in South Carolina
- Golf in Texas
- Golf in California
- Golf in Alabama
- Golf in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Golf in Oregon
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